fmrkva9525 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Hey guys, i'm a custom woodworker and I use chief architect to design custom cabinetry and provide customers with a visual reference for our jobs. Most of our work is either custom built-ins, Kitchens, bathroom vanities, etc. I was wondering if chief has the ability to create cut sheets and build blueprints for the cabinetry? From what I've seen there is not, and if there isn't, is there any software available to upload a chief plan into to create a cut sheet? I'm talking cabinet sides, dados, face frames, etc. (not floor plans, elevations with dimensions, or cabinet schedules) Right now I do all the layouts by hand and it would be nice if I could simply upload a plan file to another program and get the cut sheets made directly from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmrkva9525 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmrkva9525 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, solver said: No such feature in Chief, and no export/import to other programs that I know of. Ah that's what I was afraid of, thanks for the reply tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Design with Chief, use eCabinets for the shop. It's what I do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 eCabinets has been recommended to me a few times though I am not sure if it integrates with Chief or not? it is free if you are in the Industry I believe. http://www.ecabinetsystems.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmrkva9525 Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 8 hours ago, Kbird1 said: eCabinets has been recommended to me a few times though I am not sure if it integrates with Chief or not? it is free if you are in the Industry I believe. http://www.ecabinetsystems.com/ Thank you, I'll check them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneDavis Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 eCabinets does not integrate with Chief. Here is what it does. The user creates a "seed" cabinet in each and every type needed for work, and the seeds are all placed in a library file in eCabs. A seed is not a generic cabinet, but a specific model with features. Seeds are used to batch up a job file. Examples of seeds follow. Base cabinet, one drawer over a L/R double door Base cabinet, corner with diagonal door, lazy susan inside Wall cabinet 33 tall, single LH door Seeds are built using eCabs to a size, but are then resized as required when a job batch is built. The user has total freedom in building seeds to use just about any type of cabinet construction wanted. Choose materials, thicknesses, joinery, stretcher arrangement, drawerbox type, hardware, and more. The eCabinets focus is on CNC-cut parts, but the software can produce cutting sheets for shops operating saws. In addition to the cutting sheets, eCabinets provides buy lists for hardware, drawerfronts and doors, and drawerboxes. It takes me a minute or two per line item of a Chief cabinet schedule, to enter it to a batch and perform any necessary editing. If no editing, and I am only sizing, which is the more typical condition, it only takes seconds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Thanks for the Followup Gene appreciate it. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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