Scope

This reference describes the fields available on custom price-model records under Estimate Setup → Finishing Machines (or Binding Machines) → Custom (Price Model). The six model sub-menus carry overlapping shared fields and a model-specific set of cost-formula fields. Built-in production steps (guillotine cut, folding, stitching on dedicated machine tabs) are not covered here — those are configured on the corresponding machine tab.

Shared fields (every model)

Field	What it controls	When to change this	What depends on it
Name	Display label for the step. Shown to estimators on quotes and in the conditional-step list.	When the operation is renamed in the shop or when the existing label is ambiguous to estimators.	The conditional-step assignment that links the step to product categories; the visible row on the quote.
Machine Type	Routes the record to the Finishing Machines or Binding Machines sub-menu.	When the step is reclassified between finishing and binding — usually only on initial creation.	Where the record appears in Estimate Setup navigation; not used in cost math.
Tags	Optional compatibility tags.	When the step should only run on routes whose product part also carries the matching tag — e.g., a saddle-stitched binding step that only applies to stitched-book products.	Whether the step qualifies for a given route, alongside the conditional-step assignment.
Is Outwork	Marks the step as subcontracted. Routes the cost to the Outwork bucket by default and reveals Outwork Supplier.	When the step is moved from in-house to a vendor (or back).	The bucket where the step's calculated cost lands; the procurement record on Apply.
Outwork Supplier	Vendor that performs the step. Required when Is Outwork is on.	When the shop changes vendor.	The vendor row attached to the cost; the procurement export.
Minimum Charge	Floor on the calculated total cost for one job. If the formula produces less, the minimum is used instead.	When the operation is not economical below a known threshold and the shop wants to refuse below-floor work at the price level.	The price-breakdown cost line for this step on small jobs.
VA Bucket Override	Routes the calculated cost to a chosen bucket: Substrate, Other Material, Labor, Machine, Outwork, or Delivery.	When the model's default bucket does not match how the shop reports the cost — e.g., a time-based outwork step that should still mark up at the Outwork rate.	Which bucket markup applies on the quote.

Model 1: Setup + Per Unit

Field	What it controls	When to change this	What depends on it
Cost Basis	What the per-unit rates multiply against: `Per Copy`, `Per Job`, `Per Press Sheet`, `Per Finished Sheet`, `Per Unit Added`.	When the step actually scales differently — a per-job flat fee uses `Per Job`; a per-piece add-on uses `Per Copy` or `Per Finished Sheet`.	The unit count that drives every cost-per-unit calculation in this model.
Unit Cost Logic	`Per Item` (simple multiplier) or `Per Group` (group-size maps for the per-unit rates).	When the operation prices in batches — e.g., a fixed cost per 100 pieces rather than per 1 piece.	Whether the per-unit rates apply per item or per group.
Setup Cost (Labor)	Fixed labour charge before the run begins.	When the operator's setup time × labour rate changes.	The Labor bucket line for this step.
Setup Cost (Machine)	Fixed machine charge before the run begins.	When the equipment's setup time × machine rate changes.	The Machine bucket line for this step.
Cost Per Unit (Labor) / (Machine) / (Material)	Per-unit rates by bucket.	When labour, machine, or material rates change.	The three bucket lines for the run portion of the step cost.
Cost Per Unit (Labor) Group / (Machine) Group / (Material) Group	Per-group rate maps when `Unit Cost Logic = Per Group`.	When the operation has tiered group-based pricing (e.g., €5 per 100, €4 per 250).	The per-group rate used in place of the flat rate.

Model 2: Machine & Labor Time

Field	What it controls	When to change this	What depends on it
Cost Basis	Same set of basis options as Model 1; determines the unit count used to compute run time.	When the operation prices time against a different basis (e.g., per press-sheet rather than per copy).	The unit count that converts to hours through Running Speed.
Setup Time (Hours)	Hours the equipment is held before the run starts.	When the operator's actual setup time differs from the default by ≥0.1 h.	The Labor and Machine lines on every job.
Running Speed	Throughput in units per hour.	When the equipment's measured speed changes.	The run-portion hours and therefore the run-portion Labor and Machine cost.
Labor Rate (price per Hour)	Operator hourly rate applied to total time.	When the shop's labour rate changes.	The Labor bucket line for this step.
Machine Rate (price per Hour)	Equipment hourly rate applied to total time.	When the machine rate changes.	The Machine bucket line for this step.

Model 3: Time & Materials

Field	What it controls	When to change this	What depends on it
Cost Basis	Drives both time units and the material multiplier; includes per-sheet area options.	When the consumable scales by a different basis (per copy vs per press-sheet area).	Both the time calculation and the material calculation.
Setup Time (Hours), Running Speed, Labor Rate, Machine Rate	Same shape as Model 2; drives the time portion.	Same triggers as Model 2.	Labor and Machine lines.
Material Price (per selected material)	Per-unit price of the consumable for the selected material profile.	When the supplier price changes.	The base material cost before wastage.
Wastage Percent	Percentage uplift on the base material cost.	When measured spoilage on the operation changes by ≥1 percentage point.	The final material line; wastage is rolled into the material line, not shown separately.

Model 4: Tiered Rate

Field	What it controls	When to change this	What depends on it
Cost Basis	`Per Copy` or `Per Job` for the units that drive the rate-per-thousand calculation.	When the tier table prices by job instead of by copy.	The unit count used in the formula.
Tier table rows: Min Quantity, Max Quantity, Fixed Cost, Rate per 1,000	Each row defines a quantity band, a fixed charge, and a rate per thousand units.	When the vendor changes a tier price or the shop adds a new band.	The selected row picks the rate; quantities above the top row stay on the top row.

Model 5: Perimeter + Unit Based

Field	What it controls	When to change this	What depends on it
Cost Basis	`Per Unit Added` (counted add-ons entered on the quote, e.g., grommets) or `Per Unit Length` (linear-edge pricing computed from finished width × height).	When the step changes between a counted add-on and a length-driven one.	Which formula runs; whether the operator enters an Add-On Quantity on the quote.
Setup Cost	Fixed setup charge applied once per job.	When the setup labour or machine charge changes.	The setup portion of the total; not shown as a separate row.
Cost Per Unit Added	Price per counted item (Per Unit Added mode).	When the per-item charge changes.	The variable portion on Per Unit Added jobs.
Cost Per Unit Length	Price per linear metre or inch (Per Unit Length mode).	When the per-length charge changes.	The variable portion on Per Unit Length jobs.

Model 6: Length & Speed

Field	What it controls	When to change this	What depends on it
Setup Time (Hours), Labor Rate, Machine Rate	Same shape as Model 2; drives the time portion.	Same triggers as Model 2.	Labor and Machine lines.
Running Speed (per material code)	Speed-per-material-code table — e.g., 100 mm/s for acrylic 5 mm, 250 mm/s for Foamex 3 mm.	When the equipment's measured speed for a given material profile changes.	The run-time calculation; missing speed for a material code drops the run portion to zero.