3D Checkpoint Configurator for Airport Security Lanes
The application combines real-time 3D visualisation, rule-based business logic and a standalone content management system in a high-performance desktop solution.
Initial Situation
Planning frequently takes place during direct customer appointments – not always with a stable internet connection. At the same time:
- modular dependencies must be correctly observed
- lane lengths and dimensions must be precisely calculated
- variants must be visualised immediately
- technical plausibility must be ensured A powerful 3D product configurator was required that makes complex industrial products configurable offline and provides sales with a compelling visualisation tool.
Objective
The solution should:
- run performantly on standard notebooks
- be fully functional without an internet connection
- automatically verify complex module relationships
- calculate lane lengths and dimensions in real time
- offer high-quality 3D visualisation
- be centrally maintainable via a separate CMS The focus was a robust, client-based 3D application for technically demanding B2B products.
Implementation
Client-Based Architecture Without a Database
To ensure offline capability, a server-side infrastructure was deliberately omitted. Module and configuration data is exchanged between the CMS and the configurator via structured JSON files.
Rule-Based Configuration Logic
Extensive business logic controls the placement and compatibility of security modules. This produces exclusively technically valid checkpoint configurations – without the user needing to know all dependencies.
Performance-Optimised 3D Models
For an optimal balance between visual quality and performance, all modules were newly modelled as low-poly variants and optimised for real-time calculation.
Extended Planning Functions
- Real-time calculation of dimensions and lane lengths
- Placement of lanes on uploaded floor plans
- Export as PDF data sheet, Excel bill of materials or screenshot
- Flexible colour configuration of individual modules
In parallel, a standalone, offline-operable content management system was developed for the central maintenance of modules, rule sets and configuration options.
Result and Strategic Classification
The field sales team can configure, visualise and document complete security lanes worldwide, independent of network availability. Technical plausibility is automatically ensured, planning errors are reduced and variants can be adjusted immediately during customer conversations. The project demonstrates how custom 3D configurator software can digitally represent even highly complex industrial products – without cloud or server connectivity.
Convario develops custom 3D product configurators, offline configurator software and client-based planning applications for companies with technically complex products.The focus lies on:
- Development of custom B2B configurators
- Offline-capable 3D applications
- Rule-based business logic
- Real-time visualisation of technical systems
- Integration into existing system landscapes When standard solutions cannot map the product logic or offline requirements, custom software development creates a clear strategic advantage.