Name: Window configurator for manufacturers
Brand: Configurix

Question 1

What is a 3D window configurator for manufacturers?

Accepted Answer

A 3D window configurator for manufacturers is visual CPQ software that turns a window catalogue into a guided digital specification. A buyer, dealer or salesperson selects the opening size, frame system, layout, sash type, handing, glazing, colour, hardware, sill, screen, shutter and installation options within the manufacturer's rules. The saved window can remain connected to its price, quote, schedule and agreed order or production handoff.

Question 2

How is a window configurator different from a colour visualizer?

Accepted Answer

A colour visualizer usually changes finishes on a fixed image. A manufacturer-focused window configurator also controls geometry, opening types, profile systems, maximum sash sizes, mullions, transoms, glass packages, hardware, accessories and commercial rules. It can explain why an option is available, recalculate the project and preserve structured data instead of returning only a coloured picture.

Question 3

Which window types can Configurix support?

Accepted Answer

A configured catalogue can support fixed lights, casement windows, awning and hopper windows, tilt-and-turn systems, sliding and lift-slide systems, vertical sash windows, bay and bow arrangements, shaped windows, combination frames and approved window-door assemblies. Each product family receives its own dimensional limits, layout choices, glazing, hardware and market-specific rules.

Question 4

Can the configurator handle custom window dimensions?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Width, height, frame depth, sash size, aspect ratio, module increments and quantity can follow manufacturer-defined minimums, maximums and calculation rules. The journey can block an invalid dimension, suggest a compatible system or route the project to technical review rather than allowing an unbuildable window to continue to quote.

Question 5

Can customers configure mullions, transoms and multiple sashes?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A window can be divided into permitted lights using mullions, transoms and system-specific combinations. Rules can control equal or custom divisions, fixed and opening lights, coupled frames, shared profiles, structural limits and which hardware or glazing is valid for each resulting sash. The elevation and schedule data can update as the layout changes.

Question 6

Can opening direction and window handing be shown clearly?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The interface can distinguish inside and outside views, left and right handing, inward and outward opening, tilt positions and sliding direction. Clear visual cues and labels help prevent a mirrored sales drawing from becoming the wrong production specification. Final handing conventions and approval documents are defined with the manufacturer during implementation.

Question 7

Can Configurix support PVC, aluminium, timber and composite window systems?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Separate catalogues can represent PVC, aluminium, timber, steel-look and composite systems, including profile families, reinforcement, thermal breaks, cladding or cap options and approved colours. The configurator presents only the combinations mapped from the manufacturer's current product and technical data.

Question 8

Can customers choose glazing and performance packages?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Double, triple, laminated, toughened, acoustic, solar-control, privacy and decorative glazing can be organised into approved packages. Spacer, gas fill, glass thickness and other specification fields can also be retained. Thermal, acoustic, safety, security and other performance values must come from validated manufacturer or certification data, not from an unchecked visual calculation.

Question 9

Can window hardware, handles, vents, sills, screens and shutters be configured?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Handles, hinges, locking packages, restrictors, trickle vents, drainage, sills, extensions, internal boards, insect screens, shutters and installation accessories can depend on the selected frame, sash, dimensions, glazing and market. Compatible products remain attached to the window item and can contribute to price, quote and order data.

Question 10

How does live window pricing work?

Accepted Answer

Live pricing can combine frame perimeter or area, profile family, sash and division counts, glazing, colour, hardware, vents, sills, screens, shutters, survey, delivery, installation, tax and other project charges. Configurix applies the manufacturer's or dealer's formulas, matrices and option prices so every accepted change can update the same saved window and project total.

Question 11

Can window dealers use their own price lists and margins?

Accepted Answer

Yes. An authenticated B2B implementation can assign dealer groups, account price lists, currencies, tax rules, product availability, discounts and margin permissions. The manufacturer can maintain one governed product model while each authorised account sees the catalogue, commercial terms and documents intended for that dealer or region.

Question 12

Can the window configurator be embedded on our website?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A public white-label configurator can be embedded into a manufacturer, fabricator, dealer or installer website. Visitors can design one window or build a room-by-room schedule, then save the project or submit a structured enquiry. Internal and authenticated versions can expose account pricing, quoting, approval and order permissions.

