Craftsman Woodworks Engineering

Cabinet Vision On The Road

Bruce Chezem — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 18:28:53 +0000

Cabinet Vision On The Road Bruce Chezem Fri, 08/29/2025 - 11:28

Episode Number

092

Bruce explains the benefits of using GoToMyPC for Cabinet Vision users.

Find the Essential Cabinet Vision Packages online store here https://shop.craftsmanengineering.com

CHAPTERS:

2:06 What is GoToMyPC
3:39 Work like normal
6:20 Pricing

Don't forget to subscribe https://tinyurl.com/5n6zukxe to the A Cabinet Vision Minute YouTube channel.

Creating a Cabinet Vision job in 40 steps https://craftsmanengineering.com/blog/creating-and-documenting-job-cabinet-vision-40-steps

Our online store for Cabinet Vision data sets and packages https://shop.craftsmanengineering.com/

Get membership based exclusive Cabinet Vision How-To videos and other content by Craftsman Engineering on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/PeelingBackCabinetVision

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Estimators' Toolbox Cabinet and Object Catalog

Bruce Chezem — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 23:06:51 +0000

Estimators' Toolbox Cabinet and Object Catalog

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Estimators' Toolbox Catalog v4

Bruce Chezem Thu, 07/17/2025 - 16:06

U-Shaped Drawers and Rollouts

Bruce Chezem — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:44:48 +0000

U-Shaped Drawers and Rollouts

CWES Online Store Link

Free U-Shaped Drawer Package

Bruce Chezem Thu, 07/17/2025 - 15:44

This is a FREE package.

I've tried a few packages for U-shaped drawers and rollouts but none of them are as simple and elegant as this one.

Full transparency... This was originally developed by Perry Miller. I modified it and tweaked it a bit and I added some useful comments etc. And now it works pretty darned well.

Go to the CWES Packages Online Store by clicking on the link above. Add this freebie to your shopping cart, download it, and install it! Easy peasy!

CWES' Popular 'Buy Out' Door Catalog - Coming Soon

Bruce Chezem — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:42:46 +0000

CWES' Popular 'Buy Out' Door Catalog - Coming Soon

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CWES' Popular 'Buy Out' Door Catalog

Bruce Chezem Tue, 06/24/2025 - 15:42

Craftsman Engineering's Popular 'Buyout Door' Catalog is a COMPLETE* catalog of trending, popular doors similar to Decore-Ative Specialties and CalDoor.

This is the perfect complement to the Cost-Plus Bid Center to ensure accurate pricing for every door, drawer front, end panel and appliance panel in your estimates.

* COMPLETE means:

8,960 variations with "per square foot" price points of Shaker "family" of doors
20 doors, end panels and drawer fronts in each "family"
Panel options including no panel, glass, ply, solid, slats
Outside edge profiles
Inside edge profiles
3/4", 13/16", 7/8" and 1" material ( door ) thickness
"Real world" pricing included for each variation from about $8.75 to $48 (sq ft)
Base End Panels, Upper End Panels, Tall End Panels
Appliance Panels
Pre-configured door associations for added center rails and added center mullions.
2 1/4", 2 1/2", 3" and 4" stile and rail options
28 species selections from MDF to Walnut
Drawer front selections with all of the above options and thin rail options 1 1/2" and 1 3/4"
Custom door order forms (report) based on major American door makers
112 pre-configured buyout material schedules
Includes mitered inset end panels ( lefts and rights ) w/ attribute selectors to miter into FF construction methods

NOTE "Nice On The Eyes" Reports - coming soon

Bruce Chezem — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:50:12 +0000

NOTE "Nice On The Eyes" Reports - coming soon

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NOTE "Nice On The Eyes" Reports

Bruce Chezem Tue, 06/24/2025 - 13:50

At Craftsman Engineering, we've taken the initiative to "re-imagine" all of the Standard Reports. And we've given that initiative a fresh new name...NOTE Reports. NOTE is an acronym for Nice On The Eyes.

In addition to the list of Standard reports that we've re-imagined and re-designed, we've also added custom reports that have helped us become more productive at Craftsman Engineering.

