Guides & how-tos

Learn the craft, not just the app

Plain-English walkthroughs for every part of Cabsmith — from your first cut list to CNC export — with the real app, screen by screen.

Start here

Install the app, enter your first parts and stock, and read your first optimized cutting diagram — in about five minutes.

Turn a width × height × depth into a complete, construction-accurate parts list in under a minute with the cabinet designer.

Start from a base, wall, tall, vanity or corner template and generate a full parts list the moment you set the dimensions.

How Cabsmith’s smart input parses millimetres, inches, fractions and feet-and-inches — and converts on the fly.

The four numbers that decide how many sheets you buy — and how Cabsmith’s optimizer squeezes the most out of every board.

When grain matters, how to set it per part, and how Cabsmith keeps the figure running the right way across a layout.