Design to cut list
Cabinet designs output panels, edging, hardware and machining lists automatically.
Cabinet maker software: cut lists, quotes & job tracking
Cabinet makers: draw it once, cut it right. Designs that write the cut list for you.
Cut lists worked out by hand, board counts from memory, material orders retyped for the supplier and quotes that were right before board prices went up again. We build systems for cabinet makers that turn a design into a cut list, a board order and a quote automatically, then track every job from site measure to install. Then we host them and look after them.
Looking for cabinet making software that creates cut lists and material orders?
Every cabinet job ends the same way: a cut list, an edging list, a hardware list and a board order. In most shops that means someone sitting down with the drawings, a calculator and a pad, working out every panel by hand. It's slow on a good day and expensive on a bad one. One wrong carcass depth and you've cut a sheet of two-pac-ready board into firewood.
Wollopit builds custom software for cabinet making businesses around how your shop actually works. Your designs output the panels, edging and hardware straight away. Boards get nested to cut waste. Orders go to your suppliers without retyping. Quotes come from real material and labour costs. Every job shows its stage on a board the whole workshop can see. We connect the design and saw software you already use, fill the gaps around it and look after the lot on our own servers.
01The problems
What we hear from cabinet makers
Does your cabinet making business have these problems? Here's how we'd fix them.
Most cabinet makers we talk to do beautiful work and run the paperwork on a whiteboard, a clipboard and the boss's memory. It holds together until three kitchens and a wardrobe job land in the same week.
- The problemCut lists by handEvery panel, every shelf and every kicker is calculated and written out manually from the drawings.How we fix itCut lists generated straight from your cabinet designs, with sizes, materials and edging on every part.
- The problemWasted boardPanels get laid out by eye, offcuts pile up against the wall and you order an extra sheet just in case.How we fix itNesting and board optimisation that lays out every sheet, cuts the board count and tracks usable offcuts.
- The problemMaterial orders retypedBoard, edging and hardware orders get re-entered into emails and supplier portals for every job.How we fix itOrders built from the job automatically, grouped by supplier and sent in one go.
- The problemQuotes that don't match realityPrices are based on last year's board costs and a gut feel for labour, so the margin disappears on site.How we fix itQuotes calculated from real material prices, hardware counts and labour hours per cabinet.
- The problemNobody knows where a job is up toIs it cut? Edged? Sitting in assembly waiting on hinges? Someone has to walk the shed to find out.How we fix itA workshop board showing every job's stage, updated from a tablet at each station.
- The problemOne-off designs take hoursA wardrobe 37mm narrower than standard means redrawing and recalculating from scratch.How we fix itParametric templates that resize cabinets in seconds and rewrite the cut list as they go.
- The problemSite measures on scraps of paperMeasurements scribbled on a docket, photos lost in someone's camera roll and a wall that wasn't square.How we fix itA site measure app with set fields, photos and notes that land straight on the job.
- The problemChanges after sign-offThe client swaps the benchtop colour after the order's gone in and nobody updates the price.How we fix itDrawings approved online, with every change logged, re-priced and signed off before it hits the saw.
- The problemShort on hardware at installThe installer gets to site and the drawer runners for the last bank are still in the shed.How we fix itPacking lists and labelled parts per cabinet so everything that leaves the workshop is checked off.
- The problemClients chasing install datesPhones ringing all week with 'when are you coming?' while you're trying to cut.How we fix itInstall scheduling with automatic SMS updates at each stage of the job.
- The problemDeposits and progress invoices slipDeposits get forgotten, the balance invoice goes out late and the cash sits with the client.How we fix itStaged invoicing triggered by job stages and pushed into Xero or MYOB.
02What we build
Solutions
What we build for cabinet makers. Usually all talking to each other.
Pick the one that's hurting most or join the whole lot up. Everything is built around how your team works, not the other way round.
Board optimisation
Panels nested across sheets to reduce offcuts, with usable offcuts tracked for the next job.
