Craftsman Woodworks Engineering

Kits are an incredibly useful materials management tool within Cabinet Vision.  In this video, Bruce explains how to set up kits, how to manage kits and how to get useful information from reports regarding the kits you set up.

Countertops can be an exercise in frustration in Cabinet Vision. Bruce shares some of his own frustrations about managing countertops in Cabinet Vision. And, he helps eliminate some of yours.

Skip ahead to timecodes below to get to the good stuff...

00:00 Introduction

08:07 Construction Method setup

11:15 Material Schedule setup

13:56 Editing the shape and edges

17:30 Elevation and Section scene editing and drawing

In this second of a two-part series on practical bidding and estimating techniques using Cabinet Vision, the Cost-Plus Bid Center and the Estimator's Toolbox, Bruce demonstrates a very fast and accurate method of estimating a high-end kitchen for an apartment in San Francisco without laying out walls...a COMPLETE No-Draw Bid with Cabinet Vision 2023.

In this first of a two-part series on practical bidding and estimating techniques using Cabinet Vision and the Cost-Plus Bid Center, Bruce demonstrates a very fast and accurate method of estimating a high-end kitchen for an apartment in San Francisco.

In this episode of A Cabinet Vision Minute, I tip my hand about how I came up with some of the numbers I use in the Cost-Plus Bid Center rate tables that use the Per Linear Foot bid method.   

To find out more about the Cost-Plus Bid Center and the Estimators' Toolbox, visit https://Shop.CraftmanEngineering.com

Let's say you buy plywood from several different vendors. And of course, vendor A has a different price for that material than does vendor B or vendor C for that matter. How can we make sure we have the right price AND vendor for this plywood.

In this A Cabinet Vision Minute, Bruce peels pack the vendor/price onion.

Learn more about the Cost-Plus Bid Center at https://Shop.CraftsmanEngineering.com

The Cost-Plus Bid Center is a set of prepared rate tables, reports and catalogs made specifically for Cabinet Vision. This video is an excellent overview of the Cost-Plus Bid Center.

To find out more about the Cost-Plus Bid Center, visit https://Shop.CraftsmanEngineering.com

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.