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How to choose a cabinet-door macro program for Alphacam: METRON, FSD Door, LMS Door and GMacros compared
Parametric door/cabinet-door macro programs for Alphacam: METRON, FSD Door, LMS Door, custom macro services and GMacros. A neutral comparison on price transparency, licensing, installation, Alphacam version and trial.
Published: 7 min read
Several parametric door / cabinet-door macro programs exist for Alphacam users in Türkiye. They share one idea: you enter sizes, the door drawing and its operations are generated. The differences are in how prices are given, the usage model, installation and scope. This article compares them using only what each vendor states on its own website; anything not published is marked "not stated".
7 criteria to check
- Is the price public? Seeing the price beats requesting a quote and waiting.
- Usage model: time-limited or perpetual, bound to a computer? What happens when you change PCs?
- Alphacam version: does it run on older releases such as 2019 R1, or only on the current one?
- Scope: doors only, or also carcasses, drilling standards (System 32), labelling?
- Installation: a single file, or does it need a remote session?
- Trial: can you try it on your own machine before buying?
- Support and updates: is the add-in updated for new Alphacam releases, by whom and how fast?
Comparison table (public information, September 2026)
| METRON | FSD Door | LMS Door | Custom macro service (e.g. Kapak Var) | GMacros | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope | Parametric doors and cabinet doors | Parametric doors; sizes from Excel; automatic toolpaths | Cabinets, doors, hoods, sizing | A custom macro from your drawing | Door (10), interior door (3), cabinet (9) macro packs + GMacros tools + 3D wave panel + NirvanaAI (AI 3D models) |
| Price on site | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Public: every product and plan listed with VAT |
| Purchase | Contact / quote | Demo + contact | Contact | Contact | Instant from the panel; card, PayPal or bank transfer, membership added to your account |
| Usage model | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | — | Membership bound to your account and one PC; time-based, perpetual or usage-based plans; free transfer when you change PCs |
| Alphacam version | "All CNC routers with an Alphacam post" (version not stated) | "All AlphaCAM versions" | Not stated | — | 2019 R1 and later (tested on 2019 R1 and 2023.1) |
| Installation | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | — | Single .exe; finds the Startup folder itself, ready after restarting Alphacam |
| AI | — | — | — | — | NirvanaAI: text to 3D STL, Alphacam assistant, CNC cutting advisor |
Which one makes sense when?
- You want your own door model reproduced exactly (special profile, special drilling): a service that writes the macro from your drawing, or write it yourself with Writing VBA macros in Alphacam: where to start.
- You want standard door/cabinet jobs faster today: a ready-made pack; the product whose price you can see, that you can try, and whose macro list is public stands out — every macro in the GMacros Cabinet Door, Door and Cabinet packs is described individually on the site.
- You have a bulk-sizes-from-Excel workflow: look at FSD Door's emphasis on that; in GMacros sizes are entered in forms, there is no bulk-list feature.
- Carcass + sizing heavy work: compare LMS Door with the GMacros Cabinet pack; nesting is always done with Alphacam's own module (Alphacam nesting guide: sheet layout, waste, grain direction and labels).
How to try before buying
GMacros offers a single-file installer and a free trial for every product (1 day for macro packs, 5 uses for 3D Wave Panel, 2 generations for NirvanaAI; the trial is added to your account from the trial page); you open the add-in in your own Alphacam and draw with real sizes. Installation and licensing steps: How it works. Common snags: Alphacam add-in problems: tab missing, macro failing, membership errors.
Frequently asked
Does GMacros replace the other programs?
It does the same job for door, interior-door and cabinet macros; if you need a macro for a specific model, check the macro list to see whether it is covered.
Why are prices public?
To shorten the decision. Every product and plan is listed with VAT; you buy from the panel and the membership is added to your account.
Can I use several programs side by side?
Yes; Alphacam add-ins load separately from the Startup folder and do not block each other.
Related products
Tools that do the work described here with one click inside Alphacam: the GMacros Alphacam Package. Purchasing and licensing are explained on How it works.
Written by the GMacros team. Alphacam is a registered trademark of Hexagon AB; this guide is independent.