Platform about design and technology in the kitchen, home, and bathroom industry
PaletteCAD is the most widely used software package in interior design. The all-in-one software concept makes it easy to design professionally, quickly and efficiently. Faster than simple kitchen planners and ideally suited for handcrafted custom work.
"More and more professionals are starting to use our design software," says Jeroen Smeets of PaletteCAD. "There is a lot of work and our software makes it possible to keep up with the high demand." PaletteCAD's software includes products, materials, tools and catalogs tailored to planning requirements in furniture and interior construction, among other industries. "With the 3D drawing program, kitchen builders can plan better and faster; in addition, our renders make for a nicer presentation."
PaletteCAD strives to take as many things off the hands of software users as possible. One way the company does this is by creating a database of the different types of plates a builder works with. Smeets: "There are many different types of materials, sizes, thicknesses and structures. Previously, this had to be entered by hand. Users regularly didn't have time for this at all.
With a self-written application, customers can now easily enter which supplier they use and what materials and thicknesses they use, and our program automatically generates a list of all applicable sheets. Creating a database is then suddenly a matter of minutes." This is very beneficial, according to Smeets, "Once the drawing is made, this way the user can see much better how many plates he needs and the plate grain is always sent along correctly to the CNC machine. This provides convenience and speed." The PaletteCAD software can also calculate material costs, how much edgebanding is needed as well as provide saw optimization. A great advantage at a time of rising prices.
In addition to online training and on-site training, PaletteCAD will soon introduce a new online training platform, the PaletteUniversity. Smeets: "Until now we already had videos here and there, but the new platform will soon contain hundreds of videos. Every function of our software will be explained in detail. This is useful for new users, but the PaletteUniversity will also have a modern help function with a search function. This way, anyone can look up information and it will be delivered in clear, bite-sized chunks." By summer, PaletteUniversity should be online. "The range of videos will continue to grow, so we want to go deeper into the program. We will also continue to check if the videos are still current and update them after a program update."
PaletteCAD would also like to appeal to kitchen product providers. The software specialist is busy expanding its library full of objects and geometric shapes in 3D that are dragged into the design. "This year we are offering companies the opportunity to submit 200 products free of charge for inclusion in the library." You can meet PaletteCAD on May 18 and 19 at De Groot Machining Machinery's Plate Days. In addition, the company's presence includes a trade show at HoutPro+ in November.
