Metal Trades

TRADES

Built for the Metal Trades

TENADO METAL 3D was designed for metal fabricators. Whether you build custom stairs and railings, structural steel components, or ornamental and architectural metalwork, the platform was built around the way your shop works.

Find Your Trade Below

Metal fabrication covers a wide range of work. The challenges a stair and railing specialist faces every day are different from those of an ornamental metalworker or a structural steel shop. TENADO METAL 3D addresses all of them.

Select your trade below to see how TENADO METAL 3D applies to your specific work.

Custom Metal Shops and Stair Fabricators

Your shop takes on a wide range of custom metalwork. Every project is different, the timelines are tight, and somewhere in the middle of all of it your designers are still burning hours on the same repetitive setup tasks they did on the last job. That’s not a skill problem. It’s a tooling problem.

The biggest time losses happen in the same places on every project: staircase layout, railing configuration, miter calculations, BOM generation, and drawing production. TENADO METAL 3D automates all of these. Your designers spend less time on repetitive setup and more time on the work that requires real problem-solving.

For shops that are starting to encounter architects and general contractors who require BIM submittals, TENADO METAL 3D’s built-in IFC interface keeps you connected to those projects without requiring a separate tool or a specialist hire.

Key benefits for custom shops and fabricators:

Automated stair and railing generators reduce design time significantly on complex projects
Parametric 3D models update automatically when dimensions change
IFC interface keeps you connected to BIM-driven projects
Automated BOMs and fabrication drawings generated directly from the 3D model
AISC profiles and US fastener standards built in

Stair and Railing Specialists

You know exactly how long a staircase takes to design. You’ve done the math on what that means for how many jobs your team can turn in each month. TENADO METAL 3D changes that equation.

TENADO METAL 3D’s automated stair and railing generators handle rise, run, tread style, and baluster spacing parametrically. You enter your configuration, and the software builds the complete 3D model, calculates the miters, and generates your fabrication drawings. A staircase that used to take most of a day can be configured in under an hour.

When clients need to see what they are getting before they approve, TENADO METAL 3D produces high-quality 3D renderings and material visualizations directly from the design model. Professional presentations without a rendering specialist.

Key benefits for stair and railing specialists:

Automated stair generators handle complex configurations in minutes
Automatic miter calculations for complex geometry
Parametric controls for rise, run, tread style, and baluster spacing
High-quality 3D renderings for client presentations
Fabrication-ready drawings generated directly from the 3D model

Ornamental and Architectural Metal

The most expensive conversation in your business is the one where a client sees the finished piece and says that’s not what they pictured. It happens even when the 2D drawing was clear. TENADO METAL 3D closes that gap.

TENADO METAL 3D produces accurate parametric 3D models of complex ornamental designs and generates high-quality renderings directly from the model. Clients can see the finished product in detail, in the right materials and finishes, before you cut a single piece. Scope changes happen earlier, when they are still easy to address.

For shops working on architectural projects where architects or designers are involved, TENADO METAL 3D’s IFC interface supports model exchange so you stay connected to the project team throughout the design process.

Key benefits for this segment:

Accurate parametric 3D models for complex ornamental designs
High-quality renderings and material visualizations for client presentations
IFC interface for collaboration with architects and designers
Automated BOMs and cut lists generated directly from the 3D model
Fewer late-stage scope changes and less rework

Built Into Every Subscription

Regardless of your trade, every TENADO METAL 3D subscription includes the full platform. Here are the capabilities that apply across all three segments.

Point Cloud Import

Bring in 3D scan data from renovation and retrofit jobs with millimeter precision. You can stop measuring manually on site and work directly from the scan data.

Automated BOMs and Fabrication Drawings

Bills of materials, bar lists, and cut lists generated directly from your 3D model. Item numbers assigned automatically.

IFC Interface

Import and export IFC files to stay connected to projects where architects and general contractors are working in BIM.

AISC Profiles and US Standards

Built-in US shape library and fastener standards for fully localized US workflows.

Built on Autodesk Inventor Technology

A familiar, high-performance CAD interface backed by continuous Autodesk innovation.

TENADO METAL 3D in Production

Novatoria, a steel and metal structures company based in Amsterdam, implemented TENADO METAL 3D to handle growing project volume without adding headcount. Working primarily on complex stair and railing projects, their team saw measurable improvements from the first month of use.

Results:

Novatoria is a European customer. US customer references will be added as they become available.

See How It Works for Your Shop

Novatoria is a European reference. The same platform is now available to US fabricators, fully localized. We’re actively building US references and happy to connect you with our team directly.