You don't need AutoCAD, SketchUp, or expensive CAD training to create professional ornamental iron drawings. There's a faster way.
AutoCAD and SketchUp take weeks or months to learn. Your sales team doesn't have time to become CAD experts just to create quotes.
General-purpose CAD tools can draw anything — buildings, machinery, circuits. But that flexibility means they're not optimized for ornamental iron. You're drawing from scratch every time.
Drawing a gate or fence in CAD takes 30 minutes to an hour — if you know what you're doing. That's time you could spend closing deals.
| Feature | Ornamental Designer Pro | Traditional CAD |
|---|---|---|
| Time to first drawing | 5 minutes | Weeks of training |
| Time per drawing | 2-5 minutes | 30-60 minutes |
| Training required | None | Extensive |
| Ornamental iron-specific features | Built-in | Draw manually |
| Pickets, rails, arches | One-click | Manual placement |
| DXF export | Yes | Yes |
| Team usability | Anyone can use it | CAD-trained only |
| Imperial & Metric units | One-click switch | Manual conversion |
| Starting price | $200/month | Free (SketchUp) |
Every feature is designed for ornamental iron fabricators and installers. Gates, fences, and handrails — all with proper dimensions and industry-standard components.
Export to PDF for customer presentations, PNG for emails, or DXF for your plasma table. Professional drawings every time.
If you can fill out a form, you can create designs. Select options, enter dimensions, and your drawing updates in real time.
Your sales team can create professional drawings without waiting for the one person who knows CAD. Faster quotes mean more closed deals.
Switch between inches/feet and millimeters with one click. All dimensions update instantly across the entire design — no manual conversion needed.
Ornamental Designer Pro handles 90% of ornamental iron drawings. For highly custom work — unusual shapes, complex scrollwork, or architectural integration — you may still need traditional CAD. But for everyday sales drawings and fabrication specs, you don't.
Many shops use Ornamental Designer Pro for quoting and sales, then move to CAD only for the rare custom project that requires it. This saves significant time and keeps your CAD operator focused on work that actually needs their expertise.
Open the designer and create a professional drawing in minutes — no training needed.