¶ "Weekly Online Product Training & Q&A Session
Weekly Online Product Training & Q&A Session has been scheduled on every other Thursday at 10:30 AM and every other Friday at 10:30 AM to accommodate everyone's schedules as much as possible. Please find the Zoom meeting link in your Google Calendar.
Please refer to the link below for the weekly meeting records:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rIaugxBCIKPxhIY5LKm7B1MFVRMVO6hH?usp=sharing
¶ Latest updates:
¶ 11/15/2024
- **Important Reminder**: Dowel drawer box option will be Discontinued and removed from Design Studio, on Friday Nov 22th, due to the manufacturing difficulty.
- For any orders that has not been submitted before Friday Nov 22th, please change the drawer box option to Dovetail Drawer or Legra Drawer.
- New Solid Wood Shaker Door Profiles are mow available in Design Studio. Samples are work in progress.
- Slim Shaker with Reeded Panel
- Slim Shaker with Reversed Reeded Panel
- ¼" Frame Line Shaker
- New Product Update: PNL_CURVE (Curved Panel) is now available with 1-½" and 2" thick option.
- Product Update: The Panel with Cutout, inside corner radius has been changed from 20mm to 35mm due to manufacturer limitation.
- Product Update: Individual Item - Edgeband, with 1.5" and 2" width option.
- Please note: For easy application, edgeband will be provided with oversized width, will require trimming on-site. Please note that double-sided adhesive tape must be purchased separately.
- Wiki Product Page Update:
- Gola Height and Gola Gap Height information has been updated to all Metal Gola, Wooden L-Gola, and Wooden Flat Gola.
- Accessory size information and Trash Can Capacity has been updated in the Accessory page.
- RWC Showroom Spec and Price Estimate for Kitchen & Closet has been updated.
- Design Studio Training Video: Review Form Approval/Rejection
¶ 11/08/2024
- New Product: Glideware(TM) Pullout
- New Hardware: Button-Fix Type 1 Flush
- For Wall Paneling Installation.
- Available in Design Studio as an Individual Item, sold as a set of four.
- Product Information Update: For Solid Wood Slim Shaker profiles, the frame width on the back side varies depending on the front profile width.
- ¾" Shaker, back side frame width 2"
- 1" Shaker, back side frame width 2 ¼"
- 1 ¼" Shaker, back side frame width 2 ½"
- Product Update: For Wall_HL cabinet, when Glass door is selected on this cabinet, the maximum height of this cabinet will be 22-7/8".
- Product Update: Wall Accessory iMove Shelf is discontinued by the manufacturer.
- Design Studio Update: Countertop “Backsplash” now available with the “cutout” feature, for rendering purpose.
- Design Studio Update: New Molding Style for rending purpose.
- *Please Note: For any Fillers and Moldings width less than 4", we will still provide 4" filler and GC needs to be adjusted on the job site.
¶ 11/01/2024
- New Product: Drawer Peg System
- Available in Design Studio, under Individual Item, Drawer Organizer.
- Please note, All the Pegboard requires cutting to the appropriate size at the job site.
- Product Update: New Glass Insert Option in Design Studio
- Elusion - Clear - White Gloss available for Glass Door Profile AF006 and AF010.
- Listral D available for Glass Door Profile AF017, AF016, AF014, AF012, & AF013
- WorkStation Training Page: Workstation Issues Page Update
- Design Studio advanced feature: How to change custom color in rendering
- Wiki Product Page update: For all Kitchen & Vanity Accessory product information.
- Design Reminder: Tall Appliance STACK cabinets are NOT designed for Floating use and can NOT be useded as a wall cabinet.
- These cabinets have to be either on the floor with Leg Levelers, or it has to be stack on top of another cabinet.
- Backorder: The Following Drawer Organizers are currently Out Of Stock, ETA is early 2025. “Out Of Stock” note has been added in Design Studio.
- THE BOSTON - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE DENVER - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE PHILADELPHIA - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE CAIRO - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE DALLAS - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE LOS ANGELES - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE MADRID - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE MUMBAI - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE ISTANBUL - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE PARIS - Walnut & Black Ash
- THE SHANGHAI - Walnut & Black Ash
¶ 10/25/2024
- Product Update: LegraBox options are now available with the HDF Shaker Door.
- New Appliance Cabinet: TALLAPP_1CO
- Cabinet Height & Width will be changed based on appliance selection.
- Reminder: Make sure to select the cabinet body Edgeband Color on this cabinet, to ensure the edgeband color matches with the rest of the cabinets in the project.
