Add accessories in metal, glass, plastic or stone

An accessory is a part that is there for the look: a handle, a glass shelf, a rail, a stone plinth. Accessories are never in the cut list, the cutting plan or the DXF.

Turn a part that you drew into an accessory#

1. Draw the shape with the usual tools, for example a panel with ▭ Rectangle.
2. Select the part.
3. In the Properties panel, at Accessory, click Make accessory.
4. At Finish, click a metal, glass, plastic, ceramic, stone or paint swatch.

The part keeps its shape and finish. KerfCraft removes its material and its manufacturing data, for example holes, edge banding and edge profiles. The Properties panel then shows "Accessory — appearance only."

List a bought accessory in the BOM#

1. Select the accessory.
2. Select Bought (list it in the BOM).

The BOM then lists it as one item with its name, finish and longest size. It is still not in the cut list.

Ask the assistant for an accessory#

The assistant can build an accessory from simple shapes: boxes, cylinders, cones, extruded outlines and turned profiles. For example, type "a 900 mm stainless chimney hood over the hob". It can build a group of shapes as a component, so you can edit each part and make copies.

Handles on a carcass#

You do not draw handles on a generated carcass. Set its handle parameter to bar, knob or cup, and set handleFinish to a metal finish. KerfCraft draws each handle at its holes. See Build a cabinet, bookcase or wardrobe.

Related#

• Make and edit components
• Choose materials