Getting started
From your first project to the cut list: the guides to read, in order.
Start a project
Create a new project and open its first design.
- Create a new design projectCreate a project, name it, and start a new design from a template or a blank template to begin modelling.
- Get around the design interface: levels bar, plan/3D toggle and properties panelFind the levels bar, the floor plan and 3D toggle, the grouped toolbar, the properties panel and the presentation sheets in the design interface.
Design the space
Draw the walls and rooms, then place cabinets and furniture in them.
- Draw walls and floor plans at the floor levelLearn which level walls and floor plans must be drawn at, and which levels you move between for interior work.
- Draw walls in the 2D floor plan with exact dimensionsDraw walls in the 2D floor plan by entering height and thickness, then clicking and typing exact lengths.
- Add kitchen units from Furnish panel dropdownsAdd base, sink, drawer, tall/appliance and filler units to your kitchen plan from the Furnish panel dropdowns.
Present it to your client
Turn the design into presentation sheets and share them as a PDF.
- Use the presentation tool to auto-generate presentationsReview a shared presentation with the presentation tool so you can skip the manual steps of building one.
- Set up presentation sheets with page size, borders and templatesLay out a presentation sheet with the right page size, title block and graphics, then save and publish it as a reusable template.
- Add views, images and text to a presentation sheetBuild a presentation sheet by adding views, lines, images and text, then lay it out with a template.
Price it with a quotation
Open the design's quotation, read its rows and summary, and add discounts, extra charges and taxes.
- How the optional Summary Page is built into quotation PDFsLearn what the optional Summary Page adds to a downloaded quotation PDF, how its prices, notes and signatures are controlled, and how long names and overflow are handled.
- Add extra charges and taxes to a quotationAdd absolute or percentage-based extra charges and taxes to a quotation.
- Hide and unhide a quotation rowHide a row so its amount leaves the totals, and bring it back whenever you need it.
Get the cut list
Send the design to production and download its cut list.
- Download cut list and raw material outputs from the work orderPublish the work order, then download the cut list, raw material list and board layouts from the production portal.
- Customize cut list columns and include edge band thicknessSet up the cut list columns you want and decide whether edge band thickness counts in the calculations.
- Check publish violations to find panels with zero or invalid dimensionsPublish the design and review the violation list before downloading production files so you can find panels with zero or invalid dimensions.