See the building before you build it
Use 3D designs to bring clarity to customer conversations.
STEEL BUILDINGS. SIMPLIFIED.
Your buildings.
Your way to quote.
From the first idea to a clearer quote. Find the workflow built for your business.
FREE ACCESSFor contractors in Southwest Steel Buildings' service area.
Coming soonVisual designClearer quotesYour workflow
YOUR VIEWAll businesses & building systems
A BETTER WORKFLOW STARTS HERE
Made for the way your team works.
Less back-and-forth. More clarity at every step.
Move beyond the spreadsheet
Explore instant quoting and custom pricing levels.
Bring the details together
Connect building designs, material lists, and your team’s workflow.
YOUR BUILDING SYSTEMS
Built around the way you work.
Choose your business and building systems to see the most relevant information.
- 01Start with your building
- 02Work through the details and pricing
- 03Review the outputs with your team
A CLOSER LOOK
The tools behind your workflow.
01 / DESIGN TOGETHERPrevent change orders.
Prevent change orders.
Before they happen.
02 / QUOTE WITH CONFIDENCETake hours off
Take hours off
quoting time.
Custom Bid Sheet generator
Set up your bid sheet the way you want it. Use that same format every time you generate a quote.
Want to see the whole process?
From a 3D design to a complete quote.
Watch our rep design and quote a full building, step by step.
Watch the full walkthrough03 / HAND OFF THE DETAILSGet your crew
Get your crew
on the same page.
04 / MAKE IT YOURSDecide once.
Decide once.
Build it into your workflow.
FROM CONCEPT TO MANUFACTURINGYou shape the idea.
You shape the idea.
We take it forward.
Explore the building with your customer in Steel Ninja. Then Southwest brings the people and process behind your bolt-up package.
See the 3D designer- 01YOU + STEEL NINJA
Create your 3D concept
Explore dimensions, openings, colors, and options with your customer.
- 02WITH SOUTHWEST
Review approval drawings
Southwest prepares drawings for you and your customer to review and approve.
- 03SOUTHWEST TEAM
Develop the building design
The approved drawings go to an engineer to work through the building.
- 04SOUTHWEST TEAM
Check the details
A detailer reviews the building details before they move to production.
- 05SOUTHWEST TEAM
Move into manufacturing
Southwest manufactures the bolt-up building package.
BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO BUILD BUILDINGS
Steel Ninja starts here.
Southwest takes it further.
Steel Ninja was created by the people behind Southwest Steel Buildings. Your free access to Steel Ninja connects your 3D concept directly to their building process.
Shipped Regionally to TX, AR, OK, LA, and NM. Tell us your project location to confirm the fit.
Meet Southwest Steel BuildingsCONTRACTOR-LED QUOTING / AVAILABLE TODAYLet your contractors
Let your contractors
start the quote.
One building. One shared view.
The customer, contractor, and supplier can review the same 3D building. Work through changes with a shared picture of what is being quoted.
BOMs follow the design.
Contractors move faster from customer idea to quote. The building design produces the material list your team needs for review.
Less rework. More momentum.
Bring quotes through a consistent system. Standardized designs and outputs help catch misunderstandings before they slow the handoff.
QUOTE WITH CONFIDENCETake hours off
Take hours off
quoting time.
Turn a contractor's 3D design into a quote and an organized material list.
Coming soonIN DEVELOPMENT PLANNED SCOPE A SHARED WORKFLOW
THE BOLT-UP SUPPLIER ROADMAPEstimation-level engineering.
Estimation-level engineering.
For low-difficulty buildings.
We're developing frame designer for a bolt-up estimating workflow. The goal: help your team and contractors work from a consistent building concept when preparing an estimate.
Frame designer
Planned tools for working through the building frame at the estimating stage.
Low-difficulty buildings
Estimation-level engineering focused on simpler bolt-up building requirements.
Your team and contractors
A planned path from contractor concepts to estimates your supplier team can review.
The planned focus is estimating. Project engineering, approval drawings, and production detailing are separate stages.
ONE SUPPLIER. A CONNECTED CONTRACTOR GROUP.
Your team.
Your contractor network.
One supplier account with up to five subaccounts for your contractor group. Let contractors start the designs while your team reviews the same buildings and BOMs.
YOUR SUPPLIERDesigns ready
to review.Shared 3D + BOM
to review.Shared 3D + BOM
Internal employee 01
Internal employee 02
Contractor 01
A contractor designed a buildingContractor 02
A contractor designed a buildingContractor 03
A contractor designed a building5 accounts. Your mix of employees and contractors.
Coming soon5 accounts
Internal employees, contractors, or a mix of both.
See the workflow your contractors can use today.
Want to see the whole process?
From a 3D design to a complete quote.
Watch our rep design and quote a full building, step by step.
Watch the full walkthroughSEE IT IN ACTION
A look inside Steel Ninja.
FROM DESIGN TO HANDOFF
Real outputs. Ready to share.
A closer look at the documents behind the building.
Select an example to see the full document.
A PLAN FOR YOUR TEAM
Simple pricing. A personal walkthrough.
FOR SUPPLIERS
Your sales team, connected.
$1,475 / month
5 accounts for employees or contractors · Plus tax and setup
Book a demoFOR CONTRACTORS
A clearer customer conversation.
$375 / month per user
Plus tax and setup
Book a demoFOR SOUTHWEST BOLT-UP CONTRACTORS
Design access. On us.
$0 to use Steel Ninja
Free software access for contractors in Southwest Steel Buildings' service area.
Ask about free accessSUPPLIER BOLT-UPS · COMING SOON
Let’s talk about what you need.
Scope, availability, and pricing for the planned bolt-up offering will be confirmed with our team.
Discuss the roadmap →We’ll confirm your catalog, setup, and building-system requirements during your walkthrough.
LET’S MAKE IT PERSONAL
See what Steel Ninja could do for your team.
We’ll tailor the walkthrough to your catalog, your pricing, and the way you quote and build.
What we’ll talk through
- Your catalog and common options
- Pricing rules and quoting
- Proposal and handoff outputs