- Design Reminder: For Add-on Orders and Replacement Orders, please ensure to select the correct LED profile that matches with the original order.
- Design Studio Training Update:
- Video: Rule Detection
- Training Page, explanation of each Rule Detection message, and how to fix them: Rule Detection
- Design Studio Training Page Update: How to align drawer face height
¶ 10/18/2024
- New Product Release: Bookshelf
- New Accessory: U-Shaped Tray Divider is now available in Design Studio as Individual Item, under “Cabinet Accessory”
- Product Dimension: Width: 3", Depth:11 7/8", Height: 10"
- Feature Update: 1.5" Floating Shelf and 2" Floating Shelf is now available with LED on both Top & Bottom. When both top and bottom LED is selected:
- Minimum shelf depth: 9",
- LED Location has to be at opposite angle, one at the front another one at the back.
- Feature Update: Base Corner Cabinet BCORSQ, is now available to modify to have different depth on both side.
- Design Reminder: For Multiple Item Grain Match:
- Do NOT select the cabinets/panels that does NOT need the grain match.
- Ensure the door front/panel size are consistent; otherwise, the grain will NOT be able to match perfectly.
¶ 10/11/2024
- New Product: Rift White Oak and Walnut Clear Coat with 10 Sheen finish is now available in Design Studio.
- The Clear Coat 10 Sheen will remain at the current price, the Clear Coat 0 Sheen will be priced 5% higher than the current price rate.
- Rule detection is set up for Sheen level consistent:
- SMD1011_Rift White Oak_10 Sheen & SMD0011_Rift White Oak_0 Sheen can NOT be used within the same project
- SMD1012_Walnut_10 Sheen & SMD0012_Walnut_0 Sheen can NOT be used within the same project.
- Please pay attention to the Sheen Level difference when selecting the finish in Design Studio.
- New Accessory: Pullout Wine Tray is now available in Design Studio as Individual Item, under “Cabinet Accessory”
- For Cabinet Width 19.5" / 25.5".
- New Appliance Cabinet: TALLAPP_1D_2CO_STACK
- Product Update: The Floating Shelf LED has been revised with a ~¾" (20mm) inset on both ends, allowing the LED wire to route to the back of the shelf.
- Design Studio Update: Trash Can Pullout 3D model Update:
- Trash Can Pull out that comes with the Lid, is now shown in the 3D model.
- Design Reminder: When a cabinet has a middle partition, and the LED option has selected to be on the both sides of the cabinet. The middle partition will not have LED.
- Product Training Page: Advantages of Ronbow Water-Based UV Paint
¶ 10/04/2024
- Design Reminder: Wall Gola & Vertical Gola Can NOT be used in the same cabinet. Error Message has been set up in Design Studio.
- Design Reminder: When the Glass Door profile is selected,
- Wall Cabinets can NOT have the Wall Bottom-up and the tip-on options at the same time.
- Base Cabinet can NOT have the Door Extended up and the tip-on options at the same time.
- Product Discontinuation: ¾” Floating Shelf
- ¾" thick Floating Shelf is Discontinued and has been removed from Design Studio
- Product Update: 1 ½" Floating Shelf Minimum Width limitation changed from 12" to 13", due to hardware limitations.
- Product Update: Wine Post is now available in the Wall Cabinet.
- Product Update: Appliance Cabinet with Tip-on Door,
- Top-on will be installed on the Top/Bottom of the fixed shelf, with the surface mount Tip-on Kit.
- New Advance Product: Metro Shelf
- WARNING: All brackets must be installed into studs or posts. Failure to do so may result in saggy brackets, falling objects, or even injury
- Product Training Page Update: Drawer Box Options
- Design Studio Training Video Update:
- Panel Ready Appliance
- Combination Model
¶ 09/27/2024
- Design Reminder: The multiple Item Grain Match Feature is NOT available for all fillers. Grain Match Feature on Filler has been removed in Design Studio.
- Product Update: Rollout Drawer Update with Spacer:
- Product Information: Dark Gray, 0.5-inch thickness. This update allows the use of a regular hinge for rollout drawer cabinets, eliminating door clearance issues with the current hinge, and prepares for future Tip-on hardware changes.
- Order submission: Any order with the Rollout Drawer submitted to Design Check after Monday, September 23rd, will have the Rollout Drawer with the Dark Grey Spacer. The design Studio cabinet model will be updated after the Validity Check.
- Product Update: LED Profile Update:
- Product Information: Silver profile with a white diffuser. No changes will be made to LED strips, power supplies, or other components.
