Does it replace our CAD or PDM?

No. It configures, draws and prices the parts you sell to order, beside your SOLIDWORKS or Inventor files and your PDM.

Are the prices our own?

They come from your rates. Until you load them, the price panel says plainly that it is using the preset's example rates.

Design Engineer: configure, draw and price parts

What it does

It can configure the part in 3D, price it on your real costs, produce the model and drawing files and put the whole thing on a quote. Change a parameter and the geometry, the price, the cost and the lead time move with it.

A stepped carbide special drill held on a tool measuring machine beside a height gauge

Give your customers a bespoke answer in minutes rather than days, with a drawing to approve and a price that stands up.
Anyone in the sales office can drive it, or the AI can, from the customer's own words and the drawing they attached.
Design modules cover soft jaws, gaskets, plastics cut to size, balustrades, PCD saw blades, PCD profile cutters and solid carbide endmills. New ones are built to order for what you make.

See it working

Material: Stainless steel 304
Finish: Hot dip galvanised

Resolve before exporting

Stainless and duplex are not hot dip galvanised: the zinc will not take and the process risks liquid metal embrittlement of the steel. Choose satin polished or mill finish, or change the material to mild steel.

Worth checking

Guarding height is measured from finished floor level. Until the screed and the floor finish are set, the height on this quote is an assumption and it goes on the paperwork as one.
The opening under the infill is 100mm or more, so a 100mm sphere could pass beneath it. Approved Document K applies that rule where children under five may use the building. Take the infill lower, add a bottom rail or agree the arrangement with Building Control.

Resolve the blocking checks before exporting.

Specification and quote PDF
The dimensioned elevation, every parameter, the price and the assumptions.
Cutting list CSV
Every line of the cutting list with its size and quantity, for the workshop.
DXF
The elevation as line work on named layers.
STL
Mesh for viewing and printing.
GLB
Mesh for the web and for sharing.
STEP
Solid geometry for CAD.

Every export carries its configuration id and is built from the same values.

Sections and plate

Cut lengths include a 3mm kerf per cut and are packed longest first.

Posts4 off
50 x 50 x 3mm box section, 4 at 1058mm
POST-SHS-50in stock£39.40 / per length
Stock lengths for the posts1 length
6000mm bars, 71 per cent used
Short cuts from a long bar leave a drop. Buying a shorter stock length lifts the yield.
Handrail3.40 m
42.4mm round tube
RAIL-TUBE-42in stock£24.60 / per length
Stock lengths for the handrail1 length
6000mm bars, 57 per cent used
Short cuts from a long bar leave a drop. Buying a shorter stock length lifts the yield.
Base plates4 off
120 x 120 x 10mm plate, 4 holes
PLATE-120in stock£7.20 / each
Total fabricated mass32.20 kg
Stainless steel 304
What the galvaniser weighs in.

Infill

The panel schedule below is what a processor cuts from.

Panel2 off
1038mm x 928mm, 10mm toughened
Marks P1, P3
Panel1 off
1063mm x 928mm, 10mm toughened
Marks P2
Glass area charged2.91 m2
10mm toughened
GLASS-TOUGH-10lead time 10 days£96.00 / per m2
Polished edge11.80 m
Flat polished, all exposed edges
Glass mass72.80 kg
Heat soaked to BS EN 14179

Fixings and hardware

Glass clamps12 off
To suit 10mm toughened on a 50 x 50 x 3mm box section
Four per panel, with the rubber gasket set to suit the glass thickness.
End caps2 off
42.4mm round tube
Anchors16 off
4 per plate, plus any channel and bracket fixings

Finishing

Polishing1.41 m2
Satin polished, 320 grit

Workshop and site

Shop fabrication3.20 hours
Cut, drill, weld and dress
An estimate from the part count. Tune the rate against your own shop.

What this take-off assumes

Guarding height 1100mm measured from finished floor level, which has not been confirmed as final.
Glass cut to 10mm toughened, heat soaked. Raked panels are charged on the rectangle they are cut from.
Cutting list packed into 6000mm stock lengths with a 3mm kerf per cut.
This is a take-off and a quote, not a structural calculation. Barrier and host structure adequacy stays with a competent engineer.

Your stock list

The codes above are matched against the example list the preset ships with. Load your own and every line matches against what you actually hold.

These are the example rates the preset ships with, not your prices.

