Soft Tech V6 Alternative:
Logikal for windows, doors and facades
The technical industry solution for window, door, and facade manufacturers
Discover Logikal, a technically oriented alternative to Soft Tech V6 for end-to-end calculation, design, and fabrication of windows, doors, and facades.
- Manufacturer-independent with more than 450 integrated catalogs
- More freedom with systems, profiles & suppliers
- Secure calculation & design in a central software
Soft Tech V6 and Logikal: two solutions with different focuses
Both Logikal and Soft Tech V6 were developed for companies in the window and door industry. However, the solutions have different emphases.
Logikal is a technical industry solution for window, door, and façade manufacturers. The greatest added value lies in the well-maintained manufacturer catalogs, the automatic rule checking, and the seamless integration of costing, design, and production.
Soft Tech V6 is more CPQ-, sales-, and ERP-oriented. The solution focuses particularly on quotation processes, dealer networks, 3D product configuration, and commercial order processing.
Which solution fits better, therefore, depends on whether the primary focus is on technical project execution or more on sales and commercial processes.
Soft Tech V6 or Logikal: An overview of the focus
| Logikal | Soft Tech V6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Core focus | Logikal Technical industry solution for window, door and façade manufacturers | Soft Tech V6 CPQ-, sales- and ERP-oriented solution for window and door companies |
| Central focus | Logikal End-to-end integration of costing, design and manufacturing | Soft Tech V6 Quotation processes, dealer networks and commercial order processing |
| Product and manufacturer data | Logikal Curated, cross-manufacturer catalogs with technical and commercial data | Soft Tech V6 Modeling configurable window and door systems |
| Engineering and configuration | Logikal Guided engineering with automatic plausibility and rule checks | Soft Tech V6 3D product configuration and visualization |
| Costing and quotation | Logikal Costing based on well-maintained item, price and manufacturing data | Soft Tech V6 CPQ-oriented configuration, price determination and quotation generation |
| Manufacturing | Logikal End-to-end handoff of design and production data through to CNC control | Soft Tech V6 Linking configuration and order data to production processes |
| ERP integration | Logikal Connectivity to existing ERP systems via interfaces | Soft Tech V6 ERP-oriented commercial order processing |
| Typical focus | Logikal Technical project handling from costing to manufacturing | Soft Tech V6 Sales, dealer, quotes and ERP processes |
The presentation describes the product emphases communicated by the respective manufacturers. Which functions are available or relevant in a specific use case should be verified during an individual product consultation.
Why Logikal may be an alternative to Soft Tech V6
Working Across Manufacturers
Logikal is manufacturer-independent and provides access to technical and commercial data from more than 450 suppliers. These include profile systems, fittings, glass, components, and accessories. Companies can select the product catalogs relevant to them and use different systems within a central work environment.
This is especially interesting for businesses that:
- work with profile systems from different manufacturers,
- use different systems depending on the project,
- consider material and system alternatives,
- do not want to manually maintain technical and commercial data,
- build design and costing on a shared data foundation.
Calculate and design with well-maintained product data
Logikal's database contains more than seven million articles from over 450 suppliers. Specialized data developers maintain technical data, article information, and prices and provide updates for the software.
As a result, businesses can directly access the manufacturer data relevant to them during planning. Profiles, fittings, glass, components, and accessories are available within the software for design and costing.
Your advantages:
✅ less manual maintenance of product data
✅ a common basis for design and costing
✅ access to numerous manufacturers and profile systems
✅ traceable article and price data
✅ greater flexibility in selecting systems and components
Automatically verify designs
A central focus of Logikal is automatic plausibility and rule checking. During design, the software checks technical rules, dependencies, and the compatibility of the components used. Users are offered only articles that can be used according to the stored manufacturer specifications.
The check accompanies the design process and can indicate missing information, invalid combinations, or collisions. This allows potential errors to be detected before data are handed over to ordering or manufacturing.
Linking costing, design and manufacturing
With Logikal, projects are not only designed. The software connects the essential technical process steps within a seamless work environment:
- Select systems and components
- Design windows, doors or façade elements
- Check technical plausibility
- Calculate material and labor times
- Create quotes and documents
- Carry out work preparation
- Provide production and machine data
Costing, design, and manufacturing rely on consistent project data. Manual handovers and duplicative maintenance of the same information can be reduced as a result.
Representing Different Materials
Logikal is suitable for planning and manufacturing windows, doors, and facades made from:
✅ Aluminum
✅ Steel
✅ PVC
Companies that work with different materials and profile systems can assemble the required product catalogs and extensions according to their needs.
Connect Existing Systems
Logikal is not designed as a closed, isolated solution. Through interfaces, the software can connect with other applications and machines, including:
✅ ERP systems
✅ CAD systems
✅ CNC machines and machining centers
✅ BIM applications
✅ other industry-specific solutions
Thus, technical and commercial processes can be linked without Logikal itself having to be used as a full ERP system.
Digitally Extend Manufacturing Processes
Companies can extend Logikal with Logikal MES. This allows information for defined workstations to be provided and the processing statuses within production to be tracked. Production data can be forwarded from work preparation to machines and manufacturing stations.
Additional modules and interfaces can be added depending on operational needs. This allows the solution to be tailored to different company sizes, manufacturing structures, and levels of digitalization.
Who is Logikal suitable for as a Soft-Tech-V6 alternative?
Logikal can be particularly interesting for companies that are looking for a technically oriented industry solution. This applies especially to businesses that work with well-maintained manufacturer catalogs, automatically verify designs, and want to connect costing, design, and production throughout the process.
