Draw a kitchen

This article shows you how to create or edit a kitchen in the Editor.

A Kitchen is a combination of cabinets and appliances used for preparing and storing food. The kitchen object is one of the parametric components in the Archilogic Editor.

To draw a new kitchen object, open the drawing drop-down menu by left-clicking the drawing icon in the menu bar on the top and selecting the kitchen drawing tool.

The selected drawing tool will replace the icon of the drawing menu while also showing you which tool is currently active.

You can also type the keyboard shortcut KI on Mac or Windows to activate the kitchen tool.

With the kitchen tool activated, navigate to the canvas, left-click where you want to start drawing a kitchen, move your mouse cursor, and then left-click again where you want the kitchen to end.

To further customize the kitchen, simply select it again by left-clicking the kitchen object in the 2D canvas view. You can now configure the properties of the kitchen in the Inspector panel on the right side of the window.

1. Position

The X position controls the side-to-side movement across the canvas.

The Z position controls the front-to-back movement across the canvas.

The Base level controls the elevation of where the bottom of the kitchen sits.

The Rotation controls the angle of the kitchen.

2. Dimensions

The Height controls how high the kitchen is.

The Length controls how long the kitchen is.

The Width controls how wide the kitchen is.

3. Configurations

The configurations menu allows you to customize the overall look of the kitchen object.

• Left/Right full-height cabinets count lets you set the number of full-height cabinets on the left or right side of the kitchen.
• The Counter thickness lets you adjust the thickness of the countertop.
• The Wall cabinet toggle lets you configure whether there are wall-mounted cabinets or not.
• The Bar counter toggle lets you configure whether there is an extended countertop or not. This option is only available if the kitchen has no full-height cabinets.
  

4. Appliance configurations

The appliance configurations menu allows you to add additional details to your kitchen, such as a fridge, cooktop, sink, etc.

• The Cooktop dropdown menu gives you the option to choose between five different options:
  • A 60 cm wide electric cooktop
  • A 90 cm wide electric cooktop
  • A 60 cm wide gas cooktop
  • A 90 cm wide gas cooktop
  • No cooktop
• The Extractor dropdown menu allows you to choose between different styles of steam extractors:

• • Box-shaped extractor
  • Pyramid-shaped extractor
  • Integrated extractor
  • No extractor
• The Cooktop Position allows you to choose the kitchen segment in which the cooktop should be placed.
• With the Oven dropdown menu, you can choose between a single oven, a double oven (this only works if the position of the oven is placed into a full-height cabinet), or no oven at all.
• The Oven Position allows you to choose the oven's location in the kitchen element. The default position of the oven is below the cooktop.
• The Sink dropdown menu gives you the option between a single sink, a double sink, or no sink at all.
• The Sink Position allows you to choose the location of the sink in the kitchen element.
• Finally, the last two toggles allow you to add an integrated Fridge or a Microwave to full-height cabinets and set its position in the kitchen element.

4. Materials

The Materials menu allows you to assign the material for the kitchen counter and the material for the cabinets.