Kitchens
- Every wall, corner and window
- Floor and ceiling lines along each run
- Appliance openings and utilities
- Islands and peninsulas tied to the same drawing
Residential CabinetsGo digital
Measure the room, then design the cabinets.
Retire the tape.
The tape gets you close. The iCS50 gets you the room.
Walls bow, corners are rarely square, and outlets never sit where the plan says. The iCS50 captures every wall, window, outlet and ceiling line in one drawing, ready for the designer.
1 mm
VPen accuracy within 33 ft (10 m)
Under 5 min
from the case to the first point
Plumb
Top and bottom points show every lean
Every box
Outlets, stubs and vents located
DXF
For the design software, the same day
Go digital
Tape and pencil sketch vs the iCS50.
The tape measure is fast for one length. A kitchen is hundreds of them, at every height, and the designer needs all of them right.
| Tape and sketch | Where it goes wrong | The iCS50 |
|---|---|---|
| Lengths at one height | Bowed walls and out-of-square corners missed | Points along every wall; corners from Intersect |
| Ceiling height at one spot | Tall cabinets and crown hit the ceiling | A ceiling line along every run |
| Outlets taped from a corner | Cutouts and fillers in the wrong place | A Point on every outlet, switch and stub |
| Window trim noted by eye | Uppers clash with the casing | Window and door trim captured as lines |
| The sketch typed into design software | A second step, another place for errors | DXF straight into the design software |
| A return trip for what was missed | Design waits | One drawing, checked in 3D before you leave |
Works with your software
Yes, it opens in your design software.
The first question every cabinet shop asks. The iCS50 exports a standard 2D DXF of the floor plan and every wall, so the measured room imports straight into the cabinet design software the shop already uses.
2020 Design
Mozaik
KCD
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Before you compare
Five questions to ask before you measure another kitchen.
Price and accuracy are on every spec sheet. These are the questions that decide how the day on site actually goes.
| Ask this | The iCS50 |
|---|---|
| How does it handle walls that bow or lean? | Points along each wall, top and bottom, show the bow and the plumb. |
| Can it locate outlets, plumbing and vents? | A Point on every box, stub and vent, located to the wall and the floor at once. |
| Will my design software open the file? | Yes. A standard 2D DXF floor plan and wall elevations, ready for Microvellum, Cabinet Vision, 2020 Design, Mozaik, KCD and AutoCAD. |
| What about ceilings and soffits? | Ceiling and soffit lines along every run, with the laser for high points. |
| When should we measure? | After drywall, before flooring when possible. On remodels, measure for design, then verify after demo. |
What it captures
Every room the shop builds for.
Built-ins and fireplaces
- The fireplace, hearth and mantel
- Walls on both sides, plumb and level
- Windows and outlets near the built-ins
- Dashed: what the shop builds to fit
Baths and remodels
- Vanity walls, plumbing and the window
- Old cabinets: measure what shows
- Verify again after demo
- Photos tagged Before on the job
What cabinet shops look for
See the slope. See the bow. Before anything is built.
Two things every cabinet installer finds the hard way. The iCS50 puts both in the drawing, so the designer plans for them in the shop.
Floor slope
A sloped floor moves the uppers too.
- Points along the floor show the high point and how far the floor falls across each run
- The base line is set level from the high point, and the shop knows how much each run needs shimmed
- The uppers hang level from the same line, so the gap to the ceiling and the crown are planned, not found at install
Wall out of plane
High spots and low spots, on the drawing.
- Points along every wall, top and bottom. The software marks the high and low spots on its own
- The high spot sets the cabinet backs. The low spots show where to scribe or fill
- No finding a 1/4 in hump with the first box on install day
Job by job
Every room the shop builds for, measured empty.
Rooms are measured before anything is designed. Dashed lines show where the cabinets will go.
