The 3D preview serves two different purposes and does both. To the customer it shows what the unit will look like — with the real decor, glass and hardware. To the engineer it shows how it is assembled — where the reinforcement sits, how the profiles join, whether the division came out as intended. One model, two ways of looking at it.
The model is not drawn separately. It is generated from the same drawing that generates the bill of materials, so it cannot show something the structure does not contain.
Studio mode gives a realistic render with materials and lighting — for the conversation with the customer. Technical mode strips the effects and shows the construction. Clean mode removes everything but the geometry itself, for when the shape needs looking at without distraction.
The view rotates freely or snaps to preset angles — front, back, left, right, top, bottom — plus a dedicated presentation view. Projection switches between perspective and orthographic; orthographic is useful when comparing measurements, because it does not distort proportions.
The exploded view moves parts apart so you can see the assembly order and what is otherwise hidden — reinforcement inside a profile, the subframe seat, the bead machining. The inspector reports on the selected part: which profile, which colour, which length.
A mistake in the division, a wrong opening direction or a decor that does not match expectation costs as much as the whole unit — but only if it is found after production. In the 3D preview they are visible before anything has been cut, to both the customer and the engineer, on the same model.
Studio for the customer, technical for checking assembly, clean for the geometry alone.
Six principal faces and a presentation angle, plus free rotation.
Natural depth for presentation, or undistorted projection for comparing measurements.
Parts move apart to reveal assembly order and otherwise hidden components.
Profile, colour and dimension of the selected part, straight from the structure.
Decors, glass and finishes exactly as they were selected on the drawing.
The preview shows what the structure defines — a decor not entered into the database will not appear. How realistic studio mode looks depends on how thoroughly the materials are described. The 3D preview is not a structural calculation tool; permitted sash size is checked by the hardware diagram and reinforcement statics in the Drawing module.
No. The model is generated from the same drawing that generates the bill of materials. Change the structure and the 3D preview changes with it.
The preview is used inside the software, and an image can be saved and attached to a quotation. Studio mode is intended for exactly that conversation.
Yes, for materials entered into the database with a corresponding description. Anything not described is shown neutrally.
It moves parts apart so you can see the assembly order and what is otherwise hidden — reinforcement inside a profile, the subframe seat, the bead machining.
Perspective gives a natural sense of depth and is better for showing a customer. Orthographic does not distort proportions, so it is better when comparing measurements or checking symmetry.
Not directly. Permitted sash size is checked by the hardware diagram and reinforcement statics in the Drawing module; the 3D preview shows how the unit is assembled and how it looks.