Your questions about Cotio.

No. Cotio reads your STEP files and generates the drawings on your computer. Only the licence check goes over the Internet, about once a week: it sends the workstation ID, never a file or any geometry.

No. Drawing generation relies on technical drawing rules: recognition of holes, bends and turned parts, choice of views and scale, dimensioning standards. The result is the same every time for the same file.

STEP files (.step, .stp, AP203 and AP214) exported from SolidWorks, Inventor, Fusion, Creo, CATIA, Solid Edge, FreeCAD, Onshape, etc. One part per file or an assembly: each part gets its own drawing.

Cotio produces a complete drawing: views, sections, overall dimensions, hole table, sheet-metal flat pattern and title block. Like any drawing, it must be checked before manufacturing: the 3D model does not contain functional tolerances, threads or surface finishes. The built-in editor lets you add them in a few clicks.

Yes. At first launch, a wizard has you enter your title block, logo, materials, bend coefficients, projection method, dimension format and file naming. These settings can be exported and installed on your other workstations.

No. The 14-day trial is complete and without commitment. At the end, you choose a plan; otherwise, the software is paused and your drawings stay on your computer.

Once activated, Cotio works for 30 days without a connection (12 months with the Enterprise plan). It renews its licence automatically as soon as it is back online.

Yes. Deactivate the old workstation from your customer account or from the software, then activate the new one. The number of workstations depends on your plan.

Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) and macOS 12 or later (Apple and Intel processors), with 8 GB of memory.

In two clicks from your customer account, under Subscription. The subscription remains active until the end of the paid period.