Inspect customer data directly
Open supported customer and supplier data without the original CAD system.
Quoting, Costing and Purchasing
CAD data as a technical basis for quotations and purchasing
intuitive & practical 3D without CAD expertise
affordable & universal many 3D/2D interfaces
Why use 3D-Tool for quotations, costing and purchasing?
Incoming CAD data must be assessed technically for quotations and purchasing decisions without involving engineering for every file. With 3D-Tool, you open supported customer and supplier data, determine relevant model values and identify changes between different model revisions.
Determine model values
Use overall dimensions, surface area, volume, and weight as a technical basis for costing.
Compare model revisions
Identify changes before recalculation, ordering, or technical approval.
Clarify questions selectively
Use dimensions and model views to coordinate with customers and suppliers.
How is 3D-Tool used for quoting, costing, and purchasing?
Quoting, costing, and technical purchasing require technical information directly from the CAD model. 3D-Tool opens and evaluates supported customer and supplier data without the original CAD system. Overall dimensions, surface area, volume, weight, and other measurements support assessments of material and manufacturing effort. Model comparison shows whether a new revision has changed from the model already evaluated.
Evaluate customer data technically
Before a quotation, order, or approval, the relevant technical information from the supplied model must be known. This is especially important in metalworking, CNC production, and contract manufacturing, where customer data is often checked directly for feasibility and effort estimates.
- Quoting: Open customer models, check dimensions, and provide a technical basis for feasibility assessment and pricing.
- Costing: Use overall dimensions, surface area, volume, weight, and other geometry data for material and manufacturing estimates.
- Technical purchasing: Inspect supplier data and compare it with the requested or approved model revision.
- Technical sales: Clarify questions using specific geometry, measurements, and model views.
Functions for costing and technical evaluation
The key functions turn incoming CAD data into traceable technical information.
- 3D dimensions and Model Info: Use overall dimensions, distances, minimum bounding box, surface area, volume, and available mass properties as a basis for material and effort estimates.
- Model comparison: Identify changes between customer or supplier revisions before a quotation or order is reassessed.
- Open CAD file formats: Inspect supported native CAD data and exchange formats such as STEP, IGES, JT, SAT, and Parasolid X_T without the original CAD system.
- Reports and documentation: Prepare model information, measurements, and views for internal approvals or technical questions.
Base quotations and purchasing decisions on model data
3D-Tool does not replace company-specific cost calculation, but it provides technical values for assessing material and manufacturing effort.
- Calculate quotations on a sounder basis: Relevant dimensions and model information can support effort estimates.
- Identify risks before ordering or recalculation: New customer and supplier revisions can be compared with the model already evaluated before a decision is made.
- Reduce technical questions: Measurements and model views provide an unambiguous basis for coordination.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Can purchasing open CAD files without the original CAD system?
Yes. Supported customer and supplier data can be opened, viewed, and measured with 3D-Tool without using the original CAD system.
Which model values support quoting and costing?
Overall dimensions, surface area, volume, and weight when a material is assigned can provide a technical basis for material, manufacturing, and effort estimates.
Does 3D-Tool calculate the quotation price automatically?
No. 3D-Tool provides measurements and model information as a technical basis. The actual cost calculation remains part of the company-specific costing process.
Can new customer revisions be compared with models already costed?
Yes. Model comparison overlays two models and highlights geometric differences in color. Added and removed material can be displayed selectively.
Can your own customer and supplier data be tested?
Yes. During the 14-day trial, you can open your own customer and supplier data and try the relevant measurement and analysis functions.