See Episode 023 of A Cabinet Vision Minute for the Complete No-Draw Bid Process.
Download a very handy tool to help you expedite this Quick Bid process. Scroll down to the end of the text below to find the download link.
In this video, Bruce explains how to create a "Quick Bid" using the Cost Plus Bid Center package available from the Craftsman Engineering Online Store ...all without drawing a single wall and without drawing any cabinets.
Bruce discusses setting up a Shadowline construction method using extruded aluminum channel. Shadowline is a new feature to Cabinet Vision which was introduced to Core: Cabinets in Cabinet Vision 2021.
Extruded channel resources:
Episode 20 of A Cabinet Vision Minute explains how to combine multiple jobs together into batches. Batching jobs together can give you the benefit of better optimization of materials in the S2M Center. And batching jobs together can give you other "quantities of scale" benefits.
Bruce discusses...in great detail...the process of taking a customer's "wish book" idea for a bathroom vanity from finding an image on a Google search to creating a classic design in Cabinet Vision. And, with a few clicks of the mouse and tickling a few keys on the keyboard, you can save this piece to your Cabinet Vision library.
1. Start a new Job. On the Job Properties screen, on the "Materials" tab, select a Material Schedule that is using a board stock Material for the part called "Board".
2. Draw a wall, 48 inches long is good enough.
This video is part of A Cabinet Vision Minute online learning series presented by Craftsman Engineering.
The Send Loose Reports Group is a set of four custom reports. The four reports are useful as a complete set of checklist-style shipping reports as jobs are staged for shipping and then once again on delivery. The four reports are; Cabinet List & Send Loose Accessories, Send Loose Applied Doors & Panels, Send Loose Adj Shelves, and Send Loose Moldings.
There are a few ways Cabinet Vision engineers can work from home. One way, for example, is to use Team Viewer remote access software from home to connect to your computer at work.
Another way to work from home is to install Cabinet Vision on a home computer. In this episode of A Cabinet Vision Minute, I'll walk you through a complete installation of Cabinet Vision on a home computer and I'll walk you through preparing for that installation.
In this A Cabinet Vision Minute, I explain how to use the Material Manager to change the thickness of Panel Stock.