Load your own rates for the lines below and every quote from here on uses them. Nothing you configure now is lost.

Steel, sections and plate£257.52
32.23 kg, works out at £7.99 per kg
Posts, rails, bars and plate. The steel rate is your mild steel rate per kg, and every other material multiplies it by its own factor, so mild steel sits at 1.
Glass£391.53
2.913 m², works out at £134.41 per m²
Charged on the rectangle each panel is cut from, plus polished edge and heat soaking. One rate per makeup, because a processor prices 10mm toughened and 21.52mm laminated nothing like each other.
Fixings and hardware£262.40
Clamps, spigots, standoffs, channel, bends, end caps, brackets, anchors and any cored pockets.
Workshop fabrication£134.40
3.2 hours, works out at £42.00 per hour
Cut, drill, weld and dress, estimated from the part count.
Coating and polishing£39.59
1.414 m², works out at £28.00 per m²
Charged by coated area, which is how a coater charges.
Delivery£87.10
3.4 m, works out at £25.62 per m
Drawings and setting out£40.00
Setting out and the fabrication drawing. A raked run adds the panel geometry drawing on top, so a stair costs more on this line than a level run.

Total£1,212.54

Excludes VAT. Nothing to charge for Mesh and panel infill, Wire and tensioners, Galvanising, Installation, Margin on this configuration.

Lines this configuration does not use

Mesh and panel infill£0.00
Wire and tensioners£0.00
Galvanising£0.00
Installation£0.00
Margin£0.00

Design a 3400mm run of glass balustrade, 1100mm high, for a first floor landing in a house, satin stainless posts

Design result: Balustrades

Run	Straight level run	default
Run length	3400 mm
Guarding height	1100 mm
Use class	Single family dwelling, internal
Children under five may use the building	Yes	default
Finished floor level is final	No	default
System	Posts with glass panels and clamps
Glass makeup	10mm toughened	default
Heat soaked to BS EN 14179	Yes	default
Edgework	Flat polished, all edges	default
Maximum panel width	1200 mm	default
Post section	50 x 50 x 3mm box section	default
Post spacing	At the section maximum	default
Handrail	42.4mm round tube	default
Fixing method	Top fix, base plate on the deck	default
Substrate	Reinforced concrete slab	default
Base plate	120 x 120 x 10mm plate, 4 holes	default
Anchors per plate	4	default
Material	Stainless steel 304
Finish	Satin polished, 320 grit
Identical runs	1	default
Supply or install	Supply only	default
Delivery	Mainland UK	default

Configured price£1,212.54

Steel, sections and plate: £257.52
Glass: £391.53
Mesh and panel infill: £0.00
Wire and tensioners: £0.00
Fixings and hardware: £262.40
Workshop fabrication: £134.40
Galvanising: £0.00
Coating and polishing: £39.59
Delivery: £87.10
Installation: £0.00
Drawings and setting out: £40.00
Margin: £0.00

The working behind each line

Steel, sections and plate32.23 kgPosts, rails, bars and plate. The steel rate is your mild steel rate per kg, and every other material multiplies it by its own factor, so mild steel sits at 1.
Glass2.913 m2Charged on the rectangle each panel is cut from, plus polished edge and heat soaking. One rate per makeup, because a processor prices 10mm toughened and 21.52mm laminated nothing like each other.
Mesh and panel infill0 m2One rate per panel type, by the square metre of infill.
Wire and tensioners0 m
Fixings and hardwareClamps, spigots, standoffs, channel, bends, end caps, brackets, anchors and any cored pockets.
Workshop fabrication3.2 hoursCut, drill, weld and dress, estimated from the part count.
Galvanising0.03223 tCharged by weight, which is how a galvaniser charges.
Coating and polishing1.414 m2Charged by coated area, which is how a coater charges.
Delivery3.4 m
Installation0 days
Drawings and setting outSetting out and the fabrication drawing. A raked run adds the panel geometry drawing on top, so a stair costs more on this line than a level run.
Marginat 0Your margin on the cost lines above. Set it on the rates screen; it ships at zero so the total starts as a cost build-up.

Priced with the example coefficients this module ships. Set your own rates before quoting from it.

2 things to watch

Guarding height is measured from finished floor level. Until the screed and the floor finish are set, the height on this quote is an assumption and it goes on the paperwork as one.
The opening under the infill is 100mm or more, so a 100mm sphere could pass beneath it. Approved Document K applies that rule where children under five may use the building. Take the infill lower, add a bottom rail or agree the arrangement with Building Control.