- Order submission: Starting Monday, September 23rd, both the old and new LED profiles will be available in Design Studio. The current version will be marked as "Discontinuing" and the new version set as default. We will set up the Rule Detection in Design Studio, please make sure you are selecting the same LED profile within the same order. The old profile will remain available for one month and will be removed on October 23rd.
- New Feature: Door Extended Up for Tall Appliance Panel
- Product Update: Custom paint Cabinet Body edgeband color changed to match case as default. Please see details on the product page Solid Wood Shaker and HDF Shaker
- Product Training page update: How to modify the Door Width for Blind Corner Cabinet
- New Product: Hood Cover Cabinet with Panel Connector
- Cabinet Width: 30" - 50"
- Depth: 12" -26"
- Height: 24" - 60"
- Panel connectors help connect the front panel with the cabinet, the front door cannot be opened as a regular cabinet door.
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¶ 09/20/2024
- Product Update: KB dispensa not available for B1D ACCESSORY W/PULLOUT, due to hardware installation limitation.
- Design Studio Update: Cabinet Door Front material size limitation is now displayed on the cabinet "Parameter"
- The panel size limitation will automatically update based on the selected material and grain orientation.
- The panel size limitation will automatically update based on the selected material and grain orientation.
- Design Studio Update: Custom paint color edgebanding is now reflected in the rendering.
- Feature Update: Wall HL cabinet is now available with door extended down feature
¶ 09/13/2024
- Work in Progress: Multi Material Surcharge: If the panel Material use rate is less than 60%, there will be a $300 upcharge per color
- Custom Paint Surcharge Update: $2,000 per each custom paint color.
- Feature Update: Door Extend Down Limitation update for C1D, T1D, T1D-no mid-shelf.
- When overall door height is less than 50", Door extend-down maximum 4".
- When overall door height is greater than 50", Door extend-down value can be up to 20".
- Rule Detection has been set up when the "Door Extended Down" feature is selected, the "Distance from Floor" value has to be at least 1/2" greater than the "Door Extended Down" value, to ensure the door opening clearance.
- New Feature: Under Shelf LED
- Only available when the cabinet internal configuration is set to "FIXED_SHELVES."
- NOT available when the Side LED is selected.
- We will only provide the cut-out on the bottom panel for the LED channel. The installer will need to drill a hole on the cabinet side at the job site to connect the LED wiring.
- Weekly Online Product Training & Q/A Session Reminder: We will hold the weekly meeting every other Thursday at 10:30 AM and every other Friday at 10:30 AM to accommodate everyone's schedules as much as possible. I’ve set up the Google Calendar and sent out invitations to everyone, you can find the Zoom meeting link in your Google Calendar.
- Please refer to the link below for the record of the weekly meetings:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rIaugxBCIKPxhIY5LKm7B1MFVRMVO6hH?usp=sharing
- Please refer to the link below for the record of the weekly meetings:
¶ 09/06/2024
- Product update: Appliance Front Panels. Please see design instructions on the product page.
- Please Note: The Appliance Installation Width MUST follow the Appliance Spec Requirement
- Product update: New Glass Insert "Elusion - Grey Clear - Black Gloss", see details in Glass Door product page.
- New Item: BAPP_GOLA_FILLER_TOP
- Bottom Drawer Height can be modified to align with adjacent cabinets, top filler height will be calculated Automatically.
- Bottom Drawer Height can be modified to align with adjacent cabinets, top filler height will be calculated Automatically.
- New Accessory: Base Blind Corner Cabinet, KB_LEMANS Pullout in Chrome/Anthracite finish.
- New Feature: Wall Cabinet with no bottom panel
- Design Reminder: The solid wood side panel with a slab profile will feature a combination core of MDF and plywood, topped with a wood veneer surface. There may be some color variation between the side panels and the shaker door front panels. Design Studio color rendering has been updated to show the difference.
- Reminder: All Large Size Door Samples, Glass Door Profile & Insert Samples, Gola & Syam Samples are NOT available for check-out. Please ensure they are returned to the display cabinet / display drawer after customers use them in the showroom.
- Product page update: Photos have been added for each item on the Product page to make it easier to find information.
¶ 08/30/2024
- Product Information Correction: For both Walnut Solid Wood Shaker and Rift White Oak Solid Wood Shaker, the center panel material is MDF+Wood Veneer surface. The Solid Wood Shaker product page has been updated.
