The printformer Editor offers a real-time 3D view that allows users to visualize and design simultaneously. In addition to the x3d 3D format, printformer now also supports GLB files. The GLB format is an efficient solution for improving product presentation and taking the personalization of print products to a new level. 

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GLB files allow printed products to be viewed in 3D, giving customers a realistic idea of what the final product will look like. This feature is particularly helpful when personalizing packaging and products such as mugs, T-shirts, or 3D cards. With the rissc printformer 3D Preview, your customers can immediately see how their design looks on the product—from various angles.

The GLB format enables interactive product visualization and displays all customizations in real time. The GLB format’s high compatibility with various platforms and devices, including AR applications, makes it particularly flexible and accessible. The GLB format is therefore a valuable tool for increasing customer loyalty and maximizing revenue.

GLB files are more compact than other 3D formats such as FBX or OBJ and are optimized for web applications. They can be efficiently integrated into online printing portals without slowing down loading times, ensuring a smooth user experience—especially on mobile devices, which are increasingly being used for online purchases.

GLB files support Physically Based Rendering (PBR). Material properties (such as light reflections, textures, and surface texture) are rendered realistically, which accurately reflects how the product appears in real life and helps users make informed purchasing decisions.

With GLB files, customers can customize their designs not only in 2D but also in 3D, such as by adding text or images to a 3D model. These files can help optimize personalization, particularly in the packaging and giftware industries.

With the new Global Editing feature, you can select and edit multiple blocks of a template at once. This makes it easy to optimize even complex designs with just a few clicks.

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You can easily select text blocks, image blocks, and shapes together using the selection frame or the Shift key, and align them to the desired edge with a single click.

The selected blocks can be moved, rotated, or deleted together. If any of the actions are not permitted for one or more blocks in the selection in the settings, only the controls that are available for all blocks will be active.

For text blocks, you can adjust the font, font size, and other font properties all at once. The alignment of text blocks is based on the size of the text frame, not on the current text length. If the text frame is too large or too small for the new font, it must be adjusted manually so that the text block can be aligned correctly. Please note the “Text is truncated” message from the editor.

If multiple blocks of the same type are selected, you can adjust the color of text blocks and shapes, and the transparency of all blocks. If different settings are defined for the selected blocks, only the controls that are available for all blocks will be displayed.

Materials such as weekly menus, event schedulesor or promotional flyers often need to be updated. A printformer template can be updated by different users or teams across multiple locations. This increases the likelihood of human error, especially as your media database continues to grow. The new Image Tag feature is part of our Media Asset Management System, which enables precise control over image blocks. 

You can use tags to specify what types of images or graphics can be placed in the image blocks. When the blocks are populated with system media, users can only use images that have the tag defined for that block. Whether printed or digital, your marketing materials and documents will always look consistent and professional.

To prevent incorrect images from being placed in image blocks, you can use tags to define image categories—even within a single media set. This ensures that only images tagged with that specific tag can be placed in the blocks for which the tag is defined, such as only appetizers or only locations.

You can also use tags to specify the desired image format. This prevents portrait-oriented images from ending up in a landscape-oriented image block, which could cause layout errors.

You can also use tags to specify what types of graphics can be placed in image blocks. For example, this allows users to use only logos or only decorative elements.