Cut Vinyl Signs

Cut Vinyl Signs is a Product for pricing cut vinyl lettering and logos. It is stored in Products & Modifiers, in the Digital / Vinyl category. Cut Style on the Sales Form takes letter text and a height, or a logo width and height. The Pricing card sets the method Calculate uses. The same Sales Form is used when Cut Vinyl Signs is added on an Estimate or Order.

Table of Contents

Where to Find Cut Vinyl Signs
What Cut Vinyl Signs Includes
Product Settings
Linked Components
Sales Form
Enter Letters
Review the Price
Adding Cut Vinyl Signs to an Estimate
Frequently Asked Questions
Related Articles

Where to Find Cut Vinyl Signs

Navigate to System Settings / Components / Products & Modifiers.

1. Enter Cut Vinyl Signs in Search.

2. Click the Cut Vinyl Signs row whose Type is Product.

Note: Search can also list Cut Vinyl Face, which is a Modifier, and Cut Vinyl Signs (Clone), which is a separate product. Open the row whose Type is Product.

What Cut Vinyl Signs Includes

a. The name is Cut Vinyl Signs. The category is Digital / Vinyl. The first line under the name is the name on customer documents. The second line is the description.

b. Pricing is the method Calculate uses.

For the fields on this card, see Product Details.
For how each method calculates, see Understanding Market-Based vs. Cost-Plus Pricing, Cost Based Pricing, and Market Based Pricing.
For tables, minimums, and fees, see Markup and Margin Pricing Tables and Product Minimums and Fees.

c. Product Settings holds lead time, order-entry visibility, and assembly defaults.

d. Linked Components are the materials, labor, machine, and modifiers this product can use.

e. Accounting & Tax assigns income, expense, and tax.

For the fields on this card, see Product Details.
Taxability Codes are managed at System Settings / Accounting / Taxability Codes. See Taxability Codes.

Product Settings

Product Settings holds the defaults that follow the product onto an Estimate or Order. The card shows how many settings are saved.

a. Lead Time (Days) is the number of days orders use when calculating a production due date. On this product it is 0.

b. Hide in Order Entry, when on, keeps the product out of the Estimate and Order list without deleting it. On this product it is off, so Cut Vinyl Signs can be added to a line.

c. Assembly Defaults can fill a starting Width and Height when the product is added. On this product both start at 0 in.

d. Include Machine and Include Labor are on. The machine can appear on the Sales Form, and labor can be part of the price. Hide Machine From Standard Order Entry and Use Custom Waste Calculation are off.

Note: Default Line Item Category and Default Workflow have no default on this product.

For every setting on the card, see Product Details.

Linked Components

Linked Components are the materials, labor, machine, and modifiers the product is allowed to use. The card counts linked rows and unlinked rows. A shop links its own catalog.

a. Vinyl Type on this product lists Vinyl - Premium Cast 15" and Vinyl - Standard.

b. Assembly Labor is the unlinked row. Link a labor there when the product should include assembly time.

c. The machine is Roll Cutter / Plotter 2.15.

d. The modifiers are Layout and Prep, Mounting, and Production Rush. Those options appear on the Sales Form.

Note: A second material row, Material, is set to Multiple Choices.

For how to link or unlink a component, see Linked Components.
For how a modifier differs from a product, see Products vs. Modifiers.

Sales Form

Preview shows the form used on an Estimate or Order. Layout is Standard.

a. Quantity is how many of this line are priced. The line total is the unit price times Quantity.

b. Cut Style is Logo or Letter. Logo measures a graphic by width and height.

c. Width (in) and Height (in) are the logo size when Cut Style is Logo.

d. Vinyl Type chooses the vinyl. The choices are the vinyl materials linked on the product. Each vinyl has its own cost and retail price.

e. Colors is 1, 2, 3, or 4. Color 1 is the color name, and Color 1 Fill % is how much of the graphic that color covers. The fill starts at 100%. Choosing more than 1 adds a color name and a fill percent for each extra color.

f. Machine is the plotter that cuts the vinyl.

g. Standard Options add work on top of the cut: Mounting, Layout and Prep, and Production Rush.

Note: Mounting adds a material, a machine, and options for Grommets, Perimeter Tape, and Cutting. Grommets and Perimeter Tape each include Material, Placement, and Details.

Note: Layout and Prep includes Layout and Layout Time.

Note: Production Rush includes Production Days, Standard Retail, Rush % Increase, and Rush Charges $.

Enter Letters

Letter prices the cut from the words and the letter height. Width (in) is not used for this cut style.

a. Cut Style is Letter.

b. Text is the lettering to cut.

c. Height (in) is the letter height.

d. Font Style is the font used for the lettering.

Review the Price

1. Click Calculate.

a. Cost Breakdown lists the costs the form produced. In this example that is Labor, Machine, and Total Cost.

b. Price Breakdown shows how the price is built. This example shows Markup, and the bar splits the price into Cost, Markup, and Other.

c. Unit Price is the price for one. The line total is Unit Price times Quantity.

Note: Calculate prices the current Sales Form with the method on the Pricing card. The amounts below are one example: quantity 1, Cut Style Logo, Vinyl Type Vinyl - Premium Cast 15", Color 1 Black at 100%, and Machine Roll Cutter / Plotter 2.15. Width and Height were still at 0 in. The saved method is Custom. Labor is $6.17, Machine is $0.25, and Total Cost is $6.42. Markup shows +$6.42 at 100%. The bar also includes Other, and Unit Price is $20.00. A different method or form value produces a different price. Click Calculate again after the form changes. The button label then reads Recalculate. The note under the price says the estimate uses the default pricing tier.

Adding Cut Vinyl Signs to an Estimate

Navigate to Sales / Estimates.

Note: The same steps add the product on an Order from Sales / Orders.

1. Click the Estimate number.

2. On the Line Items tab, click Line Item.

The Add Line Item dialog opens.

3. Enter a Line Item Name. Selecting the product fills this field, and the name can be changed.

4. On the Products tab, enter Cut Vinyl Signs in Search Products.

5. Click Cut Vinyl Signs.

Note: Do not click Cut Vinyl Signs (Clone).

6. Click Next.

The Sales Form opens. Complete Cut Style, the size, Vinyl Type, Colors, and Machine.

7. Click Save Changes.

Note: Click Cancel to close the form without adding the line item.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the difference between Letter and Logo?

Answer: Letter asks for Text, Height (in), and Font Style. Logo asks for Width (in) and Height (in). Both use Vinyl Type and the Machine.

2. Why does search show more than one row for Cut Vinyl Signs?

Answer: One row is the Product named Cut Vinyl Signs. Cut Vinyl Face is a Modifier. Cut Vinyl Signs (Clone) is a separate product. Open the Product to use this Sales Form.

3. Does Cut Vinyl Signs have to use Custom pricing?

Answer: No. Custom is only the method saved on this product. Method on the Pricing card can be Cost Plus - Margin, Cost Plus - Markup, Market - Product, Market - Component, or Custom. Calculate uses the method that is saved.