Cabinet design / SketchUp workflow

Specify the cabinet.
Work through the details.

Create parametric cabinets with configurable interiors, construction and finishes. Review panel dimensions, physical edge bands and estimated costs inside your SketchUp workflow.

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For cabinetmakers · SketchUp 2024+ desktop on Windows and macOS · Dynamic Components required.

01 / Configure the cabinet

Choose the layout and construction.

Set the dimensions, arrange openings and choose panel construction. Configure shelves, doors and drawers within the groups. Construction controls include panel thickness, overlays and back-panel arrangements.

Use the preview to review the cabinet before placement, then return to Edit Cabinet when the design needs a change.

Current Configuration tab with double doors and shelves — Installed ML Cabinets 3.4.3 interface · configure the group and select individual items.

Read the construction reference

02 / Specify the edges

Understand the finished panel and its core.

Physical edge bands preserve the finished envelope by reducing the board core dimensions. Specify the bands on selected edges and focus the panel preview to inspect the result.

In this example, the side panel finishes at 580 × 770 × 18 mm. Three edges have 2 mm bands, giving a core of 576 × 768 × 18 mm. Those dimensions describe this particular configuration.

Physical edge bands and finished versus core dimensions — Current interface · a focused side panel with three 2 mm edge bands.

Explore physical edge banding

03 / Select storage and hardware

Choose how the drawer is built.

Configure a wooden drawer box or choose a drawer-system preset. Review the fitted length and any compatibility warnings. Inner drawers and other individual items have their own parameters. Available assets depend on the downloaded edition and your personal library.

Drawer-system selector with different side treatments — Current interface · drawer-system selection and fitted length.

Read the drawer-system reference

04 / Complete the estimate

Review quantities, rates and missing prices.

Check the cabinet cost breakdown and account for waste, labour and project adjustments. Unpriced groups are flagged: an incomplete estimate needs attention before it supports a project decision.

Cost Estimate tab showing groups without a price — Example USD rates · this estimate is incomplete, not a finished customer quotation.

See how cost estimates work

05 / Prepare the offer

Organise the schedule and customer documents.

Review cabinet and project information in the Schedule Manager. Prepare saved quotations, revisions and invoices, then export Excel or Printable HTML documents. Browser printing can produce a PDF.

Customer selling prices are separate from internal estimated costs. Manufacturing preparation supplies geometry for a cutlist workflow; ML Cabinets does not generate CNC toolpaths or hardware drilling.

Explore the schedule and commercial workflow · See the kitchen design workflow