\"SLANTED shelves\"

[Jeff Blewitt]

Has anyone ever figured out how to add a shelf / deck / top to a cabinet where the shelf slants from front to back? The only way I could do it is with display parts, but these don't allow me to resize them with the cabinet. I have a design due Friday that requires 44 cabinets, in 16 different widths and 7 shelves each.

[Rick Palechuk]

I've got an idea Jeff, but I haven't tried it yet. Make your sides deeper, then cut them at the desired angle so that the front and back edge are parallel. Use a display part for a back, then rotate it in the room so that the back is parallel to the wall.

[Nick M Singer]

It would probably be best to add the slanted components as stretchers after editing the sides as Rick suggests.

[Mark Hesketh]

I just played a little with what Nick suggested, and lo-and-behold you can rotate stretchers! I didn't know that before now! So I think your best bet would be to make your cabinet and substitute stretchers for your shelves, and rotate them into the correct position. This way they will resize with the cabinet. Where you will run into problems is if you have to add any part editor features to your shelves... since stretchers aren't supported in part editor.

pssst... Thermwood guys... can we get just about everything editable in the part editor? Drawer boxes and stretchers are tops on my list...

[Jeff Blewitt]

This forum never ceases to amaze me! Thanks guys the stretcher idea works!

[Forrest Chapman]

Hey Guys,

I've been using this since stretchers were working. Its a little clunky sometimes but gets the job done.

Forrest

[Michael Yeargain]

you can rotate the stretchers and lock the positions as well.