Essential knowledge for KD Max

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1 2012 Essential knowledge for KD Max KD Max Furnspace 3D / KD Max Division 1/8/2012

2 Essential knowledge File Formats KOC MRS MRM File format of 2D Design module. If this file missed, you could not go back to 2D Design to modify the room. File format of 3D Design. You can save the room structure, 3D models, the lighting attribute and the rendering setting in mrs files. File format of models in render module. You can use it by dragging and drawing into the scene or by adding them into library beforehand. You could download them from 1

3 Step by Step Tutorial Start program Getting Started with KD Max Double click desktop icon see the 2D design interface. to load 2D design, and then you can 2

4 Insert floor plan Go to: Menu Bar > Draw > Insert picture Find an image in the pop-up dialogue. Note: Program only supports three image formats: JPG, BMP and TIF. Click a point in workplace to insert the image. You could find a floor plan image named sample.jpg as in the tutorial package to begin with your first KD Max work. 3

5 Adjust Image Scale Click Choose reference point button, and then click two points to specify a reference distance. Note: You might turn off all the Snap setting at the bottom toolbar to pick a point freely. But to draw horizontal or vertical line, it is strongly recommended to keep the Snap Angle turning on. Give a new value: here we input 5500 in the input box and click OK button. Note: Use middle wheel move up and down to adjust the whole picture to a proper size; Hold the middle wheel to move the whole picture. 4

6 Start to draw wall Click Free wall icon on the left side panel. We start to draw walls referring to the inserted image. Left click at the corner, which is marked by the red circle, to start drawing walls. This point will be the starting point. Notice: you should always pick a corner in the room rather than out of it. Check the snap setting If you found that you couldn t move cursor freely, please check the snap setting. In order to trace the wall accurately, turn off Snap at length at the bottom toolbar. To draw horizontal or vertical wall, it is strongly recommended to keep the Snap Angle turning on. 5

7 Change wall parameters Change the baseline position before you picking another point on the image. Here we choose Left side. Note: If you were going to trace the wall in clockwise, choose Right side. But for tracing the wall in center, you should choose Central line. Trace the wall Start point Move cursor over next corner, Left click to specify the end point of first wall. This point will also be recognized as the starting point of next continuous wall. Move cursor over point two and left click again. Point two 6

8 Use the same way to pick other corners. When tracing the wall, program could detect existing wall to make your work more convenient. At last, move cursor to pick the very first corner. A closed room is created. Right click to quit current command. To display the wall in green, select Menu Bar > Setting > Highlight Wall. 7

9 Doors & Windows Next we will insert doors and windows. Choose Arcadia door on the left side panel, and then change its width, height and elevation to 2500, 2800 and 0. Move cursor over target wall. The door will be located on it automatically. Move cursor along the wall to change door s position. Move cursor left and right to change opening direction (inside or outside). Left click to insert the door at current position, right click to quit current command. 8

10 Now we will place a window. Click Window in the left side panel.change its parameters to 1000x2800x0 and locate it in the right position as images blow. And click Corner window, change its parameters as image below and place it by first clicking one wall and second clicking next connected wall. 9

11 Ceiling To create the base ceiling for the whole room, select Auto ceiling command under Room menu. Click a point in the room, and then change its Elevation to Click Ceiling block under Room menu. Draw a red rectangle area according to the image s ceiling block by clicking first point and second point. 10

12 After this, change its elevation to 2900 and choose Do not use ceiling type when a dialogue box pops up. It is suggested to turn off all snap settings. After finished this, you can delete your reference image. Right click on the image and choose Delete, you will see as the picture shown: 11

13 Go to Render To convert your 2D drawing to Render part, click 3D icon in the quick toolbar. In the pop-up Select Style dialogue box, click Cancel to set detailed parameters. It pops up another Select dialogue box. Here we select Use template and click OK. You will come to select template dialogue, choose [Kitchen01] and click OK. 12

14 Next you can select door style from below dialogue box. Here we choose Crystal material, No. 05 and click OK to finish settings of the doors. 13

15 Now it comes to parameter settings for handle, worktop, line and others. Here we click OK to keep the default value. 14

16 Now we come to Material Settings. Double click the preview picture of worktop to choose material. It will pop up a window listing materials for you; just select the material in red frame as image accordingly. Click OK in the Set Material for Worktop window. Here we use the same way to set wall seal, plinth, carcass etc. Click OK to finish the material setting. Now you can enter 3D to make kitchen design. 15

