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The use of computer software for kitchen cabinet
renovations began in the early 1980's and before. Most early applications
of kitchen design technology were created for the manufacture of parts by
rather large and expensive joinery shop plant equipment -
CNC
(Computer Numerical Control) or
NC hardware.
Some smaller less expensive designer softwares first began to appear on general retail systems like
CADD,
CAE,
CAM on hardware from:
IBM ,
ATARI ,
TI ,
AMIGA , and others.
By the late 1980's. Other applications
of kitchen design technology were created for the manufacture of whole cabinets by
rather large and expensive joinery shop plant equipment using todays PC technology (CNC, x86, etc).
Other smaller less expensive designer CAD and CAM softwares also began to appear on such systems like:
INTEL
COMPAC ,
NEC ,
AMD , and others.
To support the Personal Computers other devices were created to be compatable with IBM AT/XT systems.
This expandability feature of the PC allowed other
computer software and hardware manufacturers to create solutions for 3D applications, games, and work environments.
Companies like SGI developed 3D software applications,
and many others for wide spread deployment upon Personal Computer Systems for Industry or the Domestic Home.
In the early 1990's in Australia under Government
funding software applications were created for kitchen design
technology that could be marketed towards the manufactures
of Kitchens, cabinets, and bathrooms for profit of rather
large media corperations (many of which no longer exist today).
However, by the end of the 1990's an
ideal of open-sourced software (created in 1997, etc) began
to take hold and found several markets of users who required
fast, state-of-the-art 3D graphics, real-time rendering, and
professional CADD solutions. Some of the groups formed by
Internet users are listed at OpenGL.org Currently there is kitchen
cabinet design software to run on just about any operating
system or most personal computer hardware currently avaiable
to end users. Some Computer systems can now be built from
parts obtained at PC swaps, and the computers run various
combos of software that can include: APPLE Software written to work on
Personal Computers should allow data to be transferable
for uses on other computer systems, including CNC work environments.
To achive a lower deployment cost - work environments should
employ PC based technology in the office while using CNC
based machines in joinery shops. Both software environments
provide 'bridges' to import or export data (generally in
ISO/UFT-8 ASCII TEXT format) Many Kitchen Cabinet Design
softwares come with an option of exporting data for CNC
processors, data for quotations, and data for stock or material
reports. Some providers supply software in seperate parts
to suit a work environment and encorperate the design data
for creating a overall business management solution based
on the target environment uses. 99% of todays softwares use
the Matrix Method for rendering 3d previews of kitchen layout
work spaces for shop drawings to client reviews. 4 examples
below; GUI or cordinate system, Maths, Line, Matrix. Graphics above may not be
100% correct, description only! Hardware translates the various
input data - and displays the result onscreen. Speed is
measured in Trianges pre-second, etc. A maths based render
is slower because a computer processor must calculate cursur
position for software drivers. Only 2 directions may be
rotated on screen sides. The Matrix method has points in
space defined for software drivers and simply seeks or sets
a colour state. Rotation is in 3D because scrolling is on
6 faces. Databases play an important
part in many software applications because of the Tabled
data (a grid) can be used to generate results automaticly
- increasing speed. A table can be described as a page within
a database. Some software examples of Database packages
are MSACCESS, FILEMAKER, ORICLE that can access variour
data format and transfer methods like ODBC, DB, SQL, and
many more... This method of automatic calaulation is sometimes
refered to as nested when data is contained in more then
one table, most achive this simply in creating a map to
3D interface while others use tables to store data in seperated
text or binary formats to render changes instantly in 'real-time'
to users. CNC formats are generally ASCII
US TEXT files - The values within the files are TEXT, with
numeric values for Metric or Imperial measurements, along
with cutting information, etc. Values are seperated by Spaces,
and Symbols. Items are seperated by carrage returns, or
end of line markers, etc. The files are converted from PC
format to CNC format with the use of 3rd party software.
The machine operator then selects the required item programme
and runs the plant equipment/s. Some CNC converters include
batching programs that support tabbed or symbol seperated
files, as described for CNC. Other kinds of CNC software
require a mixture of Binary Image and Text content for larger
machine controlers which contain very large amounts of data.
Combined files of text and
binary also have the ability to select tools for performing
multiple operations (saw, routers, blades, edging, etc).
Text only files are generally used to export date from a
database or program for use with a CNC batching software
program which is pre-configured to machine with a single
tool (saw only, etc).
Computer design software is used by commercial businesses through to end users on various
Personal Computers. The primary reason is to show or demostrate a desired result based on
the computer software operaters abilities, time restraints, and equipments. Other uses for computers
in workplaces allows for the integeration of systems from Design, to billing or accounts.
The inital cost of commercial design software is higher and in many cases requires less user training.
Free software is cheap but in most cases requires a end user that is trained in the systems operation.
In both cases - the expression of end product is quicker and cheaper using Design Software compaired when creating hand drawings, and letters.
KitCAD 3D Kitchen Design related programs, see more at a Written by Jason Robinson for the ‘Kitchen Pages, computer software’ Copyright 2005-2008, All rights reserved. See the ‘DISCLAIMER’ at
www.KitchenPages.com for more information. Written for private use only!
,
OpenHSF.org ,
and Web3D.org
just to name only a few... The ideal of open-source lowers
inital deployment costs, but it can have a negitave affect
in the increased requirement of trained computer operators
within smaller businesses.
,
MICROSOFT ,
LINUX ,
SUN ,
and MANY others...
The removal of issues in regards to the support one 'brand'
of computer hardware by software developers allows other
developers to create software that will run with less problems.
Hardware developers also benfit as their devices work on
more then one computer software operating system, including
commercial business and kitchen design software application
packages.
Computer Aided Design Software, and Standards
Methods of various 3D software - what is inside 2D or
3D?
Example Above: A) Cordinates - GUI, etc;
B) Maths - KitCAD1, etc
Example Above: C) 3D, Ray or 2D - games, etc; D)
Matrix - OpenGL, DirectX, games, etcManufacture with software - what is a database or table?
Manufacture with software - what is CNC?
Deisgn with software - why use software?
allow users to combine softwares to suit their own requirements
from various providers.
[Index]
[Planning]
[Materials]
[Cabinetmaking]
[Tools]
[Care]
[Style]
[Colour]
[Software]