Cabinet Design

Applying several hardware fitting to a joint

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…

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How to add Plinths

How 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…

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Design furniture around columns

Design 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…

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How to make drawers in Polyboard

How 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…

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Is it possible to specify individual drawer front height?

Is 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…

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Cabinet 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…

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Designing furniture with SketchUp and Polyboard

Designing 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…

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How 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…

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