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Cost calculation and work preparation for metalworking, on your own machines.

Connect CAD, calculation, work preparation, and production without repeated re-entry

CalQore helps metalworking companies keep project data connected across the workflow. Instead of moving jobs through disconnected tools and manual transfers, teams can connect CAD input, cost calculation, work preparation, CAM handoff and ERP or MRP synchronization in one consistent flow.

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Built for metalworking teams that want fewer handoffs, fewer errors, and better continuity between systems

The Problem

Quoting bottlenecks cost jobs. Customers expect fast answers, but manual spreadsheets and tribal knowledge do not scale. Complex assemblies, mixed operations, and last-minute design changes create rework, errors, and slow response times. CalQore replaces fragile quoting workflows with a repeatable, engineering-grade process.

What CalQore can quote

3D view of a sheet metal part with bends, holes and cutouts in CalQore.

Sheet metal parts

Flat and bent parts with cutouts and engravings

Tubes and profiles

Tube, box section and profile work with tube/profile nesting

Assemblies

Multi-level assemblies with cost roll-up and BOM visibility

Purchased and custom items

Add bought-out parts and non-recognized items using an internal catalog

CalQore supports a customizable operation library driven by your own rules. Define operations, time models, setup logic, machine rates, margins, and customer templates in your Rule Engine, then apply them consistently across all quotes.

Sheet metal cutting (2D profile cutting)

Tube and profile cutting

Bending

Rolling

Sawing

Drilling

Tapping

Countersinking

Flowdrilling

Deburring

Edge rounding

Powder coating

Surface finishing

Cleaning

Any custom defined operation: add it once, apply it everywhere via rules

How CalQore works

Four steps, one workflow. No re-entry. No switching between tools.

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Import
DXF/STEP individually, in bulk or via ZIP; automatic conversion of IGES, JT, IFC, OBJ, STL, 3DS, glTF and DSTV; part lists from CSV and Excel; Outlook messages (.msg) with attachments.
Import accelerators:
CalQore Vision: advanced PDF recognition to speed up legacy RFQs. CalQore Vision and the welding calculator are Beta features included in Professional.
BETA
Auto-detect and reuse purchased parts from your item database.
DSTV import for structural/profile workflows.
Restructure the project tree to match how you sell and build assemblies.
Automatic feature recognition (holes, bends, thickness, profile types)
Assembly tree and BOM roll-up
Duplicate part detection to avoid double work
CAD round-trip: open in CAD, edit, update quote
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Calculate
CalQore applies your own costing logic to each part and operation, then rolls it up to a final price. Calculation rules are built in and configurable per operation, with your own Excel templates supported where that logic already exists.
Costing control:
Configure built-in rules per operation for pricing, setup time and processing time, with optional Excel templates.
Smart customer-specific rules and templates driven by customer-linked projects.
DFM checks during quoting to flag manufacturability risk early.
Direct insight into cost drivers via breakdown and visible nesting outputs.
Custom operations and routings, extend your fabrication catalog without code changes.
Built-in, configurable rules for time, setup and pricing logic, with optional Excel templates
Operations and routing per part and assembly
Material requirement and scrap handling via nesting results
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Quote
Lock a quote and generate a consistent quote package for your customer and your internal team. Quotes remain traceable and repeatable because the calculation snapshot is preserved.
Quote locking with calculation snapshot
Branded quote output (template-driven)
BOM and attachments in the quote package
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Production Outputs
When the order is won, CalQore provides production-ready outputs: nesting results and optimized files that can be exported to downstream systems. This reduces rework between estimating and production.
Production readiness:
Bend simulation and offline bending results to validate feasibility before release.
AutoPOL workflow: send generated STEP, receive feasibility/time and unfolded DXF stored in CalQore.
Visual nesting for sheet and tube/profile work
Optimized STEP/DXF outputs for ERP and CAM
REST API available as a separate module (currently reachable on the CalQore machine).

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Import
DXF/STEP individually, in bulk or via ZIP; automatic conversion of IGES, JT, IFC, OBJ, STL, 3DS, glTF and DSTV; part lists from CSV and Excel; Outlook messages (.msg) with attachments.
Import accelerators:
CalQore Vision: advanced PDF recognition to speed up legacy RFQs. CalQore Vision and the welding calculator are Beta features included in Professional.
BETA
Auto-detect and reuse purchased parts from your item database.
DSTV import for structural/profile workflows.
Restructure the project tree to match how you sell and build assemblies.
Automatic feature recognition (holes, bends, thickness, profile types)
Assembly tree and BOM roll-up
Duplicate part detection to avoid double work
CAD round-trip: open in CAD, edit, update quote
2
Calculate
CalQore applies your own costing logic to each part and operation, then rolls it up to a final price. Calculation rules are built in and configurable per operation, with your own Excel templates supported where that logic already exists.
Costing control:
Configure built-in rules per operation for pricing, setup time and processing time, with optional Excel templates.
Smart customer-specific rules and templates driven by customer-linked projects.
DFM checks during quoting to flag manufacturability risk early.
Direct insight into cost drivers via breakdown and visible nesting outputs.
Custom operations and routings, extend your fabrication catalog without code changes.
Built-in, configurable rules for time, setup and pricing logic, with optional Excel templates
Operations and routing per part and assembly
Material requirement and scrap handling via nesting results
3
Quote
Lock a quote and generate a consistent quote package for your customer and your internal team. Quotes remain traceable and repeatable because the calculation snapshot is preserved.
Quote locking with calculation snapshot
Branded quote output (template-driven)
BOM and attachments in the quote package
4
Production Outputs
When the order is won, CalQore provides production-ready outputs: nesting results and optimized files that can be exported to downstream systems. This reduces rework between estimating and production.
Production readiness:
Bend simulation and offline bending results to validate feasibility before release.
AutoPOL workflow: send generated STEP, receive feasibility/time and unfolded DXF stored in CalQore.
Visual nesting for sheet and tube/profile work
Optimized STEP/DXF outputs for ERP and CAM
REST API available as a separate module (currently reachable on the CalQore machine).

