WHAT YOU CAN DO
From survey.
To quote. To workshop.
Design the sign, plan the materials, price the work and show the customer. Tray Master brings the stages together.
DESIGN
Build the sign around the job.
From a fret-cut tray to a multi-leg fascia, bring your survey and artwork into one design.
- Design rectangular, triangular and four- to ten-sided trays.
- Set up surveyed fascia runs with artwork for each leg.
- Choose returns, corners, joins, materials and finishes.
ARTWORK
Choose how the design will be made.
Bring in DXF artwork and plan the treatment for your lettering and graphics.
- Choose fret-cut faces with acrylic backers, solid faces with vinyl, or vinyl over opal acrylic.
- Apply solid-colour or printed vinyl to individual shapes.
- Choose acrylic colours, vinyl roll widths and artwork positions.
MATERIALS & SHEETS
See what you need before you order.
Plan the face, backing and acrylic together, and compare material brands and sheet choices.
- Review how parts fit on your chosen sheets.
- Compare material costs, panel layouts and acrylic options.
- Check quantities and seams before deciding.
ILLUMINATED SIGNS
Plan the lighting behind the face.
Bring the LED layout, wiring and power-supply choices into the same job.
- Choose LED modules and spacing, then adjust their positions.
- Compare estimated brightness and check wiring reach.
- Plan power supplies and review backing holes and LED guides.
3D VIEWS
Look beyond the flat drawing.
Explore the shape and appearance of the sign before you present it to the customer.
- View the face tray, backing tray or both together.
- Move individual bends and save a PNG view.
- Explore letter depth and halo effects in 3D previews.
COSTING & QUOTES
Price the whole job.
Build a quote from materials, workshop time and fitting, while keeping your own costs in view.
- Include estimated CNC time, assembly, fitting, survey and extras.
- Review purchase prices, mark-ups, discounts and VAT.
- Keep customer selling prices separate from your costs and estimated profit.
PHOTO MOCK UPS
Help customers picture the finished sign.
Place the design on a site photograph and show how it could look before work begins.
- Match the sign to the building’s perspective.
- Adjust lighting, reflections and illuminated artwork for each photograph.
- Save day and night proposals, and return to edit them later.
PRESENTATION
Send a report with your name on it.
Bring your proposal, customer details and company branding together in a clear PDF.
- Choose cover pictures and arrange photo pages.
- Add your logo, project details and report style.
- Preview planning reports and summary or detailed quotes before sharing.
WORKSHOP FILES
Take the checked design into manufacture.
Prepare production DXFs for your CAM workflow, with the different machining details kept clear.
- Export faces, backing and acrylic backers as a production set or individual files.
- Plan joints, fixing holes, assembly markings and sections for transport.
- Review cutting, drilling and groove layers before assigning toolpaths.
YOUR WORKSHOP
Keep your setup. Keep the whole job.
Use your own materials and prices, then carry the job’s design, photos and reports in one file.
- Save regular stock, purchase prices and workshop rates.
- Move your workshop setup and prices to another computer.
- Save .tmst jobs with artwork, photos, costs, LED layouts, mock ups and reports.
SEE THE WHOLE STORY
A real job.
A finished sign.
Follow the Cohens project from the design and proposals to the completed installation.