Variant Binding

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3D product customization is indeed stylish, but here at Angle 3D we treat the back-end of your business just as professionally.

What is Binding?

Angle 3D Configurator is built to work effortlessly with your existing Shopify e-commerce. Chances are, you are already familiar with Shopify variant options and how to manage them. Binding allows you to automatically link your Shopify variant options to the customization options set up in the 3D configurator. What does this mean? Pricing and stock tracking for specific variants of your products are promptly reflected in your configurator! In addition, binding also provides an elegant solution to Shopify's variant limit.

Variant Binding VS Bundle Binding

Both variant binding and bundle binding allow you to link Shopify's variant options to the customization options set on the 3D configurator.

Bundle binding allows you to group several product together and sell them as a single unit. Also, bundle binding additionally provides a convenient solution to Shopify's 100 variants limit for product. Please note that the bundle binding feature is only accessible via the Enterprise plan. → Set up Variant Binding

→ Set up Bundle Binding

How to "Variant Binding"

Shopify Set Up

Before setting up any binding, make sure the 3D model of your product and its Shopify variant options are properly set up.

→ How to upload a 3D model to Shopify

Do your customization options exceed Shopify's 100 variants limit? The bundle binding feature is the solution you need!

App Set Up

'Bindable' VS 'Non-Bindable' A little icon on the left corner of all customization options displays their connection (), or lack thereof (), to any Shopify variant. Check this icon at anytime to verify the binding status of a customization option!

To bind customization options to Shopify variant options, simply follow the steps below:

1. 'Edit' the customization option and enable the 'Bindable' option.

2. Assign the 'Variant option'. These values are taken directly from your Shopify variant options list.

3. 'Save' your changes. You should see the bindable icon be updated to ''. You may also go to the product's name no the top right and select 'View product on store' to verify your newest changes.

'Generate Pre-Filled Options from Variant Option'

In case you have Shopify variant options already set up for your product, here is a little shortcut for setting up customization options within Angle 3D Configurator!

No need to manually create customization options, simply follow the steps below:

1. Open the 3D configurator and select 'Add a customization option'.

2. After selecting the type of customization option, enable the 'Bindable' setting.
3. Assign the 'Variant option' if you're dealing with variant binding.
4. Select 'Generate Pre-Filled Options from Variant Option'. You'll notice that all variants will be ✨magically✨ filled in!