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The drawing desk for glazing shops

Your opening.
Your shop
drawings.

From opening schedule to drawing package.
See the storefront. Check the details. Build the set.

Start a drawing See it take shape

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Blue glazed storefront with slim aluminum framingFROM THE OPENING → TO THE SHEETActual software output for a fictional storefront: elevation, glass sizes and drawing title blockILLUSTRATIVE PROJECT · ACTUAL OUTPUT VIEW FULL-SIZE PDF ↗
ONE COORDINATED PACKAGEPDF · DXF · XLSXFrom the same opening

First look

From an opening to a drawing desk.

Explore the public storefront calculator, then see a separate sample drawing package. This 55-second preview uses fictional examples and still captures. Review dimensions and connections before fabrication.

First look · 55 sec · silent · current public screens

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Launch line libraryCoverage varies by assemblyKawneerYKK APTubeliteEFCOUS AluminumArcadiaGeneric

Less form. More drawing.

Make a change.
See it take shape.

Start with the opening in front of you. Adjust the width and bays in this layout study.

STOREFRONT STUDY / OPENING 01Interactive layout
EXTERIOR ELEVATIONA–101 / STUDY
12′–0″ ROSET HEIGHT IN CALCULATORG1G2G3G4EXTERIOR ELEVATION · LAYOUT STUDY
Layout illustration · no fabrication sizes calculatedTry a calculation

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Reference elevation generated by Setting Block Studio from a fictional opening

Fictional design reference · Connection details not entered.

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The whole opening, on one desk

From dimensions
to a drawing set.

  1. 01

    Lay out the storefront.

    Choose a line. Set the opening, columns and rows.

  2. 02

    Review the details.

    Check sources, glass sizes and the items still needing resolution.

  3. 03

    Build your package.

    Save the revision. Download coordinated drawing and schedule files.

Open your workspace

Built for the shop

One set. A clearer handoff.

Web software for commercial glazing contractors. A person enters a center-set storefront opening and line. The software builds a design-reference package from that entry: shop drawings, glass schedules, cut lists, order guides and installation material takeoffs in PDF, DXF and Excel. It does not read a scanned plan on its own, and it does not approve fabrication.

  • 01

    Submittable shop drawings

    Dimensioned elevation references. Review unresolved details before submitting.

  • 02

    Glass schedules

    Daylight and calculated glass sizes, with missing or disputed sizes flagged.

  • 03

    Cut lists

    Frame cuts with their rule sources. Unresolved cuts stay visible.

  • 04

    Order guides

    Reference material lists alongside your entered order information.

  • 05

    Installation material takeoffs

    Your entered material analysis and sources. Automatic quantities are not yet available.

Your framing library

Seven lines.
Clear about the coverage.

Selectable today. Reference rules and placeholder sizing have different limits; none is a fabrication approval.

  • Kawneer Trifab 451T

    Design reference

    Standard captured-glazing reference rules. Impact/IR assemblies and project-specific fabrication require separate verification.

  • YKK YES 45 TU

    Design reference

    Fixed-glazing reference rules; a documented outside-glazed screw-spline configuration includes selected parts. Glazing details and installation clearances still require review.

  • Tubelite 14000

    Design reference

    Typical center-set fixed-glazing reference rules. Confirm the member, sill and glazing selections; entrances and head receptors are not covered.

  • EFCO 403

    Design reference

    Typical dry-glazed fixed-frame reference rules. Part selection, entrances and impact applicability are not verified.

  • US Aluminum IT451

    Placeholder sizing

    Selectable placeholder. The documented screw-race and anchor-clip methods are not yet mapped; calculated sizes are not order sizes.

  • Arcadia AG451T Series

    Placeholder sizing

    Selectable placeholder. Installation and fabrication instructions remain unavailable; architectural details do not establish cut sizes.

  • Generic

    Placeholder sizing

    Role names without manufacturer part numbers. Placeholder sizing for layout only; glass sizes are not order sizes.

Start with one opening

Founding pricing

First package free. 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.

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Know what you are working with.

Packages are design references, not fabrication releases. Verify rule applicability, unresolved dimensions and field clearances against approved project documents before ordering.

What is outside the current scope
  • Curtain wall or front-set storefronts
  • Labor pricing
  • Drawing recognition from scanned plans
  • 3D modeling
  • Bar cut optimization
Storefront shop drawings, cut lists and order guides | Setting Block Studio