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Quote Studio

Quote Studio is CutBench’s built-in quoting tool. You draw the worktop layout, add edges and cutouts, plan slabs, set prices, and send a quote to your customer — without leaving CutBench.

New workspaces start on a 30-day Pro + Quote Studio trial. After that, Quote Studio is a Pro add-on (or the Pro + Quote Studio plan). Shops that only need job ops can keep importing CounterGo PDFs instead.

Quote Studio is for sales and purchasing planning — it is not CNC or CAM software.

Who can do this​

Users with Quotes permission, on a plan that includes Quote Studio (trial, Pro + Quote Studio, or Pro with the add-on enabled).

If you see an upgrade prompt, enable Quote Studio under Settings → Billing. If billing is already on but Studio is off, turn it on under Settings → Quote.

Open Quote Studio​

  1. Go to Quotes in the sidebar and click New quote, or
  2. Open a job → Quotes panel → Create in Quote Studio (customer and job stay linked), or
  3. Follow Create a quote in Quote Studio in the getting-started checklist.

You land on a full-width canvas with a left toolbar and a collapsible right-hand panel for material, sizes, joints, corners, edges, and cutouts.

Drafts save as you draw — you do not need to pick a customer first. The Quotes list has a Drafts section so you can pick up where you left off. Untitled drafts (no customer yet) keep only the five newest.

VideoQuote Studio walkthrough~5 min

In this video:

  • Draw the worktop and type sizes as you go
  • Add L-shapes, angles, sinks, and edge profiles
  • Arrange pieces on slabs and preview the material
  • Price from the drawing and add customer choices
Quote Studio canvas
Screenshot: Quote Studio full-width canvas with left toolbar and collapsible right panel. (App route: /dashboard/quotes/new)

Typical flow​

  1. Draw the layout (rectangle, L, U, or island).
  2. Set edges, corners, and cutouts.
  3. Review the slab plan (how many slabs you need).
  4. Price materials, edges, and cutouts — optionally add customer choices.
  5. Save, then share the public link or email the quote. You need a customer before you create a job from the quote.
  6. When the customer accepts, Approve and continue with payment terms as usual.

Slab plan leftovers and remnants​

On the Slabs step:

  • CutBench shades leftover area on each sheet and shows size plus a rough stock value (from your material cost / sell rates).
  • If a remnant already in stock fits the pieces, you can nest on that remnant instead of a full slab. Assigning the job still needs someone to confirm the piece.
  • Pack can favour fewest slabs or keep a remnant (cluster cuts so the leftover is one useful rectangle). Allowing an extra slab for salvage is optional and off by default.

When you later Mark used on the job, remnant length and width can fill in from this nest. Tiny scraps below Settings → Stock → Minimum remnant size are ignored (you can still type a smaller remnant by hand).

Charging the customer for unused nest area is a separate Price / price-list wastage choice (From slab plan). Booking a remnant into stock does not change an old quote total.

CounterGo as a fallback​

You can still import a CounterGo / Moraware PDF on a job when you already quoted elsewhere. Quote Studio is the primary path for new quotes; CounterGo import remains available as a fallback.