How a round tool is priced
Read the four lines behind a round tool's price, how its rod is chosen and what the multiplier moves.
Updated 11 November 2026
On this page
- Why
- A special is only worth quoting when its price can be explained line by line.
- How
- Read Pricing and Breakdown on the Design screen; change the values in Settings under Pricing.
The four lines
| Line | What it is |
|---|---|
| Material | The rod actually chosen, from its own cost per length, prioritising what is in the trays. |
| Complexity | Every grinding step in points, plus the batch setup, at the value of a point, times the multiplier. |
| Quality | Inspection for the tolerance class, plus engraving and extra inspection where asked for. |
| Coating | Per tool against the coater's lot minimum. |
The same calculation runs behind the Design screen, the connector and the live check on a quote, so the three cannot give different prices for the same tool.
Complexity is counted in points
Every grinding step is counted in points per tool: grinding the rod to size, flute grinding, gashing, end relief, peripheral relief, a corner radius, a neck, form relief, coolant exits and a shank feature. Setup is counted once per batch, so the price each falls with quantity. The points are multiplied by the value of a point and by the complexity multiplier.
Quality is its own line: inspection for the tolerance class, plus engraving and an extra inspection step where they are asked for. It moves with the same multiplier.
How the rod is chosen
- A rod in your trays comes before a supplier's line.
- The smallest rod that makes the tool comes first. A larger rod can be chosen because it is ground down to size, which adds points.
- A rod far over size is used only when nothing nearer exists: an exact rod on order comes first.
- A coolant rod must match the tool's coolant form and hole count. It can only be a little over size because its holes sit on a fixed pitch. A helical one must match the helix.
- A rod with no cost is never priced.
The rod cannot be chosen by hand, on the screen or through Claude. Material is the chosen rod's own cost for the length of the blank. The multiplier never touches it.
Held rods
A design being worked on holds nothing: its rods are a live answer. Once the line is on a quote with a customer it holds the rods it was priced on, so two open quotes never count on the same rod. The hold ends when the quote is decided, replaced, turned into an order or past its valid until date.
The trays are kept in Stock and the supplier lines in Source.
Quantities and customer terms
The price is worked out at the standard quantity breaks and at the quantity you type, each with its own rod choice. The customer's own terms are then applied to the list price. See Pricing.
Changing the pricing values
- Step 1.
Open Breakdown on the Pricing pane and choose Modify pricing rates. Settings then Pricing opens the same values.
- Step 2.
Change the Complexity multiplier to move the complexity and quality part of every price. The technical values under it each have a range and refuse a value outside it.
- Step 3.
Press Save pricing. Open quotes keep their price and flag the difference. The change is recorded.
An engineer or above changes the pricing values. See Users and roles.
A workspace starts on modelled values. They are calibrated on your own quotes when the design module is trained on your data at implementation.
Related
- Design a solid round toolSet out a solid carbide round tool, see the rod and the price at each quantity and put it on a quote for a customer.
- Rates and counted stockSet your own rates in the workbench and count the stock behind a design module.
- Kabaido calculates, Claude never inventsEvery dimension, price, stock figure and lead time Claude states comes from Kabaido or from the request itself; anything else is stated as missing.