ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the tasks necessary to build a configurator through the case study of a bicycle configurator. It focuses on a bicycle configurator developed in Berlin by the company nanoLogika with the author in the role of product manager. A multi-step configuration process is divided into multiple sections, each containing a set of control elements. Tabs have some similarity to the multi-step approach. A single page configurator has all control and input elements on the same page. A viable option, which is often implemented, is a hybrid strategy based on both multi-step and single page concepts. One of the main beneficial features of a configurator is its capability to visualize the product before it is manufactured. Presentation of the product as a 3D model is an advanced visualization method. The concept of a product photo model is simple and powerful.
