Material estimation

Window Cost Estimation Software — Soot, Inches & MM

Estimate the way your workshop measures. Native soot support, formula-mapped materials, factory glass rounding, and hardware, labour and transport applied for you.

The problem

Manual conversions cause errors

Converting soot to inches to millimetres by hand, job after job, is where quoting mistakes creep in.

Glass and hardware get under-counted

Factory glass rounding, billing increments and hardware per window are fiddly to track in a spreadsheet — so margin quietly leaks.

Every estimator does it differently

Without shared formulas, two people quoting the same window arrive at two different prices.

How AluSync does it

Built for estimation, the fabricator's way

Soot-native, plus inches and mm

Enter sizes the way your workshop already measures — 8 soot = 1 inch — or in inches or millimetres. Area prices in square feet or square metres, with no conversion by hand.

Formula-mapped materials

Frame formulas, sash multipliers and material mapping are defined once and applied consistently, so every estimator quotes the same window the same way.

Factory-accurate glass and hardware

Glass is rounded to your factory increments and billed in the right steps, and hardware, labour and transport are applied automatically.

Costing you can verify

The numbers are transparent and checkable by hand — accuracy a fabricator can trust, not a black box.

No manual conversion

Soot, inches and mm handled for you.

Consistent pricing

Shared formulas mean the same window costs the same.

Less margin leakage

Glass rounding and hardware counted accurately every time.

Estimation FAQs

What is soot measurement and does AluSync support it?

Soot is the traditional window-trade unit where 8 soot equal 1 inch. AluSync is soot-native: you enter sizes in soot exactly as your workshop measures, and can also work in inches or millimetres.

Can I enter sizes in mm and price area in sqm?

Yes. Dimensions can be entered in soot, inches or millimetres, and area can be priced in square feet or square metres — chosen per estimation, with conversions handled automatically.

How does AluSync calculate glass area?

Glass is rounded to your factory increments and billed in the correct steps, rather than charged on raw dimensions — so the estimate matches what the factory actually consumes.

See it on your own window sizes

A free 30-minute demo — with your real jobs, no payment details, no obligation.