- Aluminum Glass Door profiles are now available for Door ONLY appliance tall cabinet
- Not available for Tall Appliance Cabinets with drawers or doors & drawers combination.
- Profile AF012 & AF013 is Not avaliable for Tall Appliance Cabinets due to the hinge limitation.
- New Product: Trash Pull out accessory for 24" W cabinet, with two trash can.
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- Product Update: The Syma Profile is now available with the Base 3 Drawer Cabinet (B3W).
- For the B3W with Syma Profile, the top edge of the top drawer will have the Syma 32, the bottom edge of the middle drawer will have the Syma2, and the top edge of the bottom drawer will have the Syma 32. This will align with B2W with Syma, when the Drawer Front configuration is selected as "EQ_DIVIDE_TOP" in DS. (Please see photos for reference on the Product Page)
- New Feature: Wall Cabinet Finished Bottom Panel
- New Feature: Pullout Drawer ratio adjustment
- Available for 2, 3, 4, & 5 Pullout options
- The clearance between each pullout will be displayed under the ratio feature.
¶ 08/23/2024
- New Item: PNL_TRIPLE_SOLID
- Vertical Panel, 2" thickness
- Vertical Panel, 2" thickness
- New Item: T1D_No Mid Shelf
- Size Limitation: Depth: 10" - 26", Height: 36" - 60", Width: 9" - 42"
- Internal Options: 3-Pullout, 4-Pullout, 5-Pullout, Shelves, Empty
- New Combination Model for Sink: B1W1D_FALSE_FRONT
- Cabinet has been preset with a False Panel on top, no drawer box, and no shelf on the bottom section.
- Cabinet has been preset with a False Panel on top, no drawer box, and no shelf on the bottom section.
- DS Model Update: The bottom rails for both "PNL_TOP_DOUBLE" and "PNL_TOP_TRIPLE" models have a width of 4 inches.
- DS Model Update: All Solid Wood Slim Shaker Doors with a height over 50" will have a 2-1/4" wide horizontal center rail on the back of the door. Solid Wood 2-1/4" Shaker Doors over 50" in height will feature a 2-1/4" wide horizontal center rail on both the front and back.
- Please review the Solid Wood Shaker Door Structure Drawing update on the Product page.
- Please review the Solid Wood Shaker Door Structure Drawing update on the Product page.
- DS Model Update: The filler on the Wall Blind Corner Cabinet has been updated to the wall L-shape filler, with the bottom cover panel.
- DS Feature Update: "Distance from floor"
- The "Distance from floor" feature on the base cabinet is locked when the Toe-kick is set to "Leg Levelers."
- The "Distance from floor" value will be adjustable when Toe-kick is set to "NoBase."
- Design Reminder: For any filler width less than 4", we will still provide 4" filler and GC needs to be adjusted on the job site.
¶ 08/16/2024
- 4 Custom paint color options added for multi custom color project
- Please note: An upcharge for custom paint colors has already been included in WorkStation, with a cost of $3,000 for the first custom paint color and $2,000 for each additional custom paint color within the same project.
- Please note: An upcharge for custom paint colors has already been included in WorkStation, with a cost of $3,000 for the first custom paint color and $2,000 for each additional custom paint color within the same project.
- Any special approved finish colors will be labeled as "Non-Stock Item" in the Design Studio.
- Please note: These "Non-Stock Item" finishes come with a $1,000 upcharge per color, which is also already included in WorkStation.
- Please note: These "Non-Stock Item" finishes come with a $1,000 upcharge per color, which is also already included in WorkStation.
- Rule Detection of small gaps or overlapping between objects has been added
- If there is a gap of at least 1 inch between items, or if the items are overlapping in the design, a warning message will appear in Rule Detection.
- Solid Wood Shaker Glass Door is now available in Design Studio
- New Product Page Update in Wiki Page:
¶ 08/09/2024
- The 1/4" Square Fluted profile is now avalieable on the 1"-2" filler.
- All High Gloss materials now have the "HG" symbol on the cover picture for easy identification.
- The Drawer Organizer now offers updated options for cabinet widths of 18"-24" and 24"-30".
- Reeded Glass Back in Stock. Orders with Reeded Glass Insert will have 2 weeks additional lead time compared to other glass insert.
- Wooden Gola Installation Instruction update
- Showroom Spec and Cabinet Estimate Price Update
- Warranty Page Update
- Finger Pull Door Samples and Shaker Glass Door Samples have been delivered to all showrooms today, except for the SF showroom, which will receive them next week. Please remember that these samples are NOT available for check-out.
