MitchV

11 hours ago, Kbird1 said:

 

I am not a Cabinet expert , that would be  @MarkMc  he'll have some answers for you I'd think.

 

You could ask the Manufacturer to work with Chief, there is a program set up just for that, but you can easily make Material libraries by pointing CA at a Folder and it will create the materials and place them in your User Folder.

 

https://www.chiefarchitect.com/partners/catalog-partner-program.html

 

I am not sure if you imported symbols , say from sketchup that they would work exactly like CA's Cabinets , but the Experts may have more insight on that too....

 

 

M.

Mick,  Thanks for the suggestion, they use a European CAD program and won't put any effort into anything else I've tried...  I took the time to learn it but we are growing and i need a system/workflow that employee's can use and that can grow with us.  I hope CA can be the solution. 

Unfortunatly I'm a CA novice could you possibly explain your other two comments?  Or point me to another post

"but you can easily make Material libraries by pointing CA at a Folder and it will create the materials and place them in your User Folder."

"I am not sure if you imported symbols , say from sketchup that they would work exactly like CA's Cabinets , but the Experts may have more insight on that too...."

Thanks, Mitch

Mick,

Thanks for converting the post!

Mitch

Mark,

I can't thank you enough for the detailed response.  I'm going to have to read it 10 times or more for it all to sink in

Wow, looks like i have a lot to learn. 

Thanks again!

I apologize in advance if you see this as a duplicate post.  The first post may have been in the wrong forum...  New user issues, lol

Long story short, we import European cabinets that do not have a manufactures catalog for any software.  So far Chief seems to be the best solution for design and shop drawing creation but I have a few questions.

1. Has anyone set up a complete catalog of cabinets in the library?

2. Can a custom catalog be imported or does each object need to be created an saved?

3. What about the import of custom finishes, can this be done in bulk?

Is creating our own library even the right approach to the problem?  Open to professional feedback

Thanks, Mitch 

Long story short, we import European cabinets that do not have a manufactures catalog for any software.  So far Chief seems to be the best solution for design and shop drawing creation but I have a few questions.

1. Has anyone set up a complete catalog of cabinets in the library?

2. Can a custom catalog be imported or does each object need to be created an saved?

3. What about the import of custom finishes, can this be done in bulk?

Is creating our own library even the right approach to the problem?  Open to professional feedback

Thanks, Mitch