What is a 3D configurator company?
It is a studio that develops, for each manufacturer or brand, the web tool with which their customer or their sales network chooses sizes, finishes and options while seeing the product in 3D, with the price on the spot and an order sheet at the end. Grup3D is one of those companies: a 3D studio in Valencia that works for manufacturers, distributors and brands across Spain, with 48 open demo configurators in six sectors.
Do you only work with manufacturers?
No. We also work with companies that sell without a factory of their own: brands that outsource production, importers, distributors, installers and shops. The configurator carries their catalogue, their price list and their brand, and the order goes out with the references the manufacturer that produces it understands. If you sell products from several manufacturers, each family can have its own rules within the same configurator.
How is it different from a subscription configurator platform?
A subscription platform gives you a template into which you load your catalogue and pay every month to use it; whatever it does not anticipate cannot be done. A custom configurator is built with your manufacturing rules, your price list and your documents, integrates into your website and your distributors' with one line of code, and the program is yours: it does not depend on third-party licences. We explain it in detail in custom configurator or subscription platform.
How much does a 3D configurator cost?
Projects start from €6,500 for a visual configurator of one product family; most projects for manufacturers fall between €14,500 and €35,000, depending on catalogue, rules and integrations, plus maintenance from €190 a month. Separately, per product, 3D modelling and materials and finishes, from €30 to €120 per part or finish (or more), settled once we see your files. Details at the price of a 3D configurator.
How long until the configurator is up and running?
Between 3 and 16 weeks depending on scope; the specific date goes in the proposal. Payment terms are 40% to start, 40% with the test version and 20% at go-live. Before programming anything we put in writing what is included and what is not.
Who owns the configurator's code?
You do. The configurator is delivered as a program that belongs to your company, with no usage licences and no pay-per-configuration. The monthly maintenance covers hosting, backups and updates, and can be dropped whenever you wish. More at who owns the code of your configurator?.
Which sectors and products do you cover?
Six sectors with 48 demo configurators: doors, windows and security; furniture, wood and textiles; bathroom, tiles and flooring; outdoor, metal and street furniture; machinery, HVAC, logistics and plastics; and lighting, electrical and energy. Any other product whose options change the price, the size or the calculation is studied and developed to order.
Does it work on a phone and on our distributors' websites?
Yes. It opens in the browser on a desktop, tablet or phone with nothing to install, it is embedded in your website and in each distributor's with one line of code, and with augmented reality the product is placed at full size on the customer's wall, terrace or warehouse, also with no app. Each distributor can have their own area with their margin and, if you wish, their brand.
Does it connect to our ERP, our CRM or our online shop?
It is connected in the project, if you have them: it does not come ready-made, it is developed to order. In the meantime, every request stays in a dashboard with its complete configuration and, with an email account set up, it also reaches you by email. For online shops we have a specific page: 3D configurator in WooCommerce, Shopify and PrestaShop.
Where are you and how do you work with companies elsewhere?
We are in Valencia, Spain (Av. del Marqués de Sotelo 11, office 9) and we work for companies across Spain. The project runs by video call and with a password-protected test environment where your team uses the configurator with real orders before it goes live. The 20-minute demo with your range is also done by video call. Configurators can be delivered with the interface in other languages as part of the project.