# How it works — Tao Laser Cloud

> The path from a drawing to a quote: what happens to the file, where the numbers come from, and what your client sees.

The path of one drawing

## How it works

Below: what happens to the file step by step, where each number in the price comes from, and what your client actually sees when they open the link.

#### Four steps

#### 1. The drawing enters the cloud

The DXF file comes from the browser or from the Tao Laser plugin in your CAD editor. The cloud takes a content fingerprint and stores a version: if the same file changes on another machine, you meet a conflict instead of silently losing an edit.

#### 2. You pick the machine and the material

A machine profile is the model, controller, tube, kerf, speed, passes and the price of its hour. A sheet profile is price per m², thickness and density. The machine wins over hand-typed numbers, and the estimate says so out loud.

#### 3. The cloud does the numbers

Cut length and pierce count come from the geometry; time from the machine speed; money from material, cut and time. The layout is computed by the nesting service and shown as a picture: what fit on the sheet and what is left.

#### 4. The client gets a link

The quote opens by a link with no sign-in and no account. It carries your workshop name, contacts, the scope of work, the total and — if you set one — an expiry date. Print or PDF with one button.

#### Where each number comes from

| Line in the price | How it is computed | What you can change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Material | sheet area × price per m² | sheet profile |
| Cutting | contour length × price per metre | cut profile |
| Machine time | (length ÷ speed + pierces) × price of the hour | machine profile |
| Layout | the nesting service on the geometry | gap, sheet size, leftovers |

If the machine overrode your number, the estimate shows it as a line — for example "machine hour 500 → 950 ₽/h (machine)". Nothing is substituted in silence.

#### What the client sees

| The client sees | The client does not see |
| --- | --- |
| Workshop name, contacts, scope of work and the total | Your purchase prices and internal coefficients |
| The expiry date, if you set one | Your estimate history and drafts |
| The print and PDF button | Access to the library and the machines |

[Open the workspace](https://cloud.taulaser.eu/my)