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The first and most important aspect of this Kit that you need to be clear about is that it is not a software product and it does not do anything on its own.  Basically, this Kit is a library of Styles and MvBlocks designed exclusively for Autodesk^®'s Architectural Desktop 2004 CAD program and is fully compatible with Architectural Desktop 2005.

The second important aspect of this kit that we want to make clear is the philosophy behind its structure.  Having been designed in an office that primarily focuses on residential architecture, we approached the need for creating Cabinetry much like many architects approach building design: Pre-design ( Massing ), Development (Refinement), Presentation (3D Models with Rendering) and Construction Documentation.

Illustrated to the right are some shots of how we employ this kit for creating design solutions that may end up as Renderings but always end up in Construction Documents. 

Pre-design
Use Standard Base and Upper Cabinet Styles with standard dimensions to begin a kitchen study and/or to help clients understand rudimentary design intent.  Cabinets can be displayed using the default Low Detail Display Configuration to produce a "By Block" homogeneous color.

Development
Standard Base and Upper Cabinet Styles can be refined dimensionally or swapped ( via Tool icon ) for other Cabinet Styles.  Cabinets can be Trimmed or Broken (Break command), Extended and Stretched.  Sinks take advantage of ADT's new Interference Block so you can subtract sinkholes from countertops.  Special Endcaps can be applied for extra detailing or unique design requirements such as curved overhangs.  There's even an option to Sweeping Molding along the top of the Upper Cabinets.  Included MvBlocks have plenty of detail to impress your clients.

Presentation
Though Presentation can actually be a part of Pre-design, Development and Construction Documents, we see this phase as the one where you put in that extra effort to really put some jazz into the presentation.  For this phase we provided Door and Drawer Units that can be Anchored into the Base and Upper Wall Cabinets.  Once a Unit is in place, you can even swap Doors and Knobs.  For live-linked 2D Elevations, all of the linework can be captured; potentially saving you hours of tedious mind-numbing drawing time with AutoCAD Lines.  Base and Upper Cabinet Styles come with default Material assignments that you can, of course, change for whatever Materials you have in your library.  The Cabinets have been divided into primary forms: Base, Body, Countertop, Backsplash, and Trim.

In Plan View we minimized the display of linework to match how most residential architects draw cabinets.  As you study your design, you can take advantage of ADT's Low, Medium and High Detail Display Configurations to display the Cabinet Styles as homogenous masses ( ByBlock ), as individual components (pre-assigned Colors) and as Render-ready ( By Material ).

The entire kit was designed to work with ADT's new Tool Palettes, as illustrated to the right, and after installation you simply assemble one or more Palettes as you see fit by dragging content out of the Kitchen Cabinets 4 eKit Catalog (from the Content Browser).

There are five Base Cabinet Styles, one Utility Cabinet Style, one Upper Cabinet Style ( 5 standard heights), one Shelf Style ( two standard heights) and numerous Door and Drawer Unit Styles.  There are also numerous MvBlocks of items ranging from appliances to sinks.

Below is a list of the MvBlocks and Object Styles that you will find in this kit.

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Base Cabinet Styles
kitchen_base_bar_x
kitchen_base_cab_+_bar_x
kitchen_base_cab_x
kitchen_base_cab_x_2-face
kitchen_base_cab_x_stool
kitchen_counter_top_splash_x
kitchen_counter_top_x
kitchen_splash_x

Upper Cabinet Styles
kitchen_upper_cab_54_x
kitchen_upper_cab_60_x
kitchen_upper_cab_66_x
kitchen_upper_cab_72_x
kitchen_upper_cab_84_x
kitchen_upper_shlf_54_x
kitchen_upper_shlf_60_x
kitchen_util_cab_x
kitchen_upper_cab_36_x^new
kit_cab_soffit_7ft_up_13in_wide^new

Cabinet Endcap Styles
upper_12_wide_curved_half^new
upper_12_wide_shelf_curved_half^new

Door/Drawer Unit Styles
Base Cabinet Drawers 3 24w
Base Cabinet Drawers 4 18w
Base Cabinet Sink 36w
Base Cabinet Standard 36w
Utility Cabinet Standard 24w
Upper Cabinet Standard 36w

Door Styles
Cabinet Base Door Sngl Panel 2 Solid
Cabinet Base Door Sngl Panel Solid
Cabinet Base Door Sngl Solid
Cabinet Base Door Sngl Solid Knob
Cabinet Base Drawer Panel Solid
Cabinet Base Drawer Solid
Cabinet Base Drawer Solid Blank
Cabinet Base Drawer Solid Knob
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Glazed
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Glazed Mintins
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Panel
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Panel 2 Solid
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Panel Arch Knob
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Solid
Cabinet Upper Door Sngl Solid Knob

When you make your purchase, you will receive a confirmation e-mail within minutes ( if purchase is made on-line but longer if by phone, fax or mail ) that will contain your User Name and Password. 

Go to www.archidigm.com/classroom/osmosis or look for the OSMOSIS icon on the ARCHIdigm.com website to enter our subscription center.  There you will be able to download the Kitchen Cabinets 4 Kit Installation file, User Guide and check for Updates.

Current users of the Kitchen Cabinets eKit for Architectural Desktop 3 - 3.3 may apply for a User Name and Password to upgrade their Kit at no additional cost.

kits@archidigm.com

The Object Style files are devoid of undesirable Layers, Colors and Plot Styles.

Installation Issues
Due to how the Tool Palette uses hard-coded paths this kit has been designed for a local installation "C:\Program Files\ARCHIdigm\Kitchen Cabinets Kit". If this location will not work in your environment, manual re-pathing for all tools will be required.  This can either be done via the Tool Properties in ADT or by using Search and Replace in a Notepad-like Editor - instructions are included for such work with this kit.