This way, I can quickly produce a shopping list for any given project. This gives me a detailed cutlist, and estimates sheetgood optimization. It exports data from a sketchup drawing that I import into my $99 cutlist plus software. I paid for an unnecessary upgrade to pro ($400) so I could export dxf's, but sadly found out the best way to export dxf's from sketchup was by using a free plugin.Īs for managing solid and plywood parts, I use another free plugin called cutlist. It is tedious, but not as much as learning a program that is counterintuitive when compared to sketchup. Thanks to some coaching from other users here, I've learned to manually lay out the project and generate dxf's with Sketchup. If you're not getting that from your software, it seems utterly pointless to burn the cash when you can model it, build it and generate dxf's for free with sketchup. The only advantage would be automated part file generation for the cnc. Turns out, even after spending a grand or two for a new program, I've got to draw all my boxes and build my own library, again. I was hoping for an automated way to convert my drawings to part files when I got my shopbot a year ago. Really hope it is me and I have not wasted 3200.00. I have to update cabinet pro at a cost of 600-700 to continue to get limited tech support or should I cut my loses and invest in another program? If any one is using cabinet pro on a daily basis and could offer some real world help I would much rather pay them for their time than cabinet pro. Now my question is somewhat similar the the 64 thousand dollar question. There is no way a software can be that counter intuitive and continue to sell. I can't help but if cabinet pro has been around for 10 years it must be me.

I could live with a one time operation like that but unless I'm missing something looks like I have to draw all dados shelf holes back dados etc and do that for left and right sides. In their cnc portion you have actually draw and design your dado cuts etc. now either I am severely over analyzing or cabinet pro seems very very difficult.

Well with Ecabs once you had the cabinet correct you just identify whether you want butt joint or blind dado etc. It seems much more cumbersome than ecabs but finally pushed through and built small library that graphically seems correct. So I had heard some good things about cabinet pro. Well since I did not go with the shop bot the ecabs option was out the window.

I had used the free ecabs and had gotten proficient at designing and manipulating cabinets but room layouts still were rough. I have the machine installed and have cut out the shop sabre logo sign that came loaded on the dedicated pc. I had been looking at shop bots for a while and got very very close to purchasing one, but at the last minute decided to go with shop sabre.

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