Hello,
i want to create a website where a user can upload a 3D model then sees a preview of its model and automatically calculate an offer. So I need a form to upload a 3D model like an stl, a 3D Viewer and a tool to calculate a price based on model volume and material price + other costs. Do you think this is possible using shopify?
Hi @Finn.uck this is possible but if your not technical proficient just use an app as there’a s ton of middle steps with the described goal.
To be clear shopify, or a shopify theme, by itself CANNOT process arbitrary form data, so customers can only upload things while making an order.
Technically even if free apps like the shopify-forms allow uploads this is NOT the same as then showing it to that exact anonymous user securely.
Then there’s automation apps like mechanic which can facilitate creating a file upload & preview process
https://learn.mechanic.dev/platform/webhooks#file-uploads
But there’s a lot of middle ground to cover.
So use a premade app for this purpose unless you have time and budget to invest in which case reach out to me for services.