A Cabinet Vision Minute podcast episode
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.
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.