Question 1

Do I need to install the program?

Accepted Answer

Yes. moducut is a desktop program installed on a Windows computer; it does not run in a browser, on a Mac, on a tablet or on a phone. Sign up on the website, download your personal installer and install it in a few minutes.

Question 2

How do I draw my first kitchen?

Accepted Answer

On the start screen, press “New Project”, type the room dimensions and press “CREATE ROOM”. Then click cabinets in Modules › “Library” to place them in the room; the cut list builds itself as you draw.

Question 3

How does onboarding support work?

Accepted Answer

After installing the program, message us on WhatsApp; we connect remotely and draw your first project with you. We reply in English, on average within 30 minutes.

Question 4

How do I change a module’s size?

Accepted Answer

Right-click the module and choose “Cabinet Properties”; in the panel that opens on the right, type Width, Height and Depth in mm and press “Save”. With dimensions shown, you can also click a dimension label in the 3D view to change it.

Question 5

How do I add a corner cabinet?

Accepted Answer

Press Modules › “L Corner” (Alt + L) or “45° Corner” (Alt + 4) on the ribbon. The corner module opens in design mode; type the side lengths and press “Export” to add it to the room.

Question 6

How do I add a gola handle?

Accepted Answer

Double-click the module to enter design mode and click a door. In the Gola Handle section of Part Properties, choose “Gola on top (J)” or “Gola between (C)” and press “Apply”; the gola is applied to the whole carcass.

Question 7

How do I export the cut list to Excel?

Accepted Answer

Open the Cut List window with the Production › “Cut” button on the ribbon (Alt + F), press “Export to Excel” at the bottom and save the file. It downloads as .xlsx; sizes and quantities come in as numbers, so you can sum and sort them in Excel.

Question 8

How does PVC edge banding appear in the cut list?

Accepted Answer

In the PVC column of the cut list, banded edges are written with the edge name and band thickness (mm), for example “Left 2 · Top 2”. A part with no banding shows a dash (—) in this column.

Question 9

Where do I set the kerf and trim margin?

Accepted Answer

In the General Settings section of Nesting Settings, opened with Production › “Nesting”. “Tool Allowance (KERF)” sets the gap left between two parts, and “Edge Margin” sets the trim margin left from the raw edge of the sheet, both in mm.

Question 10

How do I run nesting?

Accepted Answer

Press Production › “Nesting” on the ribbon (Alt + W), check the parts, sheet size and margins in Nesting Settings and press “Run Nesting”. In Nesting Results you see each sheet’s layout and waste rate.

Question 11

How do I generate a G-code file?

Accepted Answer

Run nesting first; in Nesting Results press “Save All G-Code” or “Send This Board to Production”. In the Create CNC Production File window that opens, choose your machine and press “Export G-Code”.

Question 12

How do I print part labels?

Accepted Answer

In the Cut List, go to the “Labels” tab, press “Print Labels” and choose your printer in the print dialog. You set the label size with the template under Settings › “General Settings” › Label.

Question 13

How do I enter my own purchase prices?

Accepted Answer

Open “Price List” from the Settings menu; on the Quote tab, type your own unit price in the box next to each sheet, banding and hardware row. The prices are saved with that project.

Question 14

How are the quote and cost calculated?

Accepted Answer

The quote multiplies the quantities in the cut list by your unit prices: number of sheets, meters of banding, pieces of hardware and labor per module. After nesting, the real consumption of the layout comes out in the Consumption and Cost panel of Nesting Results.

Question 15

How do I get the hardware list?

Accepted Answer

Press the Production › “Hardware” button on the ribbon (Alt + H). The Hardware List shows the hinges, runners, connectors, shelf pins, handles, gola profiles and PVC banding in the project with their quantities; print it with “Print”.

Question 16

Is my project saved automatically?

Accepted Answer

Yes. moducut saves open projects to your computer shortly after every change; even if the program closes, projects stay in the Projects list. To get the project as a file, save an .mbz file with File › “Save”.

Question 17

How do I open a project on another computer?

Accepted Answer

Save the project as an .mbz file with File › “Save”, move the file to the other computer and open it there with File › “Load”. The file also carries the project’s CNC setup and prices.

Question 18

How do I restore a deleted project?

Accepted Answer

On the start screen, go to the Projects › “Deleted” tab, right-click the project and choose “Restore”. It returns to your list and can be opened again.

Question 19

When does my license become active?

Accepted Answer

As soon as you enter your license code and the activation code made for your computer and press “Activate”; the computer must be online at that moment. We send the codes once your payment reaches us.

Question 20

How do I renew my annual license?

Accepted Answer

Message us on WhatsApp before it expires; we extend your license after payment. If it has expired, the program opens with the “Your license has expired” window; enter the new license code and activation code we send and press “Activate”.

Question 21

How do I pay?

Accepted Answer

Message us on WhatsApp or through the contact form and tell us which plan you want; we set up the plan and payment with you. Once the payment reaches us, we send your license code and activation code.

Question 22

How many sheets can I produce in the trial?

Accepted Answer

During the trial you can send up to 10 sheets in total to production. Drawing, cut lists and nesting are unlimited; only sheets that go into CNC output count. The limit goes away when you enter a license.

Question 23

How do I open Door Design mode?

Accepted Answer

Open the project and choose Door Design from the switch at the right of the bottom bar (the door icon next to Room and Single Part). If the order has no doors, the New door panel opens on its own.

Question 24

How do I choose a ready door model?

Accepted Answer

In Door Design, press “Library” in the Library group of the ribbon. Choose Door, Room Door, Separator, moducut or My Patterns on the left; “Select” on a card assigns the model to the selected door, and the + button adds a new row to the order.

Question 25

How do I add cabinet doors to a door order?

Accepted Answer

In Door Design, press “Import from project” in the Project group of the ribbon. The doors and drawer fronts in the project are listed with their sizes; choose the model and press “add doors” to put the ones you selected into the order.

Question 26

How do I send a door order to production?

Accepted Answer

In Door Design, press “Nesting” in the Production group of the ribbon. The doors are laid out on sheets; you get the G-code from Nesting Results just like in the room. The cut list and barcoded labels are in the same group.

Question 27

How do I import a door order from Excel?

Accepted Answer

In Door Design, press “Import from Excel” in the File group of the ribbon and choose the file. The Excel or CSV file must have Model, Height, Width and Qty columns; its rows go into the order as doors.

Question 28

How do I draw a cabinet with a curved edge?

Accepted Answer

Open the module in design mode, go to the Carcass tab of Options and, in the Curved Edge section, turn on “Left front corner curved” or “Right front corner curved”. Type the radius and the straight part in mm.

Question 29

How do I mirror-copy a module?

Accepted Answer

Right-click the module in the room and choose “Mirror Copy”. You get a copy in which the door hinge, handle, upright compartments and the left / right plinth, crown and fillers have swapped places.

Question 30

What does grain matching do?

Accepted Answer

With grain matching on, the doors and drawer fronts in the same column are cut one after another on a patterned sheet; on the front, the grain continues from one part to the next. The setting is in Nesting Settings and is on by default.

Question 31

Where do I set the passes for inner cuts?

Accepted Answer

From INNER CUT, under the Sizing section of Settings › “CNC Settings” › Cutting Settings. Choose With contour (two passes) or Without contour (single pass) for the Pass; with contour, enter the first and last pass in mm.

Question 32

Where do I record the job price and payments?

Accepted Answer

While in the project, open Settings › “Job Details (price, delivery, payment)…”; type the price, payments, expenses and delivery date. All jobs appear in Job Tracking on the start screen, and the open project’s account appears under File › “Account” on the ribbon.

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