Setting Block Studio (SMD Ventures LLC)
Storefront shop drawings, cut lists and order guides in minutes
Software for commercial glazing contractors. Take an opening schedule and a framing system to submittable shop drawings, glass schedules, cut lists, order guides and installation material takeoffs in PDF, DXF and Excel.
Founding pricing
Founding offer in USD. Payment options are being prepared.
First package
Free
The first storefront package you generate is free. After that it is 149 USD a package.
Per package
149 USD
149 USD for each storefront package you generate.
Per month
399 USD
399 USD a month for the shop plan. Cancel any time.
What the founding release will include
In development. Packages will use PDF, DXF, Excel; drawing access is not open yet.
Submittable shop drawings
Storefront elevations a general contractor can review and send on.
Glass schedules
Daylight and glass sizes for every lite, laid out by opening.
Cut lists
Frame member cut sizes grouped for the saw, with a cut optimizer planned.
Order guides
What to order, in what quantity, against the approved system.
Installation material takeoffs
Glazing, sealant and setting block quantities per opening.
Framing system lineup
Only Kawneer Trifab 451T has a design reference today. The rest are planned, not ready.
Kawneer Trifab 451T
Design reference built; workspace access is being prepared. Fabrication rules are not yet verified.
Design reference
YKK YES 45 TU
Planned. Not available yet.
Planned
Tubelite 14000
Planned. Not available yet.
Planned
EFCO 403
Planned. Not available yet.
Planned
US Aluminum IT451
Planned. Not available yet.
Planned
Arcadia AG451T Series
Planned. Not available yet.
Planned
Generic
Planned. Not available yet.
Planned
Straight about the limits
What this does not do yet, so you are not surprised on the job.
- Curtain wall or front-set storefronts
- Labor pricing
- Drawing recognition from scanned plans
- 3D modeling
- Bar cut optimization
Fabrication rules are not verified. Always check every package against the manufacturer catalog and your approved system before ordering material. The drawing workspace is not open yet; join the founding list above.