Ceilings and crown
- Ceiling line along every run, so crown fits a ceiling that is not level
- Soffits and bulkheads, bottom and face
- Points out of reach taken with the laser
Baths
- Supply and drain stubs located exactly
- Outlets on both walls and the window
- The vanity designed around the real plumbing
Laundry rooms
- Hookup box, dryer vent and outlets as points
- Floor and ceiling at both ends of the run
- Clearances taken from the real wall
Closets
- Every wall, corner and the door in one drawing
- Outlets and switches before the shelving is designed
- Corners that are not square show up before anything is cut
Range walls
- Hood vent, gas stub and outlets located on the wall
- Range and hood centered on the real wall
- Ceiling height above the hood
Bay windows
- Each angled wall at its real angle
- Window openings on every face
- Window seats and bench cabinets designed to fit
How the job runs
A kitchen, start to design file.
Set up in the room
Walls, corners and plumb
Every box and stub
Ceilings and soffits
Want to learn more about the iCS50?
Hear from real users. See more features.
Included with your iCS50
Files at the office before you leave the job.
Export in iCON trades, tap Share, pick SPEEDfolder. No emails. No thumb drives. No redrawing.
Every job in one place.
Drawings, photos and sign-off, shared by the field and the office.
- Customer, schedule, files and photos together
- Text the job to anyone, no app
- Free storage, whole crew
Every job, one list
Each job with its customer, schedule, files and photos, on the phone and at the desk.
Tagged photos
Estimate, Measure, Install, Before, After, Issue. The office filters to the photo it needs in a tap.
A link, not an app
Text the job to the installer or the customer. It opens in any browser, no account, no password.
Learn it before you buy it
Read the Residential Cabinets Guide.
Setting up in the room, walls and corners, utilities, soffits, remodels and export for the designer. The same guide the measurer gets in print.
Industry guide
What changes on this trade's jobs
Workbook
Hands-on lessons, one per operator
Onboarding
iCS50 Onboarding Specialists, unboxing to first job
Cabinet shop questions
How accurate is it?
The VPen is accurate to 1 mm (about 1/32 in) within 33 ft (10 m).
Do I need CAD skills?
No. The measurer touches the ball to each point and the drawing builds itself on the tablet. The designer gets a DXF.
Can it do a whole house?
Yes. Chain V-Targets through the doorways and every room stays in one drawing.
Who on the crew should run it?
The person who measures today: a designer, an installer or the owner. Onboarding covers the iCS50 itself.
Does it arrive ready to use?
Yes. SPEEDtemplate pairs the tablet, loads the software, tests the iCS50 and charges it before it ships. Open the case and measure.
Does it run on an iPad?
No. iCON trades runs on Android, so a Samsung Galaxy tablet comes in the case, set up and ready.
Are the VPen tips replaceable?
Yes. A pointed tip for corners and points, and a rounder tip that glides better when tracing.
What if someone bumps the tripod?
The iCS50 alerts the user right away, on the tablet and with a sound, so no point is taken from a moved setup.
What if someone walks between the iCS50 and the VPen?
The iCS50 alerts the user that it lost the ball, then locks back on as soon as the ball is in view again.
Do we have to walk back to the unit to check the screen?
No. The tablet goes with the templater. Clip it to a shoulder strap (a Peak Design camera strap works well, sold separately) and keep the tablet, VPen and remote on you, anywhere on the job.
Will the battery last all day?
Yes. Charged overnight, the iCS50 runs a full day of measuring on one charge.
Does it need to be sent out for calibration?
No set schedule. The iCS50 levels itself at every setup, and the crew can run a built-in check any time a reading looks off.
What does it cost?
The complete package is $29,800, or from $499 a month financed over 72 months on approved credit. It includes the iCS50, VPen, V-Targets, Samsung tablet, carbon tripod, cases, onboarding and training. iCON trades, SPEEDfolder, SPEEDlabel and SPEEDinventory are included for the first year. After that, the SPEEDtemplate plan covers all four for $150 a month. If it's financed and in use by December 31, ask your accountant about a Section 179 write-off.
See the iCS50 for cabinets, live on Zoom.
A live Zoom demo with an iCS50 specialist. See the iCS50 and iCON trades software in action, and get answers for your shop: rooms, walls out of plumb and the hand-off to the designer.
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