MetalCalc: Metal Calculator

Алексей Кржеминский

About this app

MetalCalc is a practical metal calculator for welders, fabricators, installers and small workshops.

Calculate metal weight, material usage, cutting layouts, construction parts and job cost directly on your phone.

Key features:

• Metal weight calculator
Square and round tube, angle steel, channel, I-beam, flat bar, sheet, expanded metal, checker plate and more. Includes common sizes, grades and GOST standards.

• Stock bar cutting
Create a part list, set kerf width, calculate required bars, usable remnants and view a clear cutting layout. Parts can be entered manually or sent from other calculators.

• Sheet cutting
Calculate rectangular parts on a sheet with rotation, material direction, multiple part sizes and displayed remnants.

• Stairs
Straight, L-shaped and spiral stairs. Calculate stringers, steps, handrails, decking, part dimensions and material cutting.

• Trusses and roofs
Calculate trusses, braces, chords, panels, and single-pitch, gable and hip roofs.

• Metal construction builder
Frames with horizontal and vertical crossbars, gates, workbenches, shelving and box frames. Generate a cut list and total length, then send it to the cutting calculator.

• Projects and estimates
Keep stairs, trusses, constructions, materials, cutting layouts, paint calculations and sketches in one project. Save calculations and add material, labour and extra costs.

• PDF documents
Create a clean customer PDF and a detailed workshop PDF with materials, labour and total cost.

• Extra tools
Area, geometry, angles, marking, paint consumption, calculation history, favorite calculators and personal metal prices.

MetalCalc works offline: calculations and projects stay on your device.

Spend less time on manual calculations, reduce waste and prepare clear estimates for customers.

What’s new

What’s new in version 1.0.12:

• Added sheet cladding calculator for roofs, canopies, worktops, shelves, and gates, with export to sheet cutting.
• Improved calculations and sketches for L-shaped and spiral stairs.
• Added roof calculators and dedicated icons for single-slope, gable, and hip roofs.
• Fixed bugs and improved stability.