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MDF Door manufacturing - HELP
6/25
We have a cnc to manufacture mdf vinyl wrapped doors. We have been supplied with a german software to generate the door styles and sizes. It's very complex and the support & training we had was next to nothing.
I want to know if there is a software where we can generate a door style, save it and just change the size of the orginial and nest the different sizes. Each file we make is never the same, each style and size has to be created which means not every door is the same as it can differ with the design. We need a simpler program, any advice and help would be appreciated.
6/26 #2: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
Website: http://www.mcgrewwoodwork.com
this works pretty good !! check the video before you purchase in the tutorial
Door Companion
6/26 #3: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
Thanks for that, has anyone used this software? It seems striaght forward.
6/26 #4: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
Website: http://www.mcgrewwoodwork.com
i have, also Cabinetparts pro has some capacity for this when it comes to regular rectangle doors. this one has some curve but works well, it exports the dxf layers and can be nested in aspire/or cut2d/ vcarvepro, or any cam program that imports dxf layers
6/26 #5: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
James... That door program is pretty cool...
If your only doing a few doors you could create A dynamic block in autocad and export a dxf.....
If I were thinking about thermofoil doors....I would give these guys a shot
http://www.shopcnconline.com/contents/en-us/d146_panelmetrix_mdf_door_soft
ware.html
6/26 #6: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
i am always looking for ways to bring the small shop up !!
6/26 #7: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
are you sure this is a good link?
6/26 #8: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
Website: http://www.mcgrewwoodwork.com
i actually have gareths email for support, being in south africa timing is the only issue. the program does convert to inches. the software writer is a cnc distributor in SA and knows this stuff pretty good ! it is supported by a US distributor in Georgia.
6/26 #10: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
Website: http://www.cabinetpro.com
You mentioned your German software was complex. Door Pro CNC is also complex in its capabilities but operates on a level that is understandable by cabinet and door manufacturers. It requires an average of 2 days to define your door styles and produce an accurate cutlist, 2 days to define your pricing, and 4 days to define your CNC. Inventory Control, if needed, may take up to a week by itself. Small shops, however, usually have no need for the Inventory Control module.
Door Pro CNC allows unlimited door styles in its library, multiple user-defined methods of pricing, numerous cutlist formats, door, drawer front, and drawer box reports, and automatic hardware assignments. Unlimited CNC machining is defined once per door style and is parametrically and automatically altered as per door style dimensions. Edgebanding and laminate are automatically accounted for and processed, and all doors are nested as per user’s instructions. Machining for pulls is for vertical or horizontal pulls, constant or variable length, and supports up to 8 holes per pull. All machining is automatically rotated 90 degrees based upon the software’s internal comparison of the part’s grain direction with the panel material’s grain direction. Specific hardware for doors as well as material can be pulled from Inventory with numerous inventory reports, including re-order alerts based upon re-order points per hardware or material. Customer credit limits, amount paid, and amount owed for all jobs is also reported. An Administrator-run Security system allows user-id and passwords to control what areas of the software are allowed per user. All CNC routers are supported with various languages such as G-Code, Woodwop, Biesseworks, Hops, WinCut, Xylog, Shopbot, and HPGL. Multiple CNC routers are supported so that, for example, one cutlist can be directed to the Omnitech while another cutlist can be directed to the Weeke. If you would like to schedule an online demo, feel free to contact us at http://www.cabinetpro.com.
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6/27 #11: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
Thanks for the all the information, I want to try cabinet pro but they don't give you a trail period, I don't want to get stuck with another software that we're not happy with. Any suggestions?
