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Leo Graywacz
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Profiling multiple shelves

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Is there a simpler way to profile multiple shelves? I have a bookcase with many shelves that all need to have the same profile on the front edge. One way to do it is to take the cabinet to the cab editor, select the shelf, bring it into the parts editor, select a routing edge, select a bit, adjust the offsets, press OK, return, OK and then do it again for the next 20 shelves. Or do this once and ctrl c, ctrl v and move the shelves around manually until they are all in place. Both are a pain to do. Am I missing something or is this the way it is? Does some one have a simpler, straight forward way of doing this? Thanks.

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Post by Nick M Singer »

Leo you can save the shelf as an assembly and then load as many copies as you want into the unit
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Nick M Singer wrote:Leo you can save the shelf as an assembly and then load as many copies as you want into the unit
But that leaves me with the same problem, having to adjust the position of the shelves manually. Without the option of being able to use the shelving editor to space them or equalize them. Thanks for the try.
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Post by Glenn Van Reason »

Leo,
Place your shelfs as normal but use a material called FPO, \"for position only\" this will get your holes in your cabinet. make another cabinet as a shelf only do your editor cuts and then add the required amount in batch, run the job and you will have all parts nested with the shelfs required. Do not run the sheet marked FPO.
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