MillworkSuite Launches AI Estimating and Direct-to-CAD Platform That Cuts Drafting Time in Half

Architectural PDFs become a priced, CAD-ready scope of work in minutes. Free trials and founder consultations at #C1662, Building C, Level 1, IWF Atlanta, August 25–28.

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- MillworkSuite today released its AI estimating and direct-to-drafting platform for millwork and casework manufacturers. The platform reads a set of PDF architectural drawings, returns a priced scope of work, and sends that same scope into HOMAG iX, Microvellum or CabinetVision as cabinet layouts already positioned on the wall. SMI Cabinetry cut its drafting time in half using MillworkSuite. The company will demonstrate the platform at #C1662, Building C, Level 1 at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, August 25–28. Watch an entire drawing set converted to estimates & scope of work in a few minutes; Take a free trial, and book a session with the founder on doubling drafting productivity within two weeks. MillworkSuite product line was developed in collaboration with CLOUDSUFI, their technology partner.

Drafting is the bottleneck
Millwork shops lose jobs to the drafting queue. The demand is there. The queue is weeks deep, and skilled drafters cannot be hired fast enough to shorten it. A shop will estimate ten projects for every one it drafts, and drafting is what decides how much work moves through the building.

The work itself makes it worse. Starting a job in HOMAG iX,  Microvellum or CabinetVision means building the same wall the drafter built last week. Every box gets placed by hand. Every unit takes twenty-odd parameters. After that comes the copying and pasting and nudging until the gaps close, and none of it draws on the judgment a drafter spent years acquiring.

"MillworkSuite started as a drafting tool, not an estimating tool. I have a cabinet shop with a drafting backlog, and no amount of hiring was going to fix it fast enough. The estimating front end exists because you cannot automate a drafting package from drawings no one has scoped yet — but drafting is the bottleneck, and it always was. Getting the grunt work off of a drafter and doubling their productivity is worth more to a millwork shop than anything I could do on the estimating side alone. CLOUDSUFI helped accelerate our vision and launch MillworkSuite today. " — Rob Hull, Founder, MillworkSuite

What direct-to-drafting changes
MillworkSuite exports an entire elevation in one pass. Every cabinet lands on the wall where the architect drew it. The same scope drives the estimate and the CAD export, so a project gets measured once instead of three times.

Drafters keep the work that needs them: banners, labeling, material breakouts, material lists and custom items. The repetitive build-up is what the platform takes off their desk.

Built only for millwork
Most takeoff tools serve construction broadly. MillworkSuite serves one trade. It covers uppers, bases, countertops, vanities, toe kicks and soffits, and the drafting logic behind them.

Platform capabilities

Drafting export

• The whole elevation exports in one pass. Every cabinet sits on the wall as drawn.
• Sizes adjusted during estimating carry through to CAD. Units arrive at the confirmed width, height and depth.
• A mapping table links detected millwork types to the shop's own HOMAG iX, Microvellum or CabinetVision product types.
• Narrow a base cabinet and the adjacent units shift to close the gap. No manual re-alignment.
• Project data is encrypted. MillworkSuite cannot access it.

Estimating
The estimating side feeds the export. On import, the platform renames every sheet and groups it by drawing set. It then scans the set for room names, drawing scales and millwork types, and ties each elevation marker to the sheet it references. Dimensions and areas are computed from page scale and totaled across sheets. The shop sets its own material, labor and overhead rates and applies discounts by line item, by category, or across the board. The priced estimate becomes a submission-ready scope of work, and nothing gets keyed in twice. Revision sets (CCDs, addenda, re-issues) are grouped by sheet number against the originals, so changes surface before drafting starts.

Availability and pricing
MillworkSuite is generally available now. Subscription pricing is tiered by capability.

• Takeoff covers estimating and takeoff only, sold exclusively through authorized partners.
• Starter and Premium add direct-to-CAD drafting export, sold direct or through the partner channel.
• Enterprise configurations are built for shops with high estimating and drafting volume.

Annual pre-payment carries a discount. New customers go through a structured onboarding period: pricing catalog setup, CAD library mapping and team training.

See it live at IWF Atlanta

• #C1662, Building C, Level 1, Georgia World Congress Center, August 25–28
• Live demonstrations from 8am to 5pm daily
• See live drawing set converted into estimates using AI. Register at millworksuite.com.
• A free working session on getting twice the drafting output from the drafters already on staff
• Exclusive Show Offer: Stop by our booth for a live demonstration of MillworkSuite. Discover how our AI turns architectural drawings into Estimates and detailed Scope of Work in just a few minutes; then seamlessly export them to your preferred CAD system with a single click.

About MillworkSuite
MillworkSuite is an AI-powered estimating and direct-to-drafting platform built exclusively for millwork and casework manufacturers. It exports directly to HOMAG iX, Microvellum and CabinetVision. The company is headquartered in Orlando, Florida. Visit www.millworksuite.com

Technology partner
CLOUDSUFI, an AI-native technology company, developed and trained custom open-weight models for MillworkSuite.

SOURCE CLOUDSUFI