Manufacturing intelligence for fabrication & machine shops
Manufacturing drawings in.
Structured quotes out.
AXIOS reads your customers’ engineering drawings — PDFs, prints, and scans — and automatically populates your existing quote sheet with the data you need—in minutes. Saving your team countless hours of data entry and quote calculations.
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From drawing to draft quote — automatically
Your customer’s drawing
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Your quote sheet — drafted for review
| AXIOS QUOTE SHEET | |||||||||
| Customer: | MERIDIAN AERO | Date: | 08/10/26 | ||||||
| Contact: | S. TANAKA | Quote #: | Q-1102 | ||||||
| Project: | AV-220 ACTUATOR SUPPORT | Lead time (wks): | 4 | ||||||
| LINE ITEMS | |||||||||
| # | Part Number | Description | Material | Qty | Material $/ea | Labor min/ea | Rate $/hr | Outside $/ea | Line Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73-4410 | SUPPORT FITTING, ACTUATOR | 7075-T7351 | 4 | $64.00 | 160 | $110 | — | $1,429.33 |
| 2 | 73-4411 | BUSHING, FLANGED | C63000 BRZ | 8 | $9.40 | 20 | $110 | — | $368.53 |
| 3 | OS-CF | CHEM FILM MIL-DTL-5541 CL 3 | OUTSIDE | 4 | — | — | — | $18.00 | $72.00 |
| 4 | OS-PEN | PENETRANT INSPECT E1417 | OUTSIDE | 4 | — | — | — | $22.50 | $90.00 |
| 5 | FAI-9102 | FIRST ARTICLE INSPECTION | — | 1 | — | 90 | $110 | — | $165.00 |
| Subtotal | $2,124.86 | ||||||||
| Markup % | 15% | ||||||||
| Markup $ | $318.73 | ||||||||
| Shipping | $45.00 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | $2,488.59 | ||||||||
| NOTES | |||||||||
| Draft from 73-4410 REV A · labor at your shop rate ($110/hr) · outside processing at vendor pricing · review and adjust before sending. | |||||||||
Where AXIOS fits in your shop
01
Quote Comes In
Customer sends prints, specs, and quantities.
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AXIOS Reads
Drawings become a drafted quote sheet — parts, materials, ops — in minutes.
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03
You Review
AXIOS suggests a price from your rates — you approve or edit it. Your judgment, your margin.
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Quote Goes Out
Your quote reaches the customer same day — ahead of the competition.
What AXIOS reads off a drawing — a few examples
Part No / Rev
12-0050 REV 00
Material
6061-T6 AL
Thickness
.250″ A36 CR
Dimensions
234.29 × 20.00
Tolerance
±0.005″
Holes
8× Ø.53 THRU
Taps
8× 1/4-20
Bends
4× 90°
Welds
3/16 FILLET TYP
Finish
BLACK POWDERCOAT
Hardware
1/2″-13 GR8 BOLTS
Qty
25 PCS
Stock
TB SQ 2×2×.12 A500B
Notes
DEBURR ALL EDGES
…AND MUCH MORE
…plus assemblies and sub-parts, title-block data, and drawing notes — then AXIOS plans the operations (saw, laser, brake, weld, machine), estimates the times, and prices materials and outside processes using your shop’s own rates, routed into the right cells of your quote sheet.
The first quote back usually wins.
Make sure it’s yours.
Make sure it’s yours.
AXIOS gets your quote out while the competition is still reading the prints.
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2 Your quote sheet
Fastest & most reliable: use the built-in AXIOS Quote Sheet. Or upload your shop's own workbook (.xlsx) — formatting and formulas are preserved; only empty input cells get values.
…or drop your own .xlsx quote sheet here / click to browse
3 Upload CAD drawings
PDF drawings or photos/scans of drawings (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF). You can add several — e.g. one per part.
Drop PDFs or images here, or click to browse
4 Project adjustments (optional)
This quote uses your Shop Setup values automatically. Add an adjustment to change something for this job only — a machine rate, a material price from a supplier quote, an outside-service vendor quote, or the markup. Your shop defaults never change.
5 Analyze & fill
AXIOS reads the drawings (dimensions, material, thickness, quantities, tolerances, finishes, hole/bend counts…) and fills your quote sheet as a draft for your review — you stay the final word on pricing. The file downloads automatically and every run is saved to your History.
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Review
AXIOS read the drawings. Check what it wasn't sure about, correct anything below, then build the quote package — you're the last word.
Part summary
Needs your attention
Values AXIOS wasn't sure about — correct them here
Edits go straight into the quote package. Leave anything that looks right.
| Where | Value | Why AXIOS flagged it | Confidence |
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Everything extracted from the drawings
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Final pricing lives in your workbook — you're the last word.
Work
Quotes
| Quote | Customer | Due | Files | Updated | By |
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Account
Team
Everyone here shares your shop's workspace — same projects, same pricing rules, one plan.
Members
Add a user
They'll get an invitation email with a link to set up their own login inside your workspace.
Pending invites
Shop
Shop Setup
Configure your shop once — machines, rates, materials, tooling and quoting defaults. AXIOS applies them automatically to every future quote.
Configure your shop
Work through the checklist — every step is skippable and everything can be changed any time.
Machines
Every machine in your shop, with its hourly rate. AXIOS routes work to these machines and prices labor at their rates on every quote.
Import from a file
Drop your rate sheet or equipment list — Excel (.xlsx), PDF, or a photo — and AXIOS reads the machines into the table above.
Drop .xlsx, PDF, or image here, or click to browse
Labor rates
The hourly rates behind every process, admin, and planning calculation in your quote sheet. These start at the AXIOS template defaults — make them yours.
Tooling
Tools worth naming — AXIOS plans operations with what you list and surfaces special tooling as its own cost line instead of absorbing it. You don't need your whole tool crib; cost is optional. For everyday consumables, set a general tooling allowance in Quote Settings.
Materials
Your going prices for common materials. When a drawing calls for one of these, AXIOS quotes YOUR price instead of estimating — and you can still override it per project.
Outside services
Processes you send out — anodize, powder coat, heat treat, plating. Each service prices its own way; per-project vendor quotes can override any of them.
Pricing method
How does your shop price jobs? Markup adds a percentage on top of cost (cost $100 + 25% markup = $125). Margin sets profit as a share of the selling price (cost $100 at 20% margin = $125 sell). They are different math — pick the one your shop actually uses.
Your quote sheet calculates with markups; AXIOS shows this margin target on every quote so your estimator prices to hit it.
Quote defaults
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Special rules (plain English)
Anything the tables above can't say — quoting policy, minimums for specific work, things you never quote. AXIOS treats these as your shop's rulebook on every analysis.
| Topic | Notes |
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Account
Settings
Workspace
Your shop's name — shown in the sidebar, on the dashboard, and to your team.
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📸 Photo → Spreadsheet
Still quoting on paper? Snap a photo of any paper form or handwritten sheet, drop it here, and get it rebuilt as a working Excel file — input cells highlighted, totals wired up with formulas.
Drop a photo (JPG, PNG, WebP) here, or click to browse
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