Step 1
Pick five different parts
Not five similar plates. Take a plate with pockets, a shaft, a part with threads, a part of an assembly and one part you only have a PDF drawing for. Write down the prices you quoted.
CNC quoting software
CNC quoting softwarethat measures the part before it prices it.
MetronQ reads the geometry from a STEP or IGES file or from a drawing, fits the part to your machines and prices it on your rates and material costs. The estimator sees every line of the price and decides what reaches the customer.
- No card to sign up
- Your machines and rates
- The estimator approves
Quotes
Find a parameter, e.g. margin, setup+ New quoteEN3 awaiting your review
Export all (CSV)New manual quoteAwaiting review3Quotes the engine will not send on its own.
Accuracy vs corrections94.2%Average against your own approved prices.
Quotes value · September€146,820Quoted this month, not ordered.
Order conversion43%Quotes that became orders.
| ID | File | Client | Material | Qty | Net price | Status | Created | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WYC-1041 | kolnierz-120.step4 × M8 | purchasing@example.com | Aluminium 6061 | 25 | €5,807.80 | Awaiting review | today 09:12 | |
| WYC-1040 | tuleja-40x60.step | engineering@example.com | Stainless 304 (1.4301) | 120 | €3,816.00 | Instant | today 08:47 | |
| WYC-1039 | plyta-bazowa.stp | office@example.com | Steel S235JR | 4 | €2,448.00 | Awaiting review | today 08:20 | |
| WYC-1038 | walek-M12.step | purchasing@example.com | Steel S235JR | 300 | €2,835.00 | Approved | yesterday 17:05 | |
| WYC-1037 | korpus-pompy.step | engineering@example.com | Aluminium 6061 | 8 | €3,897.60 | Ordered | yesterday 15:41 | |
| WYC-1036 | rysunek-pokrywa.pdfManual | office@example.com | Steel S235JR | 40 | €1,960.00 | Awaiting review | yesterday 11:02 |
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MetronQ panel screens, example data
01What quoting software does
From file to quote, every step in view
Quoting software does not replace the estimator. It takes on the repetitive part - measuring, calculating, choosing the blank - and lays the price out in lines that can be checked.
- The customer's file
Through the widget on your website, or uploaded by you in the panel.
- Geometry readout
Envelope, holes with diameter and depth, threads, pockets, the thinnest wall.
- Machine fit
The part is tried on your park: work envelope, axes, smallest cutter.
- Time, material, price
Minutes operation by operation, a blank from stockist sizes, setup once per order.
- The gate
Your rules decide whether the price goes to the customer at once or waits.
Price at onceTo the estimator - Price at once: The customer sees the price
In the widget, and can order straight away.
- To the estimator: The estimator decides
Approves, corrects or rejects, with the price breakdown in front of them.
- To the estimator: The quote goes out
An e-mail with a link and a four-digit code. You download the PDF with your logo from the panel.
- The order
Production and payment status in the panel, next to the quote it came from.
The gate has three settings: every price at once, every quote reviewed, or review above an amount threshold. To begin with, we recommend reviewing every quote.
02Spreadsheet, calculator or software
Three ways to work out the same price
Any of them can produce a good price. They differ in who supplies the inputs and what happens when the inputs are incomplete.
Does exactly what is written in it, and every formula is visible.
- Where the dimensions come from
- The estimator copies them off the drawing
- Who counts holes and threads
- The estimator, counting on the drawing
- When the part cannot be made
- The sheet prices it anyway
- Where pricing knowledge lives
- In the file, and in the head of whoever built it
A spreadsheet has one advantage worth taking seriously: every formula is in plain view. Quoting software should give the same transparency - in MetronQ every line of the price is in the breakdown, and the estimator can correct any of them before the quote goes out.
03How to test it
The test: five parts you have already quoted
A demo shows a part the software knows. Your shop quotes other ones. Before you choose CNC quoting software - ours or anyone else's - try it on parts from the last few weeks whose price you know.
Step 2
Check the readout before the price
Count the holes, threads and pockets on the drawing and compare them with what the software found. A price built on a wrong readout is right or wrong by chance.
- In MetronQ the readout sits next to the price in the panel, feature by feature.
Step 3
Compare the prices line by line
The difference on its own says little. What matters is where it comes from: material, machining time, setup or margin. Software that only shows a total cannot be tuned.
Step 4
Calibrate, then upload five more
Calibration fits the software to your prices. The real result shows on parts the software has not seen before.
- MetronQ needs at least five quotes: your parts with prices for 1 and 10 pieces, or approved quotes.
- Two values are fitted: the calibration multiplier and the setup time.