NOTE Reports are:

Presented mostly in Landscape format
Easy to read sans-serif fonts are consistent from report to report
Date formats are consistent and presented like April 30, 2025, for example
Report footers list the name of the report
Each report has a unique name making every report easy to find

11 X 17 ( B Size ) Title Block Set

Bruce Chezem — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:19:06 +0000

11 X 17 ( B Size ) Title Block Set

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11 X 17 Title Block Set

Bruce Chezem Tue, 06/24/2025 - 13:19

This set of 15 title blocks formatted for landscape 11 X 17 Tabloid ( B Size ) paper.

Each title block is ready to use after replacing the default company logo with your company logo.

Included in the set are:

Cover page or "First Sheet"
Drawing Table of Contents
Specification Sheet
"Boiler Plate" Default
2 X 1 Blank Grid
3 X 3 Blank Grid
Appliance Schedule
Door & Drawer Schedule
Material Schedule
Solid Surface Counter Top Profiles
Laminate Surface Ctop Profiles
Casework Surfaces
Typical Attachment
Hardware "Screen Grabs"
Pull and Knob Locations

Sample Submittal Set

Blum METABOX 320 with Soft Close

Bruce Chezem — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:30:55 +0000

Blum METABOX 320 with Soft Close

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Blum METABOX 320 with Soft Close

Bruce Chezem Tue, 06/24/2025 - 09:30

This package includes a materials schedule with materials and "kits" which adds holes in the left side of the drawer opening for Metabox 320 series C15 drawer guides. This works for all H, K, M and N size guides.

This package works as designed without need for any UCS's or attributes.

Graphics for the Blumotion hardware is not included with this package.

Soft closing mechanism for METABOX 320 series
▬ Designed for single extension C15 only
▬ Minimal opening force required
▬ One BLUMOTION required for cabinets up to 36" wide
▬ BLUMATIC self-closing and BLUMOTION in one mechanism

Fixing Overlapping Cabinets

Bruce Chezem — Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:03:15 +0000

Fixing Overlapping Cabinets Bruce Chezem Fri, 06/20/2025 - 11:03

Episode Number

091

Bruce unwraps the mystery of an error message that creeps up from time to time in Cabinet Vision jobs...

"Error Numbering Cabinets, check for overlapping Cabinets"

But what does that error tell us? Did I do something wrong to cause an error? How do I check for overlapping Cabinets? What is an overlapping cabinet?

CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

00:27 What does the error mean?

01:06 Run a Cabinet List report

02:40 Examine each wall elevation

03:05 Found it!

04:20 Chinese characters

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Don't forget to subscribe https://tinyurl.com/5n6zukxe

Creating a Cabinet Vision job in 40 steps https://craftsmanengineering.com/blog/creating-and-documenting-job-cabinet-vision-40-steps

Our online store for Cabinet Vision data sets and packages https://shop.craftsmanengineering.com/

Exclusive Cabinet Vision How-To videos and other content by Craftsman Engineering on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/PeelingBackCabinetVision

Rev-A-Shelf https://tinyurl.com/f3c4e7ek

Richelieu Hardware https://tinyurl.com/2k3e3uet

Blum https://tinyurl.com/5n73udsy

Construction Monitor - Best source for leads....ever https://tinyurl.com/3nu7562e

3D Warehouse - Lots of Cabinet Vision Sketchup models for import https://tinyurl.com/47ecykr3

Solid Setup Plus...lots of great Cabinet Vision packages - https://tinyurl.com/yvdbjcyr

CV App Store...more great Cabinet Vision packages - https://tinyurl.com/bdf99dt5

Allmoxy - Sell cabinets, doors and drawers online - https://tinyurl.com/4h22dj75

VORTEK Spaces - 3D walkthroughs of Cabinet Vision jobs...so cool https://tinyurl.com/23ykzp4f

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Salice Silentia Overlay Hinge Selector

Bruce Chezem — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:01:32 +0000

Salice Silentia Overlay Hinge Selector Bruce Chezem Thu, 06/12/2025 - 17:01

Episode Number

090

Bruce shows the benefits of using the Salice Silentia Overlay Hinge Selector package which makes easy work of picking the correct Salice Silentia hinge....so easy, in fact, it does all the spec'ing for you.

