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Applying several hardware fitting to a joint
It’s easy to apply 2 or more fittings to one assembly detail, Polyboard just lets you add the fittings and their placement rules to a list associated with the joint. So in fact you can add as many as you want, not just 2. Applying cam and dowel fittings to the same joint: You can…
Read MoreHow to add Plinths
It’s very easy to add plinths to a cabinet designed with Polyboard. As often though the difficulties arise when you have to adjust the details. In this video I show how to set up a plinth that on one site extends the full length of the cabinet and on the other the side is cut…
Read MoreDesign furniture around columns
Building a cabinet around a column or pillar requires a lot of extra time and effort if you are doing it manually. Polyboard has a very useful command that makes integrating pillars and columns fast and easy. This feature is called Unboxing. This is a rather obscure name for a very down to earth and…
Read MoreHow to make drawers in Polyboard
Inserting drawers into a cabinet with Polyboard is very easy. For a standard unit full of drawers just right click any volume and select Add Drawers. Polyboard will automatically calculate all the draws and their separate parts according to the current manufacturing method, very fast and efficient! But how do I make drawers with different…
Read MoreIs it possible to specify individual drawer front heights?
Polyboard inserts drawers that divide a volume into equal parts. It’s also possible to specify the height of each drawer separately. Inserting drawers Question: If we select a 4 drawer on the cabinet , it splits the drawer fronts equally..can we put maybe the top drawer at 120mm high and then the 2nd one down…
Read MoreCabinet design with decorative effects using Polyboard surface split commands
Polyboard is very good for designing and manufacturing cabinets. Building standard cabinets for kitchens, bathrooms, and other custom units is a breeze. But Polyboard also has some very neat features that can make adding original decorative effects easy and fast. One of those features is the Surface Split command that enables you to cut a…
Read MoreDesigning furniture with SketchUp and Polyboard
Polyboard is a great program for designing and manufacturing furniture and cabinets. Polyboard is great for modelling panels but when it comes to modelling specific details especially in solid wood construction, it can be useful to add elements using a CAD program. The CADD program you use for 3D modeling will depend on the result…
Read MoreHow to shape boards in Polyboard
Polyboard as it name suggests works mainly with flat sheet material. Although limited to flat panels Polyboard has many features that enable you to give any shape to any specific panel in your project. Any basic shape can be simply drawn in CAD as polylines and imported into Polyboard.Shapes are of two sorts : Once…
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