Another Wish- Since we are in the wishing mood

[Kerry Fullington]

Damon.

Sorry I didn't answer your questions. When you construct a countertop and check the box to add splashes, there is a selection for the splash material texture. Make sure you choose the same material for the top and the splash and the textures will match.

Ahh I am not paying attention you wanted this automatic.

Kerry

[Damon Nabors]

Thanks Kerry, I just think it would make since that both would be the same material with out having to scroll down and choose it a second time.


Hey Gene, Of those two software packages you posted, which ones do you own? I was curious how much the yearly upgrades cost???

[Kerry Fullington]

I agree,

Have them default the same and then you could change one or the other if you want.

Kerry

[Joe Dusel]

Oh man Gene, I can just see Kerry right now furiously generating fabulously rendered eCabs versions of all 3 of those kitchens. Don't you know that Kerry needs to get some work done on his paying jobs?

Joe

[Kerry Fullington]

No Joe,

I just implemented one of the new features of this forum.

Kerry

[Joe Soto]

No Joe,

I just implemented one of the new features of this forum.

Kerry

I had to think about that statement a second.

[Gene Davis]

Damon, you own a machine, right? Fairly recent delivery?

I am asking because it is my new policy (self imposed) to qualify all posters as to whether they are users of software, users of software and machinery, or something else. Helps me qualify their views and responses.

Hey, I know the eCabs software is a free download, and that the other competing packages are costly. But just because it is free, does that excuse eCabs, and should they not be on the hook for choosing the wrong viewing angle when building the rendering part of the program?

Many here will say that the package is the greatest thing in the whole world of cabinet design software, and if it is, shouldn't it in fact be superior?

What do you know, for example, about the CabNetWare package? I don't know anything, except for this. Before going with eCabs and buying all my carcase parts via production sharing, I bought all my packages from an outfit that used that software. From my experience with them, they were able to handle just about anything I threw at them, and a lot of cabs were pretty complex. Furthermore, the software handled all the needs of a shop shipping probably 100 kitchen jobs per week. Now I don't doubt eCabs and its capacity for serving the needs of a large shop, but when you are doing that kind of volume, you need to have a package that can readily handle custom stuff, without the need for contortions. Furthermore, you need the assurance of accuracy, when it comes to those "special" and "non catalog" items.

Let's not all be in the some cocoon here. The eCabs package is a flexible one, but let's recognize it for what it is, which is a powerful marketing tool developed by a wonderful company making cabinet-industry CNC routers, the purpose of which is to aid in the selling of more routers. It is basically a parametric modeling package outputting via .dxf code, part cutting toolpaths directly to its machines, and it has a fairly decent rendering package patched onto it. That said, there are LOTS of ways it can be improved, and that is what this wish list is all about. What's wrong with that?

[Damon Nabors]

Yes Gene, I do own a router, sent the first payment off last week, ouch!!!

Let's not all be in the some cocoon here. The eCabs package is a flexible one, but let's recognize it for what it is, which is a powerful marketing tool developed by a wonderful company making cabinet-industry CNC routers, the purpose of which is to aid in the selling of more routers. It is basically a parametric modeling package outputting via .dxf code, part cutting toolpaths directly to its machines, and it has a fairly decent rendering package patched onto it. That said, there are LOTS of ways it can be improved, and that is what this wish list is all about. What's wrong with that?

I guess you have it all figured out with your last statement, since the only reason the software exist is to sell more routers, you need to purchase a router and then you will have a legitamate bitch with this software not doing what you need it to do. In the mean time, go by McDonalds and get you some more napkins!

[Damon Nabors]

Lord forgive for that, I just got out of church and already stepping backwards.

[Gene Davis]

Damon, if I was one of the doodlers, you might have been justified in making that remark.

But I qualified myself. Didn't I? I'm not in it for the pretty pics. I already have that part of my biz covered. And I am not just a saw shopper. My jobs actually need a Thermwood router to cut them. If all I wanted was a cut list package that could optomize, there are plenty of packages out there.

I didn't dream up the Production Sharing concept, Thermwood did. And does not my emailing job files to someone else to cut, help sell routers?

Isn't it all about maximizing the number of users out there producing real job files for cutting? The more job files produced, the more routers needed? Huh? Help me out here.

Supersize your meal, sir?

[Damon Nabors]

Gene I can see your side of the problem, but you need to be patient.

and would you like an Apple Pie?

I guess you could sent me a job to cut and I could see if your legit or just a doodler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dean Fehribach]

<<snip>>What do you know, for example, about the CabNetWare package?<<snip>>

Gene,

Refrain from discussing other competing software products on this forum. This is a forum about eCabinet Systems only. In fact, discussion of competing software brands can get you banned.

[Dean Fehribach]

The tone in this thread is heading south really fast. Let's kick the professionalism up a couple notches, shall we?

[DanEpps]

Allow me to be the first to appologize for the tone of my posts in this thread.

I agree, we must get back to professionalism in our posts and keep our discussions limited to eCabinet Systems software.

[Dan Senkiewicz]

Kerry,

Your method of cutting out sinks seems like a worthwhile investment (until eCabs can make it so that you drop an object and the intersection become transparant/hidden). I am a bit confused on what you are doing. It seems like you are suggesting to:

- create a display cube slightly larger than your sink (but make it a known dimension)
- cut out your sink's hole in that cube
- when it is time to create a counter top cut out the size of the display cube (using something simple like the rectangle)
- drop in your display cube into this new void (almost like a trim ring)
- insert your sink

Do I understand this correctly?

Perhaps Dan could go back to the studio and make another episode of his training tips on video!

Very much appreciate the rapid feedback in this forum.