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Product Configurator Examples: 21 Live Demos to Try
Twenty-one product configurator examples you can try, sorted by what the customer changes: fabrics, parts, sizes and modules, with what each kind costs.
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The pieces worth reading first if you are working out what 3D and AR would do for your shop.
- 13D models for e-commerce: a guideWhat a 3D product model is, how one gets made, what it costs, where it goes on a product page and how to tell whether it worked, with links to the detail.Guides · 8 min read
- 2Augmented reality for furniture retail: the complete guideWhat AR does on a furniture product page, which categories it helps most, web AR against apps, how to implement it and how to measure the result.Furniture and home · 7 min read
- 3Ten benefits of 3D and AR for e-commerce, with the evidenceTen reasons retailers add 3D and AR to product pages, with the source for each figure and a note where nobody has measured it yet.3D for e-commerce · 5 min read
- 43D Product Visualization for Ecommerce: Four Formats360 spin, live 3D viewer, configurator or AR: which 3D format suits which products in an online shop, what each does for sales and what it costs.3D for e-commerce · 7 min read
- 5AR in Fashion Retail: Case Study, Try-On and CostsWhat 3D viewers, AR and eyewear try-on do for a fashion or accessories shop, with a published case study, the KPIs to track and what it costs.Fashion · 7 min read
- 6How to run your first 3D product page pilot in 30 daysRun a first 3D product page pilot in 30 days: which products to start with, what we need from you, what it costs and the figures to measure before you scale.Guides · 7 min read
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Other10 min read
How an E-bike Configurator Works for Online Bike Shops
An e-bike configurator shows the bike in every frame colour and at full size on your product page. What it does for sales and returns, and what it costs per month.
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Furniture and home6 min read
Sofa Shoppers Who Used 3D or AR Bought 6.9x as Often: 2026 Data
CharpstAR analysis of 2.1 million shoppers on nine e-commerce sites, by product type: the relative difference between shoppers who used 3D or AR and those who did not was largest for home furniture.
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Furniture and home11 min read
3D CPQ Software for Furniture Brands: Quotes and Costs
What 3D CPQ software does for a furniture brand that quotes made-to-order products, how the quote is produced on the product page, and what it costs.
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3D for e-commerce5 min read
Shoppers Who Used 3D or AR Bought 2.4x as Often: 2026 Data
CharpstAR analysis of 2.1 million shoppers on nine e-commerce sites in 2026: shoppers who used 3D or AR bought 2.4 times as often and added to cart 2.7 times as often.
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3D for e-commerce9 min read
3D Product Configurator Cost: Plans, Quotes and Setup
What a 3D product configurator costs for an online shop, what the monthly price includes, and when a range is quoted instead.
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Furniture and home8 min read
How View in Room Works on a Furniture Product Page
Let customers stand your furniture in their own room at real size, straight from your product page, before they order.
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Other8 min read
Modular Product Configurator: Benefits, Use Case and Costs
Help your customers design, visualize and buy modular shelving with confidence, right on your product page.
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Furniture and home5 min read
How a 3D sofa configurator works: fabrics, modules, sizes
One sofa in five fabrics, a modular sofa built from four parts, and why each size is its own model. What a 3D sofa configurator holds and what a shop supplies.
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3D for e-commerce5 min read
A 3D product viewer on four products, and what each one needed from it
A gaming PC, a grill in three sizes, a folding e-bike and an armchair in the same 3D product viewer. What it shows on each, how heavy the files are and what the shop supplies.
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