User guide

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

Launch the Kitchen Configurator

The Kitchen 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:

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

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

For more details about Dynamic Branding, visit the Dynamic Branding documentation 🔗.

The Layout of Kitchen Configurator

Before you start the application, it is helpful to know how to use HomeByMe for Kitchen 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.

1. Project Name

This section displays the project name.

Feature	Icon	Command	Command Location
Edit Project Name		Edit Project Name	On project name text

2. Common Toolbar

The following commands are available in this section:

Feature	Icon	Command	Command Location
Cancel		Cancel the configuration and go back to Home Planner	Command bar
Validate		Validate the configuration and go back to Home Planner	Command bar

3. Design Toolbar

This section contains commands and options to design your Kitchen.

Favorites

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

⚙️ Set up: Application distribution parameter favorites 🔗. 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:

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

3. 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.

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

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

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 base cabinet catalog, click the Cabinets option in Design toolbar & then click Base Cabinets or search base cabinets 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.

3. 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:

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

Feature	Icon	Command	Command Location
Move		Allows moving the product, sub-product or accessory in all directions	Planner
Rotate		Allows rotating the product, sub-product or accessory	Planner
Elevate		Allows elevating the product	Planner

6. Avatar

Feature	Icon	Command	Command Location
Avatar		Allows moving the avatar in the room	Planner

7. Navigation Icons

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

Feature	Icon	Command	Command Location
2D view		Activates the 2D view. You can edit your products in this view.	Planner
3D view		Activates the 3D view. You can visualize your project in 3D and edit your products.	Planner
First Person view		Activates the First person view.	Planner
Front Elevation View		Activates 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

Feature	Icon	Command	Command Location
View Mode Options		Different view mode options	View options

• Click the icon. The view mode options are displayed, as shown below:

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

9. Zoom Icons

Feature	Icon	Command	Command Location
Zoom-in		Zoom in the view	Above view mode options
Zoom-out		Zoom out the view	Above view mode options

10. Help Center

Feature	Icon	Command	Command Location
Help Center		To 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.

Adding Products

You can add the products to the kitchen.

1. Click the Appliances option.
   The options are displayed, as shown below:

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

3. 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 Kitchen Configurator allows you to customize the products inserted in the configuration.

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

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

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

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

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

Duplicate:
You can duplicate the selected products.

Delete:
You can delete the selected products.

Finalize Kitchen Configuration

When you have finished your Kitchen 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:

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

 

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