Costas
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Costas analyzes STEP files on iPhone and iPad to estimate manufacturing costs using configurable material prices, labor rates, and surcharges. It supports assemblies, per-part overrides, local backups, and report generation without accounts or server-side CAD processing.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Estimating manufacturing costs for CAD parts without sending sensitive STEP files to a server.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: manufacturing engineers and product designers
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: data_extraction
Inferred · not functionally tested
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown
Recorded constraints: pricing: freemium · license: Proprietary · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, ios
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: matthias104.github.io. These links do not verify the individual claims.
In the CAD, viewers & converters space, Costas takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on estimating manufacturing costs for CAD parts without sending sensitive STEP files to a server. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a B2B product for manufacturing engineers and product designers. Basis unknown · not verified: Costas follows a freemium model. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web and iOS.
It is developed by Matthias Edelmann. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are STEP import, assembly analysis, and cost corridors.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- STEP import
- Assembly analysis
- Cost corridors
- Material pricing
- Labor rates
- Part overrides
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Costas
- What does Costas do?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Costas focuses on estimating manufacturing costs for CAD parts without sending sensitive STEP files to a server. It is catalogued under CAD, viewers & converters on PulseGate.
- Who should use Costas?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Costas is a B2B product built for manufacturing engineers and product designers.
- Is Costas free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
- What platforms does Costas run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Costas runs on the web and iOS.
- Is Costas still active?
- Unverified. Costas has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
- Who makes Costas?
- Costas is developed by Matthias Edelmann.
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