17 Layout cabinets Base unit When we were in 3D part, there are two ways to select products. They are Search type and Select type by folder. We are about to lay out cabinets by Select type by folder, the way which is the same with the previous version of KD Max. Then a dialogue box appears: Select Product Style according to Directory and select Base Unit Filler Panel according to the following picture: 16

18 Now change its dimension to W100xD580xH720, and then click Layout. It pops up a prompt which means you should select a wall to fix the filler. Just click OK then click a wall. Move your cursor to lay it out in the corner. Then when you saw a dialogue box asking you To extend this filler to wall or other unit, choose No. 17

19 Next we will use another method Search type to lay out cabinet/item. Click Search type then a dialogue named Select Product Style will pop up. The structure of this dialogue is consists of three parts. They are Style, Keywords and the item images. And there are many pages for user to choose different cabinets. Here we select Base unit >>choose 1 door>>drawer Base Unit\Right Open and then click OK. 18

20 Change the cabinet dimension to 500x580x720. Click Layout then the unit will move along the wall. When it gets close to the filler, the unit will attach the filler automatically. Left click to finish. 19

21 Use the same way to lay out sink unit with 2 doors. Select Search type>>base unit>>sink>>sink unit, 2door. Click OK. 20

22 Dimension: 1000x580x720. Cabinet with 1 right-open door. Find it by Search type>>base unit>>1 door>>base unit\right open. 21

23 Dimension: 400x580x

24 Roaster cabinet. Select Search type>>base unit>>function>> Page 3, Roaster Base unit. 23

25 Dimension: 800x580x

26 Cabinet with 3 drawers. Select Search type>>base unit>>drawer>> Page 4, Draw Base unit D3. 25

27 Dimension: 600x580x720. Cabinet with 1 left-open door. Select Search type>>base unit>>1door>>base unit, 1Door\Left open. 26

28 Dimension: 400x580x720. Cabinet with 2 doors. Select Search type>>base unit>>base unit, 2Door. 27

29 Dimension: 1000x580x720. After finishing laying out all base units, next you can install plinth and worktop for base units. Click (Auto Install Worktop) and (Auto Install Plinth) in toolbar to auto-install worktop and plinth respectively. 28

30 Wall unit and extractor Next, lay out 2 cabinets with 2 up-open doors. Select Search type>>wall unit>>wall unit, Down Glass door. 29

31 Dimension: 800x350x

32 Cabinet with 1 right-open door. Select Search type>>wall unit>> Page 20, wall unit, 1 door\right Open. Dimension: 350x350x

33 Install extractor. Select Search type>>extractor>>pipe Extractor Hood 32

34 Choose PJ Dimension: 900x498x621. Change its elevation to

35 Right click on the extractor and choose Stretch extractor pipe, input 750 in the dialogue box. You can see the extractor is stretched. Let s continue to install other wall units. Cabinet with 1 left-open door. Select Search type>>wall unit>> Page 16, wall unit, 1door\Left open. 34

36 Dimension: 350x350x

37 Install 2 Cabinets with 2 up-open doors. Select Search type>>wall unit>>2door>>wall unit, Down glass door. Dimension: 800x350x

38 Install sink. Select Search type>>sink>>with 2 sinks\2 Rectangle sinks>>pj Dimension: 728x460x

39 When you layout sink, just click on that sink cabinet which you want to install the sink, it will pop up a Set dialogue box, just click OK to use its default value (the default location of the sink is on the centre of this cabinet.) Then it will pop up another dialogue asks Be underworktop sink? Click Yes to continue. Next, install oven in base unit. Select Search type>>oven>>roaster 1 door. 38

40 Choose PJ Dimension: 598x19x598. First click to choose the top panel of void space and Second click to choose the floor panel of void space. 39

41 Install hob. Select Search type>>hob>>cooker top, 4 gas hobs. 40

42 Choose PJ Dimension: 750x503x14. Click the cabinet which you want to install the hob. Click OK when there pops up a box to keep its default value. 41

43 Next let s use Search type by folder to get a splash back panel. Select Search type by folder>>hardware>>splash back. Change its dimension to W900x D9xH1180, Location mode: over worktop. And install it in the right position. 42

44 Click icon (Arrange adornment) and select Scheme2 in the pop up dialogue. You can see some new decorations are automatically added into our design. If you don t need some of them, right click the object and choose Delete. And you could also double click the items to move to a new place. Note: you can add some items by using Search type by folder. 43

45 Install island base units Select Search type >>Base unit>>2door>>baseunit, 2Door. Dimension: 1000x580x720. Change its location mode to Special position on floor and elevation is 130. Click Layout, and then you will notice that the system switches to top view asking you to select a wall. Select a wall and locate to the specific position as image aside. 44

