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Requests

Every request complete before you estimate.

An RFQ rarely arrives as one file. Blake pairs model and drawing per part and adds quantities and revision. You start estimating from a complete job file.

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Requests / Part
Request
  • SDX-MFG-001_Rev-J.pdf
  • SDX-MFG-001_Rev-J.step
Quantities
102550
Revision
J
SDX-MFG-001 Rev JPrecision frame

Read from the drawingTo check

Material
6061 Alloy
Finishing
Black anodise, dim. stable
General tolerance
±0.1 mm, angle ±1°
Surface roughness
Ra 3.2 general
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At a glance

  1. A complete job file

    Model, drawing, quantity and revision on the right part.

  2. Requirements to confirm

    Values read as proposals; you confirm or correct them.

  3. Revisions with history

    Every revision is kept, with its own files.

Step 1

One job file per part

Upload every file of a request in one go. Blake pairs each STEP model with the right PDF drawing, and you check the pairing before anyone starts estimating.

If a drawing is missing or a pairing is in doubt, it stays open on the part until you decide, so you find out straight away rather than halfway through the estimate. Each line of the request keeps its own quantities.

Job fileComplete
SDX-MFG-001 Rev J
  • ModelSDX-MFG-001_Rev-J.step
  • DrawingSDX-MFG-001_Rev-J.pdf
  • Quantities10, 25, 50
  • RevisionJ

Without a model or drawing, that slot stays open.

Step 2

Every requirement on the drawing starts as a proposal

Material, general tolerance, surface roughness and finishing are read from the drawing and set beside the drawing and the model. You confirm what is right and correct what is not; who changed what, and when, stays on record, with a note if you add one.

Roughness and finishing are two different requirements. Ra 3.2 general is about the machining; black anodising becomes its own outsourced line in the estimate, with its own price.

Read from the drawing
  • Material6061 Alloy EN AW-6061CorrectedNote: Standard grade name from our catalogue
  • FinishingBlack anodise, dim. stableConfirmed
  • General tolerance±0.1 mm, angle ±1°Confirmed
  • Surface roughnessRa 3.2 generalTo check

Step 3

Revisions are kept side by side

A new revision never overwrites the old one. Rev H is kept with its own files, right beside Rev J.

Whoever picks up the part later can see where a value came from and who confirmed or changed it.

Revisions
  1. Rev HKeptIts own files and history
  2. Rev JCurrentBasis for the estimate

Every revision keeps its own files.

Who it is for

Four roles work from the same request.

  • Cost engineers

    Start from a complete job file: model, drawing, quantities and requirements on the right part.

  • Manufacturing engineers

    See the requirements that shape the route, such as tolerance and finishing, and record a correction, with a note where it helps.

  • Technical sales

    See at once whether a request is complete and which model or drawing is missing, before time goes into the estimate.

  • Inside sales

    Know which parts, revisions and quantities each request asks for, and read the requirements in plain words instead of decoding a drawing.

Frequently asked questions

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Which files can I use for a request?

STEP models and PDF drawings. Upload them in one go; Blake pairs model and drawing per part by file name. If a pairing is uncertain, you get a question rather than a guess.

Can one request hold several parts?

Yes. Every part keeps its own files, quantity and revision.

Which requirements are read from the drawing?

Material, general tolerance, surface roughness, finishing and threads. They sit as proposals beside drawing and model; you confirm or change them.

What happens when the customer sends a new revision?

The new revision sits next to the previous one, which is kept with its own files.

Can we share drawings under an NDA?

Yes. We agree confidentiality before you share drawings.

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