Finger groove panel handles on base units
Apply an FGP handle so its groove is cut into base-unit shutters and the carcass adapts, and learn where it works and where a custom panel is needed.
A handle item is treated as a finger-groove (FGP/J-groove) handle when it declares an FGP height in its catalog properties.
Applying it adds a separate finger groove panel strip to the shutter system, and the groove itself is cut as a swept profile into every shutter leaf panel it reaches. This now works on every unit type, not only base units or floor-standing corner units.
The groove sits at the top of the shutter by default, or at the bottom if the handle's placement property is 'bottom'. On a gas-lift unit with top placement the groove sits between the two flaps, centred in the joint, rather than at the top edge.
The cut profile follows the handle's finger-groove profile (a default slant, or a custom profile authored per handle) and can be applied to the internal or external face of the shutter.
The groove panel takes its material from the shutter, appears as 'Finger Groove Panel' in outputs, and the groove cut can carry its own material, CAM layer, machining type, tool selection, a maximum tool diameter, and a convert-to-routing option.
The carcass adapts too: the top panel is pulled back by the FGP thickness plus the configured FGP top-panel gap, and exposed side panels are reduced in depth by the handle's side panel depth reduction property (default 30 mm).
This finger-groove model is the one to use for handleless drawers — the groove gap it creates is what gives the finger room to pull the drawer open without a handle.
Finger groove handles can also be applied to drawer facias, where the drawer front is shortened by the handle's declared drawer height reduction.
Where a finger groove handle is needed at a position higher than base units, such as the uppermost shutter of a tall unit, the detailing varies a lot with the overall tall unit design. In such cases a partition-level custom panel serves the purpose.