Millwork ERP software from architect PDF to installed casework.
A proposed system for commercial millwork and custom cabinet shops: takeoffs from the drawing set, a shop drawing register that knows what's approved, production tracked by elevation, and progress billing with change orders that match the field.
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A proposed product shown with illustrative designs and demo data. We deliver it today as a custom build on our engines.
Status as of November 2026. How we label products
Elevations
142
Approved, current rev
88
Revise & resubmit
9
Awaiting architect
31 · avg 12 days
Elevations blocking release
| Elevation | Rev | Submittal | Architect response | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-NS-01 Nurse station | C | 06 41 00-014 | Approved as noted | Field dims pending |
| 4-MR-03 Med room casework | B | 06 41 00-019 | Revise & resubmit | Hold production |
| 5-WR-02 Waiting room millwork | A | 06 40 23-007 | No response (16 days) | Follow up with GC |
| 3-PT-11 Patient room wardrobe | D | 06 41 00-011 | Approved | Released to shop |
Architect comments to address
- 4-MR-03: lockable drawers on lower runRev C in progress
- 3-NS-01: transaction top height 42"Confirm on site
- Finish sample PL-2 approvedReleased 3 elevations
Elevations in production
34
Ready to ship
11
Waiting on hardware
5
Remakes this month
3
Shop floor status
| Elevation | Job | Stage | Ship date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-PT-11 Wardrobe (x24) | St. Agnes Tower | Assembly 18/24 | Nov 21 | On schedule |
| L1-RC-01 Reception desk | Calder Law Offices | Finish - 2nd coat | Nov 19 | On schedule |
| 2-BR-04 Break room | Westgate Credit Union | Machining | Nov 25 | Hinges backordered |
| 3-NS-02 Nurse station | St. Agnes Tower | Cut | Dec 02 | Remake: rev B cut |
Contract + approved COs
$684,200
Unsigned field changes
$18,450
Billed to date
$402,900
59%
Retainage held
$40,290
Change order log
| CO | Description | Elevation | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-04 | Raise reception transaction top 2" | L1-RC-01 | $1,850 | Signed |
| CO-05 | Add ADA vanity, restroom 2 | L2-RR-02 | $6,400 | Sent to GC 9 days |
| CO-06 | Walnut veneer upgrade, boardroom | L3-BR-01 | $12,050 | Built, not signed |
| CO-07 | Delete file storage wall | L2-FS-01 | -$7,300 | Credit pending |
In short
Agenbord Build for Millwork & Cabinet Shops is a proposed millwork ERP for architectural millwork and commercial cabinet shops doing roughly $2M-$40M a year. It would connect takeoffs from architect PDFs, the shop drawing and submittal register, production tracking by elevation, change orders and progress billing with retainage. It is a concept: shown with illustrative designs and delivered today as a custom build on our production construction ERP engine.
What slows millwork & cabinet shops down today.
Production starts before the drawings are really approved
Shop drawings go back and forth with the architect - approved, approved as noted, revise and resubmit - and the status lives in an engineer's email. Panels get cut to revision B while revision C was approved last Tuesday, and the remake comes out of your margin.
Nobody can say where the job is on the floor
The GC asks when the third-floor nurse station casework ships. The answer means walking the shop: is it cut, edgebanded, assembled, in finish, or waiting on hardware? Without status by elevation, install dates are guesses.
Change orders and billing drift apart
Field changes - a raised countertop, an added ADA vanity - get built because the super asked, but the change order is never priced or signed. At billing time the schedule of values doesn't match what was built, and the extra work goes unpaid.
How the work flows through the system.
Each workflow runs on one shared record, so nobody re-types numbers between steps.
Takeoff to estimate from the architect's set
Estimator → owner
- The estimator uploads the architect's PDF set; elevations, casework schedules and finish legends are indexed by sheet.
- A draft takeoff lists casework items, linear feet of countertop, panels and trim by room and elevation for the estimator to confirm.
