One Button Machining: User Interface Speeds CNC Production
Going directly from custom cabinet and closet design to CNC production is made faster with KCD Software’s simplified user interface. Visual illustrations allow the user to quickly select manufacturing tools and input specific tool measurements and sizes. Selecting inches or millimeters and checking measurements visually eliminates errors and speeds set up time.
Hundreds of Pre-made Parametric MDF Door Styles now available for CNC Manufacturing
KCD Software, a leader in cabinet, closet and door software for design through manufacturing, introduces hundreds of new parametric precision templates for door styles usually seen only manufactured in wood. Doors Plus’ new parametric designs allow for easy and accurate scaling, sizing and modifying with the ability to go directly to CNC manufacturing with the touch of a button. more
WoodLINKS USA-IWF Contest 2012
The finalists are gearing up! WoodLINKS USA and the International Woodworking Fair have again joined together to present this national student competition involving the design and marketing of a ready-to assemble (RTA) wooden product. more
Closet Design Software for Every Room
Most closet designers don’t realize that KCD Software’s 3D closet design studio does a lot more than just allow them to design closets. You can do elegant walk-ins and reach-ins, but use the same, already familiar methods, and Closet Designer allows you to also create specialty rooms (pantry, craft, wine, laundry and mudroom) entertainment centers, garage storage solutions, offices and Murphy Beds. So you can be a Master Organizer in any Client’s home or office. more
KCD Software thoughtfully introduces the Countertop Edge Profiler
Design is in the details. A countertop edge, for instance, presents an array of choices the average consumer may not have originally thought about. Quality design software has long recognized the need to match this attention to detail in its presentation in order to win over traditional woodworkers to modern technology. KCD Software, developers of vivid 3D kitchen and closet design programs, recently launched the “Countertop Edge Profiler.” This built-in feature allows easy application of countless edge choices to a countertop design. more
Intelligent Door and Drawer Software
KCD Software introduces a complete line of comprehensive design and manufacturing software especially for door and drawer box manufacturers. Created for both traditional and CNC manufacturing, Doors Plus’ new technology allows for more diversity, customization and efficiency than software of the past. more
Furniture-look Cabinetry Styles in KCD Software
As Better Homes and Gardens reports, ornate embellishments on cabinetry are one of the top 10 trends in kitchen design. “Gone are the days when cabinets were unembellished boxes,” reads an article on their website. more
Software Series: KCD’s Rental Program
KCD Software is now offering its entire Cabinet/Closet Software Suite as a rental. The rental is more than a lite version or a rent-to-own program, KCD Software is including in the rental its Cabinet and Closet maker full programs with all the bells and whistles – and with no obligation to purchase. more
KCD Cabinet/Closet Software Suite releases White River Catalog
CD Software has announced the addition of the electronic White River™ catalog library into their full line of design and build cabinetry software products. White River is a leading manufacturer of elegant hardwood mouldings and handcarved woodcarvings. more
Client-driven Software Innovation for Cabinet and Closet Makers
KCD Software Sales Manager Ken Frye believes cabinet and closet makers know best what they need for their business. And as a software expert, he thinks technology should make life easier for people. more
Design software accelerates shop
Mike Payne is quick to explain that he’s not a high-tech kind of guy, but he’s just as quick to credit computer software for giving him the edge and helping him to prosper in the down economy while other shops struggle. more
Closet market continues to expand
The closet industry segment has been booming for the last several years, and a slowdown doesn't seem imminent. Consumers want to get organized more than ever, and what was once a market for only high-end residential clients is now becoming a more standard one for wood processors to take on. more
