Colours and patterns
Colourways applied across parts of the toy in real time, with the whole model updating.
3D Toy Configurator
A 3D toy configurator that makes personalisation part of the play
Let customers colour, kit out and personalise a toy in 3D — then see exactly what will arrive before they order it.
No credit card required
What customers can personalise
Parts and accessories
Swappable components and add-ons that change the character of the finished item.
Materials and textures
Plastic, fabric, wood and metal finishes rendered as materials so the result reads correctly.
Names and text
Personalised text applied to the model, which the customer proofreads themselves before ordering.
Graphics and logos
Uploaded artwork or preset graphics placed on the product where you allow it.
Price as configured
Extras and premium finishes feed the total so the price shown is the price paid.
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The configurator is part of the gift
For personalised toys, designing the thing is a large part of what the customer is buying. A dropdown list and a text box do not capture that; watching a toy change as you choose does. It also removes the biggest risk in personalised goods, which is a customer who is disappointed by something they could not see before it shipped. If they approved the render, they approved the product.
Personalised orders your production can actually read
Custom orders fall apart in the handover: a name spelled from an email, a colour described in words, an artwork file attached separately. A configurator produces a structured configuration instead — every option, the text, and a screenshot of the approved result. That goes into the cart line or the quote request, so production works from the same record the customer approved.
Draft a toy configurator with AI
Describe the toy, for example “a wooden toy car with four body colours, swappable wheels and a child’s name on the door”, and Generate with AI plans the materials, options, base price and form around a model in your library. You check the plan and approve the price, and it does not create the 3D model. The AI assistant can then audit the project, including whether each option still points at a real part of the model.
See personalisation in a live configurator
Custom ear buds rather than a toy, but the same idea: choose a design and add-ons and watch the total change.
How to build a 3D toy configurator
Model, materials, options, pricing, publish.
Upload your toy model
Import the toy with the parts you want customers to change — body, accessories, decorative elements — kept separate in the model.
Create materials
Build the materials your products are actually made from: moulded plastics, painted finishes, timber and fabric, so a preview reads as the object rather than a render.
Add the options customers choose from
Restrict which parts and colours can combine, and cap the artwork area, so a personalised order never arrives as something production cannot print.
Set rules and pricing
Price the base toy, then add each accessory, premium finish, personalised name and custom graphic as its own priced option.
Publish to your store
Publish and embed it on the product page so the configured toy — with its text and artwork — goes straight into the cart.
Example: how a toy configurator can be set up
One way to set up a personalised robot toy.
| What the customer chooses | How it is built | Rule or price example |
|---|---|---|
| Body colour | Colour Variants across the parts you choose | No price effect |
| Arms, visor and wheels | Thumbnail Selector for each part | Show/Hide Objects swaps them on the model |
| Material | Select Material for matt, gloss or metallic | A Price Group charges for premium finishes |
| Name | Text Input with allowed characters and a maximum length | A Toggle Switch to add a name adds a personalisation charge |
| Artwork | Image Upload with the file types and size you allow | A Toggle Switch to add artwork adds a fixed charge |
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Personalised and modular products in 3D
Water bottles customers personalise online, and a builder that turns eight brick types into walls, rooms and seating, with a PDF instruction manual for each design.
Fill it Forward
Fill it Forward: a 3D water bottle builder wired into an ERP
Fill it Forward wanted customers to personalise reusable water bottles online, and the resulting orders to flow into the ERP they already ran. A Pro account and the open API covered both.
Morph Bricks Ltd.
Morph Creator: building anything from eight bricks
Morph Bricks needed a configurator where customers could build walls, meeting rooms and tiered seating from eight brick types — and get a PDF instruction manual for the design they submitted.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Graphics can be imported and placed on the product where you allow it, alongside preset patterns and logos.
Yes. Text input is one of the option block types, and the text renders on the model so the customer checks the spelling themselves.
Yes. The configuration, the entered text and a screenshot of the configured product are passed with the order or quote request.
Entirely. Only the options you create are exposed, and conditional logic can restrict combinations further.
The published configurator runs in any browser with touch controls, so a tablet works the same way as a desktop.
Yes. The WooCommerce and Shopify integrations can add the configured item to the cart at the calculated price.
Apparel and accessories
If you also personalise clothing or accessories, the same platform covers artwork placement, repeating patterns and fabric materials.
Selling through a store?
How a personalised item reaches your Shopify or WooCommerce cart.
From the blog
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