4ndrew

Update: I can move under-counter lights in some elevations views, but not others.

I saw the question as it appeared in my email - seems to have been the same question, i.e. how to put a light "inside" a cabinet. The cabinet type should largely be irrelevant. Why create more posts for the same topic? Genuinely curious. Obviously, leaving my topic in place was indeed helpful as anticipated, or, at least, a step in the right direction.

Ok, got it. The roof, as built automatically, was not attached to the wall of the house. I dragged it to touch in plan view and that seems to have worked.

Hmmm... It doesn't appear to be connected (see daylight between roof and wall in section below), and editing the 2nd floor (besides causing a crash & forcing me to restart.. whoops) doesn't have any effect...

Not sure if this is a clue, but in section, the lower roof doesn't seem to be connected to the wall. Hmm...

Tried that for each wall; no dice. As noted in my first post, "...and not sure what to look up or what this is called."

Ah - maybe I'm editing the wrong thing? Which component should I actually be editing?

Interesting... I used a room divider - sliding it around doesn't seem to change much. I think it could be related to this.

Hi Keith - thanks - tried it - I don't think HD knows what's actually "inside" vs. "outside" the structure.

Here's the plan. gable-against-flat-wall.plan

Not sure how to do that - the whole 2nd floor wall (including the exterior portions) is affected when I change the type.

I have a 1-story room with a vaulted ceiling that attaches to a 2-story wall. The geometry appears correct, but I'm not sure if it's possible to tell it that the 2nd story wall exposed by the vault is actually inside the house... and not sure what to look up or what this is called. What's the best way to "fix" it? Hoping there's something automatic.

Hi again- Just out of curiosity, what software are you planning to import into?

Hi Keith - good question. Someone may search with the same question and find the answer... I may have found it when I searched if someone else had posted it before me. I looked for the lighting first under the Electrical drop-down (thinking they'd work like hi-hats), though the light object info, and through various places in Cabinet settings...(note that it's under the heading of "Advanced Cabinet Tools" on the website - but it's not specifically a "cabinet tool") as well as looking through both the Reference Manual & User's Guide in the Cabinet sections - neither of which, for example, contained reference to "undercabinet" or "under cabinet", which are industry-standard terms. A search for "lighting" brings up 83 results, one of which is "A selection of free-standing and ceiling-, wall and cabinet-mounted light fixtures is available in the Library Browser at Home Designer Core Catalogs> Architectural> Lighting." - which would have worked, but I didn't do a generic search for "lighting". In fact, the description as it appears says lights can be placed "inside" cabinets - meaning to me something like a cabinet with glass fronts and interior lighting. Unfortunately this does not seem to work with a puck - it will only snap to the underside of cabinets, so I assume it would have to be positioned manually. So - essentially - to help others who may have the same question.

The copy on the website reads: "Advanced Cabinet Tools ...Place objects and lighting inside of your cabinets and define multiple styles for doors, drawers, and hardware." However, I can't find any setting that lets me put lighting inside cabinets. I suppose I could create a light and wrestle it into a cabinet... I don't consider that to be an "advanced cabinet tool" though. Is there another way? [edit] Found out the lights are selected via the library, not the light or cabinet dialogs.

Hi - This (export) is one of the areas I really hoped would be updated; the export formats are limited to DAE (Collada) and STL. FWIW I'm able to open DAE in Twinmotion, but currently they need an update to get Oculus Touch controllers working again. I haven't used it much, but we're re-doing a few parts of our house, including the kitchen, and it's great to be able to stand inside. I just used VR for our daughter's room to re-arrange. There are a few things I need to figure out, such as making the export split up details that are currently "connected" by texture/color application. For example, if I have three granite countertops, I can only select all 3 together because of the way it exports (I think). FWIW I'm likely going to order the HP Reverb Gen 2 once available & reviewed. The resolution is much higher, and I use it for flight simulation in which I need to be able to see small details like numbers and charts. What software are you planning on using to view in VR?

Hey there Eric- I used Interior Staircase - I'll check draw order, but it's below the molding - should be drawn that way automatically in plan. [edit] Not finding anything for Draw Order in Help.

Just noticed that a step down from the kitchen is over-drawing trim elements around the doorway in plan view... Is this a bug?

Thanks Eric- Actually I just figured out that I likely have to use 2 cabinets back-to-back to get kicks on both sides... gives me more control over drawers/doors too.

I have a few places where I'd like doors to be on cabinets - in one case, on a filler (i.e. two cabinets, connected but facing opposite directions) and in another case, simply on a different side. Here's an image of the second case where I need to move the doors to the long side, but when connected to a wall/other cabinets it puts the doors/drawers on the end. Also - is it possible to put two sets of doors on a cabinet on different sides?

Thanks - lunch... lol. ...wow, that is not easy. It works in a few other combinations (I think) but there isn't a clear reason for why it works. Per your comment - this feature could definitely use some attention. FWIW in one method I couldn't click the face of the bottom "separation" - only via the list.

Sorry, that's just where I was in the menu. Here's the Front page... nothing listed to delete?

That's what I thought - but I'm unable to select from either. Here's what I'm seeing. Is this maybe not available in HD Pro?

Hi Eric - thanks, but I have no idea where/how to select parts of cabinets in a way that lets me delete them; when the object is open, I only see an option to select a face item.

Hi Eric - how did you get rid of the bottom? I can remove the kick, but still have a bottom panel on my otherwise open cabinet.