Residential
Homeowners commit sooner when they can assess the product on their own property, rather than in a brochure photograph of someone else's.
Photorealistic project visuals, produced on site.
Steplot places your products on a photograph of the client's building at true scale and generates a photorealistic render during the site visit. Proposals no longer wait on external rendering.
- Free onboarding
- 3 free jobs
- No subscription
Site photo
With Steplot
For manufacturers and installers of canopies, verandas, pergolas, carports and shade structures.
- Residential
- Education
- Hospitality
- Retail
- Public sector
Why Steplot
From site visit to proposal in a single day
The usual route to a site-specific visual runs through a studio and back again. With Steplot the whole programme fits inside the first visit.
Day of the visit
Following days
Weeks later
Conventional process
Days or weeks- Site survey, photographs and measurements
- Brief issued to a designer or rendering studio
- Visual produced
- Client requests revisions
- Revised visual produced
- Proposal issued, typically days or weeks later
With Steplot
Same day- Site survey
- Design and render agreed with the client on site
- Proposal issued the same day
Illustrative programme. Studio turnaround varies by supplier and revision rounds.
The platform
How a site visit runs with Steplot
An iPhone and iPad app for the person on site, and a web dashboard for the office. Both work from your own product range.
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Photograph the building
A single photograph taken on site is all that is needed. Every design is shown on the client's building at its true size.
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2
Choose from your own range
Your range is configured to your specifications and finishes. Every proposal shows products you manufacture or supply, in sizes you can deliver.
Frame
- RAL 7016
Anthracite - RAL 9016
Traffic white - RAL 9005
Jet black
Roof sheet
- Opal
- Clear
- Bronze
Example finishes. Your range is set up with the options you actually offer.
- RAL 7016
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3
Try options with the client
Dimensions, mounting, roofing and finish can be adjusted during the meeting, and alternative configurations compared on the same photograph. Revisions no longer require a further visit.
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Render it before you leave
The agreed design is rendered as a photorealistic image of the client's building, typically within minutes, ready to include in the proposal.
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Pick it up in the office
Every job, design and render is synchronised to the web dashboard, giving sales management and office staff a complete, current record without collecting files from the field.
Use cases
The jobs you already quote
Education and public sector
Projects approved by governing bodies, committees and planning authorities need clear, site-specific visuals for review and sign-off.
Hospitality and retail
Owners, landlords and brand teams can review size, position and appearance on the actual premises before an order is placed.
Shorter sales cycles
Proposals with site-specific visuals are issued at or immediately after the first visit, ahead of competing quotations.
Higher order values
Optional extras such as side screens, lighting and larger spans are easier to justify when shown on the client's own building.
Fewer installation disputes
Dimensions, clearances and finishes are agreed against a scaled visual before ordering, reducing remakes and post-installation claims.
Lower production costs
Visuals are produced in-house for every project, without outsourcing or waiting on revision rounds.
Implementation
Getting set up
We build your range into the app for you, at no charge.
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Step 1
Product data
You provide drawings, specifications and finishes for your range.
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Step 2
Configuration
We build your products into Steplot and supply sample renders for your approval. There is no setup fee.
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Step 3
Deployment
Your team installs the app from the App Store. Your products are available on every iPhone and iPad in the company.
New accounts include 3 free jobs and setup of up to 3 products, so you can evaluate Steplot with your own range. Once you purchase jobs, we set up the rest of your range in stages.
What hardware is required?
An iPhone or iPad running a current version of iOS or iPadOS for site work, and any modern web browser for the dashboard. No additional equipment is needed.
Is there an Android app?
Not yet. Steplot is available for iPhone and iPad, and an Android version is planned. Contact us if your team uses Android devices.
Which products are supported?
Canopies, verandas, pergolas, carports, covered walkways and other shade structures, for residential and commercial projects. Further product categories are in development.
How accurate are the visuals?
Designs are shown at true scale. Renders are intended for sales and approval; final measurements should be confirmed by survey before manufacture.
How long does a render take?
Typically a few minutes.
How is Steplot priced?
Per job, at a rate agreed with each company. There are no subscriptions, per-user fees or setup fees. See pricing.
See Steplot with your own products.
Demonstrations can be prepared with a sample of your own range. New accounts include 3 jobs at no charge.