Yani in building mode... he *** at drawing and as accuracy goes he needs a computer. A pencil snapper that can't draw a straight line. Lucky for the tools, like a laser level.
A router "look at those oh so cute joins"
So I did a month of homework and found a few things that are interesting and curious.
https://www.mozaiksoftware.com/
Every wonder how these kitchen companies do the software? Do they draw it up on Autocad from home grown templates?
NUP the whole thing is a package from shop front to shop back.
"Exports to Paperless Shop" It is a parts list but I suspect it includes billing components.
https://kcdsoftware.com/doors-plus/
If doors and drawers are your company’s specialty, KCD Software’s Doors Plus is a stand-alone, template design software to communicate with your nested based CNC router.
Hundreds of templates are included in the software like doors, drawer fronts and dovetail drawer boxes. It’s also easy to create your own one-of-a-kind custom templates. Parametric tool paths can be assigned for your multiple tool operations. Create your own custom libraries for doors, drawers, wine racks, fluted pilasters, valances and more for traditional and CNC manufacturing.
Doors Plus includes over 300 ready-to-use custom component templates. The order-entry system makes it easy to enter your custom items and modify details on the fly. Doors Plus gives you more custom product capacity, flexibility and efficiency than ever before.
What's interesting is the narrow vertical market and the end to end nature of the software.
I was impressed, for repair work and custom short use work they're pretty good. The price point is great.
There's lots of activity in "let me show you how" on youtube.
I haven't heard anyone mention Corel CAD, note that it has the same engine as Sketchup which is getting plenty of "air time".
Corel CAD doesn't fair well in reviews.
https://www.trustradius.com/compare-products/corelcad-vs-sketchup
For just $160 you could do a new kitchen without having to think much about it as long as you finished it in a month.
The designs didn't look any more special than clip art does.
This guy does nice work.
https://youtu.be/mSxCIMVJXOA
I would think comparing Corel CAD to Sketchup is a fools game. One is 3d modeling the other a true CAD program.
What I've found with CAD programs is that there's no universal standards that guarantee compatibility and all my vendors have devices that use proprietary CAD applications.
I think Bobby miss3ed the point completely.
"As for hand-held devices, none are replacing full fledged PCs any time soon."
I get it because I've seen them before.
Computer driven hand held router... it's a pretty hard thing to imagine if you haven't seen it before.
https://youtu.be/HBzPs0CRyfU