RoughCAD is for teams that need to move quickly.
Build automation concepts and professional cell layouts in minutes with a high-speed layout tool made for sales teams, applications engineers, and early-stage project reviews.
The right tool for the right stage of the project
The quoting phase is a race. Success depends on how fast you can turn a customer's idea into a clear, professional automation concept. Full CAD and simulation tools are essential later, but they are often too slow for the high-pressure window of a proposal.
Use Traditional CAD for the design. Use RoughCAD for the sale.
"I took my SolidWorks concept, imported it into RoughCAD and added fence, light curtains, and a forklift with overall dimensions in minutes. I think I love this software."Real user feedback
Customer idea
Start with a rough layout, known equipment, or a quick concept from a sales conversation.
RoughCAD concept
Verify fit, communicate flow, show guarding, and create a layout the customer can understand.
Engineering CAD
Move into detailed modeling and simulation after the opportunity is real and the direction is clear.
Less overhead between the customer conversation and the concept
Zero bloat
Skip nested menus and complex constraints when the job is to communicate an automation concept quickly.
Simple interface
Familiar enough for CAD users and approachable enough for sales engineers who need to move fast.
Rapid iteration
If an idea does not work, you will know in seconds and pivot before you burn a day modeling it.
Lightweight and lean
It starts fast and runs smoothly, so you can focus on the customer conversation instead of the tool.
Automation-specific library
Work from robots, conveyors, machining cells, guarding, and practical automation assets instead of generic shapes.
Customer-ready communication
Turn rough ideas into visual layouts that customers, sales, and engineering can discuss without translation.
Built for the questions automation teams ask before using a new tool
Use it with a customer tomorrow
Start from a blank canvas or an imported reference and build a concept quickly enough for live sales conversations.
Minimal training
The interface is intentionally simple, with in-app tutorials and documentation to help new users get comfortable fast.
Proposal-ready exports
Export clean layout images for proposals, follow-up emails, and internal customer-review discussions.
Assets that match real automation work
The library is built around the robots, components, and cell-planning elements automation teams actually sell.
Before CAD, not against CAD
Prove out the concept in RoughCAD before committing time to traditional CAD or simulation work.
Local browser storage
Your layouts stay local in the browser. RoughCAD does not upload customer concept designs to cloud storage.
Made for the people responsible for moving opportunities forward
RoughCAD bridges the gap between a napkin sketch and a full engineering model.
Applications engineers
Verify machine layout, robot reach, guarding, and flow logic before committing to a detailed model.
Sales engineers
Communicate ideas to customers and teammates with layouts that are clean enough for a proposal.
Automation end users
Share concepts with integrators so everyone starts from the same visual understanding.
Mechanical engineers
Lay out early cell concepts quickly before the project is ready for production engineering.
A simple way to move a concept forward
Start with the idea
Import a concept, pull in a layout reference, or start from a blank canvas.
Build the automation concept
Drop in robots, cells, conveyors, fencing, light curtains, reach zones, and dimensions.
Share a professional layout
Get a readable proposal layout in front of the customer before the opportunity cools off.
Configure RoughCAD Web
Choose monthly or yearly billing, estimate the seat total, and continue to Lemon Squeezy checkout when you are ready.
| Feature | RoughCAD Web | RoughCAD Desktop | Pro Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browser access | Included | Included | Included |
| Offline desktop access | Not included | Included | Included |
| 900+ automation assets | Included | Included | Included |
| Robot browser, filtering, and reach bubbles | Included | Included | Included |
| Guarding and safety assets | Included | Included | Included |
| Dimensions, notes, and callouts | Included | Included | Included |
| Import layout references and custom images | Included | Included | Included |
| Export proposal-ready layout images | Included | Included | Included |
| Custom tool and asset development | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Price | From $69 / seat | Coming soon | Custom |
Need RoughCAD shaped around your company?
If you want custom tools, custom assets, or a version of RoughCAD tailored to your equipment library and sales workflow, Pro Partner is a custom engagement. We scope the requirements together and negotiate the cost based on the tools, assets, and support your team needs.
Discuss Pro PartnerUse the public demo to test the workflow, then choose the plan that fits when you are ready for the full version.
Send a note about the systems you quote, the layouts you need to communicate, and what slows your team down before proposals go out.