# Binding

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

## What is Binding?

*Angle 3D Configurator* is built to work effortlessly with your existing Shopify store.\
Chances are, you are already familiar with [Shopify variant options](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/variants/add-variants) and how to manage them.\
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Binding allows you to <mark style="background-color:blue;">**automatically link your Shopify variants to the customization options set up in the 3D configurator.**</mark> What does this mean? Pricing and stock tracking for specific variants of your products are promptly reflected in your configurator!\
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In addition, <mark style="background-color:blue;">**binding also provides an elegant solution to**</mark> [<mark style="background-color:blue;">**Shopify's variant limit**</mark>](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/products/variants/add-variants)<mark style="background-color:blue;">**.**</mark><br>

## Select Binding Type

The 2 recommended binding types are 'Variants' or 'Bundle'.

Select the binding type that best fits your business:

* [**'Variants'**](https://docs.angle3d.co/angle3d-configurator-documentation/binding/variant-binding#how-to-variant-binding)
* [**'Bundle'**](https://docs.angle3d.co/angle3d-configurator-documentation/binding/bundle-binding#how-to-bundle-binding) \*

\* only available via the Enterprise plan. [Upgrade your plan](https://docs.angle3d.co/angle3d-configurator-documentation/get-started/choose-plan#change-plan) today!

We have another way of dealing with this with a feature called 'Custom Pricing'.

<mark style="color:orange;">We do not recommend using that the 'Custom pricing' feature for a few reason we could explain to you on a call if you ever want to know more.</mark>

### What is 'Custom Pricing'?

'Custom Pricing' is an **early version** of the present 'Variant' and 'Bundle' binding options.\
Being a first release, **it does not work as efficiently with Shopify as the newer versions**. While not a recommended solution, it remains available to our clients.\
\ <mark style="background-color:blue;">**While 'Custom Pricing' allows for pricing manipulation, it does not communicate with Shopify variants, thus disabling automatic stock tracking.**</mark>\
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Essentially, 'Custom Pricing' makes a distinction between a 'Base price' and 'Extra Prices'. \
'**Base price**' represents the minimum default price of the product.\
'**Extra Prices**' correspond to any additional applied customization that affects the price of the item. To set those, select '**Add an extra price**' and **assign both the customization option and its variant** before inserting a custom price.<br>

### <mark style="color:blue;">**!IMPORTANT NOTES!**</mark>

* Note that custom pricing will override any existing Shopify variant.
* Custom pricing may take up to 30 seconds to update on the storefront.
* Pricing should only be modified within the 'Custom Pricing' section and **not** within Shopify.