3D & augmented reality furniture configurator plugin

What is a 3D & AR furniture configurator plugin?

It is a tool that you can use to showcase your furniture products. The tools allow your shoppers to view more than flat 2D product images on e-commerce websites; they can spin furniture around, zoom in to see details, and change things like color, size, or fabric at will. 

The AR feature allows your shoppers to use their phone camera to place the furniture in their room to check if it fits. The experience is like visiting a showroom without leaving your home, and it makes shopping for the right furniture easier.

Benefits of a 3D & augmented reality furniture configurator plugin

Brands have so much to benefit from GlamAR’s tool; it can elevate your brand and give you an edge over competitors. Some of the benefits it offers to the brand include:

1. Solves the imagination gap

One challenge shoppers face is imagining how furniture will look in their space before paying for it, and that is what GlamAR solves. The 3D & AR furniture configurator plugin gives your furniture shoppers access to view furniture in 3D and also view how the furniture will look and fit in their actual space. 

2. Buyers' confidence and reduces returns

Customers many times misjudge the color, size, or overall look of furniture because of the brand's poor presentation. When they end up buying, they’re disappointed and want to return. 

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However, GlamAR’s 3D & AR furniture configurator saves you from costly returns by allowing your shoppers to see furniture in their own space before buying. Your shoppers can check the dimensions, rotate the model, and even view it under different lighting conditions.

3. Improve engagement & conversion rates

2D furniture images can only do so much, but are limited in many ways. Because of its limitations, interacting with it becomes impossible, but the 3D & AR configurator ensures that your customers can rotate furniture, explore details, and even personalize colors or finishes. It engages your customers, and they can make choices at their discretion.

4. Ability to personalize brand

A 3D configurator makes it easy for your customers to mix and match furniture colors until they are able to find the perfect piece of furniture. The plugin will allow your brand to display a single furniture in hundreds of variations without having to physically produce each one until requested. This gives your customers the feeling of browsing a huge catalog and saves you the cost of holding extra inventory.

5. Competitive edge

Many brands are offering the same furniture your brand sells, but one of the factors that will contribute to your brand being the top pick is how you present your furniture. The plugin can give your brand a new look that shoppers find interactive and real. We give brands an edge that's not common; your brand can take advantage of it.

6. Data & analytics

The furniture configurators are not meant to just help your shoppers; they can also help your brand to get insight into what customers want. This data can guide your brand to make better product design and inventory planning. 

7. Reduced marketing costs

GlamAR uses this tool to help brands create massive 3D models of their furniture. With the tool, you don’t need expensive photoshoots for every product variation. Instead of hiring photographers or renting a studio out, GlamAR can create 3D models of your products and allow your customers to change colors and textures to fit your product catalog.

Features of GlamAR’s 3D & augmented reality furniture configurator plugin

GlamAR’s AR and 3D configurator for furniture plugin contains features that can elevate your brand and increase sales. Some of the features it contains include;

1. Real-time customization

This feature is responsible for allowing your brand to design the way you want the virtual store to look. GlamAR integrated this feature to allow brands to have full access to the way they want fabrics, wood finishes, and dimensions to look. With the help of this feature, you will be able to customize how you want your brand to look.

2. 360-degree interactive views

The 360-degree feature of GlamAR’s 3D & AR furniture configurator plugin allows your 3D furniture products to be easily rotated. It also has a zoom-in features that allow shoppers to see every detail of the fabric and explore every angle.

3. Augmented reality placement 

The AR placement feature gives your shoppers access to place virtual furniture directly in their rooms with the use of a smartphone camera or AR headset. Shoppers can utilize this feature to virtually place products where they would place a physical one to see how they fit.

4. Optimized 3D models

GlamAR produces 3D models for brands using 3D CAD files or scans of the real product. The models are optimized so that they load fast without compromising on the quality. The 3D models come out sharp and capture every detail needed to keep shoppers informed.

How to use GlamAR’s 3D & augmented reality furniture configurator plugin

Creating 3D models and integrating augmented reality furniture is not complicated. GlamAR simplifies the process so that you can easily integrate it into your system.

Step 1: Creation of 3D models

The first step towards integrating the 3D & AR furniture configurator plugin starts with the creation of 3D models of your products. When brands provide GlamAR with product CAD files, 3D scans or models crafted by professionals, these can be converted to 3D models.

Step 2: Embed the configurator

GlamAR then proceeds to configure the 3D models to be suitable for integration. To add the plugin, we will guide you to ensure a proper process. Brands do not need advanced technical skills to perform the plug-in process.

Step 3: Configure customization option

GlamAR gives brands access to create a custom store. You can set colors, different table sizes, and cushion arrangements to fit into a physical space.

Step 4: Enable AR visualization

The AR feature is added to enable your shoppers to visualize furniture products in a physical space. With the use of a smartphone, shoppers can virtually place the furniture into their real environment. Once the feature is added, your virtual store is set for shoppers to explore.