Ironbid
AI-powered steel and rebar estimating software
Ironbid is AI-powered steel estimating software for rebar contractors, steel detailers and structural steel companies. Its promise: "From plans to tonnage, in minutes." It turns structural drawings into an automatic bar bending schedule and priced steel bid, replacing manual takeoff and spreadsheets. It is narrowly focused on rebar and structural steel, not general construction.
Visit IronbidWhat It Actually Does
- AI bar bending schedule: upload a structural PDF and AI detects bars by size, lengths, bends, lap splices and hooks into an automatic BBS
- Rebar cost breakdown: unit price per lb of rebar (fabrication + placement), per linear foot, per structural unit, per sq ft of mesh
- Steel price catalog (#3–#11 bars, welded wire mesh, W-shapes, HSS, angles, channels, anchor bolts, shear studs)
- Steel cost analytics: cost per bar size, per element, estimated vs actual waste, lb/sf and lb/cf ratios, cost per ton
- BIM structural import (Tekla Structures, Revit Structure, Advance Steel via IFC)
- Digital quoting and bid sharing