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Module naming principle
In the EasyKitchen program and its add-ons, there are specific naming principles for modules and components. There are also some unique symbolic notations. Let’s take a closer look.
The names of kitchen modules are written in Latin letters, with additional use of numbers, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).
The first character is a letter indicating the module’s category:
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B (from Bottom) — denotes a base kitchen cabinet;
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T (from Top) — denotes a wall (upper) kitchen cabinet;
- P (from Penal) — denotes a tall cabinet or pantry unit.
For example: BD1.
The second character is also a letter, assigned to modules alphabetically as they were created. Usually, the same letter implies modules of a similar type.
For example: TC1, TC2.
The third character in the module name can be a letter, a number, or the symbols “-” or “_”. It often depends on the module type, configuration of its parts, number of fronts/drawers, etc. This classification is more associative than strictly systematic.
For example: BHR
B — base kitchen cabinet, H — letter assigned to end cabinets (angled or curved), R — stands for radius (curved) cabinet.
Another example: BB2. The first B — base cabinet, The second B — hinged-door cabinet type, 2 — indicates two hinged doors.
Additional symbols in longer module names help describe the configuration and components more precisely.
For example: TC2HK-TOP — a wall cabinet with two doors using Blum HK-Top lift-up mechanisms.
Another example: PD2_1(1) — P is a tall cabinet, D — with drawers at the bottom and an oven niche in the center, 2 — with two lift-up doors at the top, _1 — one visible drawer, (1) — one hidden inner drawer.
Fronts naming
Some front names include bracketed designations to indicate their purpose. These are mostly abbreviations derived from English words. Here’s the list of existing designations in the EasyFacades add-on:
- (S) — front usually used for small drawers. It often has the top and bottom frame reduced by half. (S – small)
- (L) — front with a flat panel and no decorative pattern. (L – level)
- (2F) — divided front with two panels. (F – filled)
- (3F) — divided front with three panels. (F – filled)
- (GF) — divided front with two panels, only one of which can be replaced with glass. (G – glass, F – filled)
- (RI) — curved (radius) front with an inner radius. (R – radius, I – inner)
- (RO) — curved (radius) front with an outer radius. (R – radius, O – outer)
- (CT) — top part of a split front. (C – cut, T – top)
- (CM) — middle part of a split front. (C – cut, M – middle)
- (CB) — bottom part of a split front. (C – cut, B – bottom)
- (const.) — indicates a “constructor” front, which has numerous adjustable parameters allowing significant appearance customization. However, it’s heavy and contains many nested components.
Designations in Parameters
Contains a formula.
If a parameter name ends with an asterisk (*), it means that the attribute of this parameter contains a formula. This formula may represent a link to another external parameter or a calculated value (for example, the length of drawer slides based on the cabinet’s depth and the position of the back panel).
Changing the value of such a parameter will replace the formula with the value you enter. The formula cannot be restored except by undoing the action (Ctrl+Z) or by reloading a new identical module from the library. However, this is usually unnecessary if the change was intentional. This approach provides greater flexibility in the library.
For example:
Let’s take a parameter representing the drawer slide length of 450 mm, calculated in 50 mm increments based on the cabinet’s depth, back panel position, and fronts. If the user knows there is an obstacle that prevents using 450 mm slides and needs them to be 400 mm instead, they can simply change the parameter to 400—overwriting the formula that is no longer needed in this particular case.
Possible deformation.
A red triangle symbol with an exclamation mark usually indicates that changing the parameter (whose name ends with this symbol) will cause some geometric deformation. In other words, the dimensions of certain elements that are meant to remain fixed will be altered. This symbol is often seen on milled fronts from the EasyFacades add-on.
For example: if the chamfer on a front panel was 2 mm, then increasing the frame width (marked with the red triangle) from 70 mm to 80 mm will change the chamfer width by a few tenths of a millimeter.
The smaller the deviation from the base value, the less noticeable the deformation. For general visualizations of furniture, such minor changes are practically invisible.
However, if you need to reproduce exact dimensions, you should avoid changing parameters marked with this symbol. Alternatively, you can select another, more complex and heavier element in which all deformations are accounted for — for example, a constructor-type front.
Replacement required.
A blue circular arrow symbol (pointing clockwise) indicates that the parameter ending with this symbol will only take effect after replacing the current component with another one that supports this function.
For example: in basic kitchen modules, it’s not possible to enable a glass cutout on the fronts. However, the parameters and buttons for this feature exist in the dynamic menu. To activate them, simply replace the default fronts with any alternative from the replacement plugin — all of them support creating glass cutouts.
Size lock.
A black closed lock symbol indicates a parameter that strictly fixes a component to a specified size when a nonzero value is entered.
For example: if, in a horizontal panel, the parameter “Fix length” is set to 300 mm, the panel’s length will change to 300 mm and cannot be increased or decreased by any means — except by changing this parameter again or resetting it to zero.
Designations in the Replacement Plugin
A gear icon denotes constructor-type furniture fronts. Their names also end with (констр) to ensure they’re not mistaken for regular ones.
The key feature of these fronts is that, during their development, no optimization was made for component weight or nesting depth. As a result, they are both the most advanced in terms of available settings and the heaviest components.
These fronts can represent the appearance of a piece with maximum accuracy, but assembling an entire kitchen with them can be challenging — since SketchUp struggles to handle large, heavy projects with many nested components in the scene.
This marking denotes furniture handles from the EasyTextures add-on that support resizing. Handles without this symbol have a strictly fixed size.