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Software for rainscreen fabricators
Rainscreen and metal panel jobs are still unique products with phases, finish, crates, and a site you do not control. Spectr treats that as normal: CAD-to-BOM, barcode containers, shipping lists, and field scan — not a catalog of repeating SKUs.
Key facts
- A hospital rainscreen will expose gaps a widget demo never will.
- Field dimensions disagree with the model. The system should expect that.
- Approved materials matter — cores and finishes are specification items.
- Spectr follows the product through install, because shipped is not done.
How shops handle this
- Walk a real elevation through the demo
Not a bicycle assembly. - Test a mid-job revision
A mark change should not clone an item master. - Demand crate-level truth
The field will believe the crate they open. - Include last-trade math
Phase dates should move the shop list.
Common questions
We only fabricate; others install.
You still need crate truth and as-built records — especially on GD work.
Is rainscreen “simpler” than curtain wall?
The coordination is not. The material stack may be.
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