Sheet metal quoting software & instant quotes
from CAD, flat patterns & PDF.
From sheet-metal file to ready-to-send quote by drag & drop — fast, automated, accurate. The software for sheet-metal shops: laser cutting, bending, welded assemblies and follow-up processes with real machine times and 2D nesting.
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3D · flat pattern Over 40 % of part cost on sheet-metal jobs comes from the quoting phase — not the actual production. Reviewing the RFQ, building master data, opening Excel, estimating machine times, applying mark-ups, sending the quote.
Even so, over 95 % of sheet-metal job shops still don't use any automated quoting tool. goCAD changes that: upload the CAD file, get a finished quote in seconds — with real machine runtimes, nesting and every follow-up process.
Sheet-metal quoting software for accurate part cost.
goCAD delivers accurate sheet-metal cost calculation straight from CAD data — for laser cutting, bending, welded assemblies and follow-up processes. Processes, material, cutting parameters and secondary steps are factored in automatically. From analysis to quote: quote draft, nest, work plan and quote document at one click — including for blanks, assemblies and special processes.
Many sheet-metal shops still quote manually: cut lengths measured from CAD, bending times estimated, powder coating booked at a gut value. Depending on who's quoting, the result differs every time. That costs valuable time (10–15 minutes per sheet part on average) and leads to inconsistent quotes. Result: RFQs go out late and the order is lost. With goCAD as your sheet-metal cost calculator, unit prices come at one click — accurate part calculation for one-offs, small series and full production runs.
goCAD brings structure into sheet-metal quoting — four concrete benefits you'll feel from day one:
Minutes to an accurate sheet-metal quote
Upload sheet-metal CAD, get machine runtimes per process automatically, compute the nest, generate and send the quote. What takes hours today happens in minutes — sheet-metal quoting becomes planable.
Traceable instead of opaque
Cutting parameters, bending times and follow-up processes are computed with your master data — every step verifiable, every assumption documented. No more gut values.
Knowledge in the process
Procedures, cutting parameters and follow-up cost rates are documented, transferable and traceable. Your quoting know-how stays in the company — even at generational handover.
Scales in daily operations
Answer more sheet-metal RFQs faster, while your specialists focus on complex assemblies. Grow revenue profitably and sustainably — including via a webshop for sheet-metal parts.
Excel quoting can't keep up with the RFQ inflow.
20 RFQs per week — 10 minutes each.
A typical job shop spends 10 minutes per RFQ on manual quoting. With 80 RFQs per month that's 13+ hours — time during which no new quote leaves the door.
Run-times estimated, not calculated.
Measure cut length from CAD, estimate feed rate, add bending time per edge. On complex parts this becomes inaccurate — and the margin disappears at the end.
Sheet utilisation booked as flat +15 %.
Without 2D nesting in the quoting tool, material cost is a flat waste mark-up. Result: lost margin on tight nests, overpriced quotes on loose ones.
Powder coating forgotten in one Excel row.
Coated area, minimum charge, tonnage bands — four inputs, four cells, one always gets missed. The quote goes out, the follow-up order eats the margin.
From CAD to ready-to-send quote — in 3 steps.
goCAD analyses uploaded sheet-metal data (STEP, DXF flat patterns, DWG, PDF) — also for assemblies with multiple parts. Contours, bends, holes and materials are auto-detected and real machine times computed per process — laser cutting, bending, welding, follow-up steps. A ready-to-send quote leaves the system in a few clicks.
Upload sheet-metal CAD / drawing.
STEP, DXF flat pattern, DWG or PDF by drag & drop. goCAD detects contours, bend lines, holes, material and thickness automatically — including from the technical drawing.
Configure processes & follow-ups.
Pick the laser machine, set the bending order, mark weld seams directly in the 3D viewer, add follow-up processes like powder coating and galvanising — all in one view. For assemblies with multiple sheet-metal parts, the quote runs as one item. Machine times computed with your cutting parameters.
Generate & send the quote.
