Applies to: Core, Advanced, Enterprise
Quote & Cut calculates prices using your material settings, machine settings, gas costs, pricing model, markups, and any enabled add-on costs.
This category explains how to configure the main pricing and material settings.
You can find these settings from:
WordPress Dashboard → Quote & Cut → Settings
The most important sections are:
- Materials.
- Material Types.
- Pricing Model.
- Pricing Strategy & Markups.
- Gas Cost.
- Machine Hourly Rate.
- Handling Cost.
- Sheet Gap.
- Material Sheet Limit.
How Quote & Cut builds a price #
A Quote & Cut price can include several parts:
- Material cost.
- Machine cutting cost.
- Pierce time cost.
- Gas cost.
- Handling cost.
- Flat cost per sheet.
- Loading cost per sheet.
- Percentage markup.
- Fixed markup per part.
- Minimum price per part.
- Advanced Secondary Process costs, if enabled.
The final price depends on the selected material, uploaded DXF files, part quantities, nesting result, and your settings.
Material cost #
Material cost is based on the material’s configured sheet cost and the selected pricing model.
The available pricing models are:
- Full Sheet Cost.
- Prorated Bounding Box Cost.
- Straight Cut Off.
Each pricing model charges material differently.
Material type #
Each material has a Material Type.
Available types are:
- Aluminium.
- Carbon Steel.
- Galvanised Steel.
- Stainless Steel.
- Other.
Material Type helps organise materials in the frontend material picker, making it easier for customers to choose the correct material and thickness.
If Quote & Cut Enterprise is active, Material Type is also used for market indexing. For example, Aluminium materials follow the Aluminium index, Stainless Steel materials follow the Stainless Steel index, and Galvanised Steel follows the Carbon Steel index.
Cutting cost #
Cutting cost is based on the part geometry, cutting length, configured cutting speed, gas type, gas hourly cost, and machine hourly rate.
A material with a slower cutting speed will usually produce a higher cutting cost than a material with a faster cutting speed.
Pierce cost #
Pierce cost is based on the number of pierces in the uploaded geometry and the material’s pierce time setting.
A part with many holes may cost more because it needs more pierces.
Gas cost #
Each material uses one gas type:
- Compressed Air.
- Oxygen.
- Nitrogen.
The gas cost is configured as an hourly rate for each gas type.
Markups and minimum prices #
Quote & Cut can apply:
- A percentage markup.
- A fixed markup per part.
- A minimum price per part.
These settings help you recover overheads and avoid under-pricing small parts.
Add-on costs #
If Quote & Cut Advanced is installed and configured, Secondary Processes can add extra costs, such as:
- Folding.
- Powder coating.
These are covered separately in the Advanced Add-on documentation category.
Recommended setup order #
Configure pricing in this order:
- Choose your pricing model.
- Add or review your materials.
- Check each material’s sheet cost.
- Check sheet length, width, and density.
- Check cutting speed and pierce time.
- Assign the correct gas type to each material.
- Configure gas hourly costs.
- Configure markups and minimum prices.
- Run test quotes.
- Compare results against known jobs before going live.
Important before going live #
The setup wizard can add starter materials and default pricing values.
These are only starting points.
Before accepting real customer orders, check all material costs, machine rates, gas costs, cut speeds, pierce times, markups, and sheet settings against your own business pricing.
Continue to: Choosing a Pricing Model.