Supplier ordering
Board, edging and hardware orders generated per job and sent to each supplier.
Accurate quoting
Prices built from real materials, hardware and labour, with your margin baked in.
Parametric templates
Base, wall, tall and wardrobe cabinets that resize for each job in seconds.
Machine exports
Cut lists and files in the formats your panel saw, CNC or optimiser accepts.
Part labels
Printed labels on every panel showing job, cabinet, edging and where it goes.
Workshop board
Cut, edged, drilled, assembled and installed stages on a screen in the shed.
Site measure app
Measures, photos and notes on a phone, straight onto the job.
Client approvals
Drawings, finishes and quotes approved online, with changes re-priced and logged.
Install scheduling
Install crews booked on a shared calendar with packing lists and SMS updates.
Staged invoicing
Deposits, progress and final invoices raised by job stage into Xero or MYOB.
A website that gets the work
Fast on phones, built to rank for 'cabinet maker near me' with a quote request that captures the details.
03The systems
The big ones
Your whole workshop, on one system.
These are the systems cabinet makers ask us about most. Each one works on its own and they get properly clever when they're joined up.
Design to cut list
Draw the cabinet. The cut list writes itself.
Your design becomes the single source of truth. Every carcass, door, drawer front and shelf turns into a part with its size, material and edging, ready for the saw. Change the width and everything downstream updates.
- Parametric base, wall and tall cabinets
- Wardrobes, vanities and laundry units
- Panel sizes from your construction rules
- Edging per edge, colour and thickness
- Hardware counts per cabinet
- Drilling and machining notes
- Exports for your saw or CNC
- Printed part labels
- Works alongside your design software
Board optimisation & ordering
Fewer sheets. No retyped orders.
Parts get nested across sheets so the board count drops and the offcut pile shrinks. The board, edging and hardware orders come out of the same job and go to each supplier without anyone typing a thing.
- Sheet nesting by material and grain
- Board count per job
- Usable offcuts tracked and reused
- Edging metres calculated
- Hardware totals per job
- Orders grouped by supplier
- Supplier pricing kept up to date
- Order status and delivery dates
Quoting & approvals
Quotes that hold up on install day.
Quotes are built from the real materials, hardware and labour in the design, at today's prices. Clients approve drawings and finishes online. Any change after sign-off gets re-priced before it reaches the saw.
- Material costs from the cut list
- Hardware priced per item
- Labour hours per cabinet type
- Margin and markup rules
- Options and upgrades on one quote
- Online drawing and quote approval
- Deposit payment on acceptance
- Changes logged and re-priced
Workshop tracking
Every job's stage, without walking the shed.
A board on a screen in the workshop shows every job and where it's up to. The team taps a job forward at each station on a tablet, so the office knows what's ready and the installers know what's coming.
- Measured, ordered, cut and edged
- Drilled, assembled and packed
- Tablet check-off at each station
- Workshop TV board
- Hold flags for missing materials
- Packing lists per cabinet
- Labour time per job
- Late job alerts
Installs & invoicing
Installs booked. Clients told. Invoices out.
Install crews get booked on a shared calendar with the packing list and site notes in their pocket. Clients get an SMS at each stage so the phone stops ringing. Deposits, progress and final invoices go out on time into Xero or MYOB.
- Shared install calendar
- Site notes and measure photos
- Packing checklist on the installer's phone
- SMS updates to clients
- Defect and callback logging
- Staged invoices by job stage
- Sync to Xero or MYOB
- Builder and multi-unit jobs
04How it changes
Before and after
A wardrobe job, wolloped.
Here's how a three-robe job could change. Every shop works differently, so we map yours first.
Before
- Site measure scribbled on a docket
- Panels worked out by hand at night
- Board order guessed with one spare sheet
- Hardware ordered by email and forgotten
- Job status shouted across the shed
- Client rings three times asking about install
After
- Measure and photos captured on site in the app
- Cut list generated from the design
- Sheets nested and the board count trimmed
- Board, edging and hardware orders sent to suppliers
- Every job's stage on the workshop board
- Client gets an SMS when install is booked
05Services
Everything under one roof
Software, websites and systems for cabinet makers.
