I am about to undertake the building of about a dozen different sized cabinets in my home.  I would like to find some CAD software that will do a materials list.  I am sure that Autocad will do this but I can't find an accessible tutorial (I am in China now) to help me learn how to do this.  Can someone provide some insight - or a link?Thanks!

What version of Autocad are you using?
 
Have a look here:  http://www.cadforum.cz/cadforum_en/qaID.asp?tip=4566