In the last months house 3D configurators are increasing its popularity so that user can marvel many copies in the internet. Very prevalent by Google is the house configurator of WeberHaus.
By the Weberhaus configurator user can add to a floor plan different objects like walls, chairs or tables. The final result is a floor plan according to the ideas of the customer.
In internet user can find a lot of more suppliers like the house configurator of Bauoptimax:
The idea behind the configurator is brilliant. The owner creates with few clicks its own desire house. But does function the concept in practice?
House configurators helps owners in searching for ideas and the user to reach new creative heights. By the virtual testing increase the user its emotional binding to the product.
However, the house configurator cannot consider all wishes of owners. The location and subsoil of the ground cannot be consider by the configurator.
Compared to another objects like cars the user must make a lot of choices with regard to doors, floors, kitchen, walls or bathrooms. Everything simply has to engage and moreover the project must remain in the budget of the owner. All these factors complicate the planning and implementing of the house configurator.
The complexity of the construction project should not be mirrored in the configurator. The configurator must be easy to operate.
Conclusion: The configurator can`t consider all important aspects for the construction project.
The configurator is for construction companies a good intrument to differentiate themselves from another suppliers.
In early stages the user can generate ideas by the configurator. Moreover by the virtual testing the configurator aware stronger emotions than for example by print materials.
Against this background the configurator can make the little and fine difference.