--- title: How do I convert my shed in the Bracket System? description: Convert your shed in the Bracket System, run Sync Frames and Sync Stock Items, and convert again after design changes so orders and punching lists match the design. --- [Skip to content](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/convert-your-shed-in-the-bracket-system#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![](https://help.shedmate.com.au/hs-fs/hubfs/shedmate-logo.png?width=100&height=75&name=shedmate-logo.png) - [Setting up Pricing in Shedmate (course)](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/introduction-to-shedmate-costing-course) - [Frequent Asked Questions](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/frequent-asked-questions) - [Setting up Shedmate](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/setting-up-your-enquiry-system-for-marketing-usage-qr-codes) - [Integrations](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/trimble-tekla-structures-integration) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Setting up Pricing in Shedmate (course)](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/introduction-to-shedmate-costing-course) - [Frequent Asked Questions](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/frequent-asked-questions) - [Setting up Shedmate](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/setting-up-your-enquiry-system-for-marketing-usage-qr-codes) - [Integrations](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/trimble-tekla-structures-integration) - English Show submenu for translations - Contact us Contact us How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Preparing for Fabrication and Delivery](https://help.shedmate.com.au/knowledge/preparing-for-fabrication-and-delivery?hsLang=en) # How do I convert my shed in the Bracket System? Short answer: **the Bracket System turns your design into the members that get fabricated and ordered.** Convert the shed, then click **Sync Frames** and **Sync Stock Items**. Orders and punching lists are built from this conversion, so it must come from the latest version of the design. **Three habits that keep orders matching the design** 1. **Convert from the latest shed version.** If the toolbar shows **Shed Outdated**, convert again before you order. 2. **Convert again after every design change**, including changes made by engineering. 3. **Finish every conversion with Sync Frames, then Sync Stock Items.** ### Converting a shed for the first time On the job page, click **Brackets**. For a shed that has not been converted yet, the toolbar shows **Convert Shed** (1). Click it. ![Bracket System toolbar before the first conversion, with Convert Shed marked 1, and Manage Presets, Shed Versions and Bracket Versions on the right](https://help.shedmate.com.au/hubfs/Shedmate%20Guides/IO-02__01-convert-shed-button__marked.png) A panel opens on the left with the job number, the shed version and **Bracket Options**. | | Step | | --- | --- | | 1 | Check the shed **Version** is the latest one | | 2 | Pick the **Bracket Options** (1) that match the roof: a gable option for a gable shed, a skillion option for a skillion shed | | 3 | Click **Run** (2) | ![Convert panel with Job Number, Version 7, Bracket Options set to Default marked 1, and the Run button marked 2](https://help.shedmate.com.au/hubfs/Shedmate%20Guides/IO-02__02-convert-panel__marked.png) **If Convert Shed is greyed out,** hover over it. Your Bracket System access may be view only, and your company admin can give you edit access. **Match Bracket Options to the roof type.** A gable option on a skillion shed can stop the conversion. If a conversion fails, check this first, then click **Run** again. Don't run the syncs after a failed conversion. **Your company's bracket standards** are kept as Bracket Options presets. The icon beside **Bracket Options** opens **Manage presets**. ### Reading the converted model When the conversion finishes, the shed is drawn as coloured members and the toolbar fills with the next steps. Each colour is a different member. The conversion saves itself as a new bracket version, so you don't need to click **Save** after **Run**. ![Bracket System showing a converted shed, each member coloured, with the full toolbar across the top](https://help.shedmate.com.au/hubfs/Shedmate%20Guides/IO-02__03-converted-model.png) ### Sync Frames, then Sync Stock Items These two steps send the conversion on to ordering and fabrication. ![Bracket System toolbar with Sync Frames marked 1 and Sync Stock Items marked 2, then Renumber Frames, Cladding Cut List, Trim/Extend Frame, Move Frame, Copy Frame, Measure, Tag, Visibility, Manage Presets, PDFs, Export, Save, Shed Versions and Bracket Versions](https://help.shedmate.com.au/hubfs/Shedmate%20Guides/IO-02__04-toolbar__marked.png) | | Step | | --- | --- | | 1 | Click **Sync Frames** (1). The frames go to the Fabrication module, and a message confirms it | | 2 | Click **Close**, or **Go to Fabrication Module** if you want the punching list now | | 3 | Click **Sync Stock Items** (2). This adds the items that are not drawn as members, such as flashings and fixings. A message at the bottom of the screen says **Stock Items Saved: You can now go to Orders** | ![Message after Sync Frames: Succeeded, frames are now exported to fabrication module. They can now be used for ordering and generating punching lists. With Go to Fabrication Module and Close](https://help.shedmate.com.au/hubfs/Shedmate%20Guides/IO-03__01-sync-frames-message.png) ![Message at the bottom of the screen: Stock Items Saved: You can now go to Orders, with Dismiss](https://help.shedmate.com.au/hubfs/Shedmate%20Guides/IO-03__02-stock-items-saved.png) Both syncs save their own results, so the order reads them straight away. **Save** in the toolbar is for changes you make to the brackets by hand. **Skip a sync and the order can be short.** Run both every time you convert. Then check the order against the model before you send it. ### When the design changes after converting Orders and punching lists follow the **last conversion**, not the current design. If anyone changes the shed after it was converted (a new size, a different insulation, an engineering revision), the order keeps the old parts until you convert again. The Bracket System tells you when this has happened: the toolbar shows **Shed Outdated**. Click it to see which version the brackets came from. ![Message that the brackets were converted from shed version 11 while the Shed Designer now has version 13, with Cancel and Load Latest Shed](https://help.shedmate.com.au/hubfs/Shedmate%20Guides/IO-02__shed-outdated.png) | | Step | | --- | --- | | 1 | Click **Shed Outdated**, then **Load Latest Shed** | | 2 | Check **Bracket Options** matches the roof, then click **Run** | | 3 | Click **Sync Frames**, then **Sync Stock Items** | | 4 | Go to **Orders** and click **Refresh** so the order reads the new conversion | **Load Latest Shed unloads the brackets on screen.** Any bracket changes you have not saved are lost, so click **Save** first if you have made edits you want to keep. **Check for Shed Outdated before every order.** It is the quickest way to know the order matches the design. If the order and the quote disagree on a product, this is the first thing to check. Stuck? 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