Design Collections & Designs
How collections, designs and their modules (size, shape, color, fixing, text and image zones) organize a Build from Presets catalogue.
In a Build from Presets configuration, customers do not start from a blank sign: they choose a design you prepared, then personalize it. Two levels organize that catalogue.
A tab in the configurator that groups designs by use: “House & Address”, “Office & Door”, “Directional”.
One selectable model inside a collection — “Room Number”, “Door Tag” — with its own sizes, shape, colors, fixings and editable zones.
The configuration’s Sizes, Shapes, Colors, Borders, Fixing Methods and Fonts. Designs pick from them.
Earlier versions of the app called collections “Components” and designs “Options”. The concepts are the same.
Where to find them
Open a Build from Presets configuration: Core Setup › Designs lists the collections with their number of designs and the default collection. Drag the rows to change the order of the tabs.
New to presets? Follow Create a Preset-Based Configuration first: the starter template gives you three collections and nine designs to learn from.
Collection settings
| Setting | Effect in the configurator |
|---|---|
| Label | The name of the tab. |
| Description | Helper text under the tab. |
| Preview image | Optional visual for the collection (512 × 512 px). |
Save the collection, then add designs to it. Its Default design is the one the configurator opens on.
Design Settings
Under the list of collections, these settings apply to the whole Designs step. Click Save settings after a change.
| Setting | Effect in the configurator |
|---|---|
| Label (Tab label) | The name of the Designs step (“Components” in the starter template). |
| Description | Helper text under it (“Choose your design”). |
| Design behaviour | Show customization options directly: the editor opens on the default design. Choose a design before customization: customers pick a design first. |
| Show Design tab when only one design | Keep the Designs step even when a collection holds a single design, or hide it. |
Anatomy of a design
Open a design to see its modules. Each one answers a question about what the customer may change:
- Design details
Name and description shown in the Designs tab, preview image (required before the design can be saved), optional additional price.
- Size
Which sizes of the library this design offers, and the default size.
- Shape
The silhouette: a shape of the configuration, a managed shape, or a custom SVG for this design only.
- Color
The background / text color combinations, plus an optional color picker (Unlimited colors).
- Fixing
Holes, standoffs, adhesive… or a custom fixing layer drawn to match the silhouette.
- Text
Text zones with label, default value, required flag and character limits.
- Image
Upload zones for logos and photos, with allowed formats, size limits and fit mode.
- Lighting and Border
Optional lighting colors and borders for this design.
Configure design opens the mini configurator, where you place the text and image zones on the sign exactly as customers will see them.
Good practices
- Group designs by what the customer is looking for (use, room, industry), not by internal production criteria.
- Give every design a preview image: it is what customers compare in the Designs tab.
- Keep the number of designs per collection readable — six to nine is plenty.
- Set a default design and a default collection so the configurator never opens empty.
- Correct shared items (a size, a color) in the library, not design by design.
Test your catalogue
- Switch between designs: texts, sizes and price update without leftovers from the previous design.
- Each design offers at least one size and one color.
- Upload a logo in every image zone you created.
- Check the order: the cart line names the design and lists the customer’s texts.
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