Why do Ticimax and İdeasoft need a different integration approach?
Shopify natively supports uploading a 3D model as product media and rendering an AR button. Ticimax, İdeasoft and İkas model product media as images and video, with no dedicated media type for 3D. GlareAR therefore installs the model not as product media but as a standalone viewer embedded into the product page template.
In practice this means the model is hosted externally and matched to the product page by product code. Variant selection is wired to the platform's own variant fields so the colour a shopper picks points to the same product in both the 3D view and the cart.
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How do the platforms differ for integration?
| Platform | Native 3D support | GlareAR integration method |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify | Yes — 3D model as product media plus AR button | Native media field or custom viewer |
| Ticimax | No | Viewer embedded in product page template, matched by product code |
| İdeasoft | No | Viewer embedded in product page template, matched by product code |
| İkas | No | Viewer embedded in theme template |
| WooCommerce | No — via plugin | Embedding at plugin or theme level |
The table shows whether each platform treats a 3D model as a first-class media type. Lacking that support is not a blocker; it means the embedding layer has to be built separately.
What are the integration steps?
- Product and variant inventory: Decide which products get 3D and map each product's variant structure. Variant codes are the key to the integration.
- Model production: Web-optimized glTF/GLB and USDZ are produced from CAD or reference imagery.
- Viewer embedding: The viewer is added to the product page template and the model is matched by product code.
- Variant binding: The platform's variant selector is wired to the material channels in the 3D view.
- AR trigger: AR Quick Look is linked for iOS and Scene Viewer for Android; the button is hidden on desktop.
- Measurement: Viewer interaction and AR launches are tagged as analytics events; conversion comparison rests on those events.
Does it break the existing theme or template?
The GlareAR integration works as a block added to the theme template and does not remove the existing product gallery. The viewer can sit next to the gallery or as an additional tab inside it. The change is reversible: removing the block restores the page.