#Repeating in deltacad software

We provide post-processing (optimization, labeling, single-part and nested part programs, etc.) to a number of medium-to-large custom fixture and millwork manufacturers. It is something most users don't attempt. I don't want to give the wrong impression, doing custom casework walls is probably the hardest thing there is to do inside Solid. I'm much, much faster than this than the average CV user would be, though. I'd say in general I spend about 3 hours or so on any given wall of about this same scope, including submittal drawings and engineering for production. Since this was an office remodel, I just kind of did some work now and then whenever time permits.

We do dado joinery between the studs and the top/bottom plates. This is for our own offices, so they aren't presentation level drawings or anything. We shipped the L-shaped one as one piece (14' long) and the curved one we shipped in 3 pieces since it had to go on the 3rd floor and the elevator was quite small. Unfortunately we got hit with a big snow storm and I can't make it into work today. I sent out a couple of drawings that have all the stud locations dimensioned out and we just glue and nail everything together. Is all of the joinery accurately displayed? We do a lot with the program and back when I just owned 'Kitchen Builder,' I designed a bar with soffits and all, pretty much the entire build and it was impressive.Ĭould you explode the view of your cabinet to show how CV would convey the construction details to the shop floor? But, if you already own CV, I would get more training and use it. I hate to say it, but we get along just great with CV and would have bought Microvellum, but I just didn't like er, uh, a personality. Oh and the price is considerably better than MV's ( ^) The only people I hear say they don't need 3d have never used 3d. Last week I drew one cabinet that used 9 leather hides, architecturally etched brass, glass, and wood. And 3d cuts down on errors due to oversight. You can hide elements to visualize better with Smartlister. And you can export parts to CNC with Smartlister. You can stretch or shrink easily with Smart Lister. If you draw in 3d the sections are a snap with Auto Cad or any modeler. Which is not a problem with Smartlister because it extracts the parts after they are drawn, for CNC and squares them up.

You have do things that are not going to benefit from a parametric setup in fact parametrics often get in the way of one off custom. I do not have in a transaction top since they were granite, but it would not take but a few minutes to add them.Ī question for the MV guys, I watched the video at the link which was boxes.įor retail you have to do more than boxes. Here are a couple of reception counters that I just did. I would agree that more training is always a good thing.ĭon't let them tell you CV can't do commercial work. We make a lot of retail fixtures, retail casework and cv has worked for us. Architects have not rejected our drawings and the s2m on cv has been a good transition. We are a small commercial casework shop 6 people in 10k sq ft, also. Send an employee to comm college and get training on autocad. Honestly I out source most larger work to a fellow who uses microvelum, I need to qualify it as I just have no desire to learn it, with a 12 man shop it may work better for you. However there is the price of omission to contend with That being said CV has nothing to offer compared to. 'I am moving out of residential cabinets and more toward commercial millwork and retail store fixtures'.

#Repeating in deltacad software

Take a look at the thread below titled 'the perfect cabinetmaking software Take another look at your CV, I am sure you could do it with it. I am at a loss to determine the best product for my needs. I now need to buy a cad program to create drawings and parts for the store fixtures. I also use Enroute to import DXF and DWG files for tool pathing items created by some sort of cad program. I currently use Cabinet Vision solid w/ screen to machine. I have used CNC technology for over 7 years now and believe its the best way to go. I am moving out of residential cabinets and more toward commercial millwork and retail store fixtures. I have been building cabinets for 34 years and now find myself at a crossroads.