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3D Product Configurators for Manufacturers

We build 3D product configurators for manufacturers, where the customer selects product parameters and immediately sees the result as a 3D model. Together with a client, we have created a staircase configurator that calculates the price, validates dimensions and generates a 2D view.

  • Real-time 3D view
  • Price calculation
  • 2D view
3D view of the Novater L-shaped stair configurator

What a product configurator brings to a business

A product configurator combines product choices, rules, visualisation and pricing into one digital sales flow. It helps customers make suitable choices and reduces manual work in quotation and production preparation.

A clear selection experience

Customers see how their choices affect the product and understand the result more easily.

Faster quotations

Price and product information are generated from the selections without manually assembling every variant.

Fewer incompatible choices

Product rules exclude combinations that cannot or should not be manufactured.

Consistent data from sales to production

Approved configuration data can be used in downstream systems and work stages.

What we can build into a product configurator

A configurator is built around your product, sales process and production rules. The staircase configurator is one example we have delivered; the same approach can be applied to a wide range of products with dimensions, components, materials and options.

Real-time 2D or 3D view

The product visualisation updates immediately with the user's selections.

Product-specific options

Dimensions, models, add-ons and other parameters are based on your product.

Dependencies and rules

Users are offered only compatible and feasible choices.

Components, materials and finishes

Choices and their combinations are reflected immediately in the result.

Automatic pricing

The price is calculated from the selected configuration and agreed pricing rules.

Drawings and documents

The configuration can generate agreed technical or sales documents.

Integrations with other systems

Configuration data can be passed to an ERP, PIM, online store or production system.

The exact feature set depends on the product, business process and project goals.

How a configurator is built

We work in stages. Scope and schedule are agreed once the product logic has been mapped.

  1. 01

    Mapping the product logic

    We document the parameters, dependencies and rules that define the product.

  2. 02

    3D model and user flow

    We design the 3D model, the order of choices and the interface.

  3. 03

    Rules, price and outputs

    We add the checks, the pricing logic and the agreed outputs, such as a drawing.

  4. 04

    Launch and further development

    We put the solution into use and improve it based on feedback.

See the configurator as a real tool

The configurator runs separately at configurator.novater.com. Open it on a computer or tablet, change the dimensions and watch the model, the checks and the price follow.

Try the configurator ↗

The link opens in a new window on the Novater subdomain configurator.novater.com.

3D view of the Novater L-shaped stair configurator
Current configurator viewdesign is not changed

Does your product have too many variants?

Describe your product and its options. Together we will look at which part of it makes sense to put into a configurator.

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