1 Import

DXF/STEP individually, in bulk or via ZIP; automatic conversion of IGES, JT, IFC, OBJ, STL, 3DS, glTF and DSTV; part lists from CSV and Excel; Outlook messages (.msg) with attachments.

Import accelerators:

CalQore Vision: advanced PDF recognition to speed up legacy RFQs. CalQore Vision and the welding calculator are Beta features included in Professional.

BETA

Auto-detect and reuse purchased parts from your item database.

DSTV import for structural/profile workflows.

Restructure the project tree to match how you sell and build assemblies.

Automatic feature recognition (holes, bends, thickness, profile types)

Assembly tree and BOM roll-up

Duplicate part detection to avoid double work

CAD round-trip: open in CAD, edit, update quote

Import workflow: CAD, PDF, DSTV and email inputs flow into recognition, a bill of materials and calculation.

2 Calculate

CalQore applies your own costing logic to each part and operation, then rolls it up to a final price. Calculation rules are built in and configurable per operation, with your own Excel templates supported where that logic already exists.

Costing control:

Configure built-in rules per operation for pricing, setup time and processing time, with optional Excel templates.

Smart customer-specific rules and templates driven by customer-linked projects.

DFM checks during quoting to flag manufacturability risk early.

Direct insight into cost drivers via breakdown and visible nesting outputs.

Custom operations and routings, extend your fabrication catalog without code changes.

Built-in, configurable rules for time, setup and pricing logic, with optional Excel templates

Operations and routing per part and assembly

Material requirement and scrap handling via nesting results

Calculation workflow: recognize parts, assign materials and operations, check manufacturability and calculate pricing.

4 Production Outputs

When the order is won, CalQore provides production-ready outputs: nesting results and optimized files that can be exported to downstream systems. This reduces rework between estimating and production.

Production readiness:

Bend simulation and offline bending results to validate feasibility before release.

AutoPOL workflow: send generated STEP, receive feasibility/time and unfolded DXF stored in CalQore.

Visual nesting for sheet and tube/profile work

Optimized STEP/DXF outputs for ERP and CAM

REST API available as a separate module (currently reachable on the CalQore machine).

Production preparation workflow: review the calculated price, save a version and attach files before production.

3 Quote

Lock a quote and generate a consistent quote package for your customer and your internal team. Quotes remain traceable and repeatable because the calculation snapshot is preserved.

Quote locking with calculation snapshot

Branded quote output (template-driven)

BOM and attachments in the quote package

Quote workflow: review the calculated price, save a snapshot and generate a quote package for downstream systems.

Why CalQore

Local installation by design

Locally installed. Customer IP stays inside your own network.

Engineer-first pricing control

Configure built-in calculation rules per operation, with optional support for your own Excel templates.

CAD round-trip workflow

Open parts in CAD, edit, and refresh the quote — no manual re-upload loops.

Visible nesting, not a black box

See sheet and tube/profile material usage during quoting.

Integrations

CalQore connects to common CAD, CAM, and ERP environments. CAD: SpaceClaim, SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD, Solid Edge. CAM: AutoPOL, LVD CADMAN-B, Amada, Libellula, BLM/Adige. ERP: MKG, Ridder iQ, Microsoft Business Central, plus configurable XML export.

CalQore workflow linking a 3D assembly to projects, quotes, orders, machines, materials and operations.

Who it is for

Metalworking companies that need consistent, fast cost calculation and work preparation while keeping pricing logic and customer data under their own control. Applications include sheet metal, tubes, profiles, bar stock, and assemblies.

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Sheet metal fabricators, laser cutting, plasma cutting, waterjet, punching, and press brake.

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Sheet metal fabricators, laser cutting, plasma cutting, waterjet, punching, and press brake.

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Sheet metal fabricators, laser cutting, plasma cutting, waterjet, punching, and press brake.

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Tube and profile processors, round, square, and rectangular profiles.

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Tube and profile processors, round, square, and rectangular profiles.

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Tube and profile processors, round, square, and rectangular profiles.

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Fabrication shops quoting welded frames, enclosures, machine housings, and multi-level assemblies.

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Fabrication shops quoting welded frames, enclosures, machine housings, and multi-level assemblies.

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Fabrication shops quoting welded frames, enclosures, machine housings, and multi-level assemblies.

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Contract manufacturers and job shops working from customer DXF and STEP files.

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Contract manufacturers and job shops working from customer DXF and STEP files.

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Contract manufacturers and job shops working from customer DXF and STEP files.

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Manufacturers working with steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, or brass.

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Manufacturers working with steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, or brass.

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Manufacturers working with steel, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, or brass.

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Fabricators looking for a connective core between their CAD, CAM, and ERP systems.

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Fabricators looking for a connective core between their CAD, CAM, and ERP systems.

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Fabricators looking for a connective core between their CAD, CAM, and ERP systems.

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Fabricators who want on-premise software with pricing logic fully under their own control.

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Fabricators who want on-premise software with pricing logic fully under their own control.

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Fabricators who want on-premise software with pricing logic fully under their own control.

See CalQore quote one of your own parts.

Bring a real RFQ, a single part or a full assembly. We will walk through a live quote and show the nesting and outputs.

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