3D Part Viewer

You can't quote

what you can't see.

You can't quote what you can't see.

Open, measure, and understand any part in seconds — right in your browser, no CAD license needed.

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Surface classification — instantly know what every surface is and how it machines

Measure anything — distances, angles, radii, surface-to-surface — in one click

Section view — see inside the part before you write a single number

The harder it is to see and analyze a part,
the harder it is to estimate and quote

The harder it is to see and analyze a part, the harder it is to estimate and quote

Too many machine shop teams lose hours bouncing between CAD software, email threads, and network folders just to open, view or measure a single part. You wait on programmers for answers, slow down quoting, and lose track of similar jobs you know you’ve run before.

Machine Research gives everyone on your team the ability to see, measure, and understand every part — the moment it arrives.

Make Every Part the Center of Your Estimating Workflow

Section view with complex internal geometry

Surface Classification

Select any surface and Machine Research tells you exactly what it is — cone, torus, cylinder, flat plane — along with its dimensions. So you know it’s a chamfer, not a radius. You know how it machines. And you know that before your estimator guesses.

Measure Everything That Matters

Point to point. Surface to surface. Angle between two faces. Distance between flat planes. Bounding box calculated instantly. Section view to expose internal geometry. All of it available in one click, in your browser, with no software to install or license to maintain.

Capture and Annotate

Select any surface, add a note, and copy it straight to your clipboard. Questions about a feature stay attached to the part — not buried in an email thread — so your team stays aligned and nothing gets missed in the quote.

Built for what's next

Built to protect data and support CMMC 2.0 compliance

FedRAMP CMMC 2.0 Certified

Connects to the tools your shop already uses

Everything your shop needs to quote faster —
in one connected platform.

3D Part Viewer

Upload CAD, PDFs, or drawing files individually or in batches — and see the actual 3D part in your browser, no CAD license required. Rotate, measure, section, and analyze geometry before your estimator writes a single number. Supports STEP, CATIA, X_T, SLDPRT, and 10 more file types.

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ShapeSearch

ShapeSearch

Visually search your part library for geometrically similar jobs. Pull up prior costing and pricing data instantly and use it as the foundation for the new estimate. Stop re-quoting parts you’ve already priced — and stop sending inconsistent prices to the same customer.

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Automated RFQ Capture

Automated RFQ Capture

Every customer request flows in from your website or email automatically — organized, secure, and ready to estimate. No lost files, no manual re-entry, no inbox archaeology.

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Centralized Part Library

Every part file, drawing, quote, revision, and communication in one ITAR/FedRAMP-aligned system. Nothing lost. Everything traceable. When a similar RFQ comes in, the history is right there.

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AI Estimating for machine shops

AI-Powered Estimating

Real machine learning — trained on your actual job data — analyzes 3D part geometry and generates programming, setup, and run time estimates in seconds. Not a formula. A model that gets smarter as your data grows.

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Team Collaboration

In-app messaging, tasks, and approvals keep the team aligned. Tribal knowledge stays captured with the job — not in someone’s head. Anyone on your team can pick up where someone else left off.

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Assembly Estimating

Quote complete assemblies — not just individual parts. Machine Research supports STEP, SLDASM, CATPRODUCT, and NX files, bringing the same AI-powered estimating capability to multi-component jobs. One of the only quoting platforms with a true assembly solution.

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Professional Quotes

Send polished, branded quotes in minutes. First quote on their desk. Best-looking quote in their inbox. Speed plus professionalism equals competitive edge.

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These Shops Stopped InteruptingTheir Programmer. Here's What Changed.

Matthew Dobias, A.R. Machining

We’ve had a great experience with Machine Research. The ability to read STEP models directly saves us a significant amount of time and improves accuracy right from the start. It’s become a valuable tool for verifying run times and generating quick, reliable quotes. It has streamlined our front-end process and helps us respond to customers faster with more confidence.

Klaus Willroider, Camcor Industries

Machine Research has transformed our quoting process by replacing manual guesswork with automated, data-driven CAD analysis. This shift has slashed our response times by 60% while ensuring every bid is perfectly aligned with our true manufacturing costs.

See every part.
Understand every surface.
Quote with confidence.

See how Machine Research's 3D part viewer gives your estimators the clarity they need to quote faster and price more accurately — from the first part they open.

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FAQS

Machine Research includes a powerful 3D CAD part viewer at no additional cost inside our estimating and quoting platform. It is not sold as a standalone viewer, but is built specifically to help machine shops analyze parts and quote faster.

Our viewer supports common 3D CAD file formats including CATIA, X_T, STEP, and other standard manufacturing file types used by machine shops.

No. Machine Research allows you to open, rotate, measure, section, and analyze 3D part files directly in your browser—no additional CAD licenses required.

Yes. You can measure:

  • Surface areas

  • Radii

  • Distances between points

  • Angles using three-point selection

  • Cylinder axis measurements

  • Section views for internal inspection

All directly inside the browser.

ShapeSearch™ scans your uploaded part library to find similar parts based on geometry. It shows percentage matches and overlays differences, helping machine shops leverage past job data to quote faster and more accurately.

No. Machine Research is not a standalone CAD viewer download tool. It is part of a professional estimating and quoting platform built specifically for machine shops.

No. The part viewer is included as part of the Machine Research estimating and quoting platform and is designed to support machine shops in winning profitable work.