Interactive 3D viewer
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Product visuals for distributors
Your catalogue has drawings. Give every article a picture.
Voluminate turns the technical drawings you already have into an interactive 3D viewer and product renderings for each article. No samples to ship, no photo studio, and the same clean look across thousands of SKUs.
Start with a pilot on a sample of your drawings before you commit to the full catalogue.
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Sample conversion: sprocket with hubOne drawing, three outputs
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Distributors carry thousands of articles that exist only as drawings. Getting each one photographed is where catalogue projects stall.
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- The parts aren't on your shelf
Many articles are made to order or drop-shipped. Photographing them means requesting samples from suppliers, one by one.
- Photography doesn't scale to 10,000 SKUs
Every article needs handling, lighting, retouching and naming. The cost grows linearly with the catalogue.
- Buyers order by what they can see
Without an image, customers call your sales team to confirm they have the right part, or order elsewhere.
- New articles keep coming
A one-off photo project is outdated the month it ends. New articles need the same treatment without a new project.
Three ways to get visuals for a large catalogue
| Product photography | Manual 3D modeling | Voluminate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting point | A physical sample of every article | Drawings, modelled by hand per article | The drawings you already have |
| Cost per article | Typically €60–120 per article for a packshot set | Quoted per model, rises with complexity | Volume-based; drops as the catalogue grows |
| Thousands of articles | Months of studio time | Limited by modeller capacity | Processed in batches, in weeks |
| 3D viewer for your shop | No | Extra cost | Included for every article |
| Consistent look | Varies with sample condition | Depends on the artist | Same views, background and lighting for every SKU |
| New articles | New shoot | New order | Added automatically via subscription |
Photography prices based on packshot quotes for industrial parts; your studio's pricing may differ.
How it works
You send drawings in bulk. We send back a finished visual set per article, ready for your shop or PIM.
- 01
Send your drawings
PDF, DXF or scanned sheets, as an export or through an API connection to your system.
- 02
We reconstruct each part in 3D
AI builds a 3D model from the drawing's views and dimensions. Drawings we can't read reliably are flagged, not guessed.
- 03
We render a fixed set of views
The views, background, lighting and material look you choose, identical across the catalogue.
- 04
You publish
Embed the 3D viewer, import the images and file them under your article numbers.
What you get for every article
Product renderings
High-resolution images from fixed angles in a consistent style, named by article number.
3D model file
A mesh of the part that you can reuse for brochures, configurators or video.
Delivery into your systems
Bulk download or API, so new files land in your shop, PIM or ERP workflow.
Built for catalogues, not single parts
Large catalogues get a fixed project structure: prove the quality first, migrate the archive, then keep it current.
Step 1
Pilot
We process a sample of your drawings, including a few difficult ones. You check the results against the drawings before deciding.
Step 2
Catalogue migration
Your full drawing archive, priced on volume: the more articles, the lower the price per article.
- Agreed quality criteria, checked against the drawings
- Optional setup of the API connection to your systems
- Visual style fixed once for the whole catalogue
Step 3
Ongoing subscription
New articles get the same viewer and renderings automatically, without a new project.
Pricing on request. We quote on your catalogue size and drawing quality, usually within two business days.
Request a catalogue quoteExample: a range of drive components
A sprocket comes in dozens of tooth counts, chain sizes, bore diameters and hub variants. Each variant has a drawing from the manufacturer. Very few have their own photo, so the shop shows one picture for the whole family, or none.
The same applies to couplings, flanges, pulleys, clamping elements and hydraulic fittings: many variants, one drawing each.
- Pilot on a sample of drawingsPick typical and difficult variants. Results are checked against the drawings.
- Visual style signed offViews, background and material look fixed once for the whole range.
- Archive migration in batchesProduct family by product family, so finished groups go live early.
- New variants via subscriptionNew articles get the viewer and images when they enter the range.
Compliance package (on request)
For drawings you treat as trade secrets.
- Processing in the EU only
- Data processing agreement (DPA)
- Access log on request: who opened which part, and when
- Mutual NDA
- Contractual guarantee that your data is never used for training
Questions distributors ask
Do you need physical samples?
No. The technical drawing is the only input. That is what makes made-to-order and drop-shipped articles possible.
How accurate are the renderings?
Each model is built from the drawing's views and dimensions. In the pilot we agree measurable quality criteria and check the results against the drawings before the migration starts.
What happens with poor or incomplete drawings?
They are flagged for review instead of being guessed. You decide whether to supply a better drawing or leave the article out.
Can the renderings match our shop's style?
Yes. Background, lighting, material look and the camera views are set once during the pilot and then applied to every article.
How do the files get into our shop?
As a bulk download named by article number, or through an API connection to your shop, PIM or ERP. We can set up the connection as part of the migration.
Can we try it on a single part first?
Yes. Your first 3D model on Voluminate is free, no credit card required. For catalogue renderings, a pilot on a sample of drawings is the right start.
Get a quote for your catalogue
Tell us roughly how many articles you have and what the drawings look like. We reply with a pilot proposal and an indicative price for the full catalogue.