Drawing engines and renderings
Bundle a 2D drawing engine with a configurator so every run produces a labelled preview of the part.
Some configurators ship with a drawing engine, a 2D renderer that draws the configured part from its parameters. A run with a drawing engine produces preview images alongside the price, so the customer and the bench see the same geometry the formula priced.
Locked definitions
When a drawing engine is bundled, the parameters, rules and geometry settings are locked, because the drawing is generated from them and a mismatch would draw one part and price another. Pricing stays editable, so you tune your rates freely. Unlocking removes the drawing engine and returns the definition to full manual editing.
Where renderings appear
- On the run page, as selectable labelled views.
- On quote lines created from a configured run.
- On the quote PDF, where up to four configured lines carry their first rendering.
When a drawing engine cannot render a particular run, a schematic placeholder is shown and the run still prices. The rendering never gates the calculation.