AppliCad Roof Wizard is professional estimating software for roofing and cladding. According to the site, it has served the industry since 1991. Rather than being a general-purpose project management SaaS, it focuses on 3D modeling for roofs and wall cladding, material take-off, cutting lists, and quotation reports. AppliCad also offers an Estimating Bureau service: users can send drawings, site measurements, or an address and receive a material estimate report within 24β48 hours.
Roof Wizard can import dimensions from PDF drawings, RXF/XML files, aerial imagery, or site measurement data, then create a 3D roof model and automatically handle complex geometry such as hips, valleys, and ridges. The system calculates materials including panels, flashing, purlins, clips, and screws, and generates quotes, order forms, cutting lists, and installation diagrams. A key highlight is Block Cutting, which uses color-coded layouts to reduce sheet waste. It also supports exporting cutting lists directly to a rollformer, reducing manual data-entry errors. In addition to roofing, it also covers material calculations for wall cladding and siding.
Public pages show Roof Wizard Software starting at US$250/month, making it better suited to teams that perform estimates frequently. The Bureau estimating service starts at US$15/report, which fits occasional projects or overflow capacity. Custom allowances in Bureau are marked as +US$10, while Block cutting is listed at US$50. The site also mentions a 14-day free trial, demo booking, a free first take-off, and a discount on the first Bureau report. For support, the text emphasizes phone, email, and online meeting support, with no ticket queue and no chatbot.
Its strengths are its deep vertical-industry focus: 3D modeling, automated material lists, cutting optimization, and rollformer export form a closed loop from estimating to production. The combination of software and human-assisted estimating also lowers the barrier for infrequent users. The downsides are that the public information does not clarify team permissions, multi-user collaboration, API availability, audit logs, security certifications, backups, or compliance capabilities. The deployment model is only clearly described as a desktop license, and cloud collaboration capabilities are unclear. The starting price of US$250/month may also be high for small or low-frequency teams.
It is suitable for metal roofing contractors, roofing material suppliers, cladding engineering teams, and estimators who need high-accuracy take-off. If you only estimate occasionally, the Bureau pay-per-report option may be the better starting point. Access from China is not disclosed in the text. Payment information appears to show only a USD cart and browser-based payment/checkout, so support for Chinese bank cards, invoices, or a Chinese-language interface is unknown. For domestic alternatives, users may look at cost-estimation and quantity take-off tools such as Glodon and Pinming, though their specialization in metal roofing sheet cutting and rollformer export may not be equivalent.
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