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User guide

This section provides an overview to the user interface and the functionalities of the Bathroom Configurator via the HomeByMe for Home Retailers planner.

Launch the Bathroom Configurator​

The Bathroom Configurator can be launched only through Home Retailers planner.
To access to this configurator:

  1. Click the Configurators, the configurators are displayed, as shown below:

Launch the Storage Configurator

  1. Click the Bathroom Configurator option.
    If you are not logged, a login window is displayed, as shown below:

Login

While opening the Bathroom Configurator, the loader appears with the brand logo before loading the bathroom planner, as shown below:
The color of the spinner changes from black to blue.

Loader

For more details about Dynamic Branding, visit the Dynamic Branding documentation πŸ”—.

The Layout of Bathroom Configurator​

Before you start the application, it is helpful to know how to use HomeByMe for Bathroom Configurator features.
Many of the features you use are accessible on the planner with printed commands on them.

These features are context sensitive, which means that commands are grayed out if the features are not available for your current task. Sometimes, the features do not appear at all, so it is helpful to know where you can access them.

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1. Project Name​

This section displays the project name.

FeatureIconCommandCommand Location
Edit Project NameiconEdit Project NameOn project name text

2. Common Toolbar​

The following commands are available in this section:

FeatureIconCommandCommand Location
CancelcancelIconCancel the configuration and go back to Home PlannerCommand bar
ValidatevalidateIconValidate the configuration and go back to Home PlannerCommand bar

3. Design Toolbar​

This section contains commands and options to design your bathroom.

Favorites​

You can create lists of your favorite products & add products from these lists in the bathroom project.

βš™οΈ Set up: Application distribution parameter favorites πŸ”—. The Favorites option is available in the application when the value of favorites is set to true.
The default value of the parameter is set to false.

Creating Favorite List​

  1. In the Design toolbar, click the icon.
    A Favorite dialog box appears with the Create a new list button, as shown below:

Favorites

  1. Click the Create a new list button in Favorite dialog box.
    A Create a new list dialog box appears, as shown below:

Favorites

  1. Enter the name of the favorite list and click the Create button.
    An empty favorite list with a specified name is created and a dialog box will appear with a Search a product button & an input box to edit the name of this list, as shown below:
    The Search a product button is displayed only in an empty favorite list to search & add product in favorite list.

Favorites

4 Click the Search a product button.
A search input box appears, as shown below:

Favorites

  1. Search the product you want to add to the favorite list.
    A catalog with a list of the searched product appears, as shown below:

Favorites

Adding Product in the Favorite List​

  1. Open the product catalog from which you want to add a product to the favorite list.
    Example: To open Showers catalog, click the Baths and showers option in Design toolbar & then click Configurable showers or search Showers using Search feature from Design toolbar.

  2. Click favorite icon of the product that you want to add to the favorite list.
    A dialog box with already created favorite lists appears. You can create a new list using Create a new list button in this dialog box.

Favorite Product Catalog

  1. Click the Add button on the list to which you want to add this product.
    A message will appear indicating that the product has been added to the list, as shown below:

Favorite Success message

Adding Product from Favorite List​

  1. In the Design toolbar, Click Favorites.
    A favorite dialog box will appear with added products.
  2. To add the product, select the product from the Favorite List.

You can also add the products in the room from Favorite List by drag and drop them from the catalog.

4. Edit Panel​

After selecting a product in the scene, the Edit panel is displayed to allow you to make changes to it.

5. Manipulators​

FeatureIconCommandCommand Location
MoveiconAllows moving the product, sub-product or accessory in all directionsPlanner
RotateiconAllows rotating the product, sub-product or accessoryPlanner
ElevateiconAllows elevating the productPlanner

6. Avatar​

FeatureIconCommandCommand Location
AvatariconAllows moving the avatar in the roomPlanner

7. Navigation Icons​

The navigation icons allow you to switch from a 3D view to 2D view, First person view or Front elevation view.

