# Dynamic Component Help?

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-help/249846>\
**Category:** Dynamic Components\
**Created:** [November 28, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-help/249846 "2023-11-28T17:07:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChunkyTriangle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@ChunkyTriangle](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ChunkyTriangle)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-help/249846/1 "2023-11-28T17:07:36Z")

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Hi All,

I’m fairly new to SketchUp and dynamic components but am looking to integrate them into my workflow and I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction of some good tutorials (and/or help)! I’ve made a dynamic component for some cabinets from a few different threads I’ve found but I’m not sure how to make sure my handle detail doesn’t get squashed when i change the width of the cabinet. Eventually my hope would be to use a Hidden Attributes command to switch between handle details, I don’t know if this would affect how I set this up from the beginning? Anyway thanks in advance, attaching a photo.  
Also I was thinking that another way around this might be some kind of Plug In… if anyone knows any good ones please let me know!

Thanks so much.

 ![Screenshot 2023-11-28 164525](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/e/0/e041059d68358087b6bddfcfe146a73be3468cdf.png)

[DC\_R+D.skp](https://forums.sketchup.com/uploads/short-url/f0sVnqCdo2sSjsACKxH0aUlsQii.skp) (573.8 KB)

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**Author:** ![DaveR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/daver/32/7601_2.png) [@DaveR](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DaveR)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-help/249846/2 "2023-11-28T17:11:39Z")

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Make the handles as individual components and give them Pos attributes and fixed Len attributes (put an equals sign in front of the Len dimensions. If I were making the DC I would set the handle component’s origin at the middle of the length of the pull and use half the overall width of the cabinet for the X position of the pull so it’ll stay centered.

This is an example using a DC I already have. I added a drawer pull to it for this.

 ![Screenshot - 11_28_2023 , 11_23_30 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/9/a/9aba04686decc7ac3db9f51ca46452192505c09a.png)

![Screenshot - 11_28_2023 , 11_26_28 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/b/f/bfaef0fad26a79d39819661fbfadbcd7c977a01f.png)

![DC](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/original/3X/0/7/07c6b18e454d534f6144bfec01e58f203ad08060.gif)

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**Author:** ![ChunkyTriangle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@ChunkyTriangle](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/ChunkyTriangle)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-help/249846/3 "2023-11-28T17:38:43Z")

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Thanks Dave 🙂 this is really helpful and thanks for being so quick!

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**Author:** ![john\_mcclenahan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/john_mcclenahan/32/135377_2.png) [@john\_mcclenahan](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/john_mcclenahan)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2023, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-help/249846/4 "2023-11-28T18:49:29Z")

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You might also look at the CabMaker plugin. Not free, but if your business is making cabinets, likely to be worth the cost.

See [Extension | SketchUp Extension Warehouse](https://extensions.sketchup.com/extension/8d104832-5924-44ab-87d5-18981fdde232/gkware-cabinet-maker-5-design-build)

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**Author:** ![DouglasAnjos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/douglasanjos/32/198193_2.png) [@DouglasAnjos](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/DouglasAnjos)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2023, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/dynamic-component-help/249846/5 "2023-11-30T02:44:23Z")

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Realmente existe muitos poucos conteúdos gratuitos! Mais aqui no fórum todos tem ajudado muito, também trabalho com móveis e tenho uma plataforma que integra com SKP.

Atualmente estou desenvolvendo minha biblioteca  
Com recursos dos componentes dinâmicos.

Aconselho a fazer sua documentação e padronização dos atributos que irá precisar para extrair. Após isso é só treinar que vai pegar o jeito rápido!

Se quiser posso compartilhar minha biblioteca com vc para usar como exemplo para criar a sua !!

Boa sorte 🤝