Free Tools for Fabricators
No signup required. Calculate DXF geometry, determine your shop rate, and figure out material costs in seconds. All completely free.
DXF Calculator
Extract geometry from DXF files instantly
Upload any DXF file and instantly get cut length, pierce count, bounding box dimensions, and rapid moves. No software installation required. Use it to estimate quotes, verify measurements, or understand file geometry before adding to NanoQuote.
SVG to DXF Converter
Convert SVG files to DXF format for free
Convert vector graphics to DXF for laser cutting and CNC. Configure size, units, layer mapping, and text handling. All processing happens in your browser - your files never leave your computer.
Shop Rate Calculator
Calculate your effective shop hourly rate
Figure out what you actually need to charge per hour to cover all your costs and hit your profit target. Input your monthly overhead, equipment costs, and desired profit margin. Get your break-even rate and recommended shop rate in seconds.
Material Rate Calculator
Determine material cost per unit area
Never wonder what your material costs are. Input sheet cost, sheet size, and minimum utilization, and instantly see your cost per square inch (or cm). Perfect for quick estimates or comparing supplier prices.
Why Use These Tools?
For Quick Estimates
Get basic numbers in seconds without loading full quoting software. Perfect for phone quotes or fast turnarounds.
To Understand Your Costs
Many fabricators don't actually know their true shop rate or material costs. These tools make it crystal clear.
To Verify DXF Files
Before spending time on a full quote, check if the DXF actually contains what the customer says it does.
As a Baseline for NanoQuote
Use these to validate your rates and costs before entering them into the full NanoQuote system.
Use Cases
Phone Quote from a Customer
Customer calls with a project. You don't have the DXF yet, but they describe it. Use the tools to give them a ballpark figure while you wait for the file.
Verify a DXF Before Processing
Customer sends a DXF. Before you load it into NanoQuote, upload it to the DXF Calculator to see what you're actually working with.
Quick Sanity Check on Your Rates
Wonder if your shop rate is realistic? Use the Shop Rate Calculator to see what you actually need to charge. Compare it to your current rates.
Compare Material Prices
Different supplier, different sheet size or price? Use the Material Rate Calculator to compare cost-per-unit across suppliers in real time.
Free Tools vs NanoQuote
These tools are great for quick calculations. NanoQuote is the full-featured quoting software for managing complex quotes, nesting, and customer collaboration.
✓Free Tools
- ✓ Instant DXF geometry extraction
- ✓ Shop rate calculations
- ✓ Material cost analysis
- ✓ No signup required
- ✓ Perfect for quick estimates
★NanoQuote
- ★ Full quoting workflow
- ★ Advanced nesting layouts
- ★ Customer quote pages
- ★ Quote history & revisions
- ★ Machine & material libraries
Ready to upgrade to full quoting?
NanoQuote gives you everything these tools do, plus professional quote pages, nesting layouts, customer collaboration, and machine/material libraries.
Why NanoQuote
FAQ
Yes, completely free. No signup required, no email list, no payment information. We built these tools because fabricators need quick ways to calculate common things. If you find them useful, we hope you'll consider trying NanoQuote for full quoting.
Not at all. These tools are completely standalone. You can use them forever without ever signing up for NanoQuote.
The DXF Calculator works with standard DXF files created by most CAD software (AutoCAD, LibreCAD, Fusion 360, etc.). It extracts lines, circles, arcs, and polylines to calculate cut length and pierce count.
It's as accurate as the numbers you put in. If you input your true monthly overhead and desired profit margin, it will give you an accurate break-even and recommended shop rate.
Yes. Input the cost and size of any sheet material, and it calculates cost per unit area. Works for steel, aluminum, stainless, acrylic, wood, etc.
You get access to the full quoting platform with DXF parsing, nesting, quote templates, customer collaboration, and much more. The free tools are built into NanoQuote's workflow.
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