Real machine runtimes, material cost from the nest and every follow-up process flow into the price. Email directly or export to PDF/CSV — or straight into ERP. Bulk pricing and CRM version history included.
Automatic nesting — real material cost, not flat mark-up.
goCAD runs 2D nesting of sheet-metal parts directly in the quote. Result: actual sheet utilisation drives the price — no more flat +15 % waste mark-ups.
Fully configurable nesting view
Every setting is editable per RFQ — you don't nest in a black box, you see and steer the result directly in the quote.
Alternative sheet sizes supported
Standard formats or special sheets: the sheet size is free — including one-off formats per RFQ. Ideal for special dimensions and customer-supplied stock.
Minimum gaps & tool radii
Kerf width, tool radius, edge margin and part bridges — configurable per RFQ, matched to each material and thickness.
Real sheet utilisation
For every RFQ the real utilisation is computed and rolled into the per-part material cost — material share visibly drops at higher quantities.
Software that really understands sheet metal.
Not a generic industrial tool you have to bend into shape. goCAD is built from day one for job shops in laser cutting, bending, welded assemblies and follow-up processes.
CAD, flat-pattern & PDF parsing
STEP, DXF flat patterns, DWG, IGES and PDF drawings parsed automatically — contours, holes, bend lines, tolerances, materials, threads, surface treatments. The flat pattern is computed internally from 3D.
Real machine times per process
Cutting parameters per material and thickness, bending times per edge, weld times per seam — stored in your digital twin. With your hourly rates.
2D nesting integrated
Fully configurable nesting view directly in the quote — sheet size, material grade, gaps and edge margin editable per RFQ. Material cost reflects real utilisation — not a flat +15 %.
Bend & manufacturability check
Before the quote, the part is checked for bendability: minimum flange lengths, tool collisions, bending order. Quote stays defensible.
Powder coating quoted in detail
Not just flat €/dm². goCAD factors in setup cost per colour, rack / hanger sizes and powder density, layer thickness, multi-colour jobs, minimum charge and quantity bands. Plus galvanising (€/kg), blackening and 80+ further follow-up processes as reusable formulas.
Sheet-metal assemblies in one quote
Upload a STEP assembly — goCAD splits it into individual parts automatically, quotes each sheet part on its own (laser, bending, follow-ups) and adds fasteners. Weld seams are marked directly on the 3D model; seam length, count and process (MAG, TIG, spot) drive weld time per seam. Result: one quote for the complete assembly.
Configurator & order sheet metal online
Standard geometries like sheet metal cuts, angles, U-profiles, hat-profiles as configurator — enter dimensions, get instant pricing. Run as a sheet metal webshop so customers can order sheet metal online — even without CAD.
Built-in CRM
RFQs, versions, customer history. Track who got which quote when. No double entry, no searching the inbox.
From cut to finished assembly.
goCAD quotes the entire sheet-metal process chain — including follow-up processes, welding and mechanical secondary operations.
Laser cutting
CO₂ and fibre lasers, all sheet thicknesses. Cut lengths from CAD, cutting parameters per machine and material.
Sheet-metal assemblies
Auto-split STEP assemblies into individual parts, quote each on its own (laser, bending, follow-ups), add fasteners and weld seams — one quote for the complete assembly.
Bending
CNC press brakes, bending time per edge, tool-change quoting, bending sequence detection.
Waterjet & plasma
Also for thick plate and stainless. Cutting parameters per machine, with sand consumption and abrasive cost.
Welding
MAG, TIG, spot welding. Mark weld seams directly in the 3D viewer, calculate weld time per seam.
Mechanical ops
Drilling, countersinking, tapping. CNC machining as an additional process step in the quote.
Surface treatment
Powder coating, galvanising, blackening, passivation, anodising. €/kg, €/dm², minimum charges.
Deburring & follow-up
Deburring, grinding, brushing, laser marking, FAI, packaging — as reusable process steps.
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We bring your material list, your machine park and your typical follow-up processes into the system. From day one you quote sheet-metal jobs in seconds, not minutes.