Whether you're starting fresh or upgrading what you've got, it's one team from the first sketch to the support call.
Custom software for cabinet makers
Built around how your cabinet making business actually runs: design to cut list, board optimisation and the admin in between, in one system you own.
Websites for cabinet makers
Fast, hand-built websites that rank for the searches your customers make and turn visits into enquiries, bookings or orders.
Cabinet making business system upgrades
Running on spreadsheets, old software or a platform you've outgrown? We move your data across and upgrade in stages so the business never stops.
Apps and portals for cabinet makers
Supplier ordering and accurate quoting: customer and staff portals that work on any phone without an app store.
Integrations and automation
We connect Cabinet Vision, Microvellum and Mozaik so information moves on its own and nobody retypes it.
Hosting, support and care
Managed hosting, updates, backups and security for your cabinet making business, looked after by the people who built it.
06Integrations
Connections
Plays nicely with what you already use.
We connect to the design, saw and business tools you rely on, work alongside the ones you're happy with and replace the ones holding you back.
- Cabinet Vision
- Microvellum
- Mozaik
- Polyboard
- SketchUp
- 20-20 Design
- Cut Rite
- MaxCut
- OptiCut
- Xero
- MYOB
- ServiceM8
- Tradify
- simPRO
- Stripe
- Google Calendar
- Twilio SMS
- Google Business Profile
07How we work
The process
Some people dip their toe in. We turn up in a rebreather.
We get properly below the surface of your cabinet making business: the systems, the busy days and the jobs everyone hates. Then we fix the bits that matter most first.
- 01
Think
We spend time in the office, on the saw and out on an install, then work out where the hours and the board are actually going.
- 02
Archi-tech
We plan it before writing code: your cabinet rules, materials, suppliers, machines, quoting, hosting and cost.
- 03
Build
Real engineering, shown to you early and often. Usually the cut list first, so you get a win before the next kitchen hits the saw.
- 04
Look after
We host it, maintain it and keep improving it. When something breaks you call the people who built it.
08Questions
FAQ
Things cabinet makers ask us.
Something else on your mind? Ring 0423 011 252 and ask the people who'd build it.
Can it export to our panel saw or CNC?
In many cases, yes. We can produce cut lists and files in the formats your machines or optimisation software accept. We'll check your exact setup during planning.
We already use Cabinet Vision or Mozaik. Do we have to switch?
No. If your design software is doing its job we build around it, pulling the parts out and handling ordering, quoting, workshop tracking and installs on top. If something is holding you back we'll show you what replacing it would involve before anything changes.
Can it use our own construction rules?
Yes. Your carcass depths, back setbacks, edging rules and hardware choices get built in, so the cut list matches how your shop actually builds.
Can clients approve drawings and quotes online?
Yes. Clients see the drawings, finishes and price, approve online and pay the deposit. Any change after that gets logged and re-priced.
Does it handle builder jobs with lots of units?
Yes. Multi-unit jobs can share templates, roll up board and hardware orders across every unit and track each one through the workshop.
How much does a cabinet making system cost?
It depends on what you need, so we quote up front once we understand it. No surprise invoices, no lock-in and you own what we build.
How long does it take?
Smaller pieces like a site measure app or workshop board can be quick. Bigger systems are planned in stages so you get the first win early instead of waiting for everything at once.
Who looks after it once it's built?
We do. We host it on our own managed servers and keep it updated and secure. When you need something you ring the people who built it.
We already have systems. Can you upgrade them instead of starting again?
Usually, yes. Most cabinet makers we work with keep what's working and upgrade the rest in stages. We move your data across, connect the old and new while we switch and retire the old system only when the new one is proven.
Contact
Got a cabinet making business problem? Consider it wolloped.
Tell us what's slow, broken, manual or missing. You don't need a spec, just describe what's going on.