Turn an RFQ Email with Several Parts into One CNC Quote (STEP + PDF Attached) | Real Time

One RFQ email, three parts, each at its own quantities. Dropped into QuotedPart as the .eml file with no account, it becomes one quote: the customer, the RFQ title and the date needed come from the email, the attachments are paired with their parts, and every part is measured and priced.

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Part and inputs

A made-up RFQ email (Dana Example, example.com) with QuotedPart's public NW-1042 bracket STEP and drawing, NW-2210 drive shaft and NW-3307 cover plate STEP files attached, dropped as an .eml file with no account, at QuotedPart's U.S. default rates.

What it shows

One quote, "RFQ 4471 bracket, drive shaft and cover plate", for Example Industries with parts needed Dec 18, read from the email. NW-1042, the bracket: CNC milling, 3-axis, quantities 25 and 100 pcs, $73.16 each at 25. NW-2210, the drive shaft: CNC turning, 50 pcs, $23.48 each. NW-3307, the cover plate: laser-cut sheet, 200 pcs, $7.48 each. $4,499.00 in total, with what the email or a drawing leaves open listed to check.

Recorded on

The live app at quotedpart.com, nothing sped up, on-screen text instead of a voice. Published on YouTube 2026-11-08.

The guide that goes with it: How to quote a 50-line RFQ package without losing a week.

Chapters

1. 0:001. An RFQ email, three parts
2. 0:142. Drop the email
3. 0:283. Each part priced
4. 1:044. What to check
5. 1:165. Try it

Transcript

The video's on-screen text, word for word, with the time each line appears.

1. 0:04An RFQ email with three parts: a bracket with its STEP and drawing, a turned shaft and a cover plate, each at its own quantities.
2. 0:10The buyer and the email are made up for this demo. The parts are QuotedPart's public samples.
3. 0:16Drop the email itself, the .eml file. No account. It is read, and each attachment measured and paired.
4. 0:31One quote: "RFQ 4471 bracket, drive shaft and cover plate". Customer Example Industries, parts needed Dec 18, read from the email.
5. 0:41NW-1042, the bracket: CNC milling, 3-axis, quantities 25 pcs and 100 pcs from the email. $73.16 each at 25.
6. 0:50NW-2210, the drive shaft: CNC turning, quantity 50 pcs from the email. $23.48 each at 50.
7. 0:59NW-3307, the cover plate: laser-cut sheet, quantity 200 pcs from the email. $7.48 each at 200.
8. 1:04Anything the email or a drawing leaves open is listed to check before sending.
9. 1:09Three parts, one quote, $4,499.00 in total. Send replies to the buyer with the quote PDF and a page to accept it.

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