Step 5
Give it a part you cannot make
Too big for your machines, or with a corner tighter than your smallest cutter. Good software refuses and names the figure that stopped it. Bad software prices it and sends the price to the customer.
Step 6
Walk the customer's path
Send yourself an enquiry from your own website: file, material, quantity. See what the customer gets at once, what waits for you, and what the quote they receive looks like.
- Plate with pocketsYour price€23
- ShaftYour price€51
- Threaded housingYour price€36
- Assembly partYour price€154
- PDF drawing onlyYour price€14
Every figure in these pictures is example data
On the drawingSoftware
Holes8 × ⌀98 × ⌀9
Threads4 × M84 × M8
Envelope120 × 120 × 22120 × 120 × 22
Thinnest wall6.40 mm6.40 mm
Every figure in these pictures is example data
Every figure in these pictures is example data
Every figure in these pictures is example data
!Quote held
Part dimensions exceed the machine work envelope.
- Machine Y travel
- 310 mm
- Part
- 350 mm
No price. The customer is told the enquiry has gone to the estimator.
Every figure in these pictures is example data
Price at once€44.40
The customer sees the price per piece and can order.
OrderAwaiting the estimator
The customer gets an e-mail with a link once you approve the price.
Every figure in these pictures is example data
04What is inside
Six parts of one program
Each has its own page, with pictures taken from the panel.
Quoting engine
What exactly is measured in the solid, how time and the blank are worked out, and when the engine refuses.
SeeWidget on your website
One line of code. Quoting in your colours, in four languages and in your currency.
SeeShop panel
The enquiry list, the part readout, the price breakdown, approval, orders and the team.
SeeMachines and calibration
Machines from a catalogue of over 900 models, your rates and tools, learning from your prices.
SeeERP integration
API keys, price list import and export, quotes and orders in your own system.
SeeData security
Files encrypted with a key of their own, servers in the EU, no external AI vendors.
See05Start and cost
Your first quote the same day
The setup wizard takes you through machines, materials, rates and calibration. The first quote usually takes about a quarter of an hour.
- Account
E-mail and password, no card.
- Machines
From the catalogue or typed in, with an hourly rate.
- Materials
Grades and the prices you buy them at.
- Calibration
Five parts you have already quoted.
- Customers
The widget or a quote page, every quote reviewed at first.
What it costs
A payment for each quote made, or a fixed monthly fee.
- Flexible€5net per quoteWhen enquiries come in irregularly
- Start€119monthlyWhen you quote regularly
- Pro€219monthlyWhen you quote every day
- EnterpriseOn requestFor large companies and multiple sites
All prices are net - VAT is added to each of them.
The Start plan includes 1:1 onboarding - we set up and calibrate your price list with you.
06Questions
Common questions about CNC quoting software
How is CNC quoting software different from a quote calculator?
A calculator works from the figures somebody types into it. Quoting software measures the part from its file: every hole with its diameter and depth, threads, pockets, the thinnest wall - and picks a blank from the sizes a stockist sells. The estimator starts from a finished price breakdown rather than an empty sheet.
Will quoting software replace the estimator?
No. It does the measuring and the arithmetic, and the decision stays with the estimator. The gate in the quoting rules sets which prices go to the customer at once and which wait for approval. To begin with, we recommend reviewing every quote.
Which files does it accept?
3D models in STEP, STP, IGES and IGS, drawings in PDF and DXF, and photos of a drawing in JPG, PNG, TIFF and WEBP. A 3D model gives the full geometry readout. From a drawing the software reads dimensions, tolerances and the material, and the estimator approves the price.
Which kinds of machining does it price?
Milling up to five axes, turning, mill-turn centres and sliding-headstock bar automatics. An assembly is split into parts and each is priced on its own. It does not price EDM, grinding or sheet metal.
How long does setup take?
The wizard takes you through machines, materials, rates and calibration - the first quote usually comes after about 15 minutes. Calibration needs at least five quotes: parts you have already quoted, with prices for 1 and 10 pieces, or approved quotes.
What happens to my customers' files?
Every file is encrypted with an AES-256 key of its own and stored on servers in the EU. The file of a quote that never became an order is deleted after 90 days. Files are never sent to any external AI vendor.
How much does CNC quoting software cost?
The Flexible plan costs €5 net for each quote made, with no subscription. The Start subscription is €119 net a month, Pro €219 net a month. Yearly billing is about 20% cheaper.
Can I connect it to my ERP?
You can import and export the price list as CSV or JSON on every plan. API access - quotes, orders, machines and tools from your own system - comes with the Enterprise plan or by separate agreement.
Test it on five of your own parts
Create an account with no card, add your machines and upload parts you have already quoted. You will see the readout, the price breakdown and the difference from your own prices.