- Confirmed items are priced from your material, labor-hour and hardware tables, with alternates and exclusions spelled out.
- The awarded estimate becomes the job budget and the schedule of values, by area and elevation.
Shop drawings, approvals and release to production
Engineer → GC/architect → production manager
- Each elevation has a shop drawing record with its current revision and submittal number.
- Architect responses are logged as approved, approved as noted or revise and resubmit, with comments attached.
- Only elevations with an approved current revision, confirmed field dimensions and selected finishes can be released to production.
- Releases create a production order by elevation with the approved revision stamped on every traveler.
Change order to progress bill
Project manager → GC → accounting
- A field request is logged against its elevation, priced from the same tables as the estimate, and sent to the GC for signature.
- Signed change orders update the budget and the schedule of values; unsigned ones stay visible as at-risk work.
- Monthly billing takes percent complete from production and install status, plus stored materials where the contract allows.
- The pay application calculates retainage at the contract rate and posts to receivables.
What's included in Agenbord Build for Millwork & Cabinet Shops.
Drawing-set takeoff
Takeoffs organized by room and elevation from architect PDFs, with a draft list for the estimator to confirm and price.
Estimating & alternates
Material, labor-hour and hardware tables per construction type and grade, with alternates, exclusions and clarifications.
Shop drawing register
Every elevation's revision history, submittal numbers, architect responses and field dimension status in one register.
Release control
Production release gated on an approved current revision, verified field dimensions and selected finishes.
Production by elevation
Status through cut, edgeband, machining, assembly, finish and ship for each elevation, updated from the shop floor tablet.
Purchasing & hardware
Sheet goods, solid surface, veneer and hardware purchase orders tied to jobs, with lead times and receiving.
Change orders
Field changes priced, signed and tracked by elevation; unsigned work shown as at-risk value.
Progress billing & retainage
Schedule-of-values billing driven by production and install status, with stored materials and retainage.
Install scheduling
Install crews, delivery dates and punch items by floor and room, visible to the project manager and the GC.
AI that does specific jobs and shows its work.
Every AI feature is tested on your own records before it's switched on, and a person approves anything that moves money or goes to a customer.
Draft takeoff from architect PDFs
Reads elevations, casework schedules and room finish legends in the drawing set and drafts a takeoff list by room and elevation. Limits: drawings vary widely and many details are ambiguous; it drafts, the estimator checks every line against the sheets, and nothing is priced without that review. We test it on your past bids first.
Architect comment extraction
Pulls comments from returned shop drawing PDFs into a list per elevation, so the engineer can address each one. Limits: handwritten markups may be missed; the engineer reviews the returned set itself.
Who it's for and who it isn't.
A good fit if you are
- Architectural millwork shops bidding commercial work from architect drawing sets
- Cabinet and casework shops with 15-200 people across engineering, shop floor and install
- Shops that bill GCs monthly on a schedule of values with retainage
- Owners whose drawing approvals, production status and billing live in three different places
Probably not the right fit if you are
- Residential kitchen showrooms selling stock or semi-custom lines
- Shops that need CNC programming and nesting - that stays in your CAD/CAM software
- Single-person shops where a spreadsheet and the accounting package are enough
Designed around the rules you work under.
Plain-English notes, not legal advice. Software supports your compliance process; it doesn't replace your attorney, CPA or compliance lead.
Formaldehyde labeling for fabricators
Under EPA's TSCA Title VI rule, fabricators that make finished goods from hardwood plywood, MDF or particleboard must label those goods (or their boxes or bundles) with the fabricator's name, the month and year produced, and a TSCA Title VI statement, unless an exception applies. The purchasing and shipping modules are designed to keep panel supplier records and print that label data on delivery tickets. 40 CFR 770.45 (eCFR); EPA small entity guide for fabricators.
What exists today and what's being built.
Reused from our production engines
Capabilities of the engine this edition is built on.
