Furniture is easy to move in CAD; certified seat anchorage is not. That is why the Transit Custom plan begins with the travelling system rather than the kitchen. Confirm the exact L2H1 shell, front seat arrangement and LHD cab before any cabinetry is approved.
Mark both rail centrelines on the bare floor and project them through the complete cabin length. Check the underside before drilling: tanks, heat shields, wiring and structural members matter more than a tidy top view. Define the bed’s front, travel and sleeping positions, then draw those envelopes as protected space.
Build the furniture boundary around the worst case, not the prettiest case. The seat must slide without brushing a handle, the bed must deploy without removing a load-bearing panel, and passengers need a usable path to the side door. Use a full-size cardboard or thin-plywood mock-up before sending the cabinet parts to CNC.
When the geometry works, divide the units into serviceable modules. Give electrical, water and heating components independent access panels. Label every CNC part and keep grain direction consistent with the fore-to-aft floor lines. A convincing design reads as one vehicle from cab to tailgate, not as an interior render pasted into a random van.
Mark both rail centrelines on the bare floor and project them through the complete cabin length. Check the underside before drilling: tanks, heat shields, wiring and structural members matter more than a tidy top view. Define the bed’s front, travel and sleeping positions, then draw those envelopes as protected space.
Build the furniture boundary around the worst case, not the prettiest case. The seat must slide without brushing a handle, the bed must deploy without removing a load-bearing panel, and passengers need a usable path to the side door. Use a full-size cardboard or thin-plywood mock-up before sending the cabinet parts to CNC.
When the geometry works, divide the units into serviceable modules. Give electrical, water and heating components independent access panels. Label every CNC part and keep grain direction consistent with the fore-to-aft floor lines. A convincing design reads as one vehicle from cab to tailgate, not as an interior render pasted into a random van.
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