These include, in particular:
- Window manufacturers,
- Door manufacturers,
- Facade builders,
- Metal fabrication companies,
- Planning offices,
- Architects and planners who work with Logikal data,
- Companies with aluminum, steel, or PVC systems,
- Companies using systems from different manufacturers,
- Companies with connected CAD, ERP, or CNC systems.
Logikal can be particularly interesting when you …
- want to centrally use technical manufacturer data,
- work with multiple profile and component manufacturers,
- want to have designs automatically checked for plausibility,
- want to connect costing and design on a common data basis,
- want to process projects seamlessly through to pre-production and manufacturing,
- want to continue using and connect an existing ERP system,
- want to integrate CAD programs or CNC machines into your process,
- in addition to windows and doors also handle facade projects.
When can Soft Tech V6 still be the right choice?
A reputable alternative page should not imply that a solution is fundamentally better suited for every company. Soft Tech V6 can be particularly interesting when the focus is on CPQ, sales, and ERP-oriented processes. These include, above all:
- Configuration, pricing, and quote generation
- 3D product configuration and visualization
- integration of dealers and distribution networks
- commercial order processing
- linking configuration and order data to production
If, on the other hand, deep technical support with well-maintained manufacturer catalogs, automatic rule checking, and a seamless connection of costing, design, and manufacturing is the focus, Logikal can be the more suitable alternative.
Clear benefits
What our customers value about Logikal.
450+ catalogs
Logikal is manufacturer-independent and contains data from 450+ providers.
Your advantage: Freedom in choosing the systems. Always up-to-date data.
Build better
The intuitive user interface makes designing faster and safer.
Your benefit: You will noticeably boost your productivity.
Logic Check
Intelligent verification mechanisms ensure that design and calculation are correct.
Your benefit: Instant correct results, no more costly follow-up errors.
Perfectly integrated
Seamless transitions to other systems such as CAD, ERP, or CNC.
Your advantage: Efficient workflows and always accurate data.
Customer satisfaction that speaks for itself
Whoever is looking for the best software solution for window and facade construction should let the results speak for themselves. Whether integrated programs for large projects, fully digital workplaces at the machine, or the perfect market overview in purchasing—our customers appreciate Logikal as a driving force that delivers real added value in a tough competitive environment.
With a click of a button in the software, we know where we can buy. That is, of course, very important, especially today, as the market is very, very hard.
Filip Millners, CEO of Göteborgs Metallpartier
We have no data loss and at the individual workstations all data are digitally available as well. Qualitatively, this is a big gain for us. And quantitatively, production runs more quickly.
Renee Herbst, Managing Director Metallbau Herbst GmbH
Handling such an object without software and without functioning interconnected programs would not be possible with our staffing capacity otherwise.
Werner Bartholomeus, Managing Director of Bartholomeus Metal Construction LLC
Get to know Logikal as a technically oriented Soft Tech V6 alternative
Whether software fits your company isn't determined solely by individual features. What matters is how well the solution maps to your concrete systems, materials, design requirements, manufacturing processes, and existing applications.
Start the interactive demo tour now and learn, without obligation, how Logikal integrates well-maintained manufacturer data and automatic rule checks with costing, design, and manufacturing in an end-to-end technical industry solution.
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FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions about Logikal as a Soft Tech V6 alternative
Is Logikal an alternative to Soft Tech V6?
Yes, Logikal can be an alternative to Soft Tech V6 when a company is looking for a technical industry solution for costing, design, and manufacturing of windows, doors and facades. Both solutions address the windows and doors industry, but focus on different areas. Soft Tech V6 integrates, among other things, CPQ, dealer, manufacturing, and ERP processes. Logikal focuses especially on cross-manufacturer product data, technical design, automatic rule checks, and the seamless handover to manufacturing.
What is the most important difference between Logikal and Soft Tech V6?
The main difference lies in the orientation. Logikal is positioned as a technical industry solution for window, door, and facade manufacturers, and connects costing, design, production planning, and manufacturing. Soft Tech V6 also covers a pronounced CPQ-, dealer-, and ERP-oriented process. Which orientation fits best depends on the individual requirements and the existing system landscape.
Can Logikal replace an ERP system?
Logikal is used as an industry solution for costing, engineering, and manufacturing and can be connected to ERP systems via interfaces. Whether existing business processes can be fully mapped outside an ERP system cannot be answered in general. Companies should therefore examine which processes should be handled in Logikal and which should continue to be managed in the connected ERP system.
Does Logikal also support facades?
Yes. Unlike an exclusive focus on windows and doors, Logikal is expressly designed for the calculation, design, and manufacturing of windows, doors, and facades.
Which materials does Logikal support?
Logikal supports planning and production with aluminum, steel, and PVC systems. The specific profile systems and manufacturer catalogs that are available should be checked to meet individual needs.
Can Logikal systems from different manufacturers be used?
Yes. Logikal is manufacturer-agnostic. The software provides technical and commercial data from more than 450 vendors and enables companies to select the product catalogs that are relevant to them.
Does Logikal Constructions check automatically?
Yes. Logikal includes plausibility checks and rule checks that consider technical dependencies and the compatibility of components during design. This allows potential errors to be detected before the data are handed over to downstream processes.
Can Logikal be connected to CAD, ERP, and CNC systems?
Yes. For Logikal, interfaces to CAD-, ERP-, and CNC systems, as well as other industry-specific connections, are available. Which specific interface is required and how it can be implemented should be clarified within the framework of the individual system assessment.
How can I determine whether Logikal is a good fit for my company?
The solution is best evaluated using concrete projects, profile systems, materials, machines and existing software applications. In a one-on-one demo, you can see how Logikal can support the existing processes in costing, design, pre-production planning and manufacturing.