When developing a CAD configurator intended to be used online in a e-commerce or a website you really need to have lightweight 3D files in a compressed format. Since state of the art in lightweight and compressed 3D format today is the binary version GLB of GLTF file format, we have created the GLBIFYER as an free online conversion of STEP files to GLB that is all handled in a secure way on your local browser.
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When you want sell a product in more variations than small, medium and large, you usually need some way to guide the user and handle the available variations. This is where product configuration software comes in to help the users make choices and verify that the it’s possible to combine the choices in the requested way. Adding interactive product 2D/3D-visualization to a product configurator just makes it easier to use for new people and makes them more comfortable with buying the product.
When developing functionality in an app there are many design challenges for the developer. One of the most important ones that determines how easy / hard the entire solution architecture is to develop and maintain over time is how well each function / module / class that is created hides the complexity within.
With a class based definition of CAD assemblies in a web configurator there are two main strategies to choose from: Property driven or interaction driven assembly.
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Would you like to develop a online CAD configurators that automatically exports STEP-files of your assemblies?
The CAD visualization in DynaMaker can be exported as step in two main ways:
Do you already have your own 2D & 3D files? Then it’s very easy to reuse them in DynaMaker without remodeling them again. If there are parts in your product that remain unchanged regardless of the configuration (“static”), you can reuse your 2D & 3D files in DynaMaker for them, so that you can focus on parametric parts and others in your DynaMaker application. Learn more about this!
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We often get asked about the IT structure and systems needed to make product configuration and process automation happen. How are different parts connected to each other? Which departments in the company uses which systems? And how do they relate to the flow of products from purchase to delivery? Have a look at this IT map for manufacturing companies.
With the increasing demand for customized products, providing your customers with a web-based and easy-to-use configurator for your product is profitable in many ways. Instant quotations, significantly reduced strain on the sales and engineering personnel, and high-quality input for manufacturing are just some of the benefits!
The CMS platform WordPress is one of the most popular ones to build your homepage on the web. Therefore it can be a natural starting place for enabling quote requests by customers and distributors (RFQ).
We have developed a free wordpress plugin to easily embed your visual product configurator on your favorite WordPress website.
Most online applications work together with other systems and solutions to help users design and customize products online. Therefore they almost always have to be connected to a homepage, e-commerce, ERP, customer portals and similar to do their intended work. But integrating to all your systems can take time and delay important feedback and orders from your customers.
A quick way to get started before a full setup is to enable a “Request Quotation” button that triggers an e-mail being sent. The email can then contain the customers chocies, a BOM and attachements like Quote Drawing and other STEP/BIM files that an online CAD configurator can create.
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