CNC Estimating Software
Choose your cutting process to see how AutoCut helps manufacturers build reliable estimates before production.
Sheet Metal
mild steel, stainless, aluminium, and galvanised sheet for enclosure and bracket work, HVAC, and general fabrication.
View Sheet Metal page →Laser Cutting
mild steel, stainless, aluminium, and acrylic for sheet metal fabrication, signage, and precision parts.
Laser Cutting Quoting Software →Waterjet Cutting
thick plate, stone, glass, composites, and hardened metals for architectural panels, stone and glass, and heavy fabrication.
Water Jet Quoting Software →Plasma Cutting
carbon steel, stainless, and aluminium plate for structural steel, HVAC ducting, and industrial fabrication.
Plasma Cutting Quoting Software →Router Cutting
MDF, plywood, ACM, plastics, and non-ferrous sheet for cabinetry, exhibition builds, and composite routing.
CNC Router Quoting Software →CNC Machining
aluminium blocks, engineering plastics, and steel billet for tooling, prototypes, and high-tolerance machined components.
CNC Quoting Software →Profile Cutting
RHS, SHS, CHS, angle, and structural profiles for steel fabrication, architectural steelwork, and frames.
Profile Cutting Solutions →Estimating and quoting are not the same job
An estimate is what a job will cost you. A quote is what you tell the customer. Most shops run both through the same spreadsheet and lose the distinction, which is why margin erosion is usually invisible until the year's numbers come in. Keeping them separate means you can see the cost build-up honestly and then make a deliberate commercial decision on top of it.
Internal estimating needs detail the customer never sees: setup minutes, handling, consumable allowance, scrap and remnant, the tooling that wears out faster on abrasive material. Those are the lines that decide whether a job was actually profitable, and they are exactly the lines that get rounded away when estimating and quoting are the same document.
AutoCut builds the cost from geometry and your rates, then lets you apply markup as a separate step. The estimate stays auditable, the quote stays commercial, and you can compare the two after the job to see whether your rates still reflect reality.