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Cabinet design

Base, wall and tall cabinets from templates, with doors, drawers, drilling and hardware worked out for you.

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What it covers

  • base, wall and tall cabinets from templates, sized by width, height and depth
  • change one size and every part updates
  • overlay or inset doors sized from the opening, with the gaps taken off
  • drawer boxes and fronts sized from the opening and the slide clearance
  • back panels and bottoms sized for the groove they sit in
  • drilling positions for hinge cups, connectors and shelf pins
  • a 3D view of the cabinet before you cut
  • hinges counted by door height, plus screws, dowels and runners for the project

Who it is for

Woodworkers who build cabinets and do not want to work out doors, drawers and drilling from scratch each time.

Before and after

  • Without PlotBase

    5sizes worked out by hand

    Every drawer sized by hand

    Front, back, two sides and a bottom, each worked out from the opening and the slide clearance.

  • With PlotBase

    0sizes worked out by hand

    PlotBase sizes the drawers

    Type the opening and pick the runners. PlotBase sizes every part of the drawer box.

  • Without PlotBase: Hinges and screws counted at the supplier counter

    With PlotBase: Hardware counted for every cabinet

  • Without PlotBase: Overlay or inset, the door sums done again for each job

    With PlotBase: Doors sized from the opening, overlay or inset

Other features

  • Cut lists

    Every part in one list, with size, grain, banding and allowances.

  • Sheet layout

    Parts placed on sheets and lengths, with the kerf taken off and offcuts kept.

  • Workshop calculations

    Spacing, divisions, angles, joints and shelf spans, with no sums by hand.

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