Job Properties (Starting your First Job)

Contents of this Article...

  • Job Information
  • Job Notes
  • Job Attributes
  • Room General
  • Room Finishes
  • Room Layout
  • Cabinet Construction
  • Cabinet Materials
  • Cabinet Hardware
  • Cabinet Doors
  • Cabinet Layout
  • Counter Top Construction
  • Counter Top Materials
  • Counter Top Profiles
  • Counter Top Layout
  • Job Property Configurations
  • Start & Save your Job

Special Note:

The Job Properties window is the first thing that you will see when you begin a new Job. This is one of the most important steps in creating a Job so be sure to use this window to set all of the options that you want to use in this Job. If you forget to make a change in one of the Job Properties tabs, you can make the change later from inside the Job.

*Got a room with different properties..?
When in the job changes can then be made in the Room Properties and will only affect that Room.

Hint: Try to make all selections before you click OK

Job Information

  1. Enter Job number, description and purchase order number if you have one
  2. Enter customer details

Note: All fields are available for Specification Forms and Title Blocks

Job Notes

  1. Enter information as required for the job

Note: These custom fields will be developed by your company to suit your market and are available for Specification Forms and Title Blocks

Job Attributes

  1. Enter information as required for the job

Note: These custom fields will be developed by your company to suit your market and are available for Specification Forms and Title Blocks

Room General

  1. You can enter the room name EG: Kitchen
  2. Material Schedules can be selected to control default Floor and Appliance Colours/Finishes

Room Finishes

  1. Any materials in your system that don't have a Finish assigned will get their finish from here EG: "Colour A 18mm" and "2x21 Colour A PVC"

Example: White board has the finish selected on the material so white carcases will remain white

Information: 'Interior' and 'Exterior' do not relate to "Standard" or "Exposed" schedules

Room Layout

  1. Enter sizes appropriate to the main room in your job (The Kitchen usually)

Soffit Height = The measurement your Overhead Cabinets will place from the top of the wall...

Room Notes

  1. Enter information as required for the Main Room

Note: These custom fields will be developed by your company to suit your market and are available for Specification Forms and Title Blocks

Room Attributes

  1. Enter information as required for the Main Room

Note: These custom fields will be developed by your company to suit your market and are available for Specification Forms and Title Blocks

Cabinet Construction

  1. Enter 'Cut List' information as required for Cabinets, Drawers and Inner Drawers (aka-Roll Outs)

I'm using Blum Antaro Drawers

Cabinet Materials

  1. Make 'Material' selections as required for Standard and Exposed Cabinets. And for Drawers and Inner Drawers (aka-Roll Outs)

I'm using Blum Antaro drawers and a generic Exposed Material selection while the customer is undecided about finishes

Cabinet Hardware

  1. Select 'Hardware' as required for Pulls, Drawer Guides and Hinges

Cabinet Doors

  1. Select the door style (Your system may have doors from different suppliers)
  2. Each Door will have their own valid Material Schedules to choose from (Again, I'm using a generic material to get the job started)

Cabinet Layout

  1. Enter the most common 'Cabinet Sizes' used in the job for Base, Upper, Tall and Vanity Cabinets

Note: The Base, Tall and Vanity 'Heights' includes the Toe Height and the Cabinet Depth does not include the door thickness.

Counter Top Construction

In my example I'm using a surface only - Since I don't want to produce parts for the top in this job...

Counter Top Materials

In my example I have selected a gloss top material - The 'Finish Type' for this material will effect the 3D Render in my job...

Counter Top Profiles

In my example I'm using a 'Square Edge' on my tops...

Counter Top Layout

Sizes entered here will help 'Auto-Build' tops to be the correct size...

Note: Face Overhang is a measure from the cabinet face (Not the 'overlay' door face)

Job Property Configurations

Saving different Job Configurations' is a popular way to speed up "Starting the Job". In my example I'm naming the configuration based on Cabinet Layout and Drawer Selection...

When you're done making Job Property selections, its time to click OK

Important: It's time to save the Job File!

  1. Left click the save icon
  2. Name your new job file
  3. Save

Note: The Job Number from the Job Information tab is used as the file name. In my example that name is "201906-Bob Black"

Take a look at 'Layout' articles next for some cool strategies on creating the room and adding assemblies.