Interactive 3D Product Design System with Real-Time Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current online platforms lack the capability to allow consumers to easily design and visualize multi-component products, such as kitchens and bathrooms, in various configurations and environments, leading to limited sales and customer dissatisfaction due to the inability to see the final product in different settings before purchase.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that enables consumers to select and combine multiple product components interactively, creating a real-time 3D simulation of the product in various environments and configurations, allowing for customization and visualization of the final product before purchase.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If consumers are provided with a limited range of product components and configurations on online platforms, then the platform complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the variety of product options is limited and customer satisfaction deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The product is divided into multiple independent components (e.g., cabinets, countertops, appliances, fixtures) that can be selected and combined separately. This segmentation allows the system to present a manageable number of individual components while enabling a vast number of overall configurations through combination, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of selection and variety of options.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from displaying individual products to displaying product components and their combinations in virtual environments. By adding the dimension of virtual visualization and environmental context, the system enables consumers to explore numerous configurations without overwhelming complexity, as each configuration can be visually previewed in a controlled digital space.
2Adaptability or versatility
If consumers can view products in multiple configurations and environments, then product visualization capability is improved and customer satisfaction is enhanced, but the system complexity increases and device complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates virtual copies of products and environments rather than requiring physical prototypes or multiple physical setups. By generating digital representations (renderings, augmented reality overlays) of products in various configurations and environments, the system achieves high visualization capability while avoiding the complexity of managing physical inventories or multiple physical spaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a universal virtual environment framework that can display multiple product types, configurations, and settings within a single integrated platform. This multi-functional approach allows one system to handle diverse visualization needs (kitchens, bathrooms, different styles, configurations) without requiring separate specialized systems for each, thus managing complexity while enhancing versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the number of product components and configurations is increased, then the range of product options is improved and customer satisfaction is enhanced, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring increases and information processing becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses visual cues such as color changes, highlighting, and visual feedback to help consumers navigate and detect relevant information among numerous options. When consumers interact with components or configurations, the system provides visual feedback (e.g., color changes indicating availability, compatibility, or selection status) that simplifies information processing and makes the vast array of options more manageable and easier to evaluate.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms that dynamically adjust the display and available options based on consumer interactions. As consumers explore components and configurations, the system provides real-time feedback (e.g., updating availability status, showing compatibility information, adjusting filters) that reduces information processing complexity by presenting only relevant information at each stage, thus making the large option set more manageable.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a system and method for dynamically designing a custom product. The method is initiated using custom software, which permits user interaction via a graphical user interface. An HTML drawing element is provided in a display area of the graphical user interface, configured to display graphics drawn using a program executable by the computing device, the program comprising instructions to draw the custom product as a plurality of line segments. The program is executed to render the plurality of line segments, which are displayed as a first displayed version of the custom product in the display area. A length dimension value is received in an entry field of the display interface, to update one or more of the line segments. The program is re-executed to render the updated line segments, which are displayed as an updated displayed version of the custom product in the display area.