How a checkout page should work in a customer portal
In complex product configuration the checkout page for working with your quotation and eventually submitting it as a request for quote is a critical part of a customer / distributor portal. Since the product configurators usually submits their bill of materials (BOM) directly to the checkout it needs to handle all the back and forth […]
How to migrate excel sheets to online product configurator
Excel sheets are powerful but difficult to use online. In this guide we provide the steps to take when going from a spreadsheet to an online product configurator.
How to Get Automatic BOMs from Configurations – An Engineer’s Guide to Never Building a Parts List by Hand Again
Build your product’s rules once in a visual configurator, and every valid customer configuration comes with its BOM already assembled — no more opening a spreadsheet and counting fasteners every time someone wants something slightly different.
Dictionary for on-demand manufacturers
There are a lot of tricky abbreviations in the world of on-demand manufacturing. Here we have covered some of them.
How to create a maintainable CAD configurator structure
Creating stuff is easy. Creating structure is hard. A recommended way to organize Applications, Packages, Components, and Libraries in DynaMaker.
Make it like yesterday’s quote, but with changes in X, Y and Z.
You’re the only one who knows which variations are buildable, so every small tweak routes through you. Training someone doesn’t fix it — the knowledge needs to leave your head entirely.
How to create a landing page for product configurators
Give sales, distributors, and website visitors a clear starting point with a dedicated landing page for your configurator.
How to setup a customer portal for configured products
Our favorite ways to set up a customer portal or B2B e-commerce that drives real engagement and quotation requests.
Template – Kitchen Design Configurator
This is a kitchen design configurator with many options and auto generated product sheets! Choose amount of modules, placement of objects like fridge, stove and sink, and choose color. This is a free template that you can get to your account.
Template – Trailer Configurator
Visual configuration of a trailer online! Choose model (with or without walls), dimensions, number of wheels and color. Try out the configurator and ask us for the template!