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From configuration to publishing.
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Explore five 3D products, prepare your assets and understand content configuration and publishing. Find guidance for merchants, content creators and developers.
Introductory guidance and preparation checklists are available here. Step-by-step tutorials, integration examples and compatibility details will follow feature validation.
ONE CONFIGURATION · THREE ENTRIES
Initial release in developmentII3D Configuration 3D&AR
Five capabilities share a workspace and published versions. Choose the entry your customers need.
Shopify app
Product presentation and Shopify purchase handoff
Standalone links & catalogs
Display, interaction and sharing without checkout
Authorized website embeds
Reuse published content on authorized websites
01 · GETTING STARTED
Start here. Plan your workflow.
Choose the experience your product needs, prepare the information and select a publishing channel. Standalone presentation can be planned without a Shopify store.
Choose a 3D capability
Use the configurator for options on one product and modular configuration for multiple products. Manuals, swatches and assembly guides cover explanations, materials and step-by-step teaching.
Prepare products and assets
Gather product names, variants, accessory relationships, physical dimensions, models and textures. Prepare hotspot text and animations for explanations or instruction.
Understand preview and publishing
Save content as a draft, review it and create a published version. Choose Shopify, a standalone link or a website embed to share the content across entries.
02 · PRODUCT GUIDES
Five capabilities. Clear configuration priorities.
Read what to prepare, configure and check for each product. These guides explain scope and preparation; editor instructions will follow feature availability.
3D Configurator
Switch SKUs within one product and view the corresponding materials and visible parts.
- Prepare: list colours, materials, parts and valid variants of one product.
- Configure: map model changes to options, with defaults, exclusions and dependencies.
- Check: each valid combination shows the right appearance and matches a real variant of that product.
Modular Configurator
Combine products and accessories while preserving each variant and quantity.
- Prepare: list variants, quantities and compatibility for the main product and accessories.
- Configure: define accessories, quantity limits, placement and merchant-defined connectors.
- Check: every item in the scene matches the list; Shopify receives each variant and quantity.
3D Product Manual
Explain exploded views, features, dimensions and effects, with an optional catalog entry template.
- Prepare: gather features, dimensions, structural explanations and prepared animations.
- Configure: organize hotspots, dimensions and exploded views; add a catalog when needed.
- Check: explanations match the product, and manuals link correctly with the optional catalog.
3D Digital Color Swatches
Replace designated materials in a fixed scene or object according to the selected product.
- Prepare: select a fixed scene, material products, swatch codes and textures.
- Configure: map products to designated material regions; check texture scale and surface properties.
- Check: selection replaces the target material while preserving other regions; include physical swatch codes.
3D Assembly Guide
Use prepared animations and steps to explain assembly, disassembly, use and supporting information.
- Prepare: gather installation, removal, use or maintenance steps and prepared animations.
- Configure: connect animations, camera views, visible parts and instructions in sequence.
- Check: every step has a clear goal, and playback and navigation follow the real procedure.
03 · PUBLISHING & MAINTENANCE
One set of content. Publish where customers need it.
Shopify, standalone links and authorized website embeds share configuration and published versions. All three are in initial-release development, with availability following validation.
- 01
Prepare content
Manage product information and assets; configure options, materials or explanations.
- 02
Save and preview
Use drafts for editing; check defaults, combinations and each step.
- 03
Confirm the published version
A published version fixes configuration and assets. Later draft edits need a new publishing decision.
- 04
Choose an entry
Deliver the same version through your channels; update, withdraw or roll back as needed.
Shopify app
- Initial app: II3D Configuration 3D&AR.
- Configurators use product media; manuals and assembly guides can sit below it.
- Shopify determines pricing, inventory and purchases. Dawn is the first theme validation baseline.
Standalone links & catalogs
- Plan standalone presentation and manage product information in II3D without a Shopify store.
- All five capabilities share configuration; product manuals can use an optional catalog entry.
- Suitable for customer sharing and sales explanations, without checkout.
Authorized website embeds
- Reuse published content on an authorized brand website while retaining its page structure.
- Developers handle initialization, state events and component cleanup across the page lifecycle.
- Purchases, inquiries and complex business actions are scoped per project; a universal storefront connector is not assumed.
04 · ASSET PREPARATION
Prepare your assets. Configure the details accurately.
Distinguish source files, web assets and AR output, then check dimensions, structure, materials and animation. Matching file extensions alone do not establish compatibility.
Source files for production
CAD, STEP, IGES, FBX and OBJ can inform production assessment. Conversion and optimization depend on the actual structure; this does not establish direct upload support.
- Confirm units, physical dimensions and assembly relationships.
- Keep product, part and material reference information.
Web presentation assets
The initial release is being built around GLB web models. Geometry, textures, material slots, nodes and animations need checks; a valid format alone does not make an asset publishable.
- Keep node, material and animation names stable for configuration mapping.
- Use compression, extensions and loading budgets within verified scope.
AR output for the configuration
Planned AR output uses GLB / USDZ to reflect current materials, visible parts and placement. Availability requires output checks and testing on actual devices.
