Grass Nova Pro Scala Drawers - User Guide

Contents of this Article...

  • Job Property Selections
  • Room & Cabinet Level Selections
  • Drawer previews
  • UCS Variable for First Front Bore
  • Individual Drawer Selections
    • Adjust Height Using Clearances
    • Drawer Properties > Method
    • Selecting Drawer Depths
    • Custom Height Drawer - Add a Railing Set
  • Inner Drawer previews
  • Individual Roll Out Selections
    • Selecting Heights
    • Attach Roll Out to Front (Space Pantry)
    • Adjusting Drawer Depth)
    • Custom Height Roll Out - Add a Railing Set
    • Setting up a job to use Wooden Fronts on inner drawers
    • How much Clearance is needed on my inner drawers

Job Property Selections - Cabinet > Construction > Drawer - Roll Outs

  • Should be based on which drawer type is used most in your job

a) Drawer Box

  • Nova Pro Scala
  • Nova Pro Scala  63      (Highest drawer in this construction is 63mm)
  • Nova Pro Scala  90      (Highest drawer in this construction is 90mm)
  • Nova Pro Scala 122      (Highest drawer in this construction is 122mm)
  • Nova Pro Scala 186      (Highest drawer in this construction is 186mm)
  • Nova Pro Scala Rail      (Highest drawer is 186mm high with 90mm sides plus a rail set)
  • Nova Pro Scala Crystal      (Highest drawer is 186mm high with Crystal sides)
  • Nova Pro Scala Crystal +      (Highest drawer is 186mm high with Crystal + sides)

b) Roll Outs

  • Nova Pro Scala- 63*      (Note: There is no Aluminium Front at this size)
  • Nova Pro Scala- 90      (Single height inner drawer)
  • Nova Pro Scala-122*      (Note: There is no Aluminium Front at this size)
  • Nova Pro Scala-186      (Single height inner drawer)
  • Nova Pro Scala-Rail      (Single height 186mm inner drawer with 90mm sides plus a rail set)
  • Nova Pro Scala-Crystal      (Single height 186mm inner drawer with Crystal sides)
  • Nova Pro Scala-Crystal +      (Single height 186mm inner drawer with Crystal + sides)

Job Property Selections - Cabinet > Materials > Drawer Box - Roll Out

  • There is only one option for Nova Pro Scala
  • Modify for this job if you wish to change materials
  • Example: Crystal and Crystal + side inserts - Change the Drawer Side and Roll Out Side materials
  • Example: Drawer Bottom and Drawer Back materials

Job Property Selections - Cabinet > Hardware > Drawer Guide Schedule

a) Drawer Guide Schedule

  • Nova Pro Scala 40kg      (40kg drawer guides used wherever available)
  • Nova Pro Scala 70kg      (70kg drawer guides used wherever available)

Cabinet Level Selections for Drawers and Roll Outs (and Room level Selections)

  • Construction, Material and Hardware selections for drawers and roll outs are the same options as shown in the Job Properties selections
  • Job Properties is the best place to make selections
  • If the room drawers differ to the Job Properties, Room Properties is the next best place to make selections
  • If the cabinet drawers differ to Job Properties (or Room Properties), Cabinet Properties is the next best place to make selections

Drawer Previews

  • Drawers are allocated to drawer openings automatically
  • The largest drawer that will fit will be used

a) The following image...

  • Drawer 1 - 63mm
  • Drawer 2 - 90mm
  • Drawer 3 - 186mm
  • Drawer 4 - Rail

b) The following image...

  • Drawer 1 - 63mm
  • Drawer 2 - 90mm
  • Drawer 3 - Crystal
  • Drawer 4 - Crystal +

UCS Variables - The following images show where the 3mm pilot hole option is selected via the UCS Variable and the result on the same cabinet

  • Click on this UCS to reveal the Public Variables
  • Dwr-Grass Nova Pro Scala-2 (BBT|ROBT|_DGFRVBORE)

Individual Drawer Selections - Using clearances

  • Assembly Level > Section View
  • Using Top and Bottom Clearances in the Drawer Section Editor
  • Estimate the space needed above a drawer using clearances to 'bump' down the drawers height

Individual Drawer Selections - Using Drawer Properties

  • Assembly Level > Section View
  • Right Click Drawer > Properties > Drawer Properties > Drawer Box > Construction Method > Select the desired drawer

Individual Drawer Selections - Selecting Depths

  • Assembly Level > Section View
  • Left Click Drawer > Select Drawer Depth from drop-down on the side bar

Custom Drawer Height and Adding a Rectangular Railing Set

  • Assembly Level > Orthographic View > Left Click the Drawer Front

Starting with a drawer that has the rail already is the way to have 2 x rail sets

Inner Drawer Previews

  • Sizes shown in the following image have Scala Fronts available
  • Nova Pro Scala- 90
  • Nova Pro Scala-186
  • Nova Pro Scala-Rail
  • Nova Pro Scala-Crystal
  • Nova Pro Scala-Crystal +

Individual Roll Out Selections - Roll Out Properties

  • Assembly Level > Section View > Section Interior
  • Right Click Roll Out > Properties (or Double Left Click) > Roll Out > Construction Method
  • In the following image I select Crystal +

Connecting the Roll Out to the Drawer Front is an easy way to make a 'Space Pantry'

  • Click on the Roll Out Back (ROBK) in one of the orthographic views
  • Connect Roll Out to Front using Attribute on the side bar

Add a Railing Set while you are here

  • In this example I add 64mm to the Drawer Box Height Attribute
  • You can add a Rail Set to any drawer or Roll Out this way

Adjusting the depth of a Roll Out

  • Back in Section View > Section Interior > Subtract 50mm from the

Setting up a job to use Wooden Fronts

  • The following example is 'Modify for this Job' however its up to you whether you make this a global setting
  • Roll Out Front Material
    • Job Properties > Cabinet > Material > Roll Out > Modify for this Job
    • Right Click the 'Roll Out Front' part and 'Match Parent Material'
  • Roll Out Front Construction
    • Job Properties > Cabinet > Construction > Roll Outs > Modify for this Job
    • Run the General branch > Roll Out Setback (Set as desired)
    • Run Roll Out Front branch > Banding Definition
    • Select Roll Out Front from orthographic view > Set Drill Roll Out Front to True

If you use a wooden front by default... How do I set this up to be global?

  • Click on this UCS to reveal the variable
  • Dwr-Grass Nova Pro Scala-1 (DWR|*??_OPEN|ROF|DG|RO)
  • Set Bore Roll Our Front (Default) to True

How do I know how much clearance is needed on my inner drawers?

  • We have added the Minimum Above and Minimum Below values to the Roll Out Guides
  • Left Click the ROG part in orthographic view
  • Values are shown on the side bar
  • Use these values in the Section Editor