- Reminder: Gola and Syam Samples are also NOT available for check-out. Please ensure they are returned to the display drawer after customers use them in the showroom.
¶ 08/02/2024
- New Product: C1D_Separate: Tall Cabinet with two cabinet box, single door
- Ship as a single unit with the door attached. The contractor can easily separate the two cabinet boxes on-site for easier installation.
- New Product: B1D-Open Box: Base Cabinet with open section on top, door on the bottom. Please Note:
- The top open section depth will NOT align with the door front.
- The edge banding on the cabinet body will match the cabinet body material by default for this cabinet.
- New Product: PNL_CURVE
- Feature update: Pocket Door width and Depth Limitation update:
- Width: 40" to 48" , with 1" increment
- Depth: 24" to 28" , with 1" increment
- New Product: Combination Model for Range Top w/Gola
- B2W_RANGE_TOP_2GOLA, B2W_RANGE_TOP_1GOLA, B1D_RANGE_TOP_GOLA
- B2W_RANGE_TOP_2GOLA, B2W_RANGE_TOP_1GOLA, B1D_RANGE_TOP_GOLA
¶ 07/26/2024
- Dowel drawer box option will be Discontinued, due to the manufacturing difficulty. This option is currently marked in Design Studio as "Discontinuing", and this option will be removed from Design Dtudio on November 1st, 2024.
- New Feature: Cabinet Back Panel with different color option.
- New Product: "TALLAPP_2CO_2W"
- New Accessory: Citadin - Magic Corner
- Design Reminder: Please consider having at least 1-1/8" front edge for the Wall Gola channel when designing a hood cabinet with Wall Gola.
¶ 07/19/2024
- Syma & Finger Pull Door Profile is now available with Base Accessory Cabinet, with exceptions on KB Base pullout accessories
- TALLAPP_1CO_1D_STACK add HF option in Door Config
- All Blind Corner now has option to adjust the "Adjacent Cabinet Depth". By adjust the "Adjacent Cabinet Depth", the blind cabinet door width will change accordingly.
- Work in Progress: Pullout Drawer ratio adjustment feature: Phase 1, for T1D and T2D cabinet w/ 3 and 5 pullout options only, will show the drawer space while adjust the drawer ratio.
¶ 07/15/2024
- New Finishes: Door Front Finish Options
- New Samples: Samples for the Shaker doors and the new finishes are ready, will schedule delivery samples to the showroom.
- New Glass Insert: Elusion-Clear-Black Gloss
- Glass door width and height ratio limitation changed to 1:1, means the door width can not be greater than the door height. (This limitation applies to the swing door only).
- All swing door cabinets, side reveal maximum change from 1/4" to 1/8" due to hinge cup location limitation.
- Design Studio Quotation template phase out, please get the quotation from the Work Station instead
¶ 06/28/2024
- Important Reminder: All discontinuing finishes in Design Studio will expire on June 30th and will be removed from Design Studio on July 1st. If you have any orders where customers have placed deposits on these discontinuing finishes but have not yet finalized, please email Product and DS_support.
- Feature Update: Hanging Rod options has been removed from all Kitchen Tall Cabinets, Please use C1D for any closet design.
- Feature Update: Base Apron Cabinet with Fluted Door, the Apron front material will be matching with the cabinet body material.
- Feature Update: Wall Cabinet Finished Side Panel
- Feature Update: Construction drawing removes ID, Engineering will provide final C-Drawing with packing
- Feature Update: Packing list improvements: Added the Item# and Item count in the Packing List More efficient and accurate delivery.
- Product Update: Glass Door profile AF001 has been replaced by the new profile AF017.
- As the new & improved version, of AF001. AF017 will have a maximum size of W-24” x H-96” (16 SQFT). The only difference is the width of the profile changed from 3/4" (19mm) to 13/16" (21mm).
- Product Update: Pullout shelf model change and also allow NO_DOOR option
- New Product: B1D1W model, Base cabinet with 1 door on top, 1 drawer on bottom. Currently not available with Gola.
- Basic Kithcen & Bath Design Knowledge: Please see documents below for your reference:
¶ 06/21/2024
- New Feature: Vertical Gola available on the WALL cabinet for stack design
- New Feature: "TALLAPP_3CO_1W" with top HK door feature
- New Product: T1D Accessory - No Mid Shelf
- New Product: Metal-Shelf
¶ 06/14/2024
- New Feature: Door Extend Up & Down
- New Product: Citadin - Sliding Pantry
- New Product: Citadin - Swing Door Pantry