- Check scale, materials and module placement in the output.
- Document device limits and retain the regular 3D view.
Five checks before configuration
- Product mapping: organize same-product variants and cross-product accessories separately; model names do not replace product IDs.
- Model structure: check physical scale, pivots, naming and part separation to avoid incorrect visibility or placement.
- Materials and colour: provide PBR textures, physical swatch codes and texture scale; screens cannot guarantee an exact physical match.
- Animation and explanations: prepare animations for manuals and guides; check steps, hotspot text, dimensions and camera views.
- Performance and devices: assess geometry, textures, instance count and rule complexity together, then test on actual desktop and mobile devices.
05 · AR & AI SCENES
Start with the current configuration. Explore the spatial context.
AR presents the current product or combination in space; AI supports scene visualization. Both use the configuration context, with availability following device and service validation.
View the current product in AR
- View the current materials, visible parts or module combination in space.
- Check dimensions and the combination before entering AR; devices and browsers can differ.
- Configure options, explore exploded views and follow instructional steps on the webpage.
- Use the regular 3D view when AR is unavailable or fails to start.
AI scene visualization
- Use multi-view references of the current configuration and a scene image for automatic or guided placement.
- Scenes may come from built-in assets, photos or uploads; confirm permission to use the image.
- Generated images support styling discussions; product records remain authoritative for dimensions, quantities and manufacturing.
- Credits, limits and failure handling follow released service rules; reference images do not define fulfilment.
Platform credits & your own key
Under the plan, platform credentials use team credits. Your own key (BYOK) does not use II3D credits, while provider charges and rate limits still apply. Public pricing will follow released service details.
Visitor limits & failures
Team accounts cover anonymous visitor usage, with visitor and entry limits. Check task status after failure or an uncertain result before resubmitting. Credit and input-retention rules will be published with the service.
06 · DEVELOPERS & CUSTOM SERVICES
Understand the standard scope. Then connect your workflow.
Website embedding starts with published content. SDK examples, fields and error codes will be provided for released versions; additional pricing, manufacturing lists and business integration are assessed per project.
SDK & integration reference
Integration guidance covers published content, authorized domains and the shared presentation runtime. Methods, parameters and events depend on the released version.
- Minimal integration, initialization and cleanup.
- Configuration state, events and result handoff.
- Capture, AR and AI requests, plus error handling.
- Compatibility, upgrades and examples.
Custom services & systems
Manufacturing BOMs, special pricing and enterprise workflows need defined data and delivery scope. A modular product list does not replace a manufacturing BOM.
- Define product data, configuration summaries and order context.
- Check fields and interfaces for CRM, ERP, PIM and other systems.
- Agree manufacturing materials, pricing and deployment separately.
- External interfaces depend on actual availability and integration validation.
07 · FAQ & SUPPORT
Before you begin. Clarify the key questions.
Understand channel differences, asset requirements and current availability, including the boundaries between presentation, commerce and custom services.
Can I install the app or download the full API reference now?
The initial release is still in development. This page provides introductory guidance, asset preparation and product boundaries. Installation, operation tutorials, SDK examples and theme compatibility will follow validation. No public installation or download address is available yet; email us about pilots and preparation.
Can I use the five capabilities without a Shopify store?
Standalone URLs are also included in the initial plan, with product records maintained in II3D. All five capabilities share configuration and presentation. Standalone links support display, interaction and sharing without checkout; access will follow publishing validation.
How do standard and modular configuration differ?
Standard configuration selects options and variants of one product: changing a chair’s fabric and base still configures that chair. Modular configuration adds other products, such as a footstool, while retaining each product’s variant and quantity.
Will Shopify and standalone links show the same experience?
The goal is to reuse the five core experiences with the same configuration and published version on the same device. Shopify adapts the page container and purchase flow; standalone links do not offer purchases. AR requires separate device and platform validation.
What should I do if I only have CAD or production files?
Provide source files, physical dimensions and structural information to assess conversion, material rebuilding and web optimization. Source files are not directly usable web assets. Models, textures, nodes and animations need the relevant checks before configuration and publishing.
Can screen colours and AI scenes define the physical product?
Displays are not uniformly calibrated, so previews cannot guarantee an exact physical match. Include real swatch codes and physical samples for critical colours. AI scenes support visual communication; dimensions, quantities, materials and manufacturing follow product records and formal confirmation.
Can many combinations affect loading and interaction performance?
Assess model size, textures, scene instances, rule complexity and target devices together. Combination count alone does not determine performance, and it cannot be assumed to have no effect. Check loading, switching and multi-instance interaction on actual desktop and mobile devices before launch.
Are manufacturing BOMs, ERP and other storefront platforms included?
Modular configuration provides a product and variant list. Manufacturing BOMs, special pricing and ERP/MES integration are assessed per project. Shopify is the initial storefront priority; other platforms are planned, which does not establish installable plugins or verified compatibility.
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Updated: 2026-10-01 · Scope: initial-release planning and preparation