- Estimating and bills of quantities converting to budgets
- Progress billing with retention
- Procurement and materials inventory
- Projects, job costing and mobile approvals
Built for your project
Scoped and delivered as a custom build.
- Drawing-set takeoff by room and elevation with AI draft
- Shop drawing register with architect responses and release gating
- Production status by elevation and shop-floor tablet app
- Change orders by elevation and install scheduling
- TSCA Title VI label data on delivery tickets
- AIA-style pay applications and accounting sync
Connects to the systems you already run.
Systems we integrate with
Named platforms are examples we build against through their public APIs - not partnership claims.
How it compares - honestly.
Established products are often the right answer. Here's when each one is the better choice.
| Product | What it is | The better choice when |
|---|---|---|
| INNERGY | A cloud ERP built specifically for custom woodworking and architectural millwork, covering estimating, takeoff, purchasing, production and job costing. INNERGY announced its acquisition of Microvellum in 2025. | You want a ready-made, millwork-specific ERP with an established user community and are comfortable working within its workflow. |
| Cabinet Vision | Widely used cabinet and casework design-to-manufacturing software from Hexagon, producing drawings, cut lists and CNC output. | Your bottleneck is engineering and CNC output. It complements an ERP rather than replacing one. |
| Microvellum | AutoCAD-based engineering and manufacturing software for architectural woodwork, now part of INNERGY. | You engineer complex commercial millwork in AutoCAD and need drawing and machining output from the same model. |
What it costs, up front.
This edition is a concept, so it is delivered as a custom build on the Agenbord Build engine at a fixed price. The first shops to commission it shape the product and get a reduced build price.
Approvals + production
From $25k
Shop drawing register, release control and production status by elevation, with the shop-floor tablet app.
8–12 weeks
Full millwork edition
$60k–$150k
Adds takeoff and estimating, purchasing, change orders, progress billing with retainage, install scheduling and accounting sync.
4–8 months, phased
Multi-plant
$150k+
Several shops or a separate install company, shared engineering, capacity planning and consolidated job cost.
Phased
Millwork & cabinet shops: common questions.
Is Agenbord Build for Millwork available to buy today?
No. It is a concept shown with illustrative designs. The engine it reuses - estimating, progress billing with retention, procurement, inventory and job costing - runs in production today, and the millwork edition is delivered as a custom build for the shops that commission it.
Does it replace Cabinet Vision or Microvellum?
No. Engineering, cut lists and CNC output stay in your CAD/CAM software. This edition handles the business side: takeoffs, approvals, production status, purchasing, change orders and billing, and can take part data exported from those tools.
How accurate is the AI takeoff from architect PDFs?
We don't quote an accuracy number, because drawing sets vary too much. It produces a draft list by room and elevation that an estimator checks line by line. Before switching it on, we run it on several of your past bids and show you where it helps and where it misses.
Can production be blocked until drawings are approved?
Yes - that is the point of release control. An elevation can only be released when its current revision is approved (or approved as noted with comments resolved), field dimensions are confirmed and finishes are selected. Overrides are possible but logged with a name and reason.
Can it bill GCs with AIA-style pay applications?
Yes. Billing uses the schedule of values by area or elevation, with change orders, stored materials and retainage, and produces AIA-style G702/G703 documents. Official AIA forms are licensed from AIA Contract Documents if your contract requires them.
What does a custom build cost?
From $25k for drawing approvals and production tracking, and $60k-$150k for the full edition, at a fixed price agreed before work starts. The price depends on the modules, your accounting system and how much historical data we migrate.
Sources
- eCFR - 40 CFR 770.45 Labeling (TSCA Title VI)
- U.S. EPA - Small entity compliance guide for fabricators (June 2018)
- INNERGY - ERP for custom woodworking
- Woodworking Network - Innergy acquires Microvellum
Regulatory notes are plain-English summaries, not legal advice.
Concept
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