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KnowledgeBase: Computerization: Software.Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Would you like to add information to this article? You can't send a list of doors only to the CNC machine unless you've designed the cabinets for them. The door package only allows you to manufacture doors for the cabinets you have designed. In the CNC section I can allocate tools for an inside profile, outside profile, and raised panel profile. The program comes with a dongle that you have to plug into the computer for the program to work. People come in my shop with 3D designs created by hardware stores selling 'boxes' that look better than my printouts. 3D views are low resolution and have occasional glitches - the kind of graphics I might expect in a $50 program. The plan and elevation views (front of cabinets) look acceptable. When set up correctly, the program effectively allows you to design and manufacture basic kitchens. I appreciate the different points of view and situations. I realize not everyone has the same needs as me. Your feedback is great the thing that I appreciate is that everyone who replies can present their particular working environment, shop size and the type of work they do, giving a wider variety of circumstances and uses, which is exactly what I am looking for.
When you make the leap to automated equipment, you’re going to have your hands full already without having the added burden of learning a new design software. If you opt for the cheaper route keep in mind that most likely when you do get that new router or P2P you’re going to have to learn a new design software as well as the software related to your new equipment, and if/when you do make this leap, the less new stuff thrown into the mix the better, as far as I’m concerned.
You can take the cheaper route now, or you can go ahead and spend the bucks with the future in mind. Another thing to consider is where you might be in the future with this thing, i.e., do you envision adding CNC equipment? Perhaps not tomorrow but what about next year, or three years from now? If that’s something that could possibly be in the future, a 500-dollar package is probably not going to get you there.