How to create a Display Cabinet in Polyboard
In response to a query on the forum, we’ve made a video to show you how to design a display cabinet in Polyboard, the type you might use for marketing materials like flyers or brochures. The video is less than 2 minutes long, which shows you how easy it is to do in Polyboard. It’s…
Kitchen and bathroom cabinet projects designed with Polyboard
We are delighted to have many amateur woodworkers using Polyboard, our pro cabinet design software, as well as workshops. Here’s a short article based on the experiences of Bernard Amiguet who started working with Polyboard in the spring of 2019. Let’s start with a selection of images showing a kitchen he’s finished (above), and a…
The new way to add face frames, fillers, plinths and more using Polyboard
The latest version of Polyboard includes a new design element called External Zones which brings even more design flexibility to your projects. They allow you to add spaces (or volumes) outside your main cabinet to which you can add a range of structures. These Zones can be applied to the top, bottom, back and sides.…
Wine Rack using Complex Inner Tooling
We’ve created a video on how to design a wine rack in Polyboard, first by creating a complex shape for the sides of the cabinet in CAD and then importing and applying this shape in Polyboard. There is a shape editing feature within Polyboard see the image below. But you may prefer to draw the…
Getting lost in the wilds: Vitap CNC integration, Polyboard training and more
We were recently asked to give a 3 day Polyboard training and CNC set up session to the company Grosjean Concept Bois, in the east of France in the Haut Doubs region on the French Swiss border. A beautiful and wild area full of forests and rivers. The scenery was spectacular…I arrived at the nearest…
Polyboard 7 Full Version Revealed plus Download Advice
We’re excited to announce the official release of the Polyboard 7 full version, now available for download and sale. This major update to Polyboard version 7 is packed full of new features, and comes with a new set of Quick Design libraries to keep you working as fast and efficiently as possible. We have Polyboard…
Christmas woodwork videos, and a great marketing idea for 2019
A very Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate the festivities. If you don’t, we hope you’ve got some time off and wish you a peaceful and happy time with friends and family. For our last newsletter of 2018, we’ve got for you… How to expand your business with online sales New stair videos…
How to build online sales for your workshop
We’re just incredibly busy! …that was the first thing Mark told me when I rang him recently to discuss the latest news on Polyboard. Mark is the owner of Mark Nichol’s & Co Ltd, based just north of London in the UK. Actually Mark has always has been very busy, but what’s really taken off…
Reduce production time and increase efficiency with 3D cabinetry software
In business, anything which cuts down the time spent completing each individual stage of a job is a benefit, as it means lower costs in terms of staff’s time and so higher profit margins. At Wood Designer we understand the importance of increased efficiency, so are always striving to speed up the design and manufacturing…
How to set up Polyboard to OptiCut Export with Bar Codes
Here we have a Polyboard project. Let’s see how to set up an export of this project to OptiCut and print the correct labels with bar codes. We will need to set up Polyboard to export the correct information and then set up OptiCut to print the correct information. First let’s set up Polyboard. Polyboard…