WenDuct and WenPipe

WenDuct and WenPipe mechanical estimating software is desiged for commercial HVAC, industrial sheet metal, piping and plumbing projects. Built on twenty years of mechanical labor studies and methodology, WenDuct and WenPipe use a real-time, 32-bit database for fast takeoff and comprehensive labor and material pricing.

Wendes Software is derived from a widely adopted publication, the Wendes Mechanical Estimating Manual that has been published for more than twenty-five years. Many training centers and independent companies striving to improve the method of manual estimating and establishing a reliable basis for shop and field labor have adopted the Wendes estimating manual.



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Client: All windows operating systems from Windows 98
Server: Windows /98/NT/XP/ Vista
Database(s): NA
Code base / tools: Basic
Hosted: Not available
Integrations: Excel, Sage Timberline, Cobra Business Operations Software and any other Accounting System that can accept an Excel File Format. Integrates with Cad/ Cam Systems that include the following: Vicon/Intelicad, Shop Data Systems, East Coast Cad/Cam, MAP Cad and others.
  • Designed from 20-year proprietary sheet metal labor studies and methodology.
  • Software features the most accurate labor available on the market today. Labor is pre-loaded requiring minimal set-up.
  • Web-based training and technical support
  • New Optional Digital Drawing Takeoff System
  • Optional value engineering for lower cost voluntary alternates to win more jobs. Automatically convert system types in all materials to re-calculate labor and materials for cost comparison. Conversion is based on ductwork equivalent aspect ratio.

Commercial, industrial and institutional specialty contractors that do estimates for the following: HVAC sheet metal, industrial ventilation, mechanical piping, plumbing and process piping.