46 Click (Last view) icon in toolbar to turn it back to perspective view. After went back to perspective view, you need to lay out the same cabinet next to previous one. Note: This time the location mode should be switch to on toekick. 45

47 Install plinth and worktop for island base units Choose Worktop > Create Plinth > Select Units to Create, hold Shift Key and left click to select the 2 cabinets, and then right click to finish. 46

48 Choose Worktop > Select Units to Create Worktop > Auto, hold Shift key and left click to select the 2 cabinets, right click to finish. 47

49 Create illusive door for 2 island base units Go to Door > Illusive Door Design and click the side panel of the two base units, it pops up a window: Door Design. Click OK In pop-up dialog, right click and choose other item to define door style for the panel selected. 48

50 Define illusive door for back panels by the same method above. Next, we will install kitchen light above island base units. Choose Select type by folder ; find the Kitchen Light model under the 99 Additional library 01>>09: Decoration folder. 49

51 Dimension: 2000x580x150. And change its elevation to floor as Click Layout to install Kitchen Light model on top of island base units. 50

52 Click on toolbar to go back to last view and continue to install pilasters. Choose Select type by folder >>99 Additional library 01>>08: Pilaster>>Wall unit. 51

53 Dimension: 50x20x1150. Location mode: over selected object. Click layout and choose the kitchen light when system asks select object. We need to install four pilasters here. Now is the first one. 52

54 When the system pops up a Set dialogue, we need to input value as image below. Click OK to see image aside. 53

55 The second one. 54

56 The third one. 55

57 The last one. 56

58 Next, let s add some decoration in the scene by Select type by folder method, like flower, glass, bottle and fruit Basket. 57

59 Choose Select type by folder >>12: Ornaments>>Table and chair. Next, lay out the table, chairs and some adornments on the table. 58

60 Change door style Click icon (Change Material) and find Aluminum Frame door style. Door>>Pure Color>>Aluminum Frame>>09 (Black color). Double click the black color to apply this new door style. 59

61 You can specify some doors to apply another door style. Choose Door > Door color > One (multi) Unit to apply another red Aluminum Frame door style to wall units. Press Shift key for multiple selection. Right click for conformation. 60

62 Click Change Door Style on Door Color dialogue, and then choose Crystal > Grade C > No.05 on Select Door Style dialogue. The color of wall units has changed into red already. 61

63 Lights on Click (Lights on) icon on toolbar to open lights. When the system calculated 15 times, press to stop radiosity option. 62

64 Save image Choose Render > Save Image to obtain the rendering image. Please set the render parameters as right side image shows. Usage: 1024x768. Antialias Pixel Point: 3x3; Unselect Quick Mode. Click OK to save this image. The saved image shows below. 63

65 Output quotation Click icon (Auto quotation) in toolbar to output quotation list. Click OK when popup Worktop Size dialogues. Then a Quotation Option dialogue will pop up. Here we select EURO as the current unit and click OK. 64

66 You can save the quotation list as.xls or.txt format file by clicking Export and Export to txt file. Here we choose Export to get a quotation list as xls. 65

67 Output drawings Click icon (Drawing) in toolbar to output drawings. Click OK when pop up Output All Drawings dialogue. Click OK to continue when the system pops up the Setting of Water\Elec Location dialogue. 66

68 The four different drawings are showing here. Top view 67

69 Front view Final result 68

70 Appendix 1) The attachment relationship of main products: 2) The relationship of main units on generating pelmet, cornice, plinth and worktop 3) Location Mode of different products: 1) The attachment relationship of main products: a) Product in same type can attach together automatically. For example, base unit with base unit, tall unit with tall unit and so on. b) There are some limits for different products to attach with each other. Main units Base unit Wall unit Tall unit Attachment relationship with different products type Attach with Semi Tall unit, Tall unit, washing machine and dishwasher Attach with Tall unit, extractor Attach with Fridge only 69

71 2) The relationship of main units on generating pelmet, cornice, plinth and worktop The relationship on generating pelmet, cornice, plinth and worktop. Main units Pelmet Cornice Plinth Worktop Base unit N N A\S A\S Wall unit A\S A\S N N Semi Tall unit N N A\S S Tall unit N A\S A\S N Notes: A: generate automatically; S: select unit to create; N: can't generate any of them. 70

72 3) General Location Mode of different products Products Base unit Wall unit Tall unit Semi tall unit Sink Hob Extractor A Extractor B Fridge Oven Microwave Location Mode toe kick At wall unit elevation toe kick toe kick In worktop(by unit) In worktop(by unit) At wall unit elevation Under selected object On floor Auto fit size Inside electrical appliance 71