Worked out for you

Total run: 3.4 m
Length along the rail: 3.4 m
Rake: 0 deg
Twice the rise plus the going: 630 mm
Bays: 3
Posts: 4
Infill height: 928 mm
Bars: 0
Widest clear gap: 115 mm
Panels: 3
Glass charged: 2.91 m2
Fabricated mass: 32.2 kg
Coated area: 1.41 m2
Minimum height for this use: 900 mm
Guarding at the top of each step: 1100 mm
Line load: 0.36 kN/m
Moment at a post base: 0.44 kNm
Post centres this section allows: 1500 mm

Cutting list and materials

Sections and plate

4 offPosts50 x 50 x 3mm box section, 4 at 1058mm
1 lengthsStock lengths for the posts6000mm bars, 71 per cent used
3.4 mHandrail42.4mm round tube
1 lengthsStock lengths for the handrail6000mm bars, 57 per cent used
4 offBase plates120 x 120 x 10mm plate, 4 holes
32.2 kgTotal fabricated massStainless steel 304

Infill

2 offPanel1038mm x 928mm, 10mm toughened
1 offPanel1063mm x 928mm, 10mm toughened
2.91 m2Glass area charged10mm toughened
11.8 mPolished edgeFlat polished, all exposed edges
72.8 kgGlass massHeat soaked to BS EN 14179

Fixings and hardware

12 offGlass clampsTo suit 10mm toughened on a 50 x 50 x 3mm box section
2 offEnd caps42.4mm round tube
16 offAnchors4 per plate, plus any channel and bracket fixings

Finishing

1.41 m2PolishingSatin polished, 320 grit

Workshop and site

3.2 hoursShop fabricationCut, drill, weld and dress

Guarding height 1100mm measured from finished floor level, which has not been confirmed as final.
Glass cut to 10mm toughened, heat soaked. Raked panels are charged on the rectangle they are cut from.
Cutting list packed into 6000mm stock lengths with a 3mm kerf per cut.
This is a take-off and a quote, not a structural calculation. Barrier and host structure adequacy stays with a competent engineer.

Stock that covers this size

POST-SHS-50Post, 50 x 50 x 3mm box section, 6m (example)covers itin stock

This configurator produces a take-off and a quote. It applies the dimensional rules a fabricator already applies, guarding height by use class, the 100mm sphere rule on gaps and handrail height from the pitch line, and flags where a design breaks them. It is not a structural calculation: the adequacy of the barrier and of the structure it fixes into stays with a competent engineer, and Building Control acceptance depends on calculations or test evidence for the specific assembly.

Open in the workbench

A document uses one of your plan's monthly exports and a little of your monthly usage. Saving costs nothing.

Demonstration data

Run length: 3400 mm

Why

The request gives the run as 3400mm.

From

Buyer request · 3400mm run

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Demonstration data

Who it is for

Who uses it daily

Design Engineer
Applications Engineer
Technical Sales
Estimator
Internal Sales

Who buys it and who to involve

Technical Director
Managing Director
Sales Director

Bring in your design office lead early: it works beside their SOLIDWORKS or Inventor files and does not compete with their PDM.

Every product, every plan.See pricing

Where it fits

How the platform adapts

In Kabaido

Built in

Connects to

Works today

If your system has an API, Kabaido connects to it.

Every other way it connects

Everything runs on the same open paths: the Kabaido API and MCP server, outbound webhooks, an inbound endpoint, a scheduled REST pull, CSV and Excel in and out, and Zapier, Make and n8n for anything else. Custom connections are built to order.

Every integration

Questions

: No. It configures, draws and prices the parts you sell to order, beside your SOLIDWORKS or Inventor files and your PDM.More on Integrations
: They come from your rates. Until you load them, the price panel says plainly that it is using the preset's example rates.More on Costing

Design Engineer

What it does

See it working

Resolve before exporting

Worth checking

Sections and plate

Infill

Fixings and hardware

Finishing

Workshop and site

What this take-off assumes

Your stock list

Design modules

Built to order

In more detail

Parameter by parameter

Worked out for you

One design, every output

Blocked, not quoted

Resolve before exporting

Prep and material counted

Stock mode

Who it is for

Who uses it daily

Where it fits

In Kabaido

Connects to

Roadmap

Questions