Profile cutting quoting software
Quote RHS, SHS, angle and structural profiles from CAD in minutes — cut lists, pierces and material priced against your stock and machine rates.
How profile cutting quoting works in AutoCut
Three steps from CAD upload to customer-ready quote — built for estimators who need speed without sacrificing accuracy.
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Upload profile or tube drawings
Import DXF/DWG with RHS, SHS, CHS, angle, or channel geometry. AutoCut reads cut length and feature counts for structural and tube-laser work.
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Apply profile material and rates
Select section type, weight per metre, and your profile cutting or tube laser rates. Length, mitres, and slot cuts feed into the estimate.
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Quote the fabrication package
Review material, cut time, handling, and markup. Send quotes for frames, architectural steel, and structural assemblies with consistent logic.
Profiles it quotes
Profile and tube cutting quotes: length, weight, and cut complexity
Fabricators quoting RHS, SHS, and structural sections often mix weight-based material pricing with cut-time guesses. Profile cutting quoting software should connect both to the drawing.
Architectural steelwork and frame fabrication RFQs arrive as stacks of PDFs and DXFs with varying detail. AutoCut standardises take-off from CAD so cut metres and piece counts do not depend on who is at the desk.
Profile cutting is a niche where few competitors publish useful content — shops searching for quoting software for profile cutting need pages that speak their language: sections, mitres, slots, and tonnage.
Profile work gets priced on two different bases depending on the shop — per metre of section, or per kilogram of steel — and the two disagree sharply on large thin-walled sections. Working from the cut list rather than either shortcut avoids the argument: length, section weight and cut count all come off the drawing, and the pricing basis becomes a setting rather than a habit.
What AutoCut factors into your quote
- Section type and weight-per-metre material costing
- Cut length for mitres, slots, and copes
- Handling and setup for long stock
- Batch quoting on multi-part assemblies
- Consistent markup across structural jobs
Typical customers: steel fabricators, architectural metalwork shops, and frame manufacturers.
Profile Cutting quoting — frequently asked questions
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