How TimberCloud works: configure, price, build and ship
Connect product choices and formula-based prices to online orders, build documentation, shop-floor tracking and shipping. Start with the workflow your woodshop needs.
One order connects the customer and the shop
Commerce is the core of TimberCloud: an embedded storefront, product configuration, formula pricing and online ordering. Grow that connected workflow into build documents, shop-floor management, shipping and QuickBooks Online accounting.
Watch the product walkthrough or follow the steps below to plan a workflow for cabinets, components, millwork or custom furniture.
1. Define the products and valid choices
Start with a representative product. Define its dimensions, materials, finishes and other choices, plus the combinations your shop can actually make. Review existing catalog data and the import or entry work required before expanding to the full range.
Use woodworking CPQ and product configuration to connect product selections with pricing rules. Test typical orders, minimum and maximum sizes, and combinations that should be rejected.
2. Turn pricing rules into a live price
Formula-based pricing calculates a configured price from inputs such as dimensions, material and selected options. Agree on the order of operations for minimum charges, surcharges and customer pricing, then compare the results against your approved examples.
A millwork pricing rule in practice
Multiply the selected run length by your rate, apply the selected species or finish adjustment, then enforce your minimum charge. Test short runs, longer runs and premium options against approved quotes. Your shop controls the rules and their order of operations.
3. Let buyers configure, order and pay online
With online commerce, customers select configured products, see pricing and place orders through the buying experience you set up. The embedded storefront is included in TimberCloud. Explore the Website & CMS for a hosted site.
For dealers and contractors, the B2B Dealer Portal add-on supports approved accounts and pricing tiers. Test retail and trade scenarios separately, including payment and shipping settings.
4. Prepare the build and track production
The order retains the customer selections your team needs. With Build Sheets & CAM, configured product rules can generate supported build documents and exports. Validate the cut sheet, material information and any DXF or other design output against a sample order and your equipment requirements.
Add Production / Shop Floor for the production board, schedule and station updates. Define who reviews the order, releases work and records progress. Accurate rules and operator review help reduce repeated data entry; configuration does not remove the need to check the job.
5. Prepare and follow the shipment
Review the delivery address, packages and weights, then use the supported shipping rates, labels, LTL booking and tracking workflow. Explore shipping and fulfillment and confirm carrier coverage, service requirements and charges for your shipments.
6. Keep accounting connected with QuickBooks Online
Send invoiced orders, payments, credits and refunds to QuickBooks Online, and view QuickBooks Profit & Loss in TimberCloud Reports. Keep the financial review connected to the order and operational work your team manages.
What determines setup time and cost?
Catalog quality, product rules, required outputs, existing systems and team readiness determine the implementation work. Review the tools, users, locations and implementation needs for your shop against current pricing. Agree on a launch scope after testing a representative order.
Book a demo with your products → Bring one product, an approved price calculation, required build files and a typical shipment. Ask the team to identify which steps are automatic, which need staff review and where your design or accounting tools fit.