Door design software – How to organise your offering with a model library

As a door manufacturing company grows, its offering naturally expands. New collections, finish variants, different types of glazing, and stylistic solutions tailored to various market segments are introduced. For such an offering to remain clear and easy to manage, a transparent model structure is required. This is precisely the area in which Stolcad^® Professional door design software supports manufacturers in building a consistent product database.

A structured door model framework makes it possible to define relationships between collections, series, and variants within a single system. In Stolcad^® Professional, each model can serve as a base for creating further variations, while maintaining consistent naming logic and a defined range of available configurations. This approach enables the offering to be developed in a consistent and predictable manner.

The model library in Stolcad^® Professional makes it possible to define which door configurations are permitted within a given series. For each model, the range of available variants can be specified, such as the leaf type, glazing type, or finishing options. The model library enables the rapid creation of new door versions by modifying parameters within existing templates.

With this approach, the manufacturer does not design each model from scratch, but instead works based on previously prepared solutions. Each variant is built on an approved base model, ensuring consistency and eliminating deviations from established standards. As a result, commercial offers are prepared more quickly, and the solutions proposed to customers include technologically approved variants.

Stolcad^® Professional allows manufacturers to provide sales representatives with a library of door models ready for use in their daily sales activities. Models can be made available to Dealer Professional sales software, ensuring that all points of sale operate on the same, up-to-date product database. This guarantees consistency in the solutions presented, regardless of location or the person preparing the offer.

From a sales organisation perspective, this means centralised management of offers across the entire distribution network. The manufacturer defines the range of available door models and the rules for their configuration, while sales teams use them within a single working environment. In this way, door design software becomes a tool that organises the quotation process across the entire company, regardless of the number of sales outlets or partners.

Expanding a door offering often results from emerging stylistic trends, new finishing materials, or the expectations of specific market segments. Stolcad^® Professional enables the creation of new door models based on existing structural and stylistic assumptions. Designers can define further variants within established relationships between series, maintaining a uniform model architecture across the entire portfolio.

New solutions are incorporated into the system as elements of a broader structure, with assigned parameters, variants, and scope of application. As a result, the introduction of new models follows a consistent scheme, and the offering remains clear for the team regardless of the number of collections. Stolcad^® Professional ensures consistency in naming and variant logic across the entire model database, facilitating further portfolio development.