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Select

It allows you to select one (for editing) or multiple cabinets/items at the same time, allowing you to copy/paste for faster reproduction of previously drawn cabinets/items.

See topic on the Select command and the tutorial on Selecting and Editing Objects.

Clipboard

This Group of commands allows you to Cut, Copy, Duplicate and Paste.

Cabinet Selection

This group of drop lists allows you to locate and select a cabinet/item to add to your current job/drawing...

Select the Library e.g. CM-Cabinets;
Then select Cabinet by using any of the cabinet filters (optional Type/Sub-Type) discussed below;
Finally, click on the drawing Plan to place it. (To add to a list, refer to List View).

Keyboard Shortcuts are also available when placing a cabinet. These allow you to get the cabinet into the correct position.

Cabinet Labels can also be changed to suit i.e. can be turned off for a cleaner view.

Cabinet Filters

CabMasterPro offers a large selection of cabinets which can be filtered in a number of ways using the ...

Four (4) way drop down list of cabinet : The selection can be filtered by Library / Type / Sub-Type / cabinet.
See discussion under heading Cabinet Selection, to understand how this works.

Once you have activated the list, typing a letter scrolls the list to the first cabinet beginning with that letter. For example typing 'F' will automatically take you to the Floor section etc.
Four (4) level Cabinet Picker : The command button is used to turn visibility of this on or off.
Palette : Displays a Cabinet Gallery with images.

Cabinet Picker

The Cabinet Picker button is used to turn visibility of this on or off.

Tools such as the Cabinet Tool and Drawing Tools are just like a staging area where items are prepared for addition to a drawing. Right clicking on a tool will present a menu allowing you to 'Format..' a cabinet or drawing tool before placement.

Cabinet Tool RCmenu

Cabinet Tool

The Cabinet Tool is used to customise a Cabinet BEFORE placement and provides a quick method for inserting a Cabinet from the library. When you select a cabinet from a library, all the data for that cabinet is placed into the Cabinet Tool. Then, provided the Cabinet Tool is active when you click on the drawing (button depressed) the cabinet described by the current Cabinet Tool data is inserted at the point on the drawing where you have clicked.

Palette

The distribution base library (.qil) provides all with a preload of some useful palettes, which are shown as images in Current Palette.

The Change Palette tool allows you to Add your favourite palettes for quick use and customise using a tree - The checkboxes in the tree are three-state (on, off or partially selected). This lets you select and deselect subtrees of cabinets for your palette.

When you save a custom palette as an end user, it saves in the catalog (.qim). Note: If you make additions/changes to the gallery then you will need to Regenerate Images.

Watch the Video on how to customise the Palette and see the topic on Palette and Gallery Images.

Page Properties

This opens a dialog which lets you edit properties of the current page. It is similar to the Drawing Properties but only affects a single page of the drawing.

See topic on Page Properties as not all libraries have page level properties (e.g. CM-Cabinets). Therefore this command button can be turned off on the File Options [F10] > Advanced page.

Drawing Properties

The Drawing Properties, or defaults, can be customised for each job and overrides the Catalog/Library Properties. However, you can override the drawing properties by customising the Cabinet Properties.

Properties Sidebar

A Quick Access Sidebar can be enabled for all cabinets and other items, which lets you adjust a cabinets' Width, Height, Depth or Position and Angle on the plan without opening the cabinet properties allowing you to make minor modifications much quicker.