Tiling boards.

Tiling boards are a new way of creating tiled areas in your design. You can have multiple layers of tiles, border tiles, profile tiles etc.

Tiling boards are available in the Kitchen and Bathroom room systems. They work in exactly the same way.

To access the tiling boards:

Bathrooms:

Kitchens:

The options are the same for both Kitchens and Bathrooms:

Wall Board.

A wall board is a panel of tiling. It is made up of a top and bottom profile, a mid-profile with up to three different types of tile above and below.

In the image above, each wall has three Wall Boards placed against it. On the window wall there is a panel to the left, on top of, and to the right of the window. On the recess wall, there is a panel to the left of the recess, on top of the recess and to the right of it.

• Width - width of this tiling section.
• Panel Thickness - thickness or depth of the tiling. Defaults to 12mm, if you wish to reduce it move the panel into place first as small items are harder to select in drag and drop.
• Height off ground - distance from the floor to the bottom of the panel.
• Bottom profile - tick if you wish to have a bottom profile (e.g. skirting) added to the panel. Note - removing the bottom profile with affect the position of the panels above it.
• Low Panel 1, 2 and 3 - up to three types of tiling can be selected below the mid-panels. Tick the box and enter a height if you wish tiling to be visible, leave the box unticked and enter a height to leave a gap.
• Add mid-profile 1 - tick to add a profile tile below the mid-panel.
• Mid-panel 1 Height - tick to add a tiling section along the middle.
• Add mid-profile 2 - tick to add a profile tile above the mid-panel 1 but below mid-panel 2.
• Mid-panel 2 Height - tick to add a second tiling section along the middle.
• Add mid-profile 3 - tick to add a profile tile above mid-panel 2.
• Top Panel 1, 2 and 3 - up to three types of tiling can be selected above the mid-panels. Tick the box and enter a height if you wish tiling to be visible, leave the box unticked and enter a height to leave a gap.
• Top profile - tick if you wish to have a top profile (e.g. coving) added to the panel. Note - removing the top profile will leave a gap at the top of the panel unless you adjust the height of the panels below to compensate.

To change the profiles used on the board, click "This Design - Attachments". Select "Tile Top Profile5" to change the top profile, "Tile Bottom Profile1" to change the bottom profile and "Tile Profile 2, 3 or 4" to change the mid-profiles.

The above properties are from the board to the left of the window. When placing a board over a window, you need to allow a space for the window to be visible.

Note how "Mid-panel2 Height" has been set to 1000 (the height of the window) but the box left un-ticked to leave a space for the window. Also note that the height of "Top panel 2" has been reduced by the height of the window to keep everything in line.

The tiles used by the panel are changed in the normal manner under "This Design - Photo Realism Colours".

T-Frame.

A T-Frame places a set of tiles in profiled frame.

• Width - width of the frame.
• Depth - depth of the frame. As with the wall board, move the frame into place before reducing the depth.
• Height - height of the frame.
• Height off ground - distance from the floor to the bottom of the frame.
• Frame type - selects the various frame profiles.
• Add tiled panel - adds the tiled panel in the center of frame.
• Remove bottom rail for door - remove the bottom rail of the frame to allow it to be placed flush with a door.

Wall inset.

• Width - width of the recess.
• Depth - depth of the recess. This is how far out of the room the recess will project.
• Height - height of the recess.
• Height of ground - distance from the floor to the bottom of the recess.

To use the inset, you first need to make a space in the wall the same width as the recess. You can do this while drawing the room, or using the Wall Helper on the Utilities Window. Once you have created the space, drag the inset into position.

You will then need to place a tile board in front of it.

The above image shows the properties of the wall board in front of the inset in the example image. Note that "Top Panel 1" has it's height set to 500 (the same as the height of the inset) but is left un-ticked so it is left as an empty space. Also that the height of "Top Panel 2" has been reduced by the height of the inset.

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