Manufacturing mode
Schedule machines like crew and fit-check an STL model against the machine envelope.
Tradescraft's manufacturing mode switches on for fabrication and workshop businesses. Machines become schedulable resources alongside your people, and an uploaded STL model can be checked against a machine's work envelope, so you know the part fits before you run it.
Your machines, tracked like crew
For fabrication and CNC shops - every machine with its type, work envelope and running cost, bookable onto a job just like a person.
The shop floor, on the schedule
Mills, lathes, lasers, press brakes - each machine carries its work envelope and an hourly running cost, and an active one shows up in the schedule's worker picker so you book a job straight onto it. Turn manufacturing mode on and the machines, lead-time calculator and CAD attachments appear; leave it off and the app stays a clean field-service tool.
Machines as resources
- Schedule equipment onto jobs the same way you schedule people.
- Define each machine's work envelope and hourly rate.
Fit before you commit
- Upload an STL model and check it against a machine's work envelope.
- Reference the model on the job for feasibility and planning.
Common questions
- Who is manufacturing mode for?
- Fabrication and workshop businesses. It adds machines as schedulable resources and lets you fit-check an STL model against a machine's work envelope.
- How do I turn manufacturing mode on?
- It switches on when your business's primary trade is Manufacturing - there's no extra charge. Once on, machines appear as schedulable resources alongside your people.
- What does the STL fit-check do?
- Upload an STL model and check it against a machine's work envelope, so you know the part actually fits the machine you're planning to run it on.
- Can I schedule a machine like a person?
- Yes. A machine becomes a resource you book onto jobs the same way you book a worker, each with its own work envelope and hourly rate.