Materials & Inventory
Your raw materials: how to price them under five different models, and how to track their stock.
Introduction to Materials
What a material is, the five pricing models, and how to pick the right one.
Adding a Material
The three tabs of the material form, field by field.
Pricing Model: Simple (per unit)
Direct price per unit — when you buy and use in the same unit.
Pricing Model: Unit Conversion
Buy in containers, use in measured amounts — the model for spools, rolls, bottles and bags.
Pricing Model: Sheet Material
Price per area, sold in sheets — for hides, panels, plywood and acrylic.
Pricing Model: Dimensional (volume)
Price per volume, sold in pieces — for resin blocks, billets and anything bought by m³.
Pricing Model: Weight to Length
Price per weight, tracked by length — for wire, chain, filament and bar stock.
Tracking Material Stock
Turning stock tracking on, what the levels mean, and where stock actually changes.
Recording Stock Movements
The movement ledger, the movement types, and why it is worth keeping honest.
Low Stock Alerts
How the alert is triggered, where it appears, and what CrafterBy will and will not do about it.
Editing and Deleting Materials
What changes when you edit a price, and what happens to products when you delete.