Designed for cabinet refacing ( fitting existing face frame cabinets with new overlay doors ), this widget assigns the proper Salice Silentia 106 degree Overlay soft close hinge given the desired reveals and existing face frame stiles and mullions widths.

The package works by assigning hinges to doors with overlays ranging from 3/8" to 1 9/16" in increments of 1/16". Overlays of doors and the matching hinge selected for that door is driven by a desired reveal for that door or pair of doors.

The package is available in Craftsman Engineering's Online Store for Cabinet Vision Add On's, Packages, and Tutorials.

[This video may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase via an affiliate link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you]

Don't forget to subscribe https://tinyurl.com/5n6zukxe

Creating a Cabinet Vision job in 40 steps https://craftsmanengineering.com/blog/creating-and-documenting-job-cabinet-vision-40-steps

Our online store for Cabinet Vision data sets and packages https://shop.craftsmanengineering.com/

Exclusive Cabinet Vision How-To videos and other content by Craftsman Engineering on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/PeelingBackCabinetVision

Rev-A-Shelf https://tinyurl.com/f3c4e7ek

Richelieu Hardware https://tinyurl.com/2k3e3uet

Blum https://tinyurl.com/5n73udsy

Construction Monitor - Best source for leads....ever https://tinyurl.com/3nu7562e

3D Warehouse - Lots of Cabinet Vision Sketchup models for import https://tinyurl.com/47ecykr3

Solid Setup Plus...lots of great Cabinet Vision packages - https://tinyurl.com/yvdbjcyr

CV App Store...more great Cabinet Vision packages - https://tinyurl.com/bdf99dt5

Allmoxy - Sell cabinets, doors and drawers online - https://tinyurl.com/4h22dj75

VORTEK Spaces - 3D walkthroughs of Cabinet Vision jobs...so cool https://tinyurl.com/23ykzp4f

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Using REPORT GROUPS to organize all your reports

Bruce Chezem — Fri, 02 May 2025 15:16:03 +0000

Using REPORT GROUPS to organize all your reports Bruce Chezem Fri, 05/02/2025 - 08:16

Episode Number

089

I use Report Groups to keep all my reports organized by the departments in my business. This helps me send reports to those departments that need only specific reports. And it helps keep my reports organized so I don't spend time searching for a specific report.

For example, I created report groups for each of these departments... Purchasing, Assembly, Shipping, Staging, Customer Service, Milling, Door Department, Estimating, and Engineering.

In each departmental Report Group, I selected sets of reports that are important and necessary for that department. For example, our Purchasing department needs to have the Material Summary w/Kits ( Grouped ) report and they need the custom buyout door report for CalDoor.

One of my personal "best practices" is that when I print anything from Cabinet Vision, I always print to a pdf file instead of sending reports directly to the printer. And I send the pdf print files to the appropriate job folder or estimate folder.

[This video may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase via an affiliate link, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you]

Don't forget to subscribe https://tinyurl.com/5n6zukxe

Creating a Cabinet Vision job in 40 steps https://craftsmanengineering.com/blog/creating-and-documenting-job-cabinet-vision-40-steps

Our online store for Cabinet Vision data sets and packages https://shop.craftsmanengineering.com/

Exclusive Cabinet Vision How-To videos and other content by Craftsman Engineering on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/PeelingBackCabinetVision

Rev-A-Shelf https://tinyurl.com/f3c4e7ek

Richelieu Hardware https://tinyurl.com/2k3e3uet

Blum https://tinyurl.com/5n73udsy

Construction Monitor - Best source for leads....ever https://tinyurl.com/3nu7562e

3D Warehouse - Lots of Cabinet Vision Sketchup models for import https://tinyurl.com/47ecykr3

Solid Setup Plus...lots of great Cabinet Vision packages - https://tinyurl.com/yvdbjcyr

CV App Store...more great Cabinet Vision packages - https://tinyurl.com/bdf99dt5

Allmoxy - Sell cabinets, doors and drawers online - https://tinyurl.com/4h22dj75

VORTEK Spaces - 3D walkthroughs of Cabinet Vision jobs...so cool https://tinyurl.com/23ykzp4f