3D shoe configurator

If you offer exclusive tailoring services for custom-made shoes, you will probably have to look for ways to attract and retain the attention of customers, since the value of each potential customer in this business is very high. An additional attractor that attracts the attention of potential customers can be a 3D shoe configurator developed by AVADA MEDIA directly for your business. The ability to independently create a shoe design – what could be more interesting for a client of your atelier ?!

The configurator is a web application that allows you to create shoe models from the available elements and send them to the workshop for sewing. And all this can be done by the client – independently, using intuitive controls. The web application opens in a browser, and thanks to excellent optimization and work on the client side, the configurator works even on weak devices, runs on smartphones and with a slow Internet connection.

The client can launch the configurator, for example, from the catalog of finished products. In this case, the shoe model will be added to the configurator, and the user will be able to work with it: change the color, design, pattern, add and remove accessories, and even change the material of manufacture.

The configurator also provides the ability to create shoe models from ready-made elements from scratch. In this case, the user independently creates the sole, sets the heel height, the shape of the toe, the height of the bootleg (for boots), and so on. All these elements must be provided in the constructor, which requires detailed elaboration.

Using the configurator is also justified if you want to present ready-made models for users to choose from. Each model can be placed in the catalog not only with photographs, but also with a render of a three-dimensional model, which will open in the configurator. In this case, potential buyers will not be able to change the model itself – but they will be able to examine it in detail from all sides.

3D models have a photorealistic appearance thanks to elaborate textures. That is, the user sees not just a three-dimensional schematic model, but the shoes in the form in which they will be manufactured or delivered.

AVADA MEDIA develops configurators for a wide variety of areas of activity. We have gained extensive experience in the implementation of configurators for the most complex products, including shoes or clothing. The implementation of 3D graphics in a browser allows you to get a universal web application that runs on almost any modern device. This feature is realized thanks to the WebGL technology.

The configurator is written in JavaScript using special libraries that allow you to implement almost any idea: Three.js and Babylon.js. Libraries drastically reduce development time and enable you to implement a wide variety of customer ideas. With their help, pre-prepared three-dimensional models and various user actions are programmed. To implement animation, the Unity engine is used.

The shoe models themselves can be created by our designers or provided by the customer. The blender, blend4web and 3DS Max packages are used to work with three-dimensional models. Using the latter program, for example, you can set textures and lighting, which is very important in the case of modeling shoes. The finished models are added to the application, and the user can apply them by changing the texture and colors.

AVADA MEDIA will develop a configurator for you with any necessary functions – for example, with the ability to send the created model to a file or immediately send it to the manager for rendering. Such a configurator will be an excellent attractor for potential customers who can easily visualize their wishes in the application. Due to the fact that the application works in a browser, your clients will not have any problems with launching and using the configurator. We thoroughly test all products prior to release to the market, thereby minimizing the likelihood of errors and failures.