Customizing an elevator cabin online with 3D technology

An elevator cabin is part of a building's overall design. When choosing a cabin, buyers weigh wall colour, finishing material, ceiling style, floor, glass and lighting. Choosing each part on its own does not always show what the finished cabin will look like.

Online elevator cabin customization uses digital tools so buyers can explore and change design options on a website. Paired with an interactive 3D model, it lets buyers watch the cabin change as soon as they pick a property.

Four parts buyers usually weigh

Cabin walls

Walls shape the overall impression of the space more than any other part. Depending on a building's style and the company's product direction, a company can offer many colours or finishing materials for the walls.

Glass

Glass adds a modern feel and changes how light appears in the cabin. Seeing glass colour on a 3D model gives buyers another way to look at an option.

Floor

The floor needs to be seen together with the colour and material of the other surfaces. When the floor pattern is changed on the model, buyers see the effect on the whole design, not just one isolated material sample.

Ceiling and lighting

Ceiling style and lighting also shape the cabin's look. Putting them into the 3D model lets viewers see the space as one whole.

One catalogue limit that belongs here: the experience depends on the sales adviser

The general limits of catalogues and sample boards (hard to picture the whole, hard to compare, only pre-built angles) are covered in Is an elevator catalogue still enough to picture a cabin?. One limit applies specifically to choosing a cabin: buyers often need an adviser to explain the options before they understand them all. A 3D model lets them look first, so the conversation starts from options they have already seen.

Exploring a cabin on a 3D model, step by step

1. Look at the model: view the whole cabin and rotate it to change the angle.
2. Pick colours: try the colours the company has provided for the cabin.
3. Change materials: choose the matching options for glass, floor, ceiling and handrail.
4. Compare: set combinations side by side, changing one part at a time to see which part makes the difference, then settle on the combination that fits the need.

The available options change with the configuration and property library the company sets up for each model.

From separate choices to a finished cabin

Every part of a cabin has its own role, but people judge the product by how all the parts combine. A wall colour can look fine alone, yet it has to be seen with the floor pattern, glass colour and lighting before the whole can be judged. Seeing that combination on one model is a concrete benefit of interactive 3D.

Liftmira and online cabin customization

Liftmira is a Comnosoft product. Liftmira builds digital experiences for elevator manufacturers' and dealers' websites, so buyers can configure and walk through their exact cabin before they sign. For elevator manufacturers, distributors and installers, a 3D model on the website is an added tool for presenting and comparing cabin options. The specific actions are listed in What is Liftmira?. You can see it first-hand in the demo.

Conclusion

Online cabin customization connects material and colour choices to an image of the finished cabin. Buyers look at how the parts combine on one model, instead of at separate samples.

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