Question 13

Can Configurix create a room-by-room window schedule?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Each configured item can carry a room name, item number, quantity, opening dimensions, frame system, layout, handing, glazing, finish, hardware and notes. The project can group repeated windows, preserve revisions and produce a schedule for commercial or technical review without losing the visual configuration behind each line.

Question 14

Can Configurix generate branded window quotes and specifications?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A saved project can continue into a branded estimate or quote containing window elevations, item references, dimensions, systems, glazing, finishes, hardware, accessories, price, terms and approval actions. Defined specification sheets or dimensioned outputs can be included when they are part of the implementation and validated against the working catalogue.

Question 15

Can a window configuration produce a bill of materials or order data?

Accepted Answer

A Configurix implementation can produce structured BOM, configured-order or production-review data when the manufacturer supplies the required component mappings and formulas. Outputs may include profiles, reinforcements, seals, glazing, spacers, hardware, vents, sills, screens, shutters and quantities. Production use requires formal testing and acceptance against the manufacturer's working system.

Question 16

Can the window configurator connect to ERP, CRM, PIM or ecommerce?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Customer, project, catalogue, price, quote, schedule, component, document and order data can move through documented APIs, webhooks, exports and custom integrations. The integration plan defines which system owns each field, how product and project identifiers are preserved, when data transfers and what happens when a validation fails.

Question 17

How are U-values, structural limits and regulatory requirements handled?

Accepted Answer

The configurator can display validated performance data, collect project requirements and apply approved product rules, but it should not present an unchecked customer design as certified. Thermal values, wind loads, safety glazing, fall protection, fire requirements, security classes, ventilation, egress, installation details and final opening measurements remain subject to the responsible technical and regulatory process.

Question 18

How should manufacturers compare window configurator software?

Accepted Answer

Ask each vendor to configure the same real schedule: a fixed light, a tilt-and-turn window, a multi-sash frame, a changed opening, a glazing upgrade, dealer pricing and an invalid size. Verify geometry, handing, product rules, price revisions, schedule output, quote clarity, permissions, integrations and required order data. A working test against your catalogue is stronger evidence than a generic window animation.

Question 19

Can Configurix build custom business and factory software around our products?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We specialize in complex, configurable products and build the configurator and supporting software around your catalogue. The implementation can connect qualified enquiries, appointments, account pricing, branded quotes, materials or BOMs, accepted orders, jobs and invoicing handoffs. We agree the product rules, data ownership, integrations and acceptance checks with your team.

Component	Quantity
FRM-01Frame profiles	1
PNL-02Sashes and glazing	1
KIT-03Hardware and seals	1

Requirement	Configurix window implementation	Generic visualizer
Window geometry	Frame, sash, mullion, transom and opening choices can follow the manufacturer's systems and size limits.	Usually shows a fixed product or simplified outline with limited dimensional validation.
Handing and hardware	Opening direction, sash action, handles, hinges and locks can remain connected and reviewable.	Often treats handing and hardware as labels added after the visual selection.
Glazing and performance	Approved glass packages and validated product data can depend on system, size and market.	May offer glass colours without complete product or performance dependencies.
Live account pricing	The same schedule can use dealer-specific products, prices, discounts and margin permissions.	Pricing is often absent or rebuilt separately after visualization.
Schedule and order handoff	Accepted item, geometry, specification and price data can continue to documents and downstream systems.	Usually exports an image or enquiry rather than governed schedule and order data.

3D window configurators for manufacturers.

Your catalogue, easier to configure.

Frame and opening geometry

Sashes and handing

Glazing and performance

Hardware and accessories

Pricing and sales channels

Schedules and system data

A configurator up front. Your business connected behind it.

CRM and qualified leads

Calendars and appointments

Bill of materials and factory data

Live prices and branded quotes

Orders, jobs and production

Invoicing and accounting

Built for your website. Connected to your systems.

Build the platform around your products.

Tell us about your business

Questions and answers

A window is geometry, performance, hardware and installation context.

Model the window decisions that drive appearance, price and order accuracy.

Frame and opening geometry

Sashes and handing

Glazing and performance

Hardware and accessories

Pricing and sales channels

Schedules and system data

From first opening to a reviewed window order.

Start with the project

Apply valid systems

Calculate and quote

Survey, approve and hand off

A colour visualizer changes the appearance. A connected window configurator governs the complete specification.

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