cabinet sub category go away

[billlyon]

How can I make the Componet Parts of items in the Cabinet category stop listing on the material list. I just need to see the size and type of each cabinet needed. (One the material list it's the C1, C2, C3, etc. Not the C2.1, C2.2, c2.3, etc)

I don't need to know how many hinges or door pulls there are. The cabinet shops will determine that after you tell them the type and size cabinets you need.


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[Allen Brown]

Through your later display options dialog box. Remove the "M" in that layer.

[billlyon]

Through your later display options dialog box. Remove the "M" in that layer.

I don't want to completely exclude cabinets from the material list, just want to turn off the Cabinet sub categories that show the pulls, hinges, size of each board, etc

[Allen Brown]

You can turn off any column in any schedule. Select the schedule, open it, uncheck that column.

[billlyon]

I'm talking about the material list. When the cabinet category begins there is one line used to describe the cabinet type and size. Under that there are several lines (maybe 4 to 7) in a sub-category giving the size materials, hinges, drawer pulls, handles, etc.
I don't want the sub category information listing in the material list...It's not needed and it makes the report much longer and more complicated to read.

[cad_man_sam]

I've been looking to find out how to do that too. Did you ever figure a way to exclude the extra stuff such as hinges, drawer pulls, etc. from the materials list? I have found that you can unselect the unwanted items in the components dialog. But sometimes when you unselect the extras you didn't wnt to show, they recheck themselves!! Why is that?

[ambrozac]

.....I have found that you can unselect the unwanted items in the components dialog. But sometimes when you unselect the extras you didn't wnt to show, they recheck themselves!! Why is that?

I have a feeling you may have tried unchecking these items by group/marquee selection. Starting with a fresh set of cabinets, try changing only one cabinet at a time. The uncheck should hold.......Group/Marquee selecting is a problem on all objects, when dealing with the Components dbx. My advice would be to never group/marquee select items. If you do, maybe just to view, close the dbx using "Cancel", so no unwanted changes will be made.

[billlyon]

No, I did not, but I see that I worded my question wrong. All of the Component Parts that are listed for each cabinet are NOT in a SUB CATEGORY. They are all listed under primary category.

[ambrozac]

Bill, if I understand you correctly, you'll need to edit your cabinets Components dbx, prior to sending to the Materials List. Make sure you only open one cabinet at a time, to do the editing, and not group/marquee select. Uncheck the items you don't want to appear in the Materials List.

[Joe Carrick]

To eliminate columns from the Materials List, select the "Display Options" icon from the Materials List Toolbar. It's that easy.

You can also control this in "Preferences/Materials List/Master List" or "Preferences/Materials List/Report Style"

[gteacher]

Just checked and Cliff is correct - Do not group select- Select each component individually. This is just another PITA.

You can turn off any column but Chief will just print the other information as if that column was still there. Only to do this is through the "use" check box as Cliff said and this must be done individually. If you try group select, Chief will ignore and automatically recheck "USE"

[ambrozac]

No, I did not, but I see that I worded my question wrong. All of the Component Parts that are listed for each cabinet are NOT in a SUB CATEGORY. They are all listed under primary category.

Can you provide some feedback on this problem? I am under the impression you are wanting to remove sub-components from a component, listed under the Category "Cabinets". If wanting to remove only the sub-components, you will need to open the Components dbx of each cabinet, individually, and uncheck "Use"......Do not group select the cabinets to make changes and once changes are made, do not group select and open the Components dbx.

[ambrozac]

Just checked and Cliff is correct - Do not group select- Select each component individually. This is just another PITA.

Thanks for the confirmation Gerry. You beat me to the post, or I wouldn't have responded.

[gteacher]

No Problem Cliff -- But let me rant because I was Just though another problem with the material list.

The philosophy here is that if you group select and later change a single component Chief would have to decide if the group select is still valid. They take the easy way out -- or so it seems -- by just ignoring group select - no decision needed --- they just didn't bother to tell any one.

This is another example of a fantastic concept which was never fully developed and because of that. few people use it. Because few people use it, Chief puts a low priority on making needed changes, and so on,on,on,on.

[ambrozac]

.....The philosophy here is that if you group select and later change a single component Chief would have to decide if the group select is still valid. They take the easy way out -- or so it seems -- by just ignoring group select - no decision needed --- they just didn't bother to tell any one.

This is another example of a fantastic concept which was never fully developed and because of that. few people use it.....

I agree with you Gerry.....It appears we share the same logic.

Because few people use it, Chief puts a low priority on making needed changes, and so on,on,on,on

That's my take on it too....Lots of missed opportunities here.