FeatureIconCommandCommand Location
2D viewiconActivates the 2D view. You can edit your products in this view.Planner
3D viewiconActivates the 3D view. You can visualize your project in 3D and edit your products.Planner
First Person viewiconActivates the First person view.Planner
Front Elevation ViewiconActivates the Front Elevation view. You can edit your products in this view.Planner

The Front view option is disabled in 2D view and becomes active only when switched to 3D view.

8. View Mode Options​

FeatureIconCommandCommand Location
View Mode OptionsiconDifferent view mode optionsView options
  • Click the icon icon. The view mode options are displayed, as shown below:

View Modes Options

You can select the View mode options in 2D/3D view.

9. Zoom Icons​

FeatureIconCommandCommand Location
Zoom-iniconZoom in the viewAbove view mode options
Zoom-outiconZoom out the viewAbove view mode options

10. Help Center​

FeatureIconCommandCommand Location
Help CentericonTo access the tooltips and planning tabs.
A number indicates planning errors available in your design.
Planner

11. Price Area​

The price area computes in real time all the products and items added to the scene.

Start From A Room​

If you have several rooms, a layer is displayed to allow to select a room.
Select a room in your project and click Validate.

As it is a configuration experience, only one room can be displayed in the configurator. If you want to work in another room, you need to close the configurator, relaunch it again and select the room you want.

Room Selection

Adding Products​

You can add the products to the bathroom.

  1. Click the Baths and showers option.
    The options are displayed, as shown below:

Baths and Showers Options

  1. Select the Sub-category, the product catalog is displayed, as shown below:

Product Catalog

  1. Select the product from the catalog to add it to the room.

You can also add the products to the room by drag and drop them from the catalog.

Editing Products​

The Bathroom Configurator allows you to customize the products inserted in the configuration.

  1. Select the product, the edit options panel is displayed, as shown below:

Property Window

OptionFunction
Edit
Edit
Lists editing options.
Open
Open
Open/Close the product.
Zoom To
Zoom To
Zoom in to the selected item.
Position
Position
Allows precise positioning, collision of items, and rotation with precision.
Duplicate
Duplicate
Adds similar products to the room.
The orientation of the duplicate product is consistent with the existing product.
Delete
Delete
Deletes the selected product.

Edit:
You can edit/modify the products in 2D view, 3D view, and front view, as shown below:

Edit Options

Animate:
You can open/close the openings of the products, as shown below:

Animate

Position:
You can edit/modify the position of the products, as shown below:

Position 3D view

Position 2D View

Duplicate:
You can duplicate the selected products.

Delete:
You can delete the selected products.

Finalize Bathroom Configuration​

When you have finished your Bathroom Configuration, you can click on Validate button displayed at the top right of the configurator.
The Generating 2D Plans notification is displayed to generate the dedicated 2D Plans of your configuration, as shown below:

Generating 2D Plans

When this step is done, Home Planner is now displayed with the updated price of your project.

Home - Configuration

If you would like to see the generated 2D Plans of your configuration, you can click on Project overview link below the total price of your project.

Project Overview Link

The Project Overview default widget is displayed, you can click on My pictures link to see the medias of your configuration.
For more details about generated 2D Plans, click on the tab 2D Plans.

2D Plans - Thumbnails

Click on the thumbnail to see the generated 2D Plans in details.

2D Plans

Click the Download button to download the 2D plans.

Edit My Previous Configuration​

If your previous configuration is not finished and you would like to modify it, click on the configuration product.
The Edit button is displayed in the dedicated window.

Edit Configuration

The Bathroom Configurator is launched and you can proceed to the modifications of your existing configuration.

Edit Configuration - Configurator

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Create New Configuration​

You can create multiple configuration in Home Retailers application.

To create new configuration:

  1. Click the Configurators option.

  2. Click the Bathroom Configurator option, the window to create a new configuration is displayed, shown below:

Create a new Configurator

  1. Select the Create a new configuration option.

  2. Click the Validate button, the configurator is displayed, as shown below:

Bathroom Configurator

To open the existing created configuration:

  1. Select the configuration in the Bathroom configurator, as shown below:

Existing Bathroom Configurator

  1. Click the Validate button.

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