Control edgeband selection, linking and visibility

Learn how edgeband is auto-selected by rules, linked to finishes, removed by profiles and shown on the 3D model.

1. Several behaviors commonly explain 'my edgeband changed/disappeared on its own'. (1) Manufacturing rules can set a target height or thickness separately for exposed (visible) and unexposed (hidden) edges; when such a rule fires, each edge whose visibility class matches is switched to the edge band SKU from the same catalog group that matches the requested size, and setting the value to 0 removes the edge band on those edges entirely. If no SKU in the group matches the requested size, the edge band is left as it is and a design-constraint violation is flagged on that panel and edge, naming the requested size and the current SKU; the violation clears once a matching SKU is found or the rule no longer applies. The rules report records the old and new SKU per edge, and any edge-band-size-not-found violations are listed with the panel and edge they belong to. (2) Applying an edge profile whose catalog entry says edge banding is not applicable automatically removes the edge band from that edge and notifies which edges were affected. (3) Whether you can SEE edge bands in 3D is a visual preference ('visualize edgeband'): when on, edge bands render as thin distinct strips around the panel; when off the panel draws without them even though they are still counted in outputs and pricing (edge band price is computed per edge from its finished length plus the wastage factor). Exposed vs unexposed classification follows the edge's inheritance source (visible vs invisible edgeband channel), not its literal orientation.

2. Edge banding is assigned per panel side, so the shutter-visible front side can carry one edge band while the remaining carcass sides carry another.

3. Turning on the edge band visualization option shows the actual bands on the 3D model instead of only in the data.

4. An edge band otherwise follows the panel finish or core only when it is linked to that material in the catalogue.

5. Edge band linking can be set per panel or inherited from the unit (carcass/shutter/external/internal).

6. Changing that link re-applies the resolved edge band — including removing it when the link resolves to nothing.

7. Edge band colour can be chosen per panel side, so a specific colour (for example purple) can be set for the front side while the other sides keep their own band.

8. An exposed panel's edgeband thickness follows the finish its edgeband is linked to — if the edgeband is linked to the shutter finish it inherits the shutter's edgeband thickness, and linking it to a finish whose tape is a different thickness applies that thickness instead.

9. Edgeband inheritance can also be changed for several panels at once through Bulk Edit SKU Structure: select the panels, set the edgeband inheritance to custom, and then choose the required edgeband.

10. Edge banding on panel sides that are never visible on site — such as the hidden edges of a back panel or the left/right edges of a top panel — is optional and can be left off, while visible sides still receive their edge band.

11. Edge band material can be changed at the cabinet level, applying to all shutters and cut edges in the cabinet.