Face Frame Panel

[Al Bentley]

Can I change a hardwood face frame to a panel (sheet goods)?
Thank You

[Rick Deskins]

go to construction settings
click on Face Frame Settings
Click the Page 2 button
change Material Type combobox from Board Stock to Sheet Stock

[Al Bentley]

When I change it to sheet stock it nest as parts, right stile, left stile, ect. I need it to stay as a panel
Thanks

[Josh Rayburn]

Al,
If I understand you right: perhaps you want to take a solid MDF panel (or whatever material) and cut a rectangle in the center of it?
This cannot be done automatically, but if you want to take a left stile, make it out of sheet stock, change it's width to be the same as the cabinet width, then bring it to the part editor and cut a rectangle manually out of the middle.
Is this what you meant?
The problem is that you'll have lots of fooling around to get your doors right, like I said it's not automatic...
jnr

[Al Bentley]

Josh,
You're right to much fooling around. What I want is a panel material (.8175 Thick so its nest by itself) If the panel replaces the face frame all of the dados will be the same as the face frame and line up ect. with the cab sides and deck. If the is a face frame replacement I will be able to size it with the cabinet.I hope this makes a little more sense.
Thank You

[Josh Rayburn]

Unfortunately there's no simple way to do that (that I'm aware of anyway).
The only other thing you could do is make the left and right end out of a "do not cut" material, then set partitions up to be your "real" left and right ends, make a stretcher between the left and right end, constrain the stretcher properly, then set your joinery from partitions and top / deck to tenon front.
That's a very roundabout way to do it, but you'd have to compensate for lots of variables and it would all go out the window if you changed material thicknesses.
I'm sure that's not much help, but I tried
jnr

[Al Bentley]

Thanks Josh, I appreciate it !