6/28 #12: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
Website: http://www.cabinetpro.com
I definitely appreciate your concerns, Namsey, for I've worked with numerous companies who have spent tens of thousands on other software that could not fulfill their needs; and they did not want to repeat that error again. So we have designed a number of Demonstration Videos, which can be downloaded from our website, that show exactly how the program operates. But these are just videos with no interactive capabilities. For an interactive experience, we also offer online personalized demos of Cabinet Pro where you can view our screen, and ask us to perform any operation you want. At that point, the program will either be able to perform or it won't be able to perform. We will either show you how your requested operation can be done immediately or tell you that it is beyond the scope of the software. Our online demos are NOT pre-designed to show capabilities according to OUR agenda. They are designed to show you what YOU want to see. So be prepared to ask questions that the Video Demos did not show to your satisfaction.
Of course, this still does not give you a free hands-on experience in using the software within your shop. Although we do offer a rental program so that you can spend a minimal amount to see if you like the software, we do not now, nor will in the future, offer a free trial version.
The reason is very simple: Technical Support is part of our overhead. Cabinet Pro CNC requires technical support, and we are committed to providing that support, for we will not leave a customer to fend for himself as is described in your original post. It is very common for us to get onto a customer's computer, sometimes spending 15 minutes or more in resolving a technical support problem he may be having. And providing technical support is expensive, Namsey, which becomes substantial when you consider we have customers or distributors in not only the U.S.A., but also in Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South America, Israel, Europe, Africa, and Australia. If we gave the software free of charge to people who may or may not purchase, we would have to raise the price of the software in order to pay for this increased load that is not being re-imbursed. In other words, we would have to increase our prices so that those who purchase our software actually pay for those who use the software free of charge, even if for only a month. (Sounds like our current administration's basic principle of "re-distribution of wealth", where some are taxed more in order to pay for free entitlements to others, doesn't it?) When you look at the prices of some software and the prices seem to be astronomical, it is not entirely because of superior software, but also because of high overhead. Overhead will either kill a business or force that business's prices of its products to skyrocket. But the good news is that we maintain a low overhead, and can therefore keep our prices low, our technical support high, and continually enhance Cabinet Pro CNC for all.
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6/28 #13: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
Website: http://www.cabinetpro.com
Concerning your question for suggestions, I would suggest the following for either Cabinet Pro CNC or any other software you may be investigating:
1. Watch the demo videos and read the capabities of the software on our website, or on the website of whatever software you are investigating.
2 Write down questions you may have that the website or videos did not answer to your satisfaction.
3. Schedule and Online Demo and take control of the demonstration. Do not allow the presenter to give a well-practiced demonstration, unless you want to see a general overview of the software. Make sure you ask to see how the software would accomplish what you need it to accomplish.
4. The only difference between an online demo and your use of the software on your own computer is that the Presenter knows how to operate the software while you do not, and can therefore show how a particular task is accomplished quickly. So if the Presenter can answer your questions and DEMONSTRATE to you that your major requirements can be addressed and solved with the software, and the price is within your budget, then purchase it. If you are dissatisfied with what you have seen on the online demo, or the price to fulfill your needs is outside of your budget, then go elsewhere.
5. If you purchase the software then get focused and determined to learn it! In our case, Cabinet Pro CNC comes with a curriculum of Video Tutorials that guide you through the step-by-step process of setting up of the software for your shop. We also have telephone and remote support to answer questions. Other software products may have different methods of learning. Whichever software you purchase, follow that company's directions on how to learn the software, and then put the effort out to learn it. Programs like Cabinet Pro CNC, Cabinet Vision, Cabnetware, and Microvellum, are all excellent programs. So whichever one you purchase, put the effort out to learn it according to the directions of the company's representatives and you will be a happy camper. Do not put the effort out and you will not be a happy camper.
Hope this helps.
Software for the Cabinet & Door Industry
8/10 #14: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
have you checked out CutRite MDF door?
8/10 #15: MDF Door manufacturing - HELP ...
I've had a look at cabinetpro and it seems exactly what we need but we can't afford it at the moment, we are stuggling as a new start business. Unfortunately only a handful of companies provide a monthly licence, pay per usage, like Profactum, which is brilliant for a small business like ours, they send me a new key each month when we've paid and I'm happy with that as I can manage the payments, We are looking to get CabinetPro but we can't afford it at the moment.
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