3D Configurator for Warehouses and Metal Roofs in Colombia
By Facundo Campo, 3D quoting tool developer
In short: A 3D configurator lets a Colombian company that builds warehouses, metal roofs and kiosks show each customer their project in 3D and price it with its own rules, from a page that opens on any phone.
A 3D configurator for a Colombian steel structure company is a web page where the customer designs their bodega (the Colombian word for a warehouse), a roof over a sports court or a kiosco, sees it in 3D while picking sizes and options, and sends the inquiry with everything already defined. The company gets a clear request and prices it with its own table, without redrawing the project every time the customer changes their mind.
Four products, four very different buyers
Steel structure companies in Colombia rarely sell just one thing, and each product has a buyer who thinks differently:
- Warehouses (bodegas). A logistics company on the outskirts of Bogotá, a distributor in the Medellín metro area, a merchant in Barranquilla who needs storage. They think in terms of frontage, clear height for racking and where the trucks come in.
- Metal roofs (cubiertas). A school that wants to cover its court, a gated community covering the parking area, a farm in the Coffee Region that needs a dry place to work. What they care about is clear span (no columns in the middle) and where the rainwater goes.
- Kiosks (kioscos). The open-sided shelter in the social area of a residential complex or a farm in the warm lowlands. Small, visible to everyone, and the buyer pays close attention to the roof shape and the finish.
- Event structures. Stages, temporary roofs and tents for fairs and concerts. Whoever buys or rents them needs to see how it looks set up at a specific venue, and they need it fast.
One configurator can hold all four as modules that share the same base, each with its own rules, options and pricing logic.
Why rain is a selling point
Much of Colombia lives with heavy rainy seasons. That changes the sales conversation: someone buying a roof doesn't only ask "how much?" They ask whether the water will land where it's a problem, whether the overhang is wide enough to keep the entrance dry, what pitch it needs.
With a 3D model, those answers are shown instead of explained. The customer raises the pitch and watches the roof change; they widen the overhang and see it cover the truck lane. You can try this in the metal building configurator: width, length, overhang, roof pitch, gable or single-slope roof, curved roof, and a side canopy with its own width and drop. It's the closest thing to a Colombian warehouse or roof structure.
On the Caribbean coast, with heat and humidity, the conversation is different: ventilation, half-height or open walls, sheeting color. That's visible in 3D too, and it gets decided before anyone picks up the phone.
Kiosks and event structures: small product, urgent inquiry
Kiosks and event structures have one thing in common: the customer decides quickly and wants an answer the same day. If the company takes three days to send a sketch, the event organizer has already found someone else.
These products aren't among the three public configurators on this site, but they can be built as custom modules on the same engine. Structures are generated from rules (how many columns, what spacing, what roof shape) rather than modeled one by one, so a 5-meter hexagonal kiosk and a 4 × 4 m square one come out of the same rule. I explain how that works in parametric rendering, and in pergola and carport 3D quoting tool I cover similar products that go by other names in Argentina.
Event work gets an extra benefit from the share link. The organizer builds the stage with its roof, copies the link and sends it to their own client, who opens exactly that configuration. More on that in sharing a configuration by link.
What changes when you sell over WhatsApp
In Colombia, just like in Argentina, a lot of inquiries come in over WhatsApp with a photo of the lot and the usual question. With a configurator, the sales rep can reply with a link: "build it here and send me what you like." The inquiry comes back with dimensions, roof type, walls and an image.
That helps in two ways. First, the rep knows whether it's a 20 × 40 m warehouse or a 4 × 4 m kiosk before calling, and can decide who to call first. Second, the customer arrives at the conversation understanding what they're asking for. I go deeper in WhatsApp and 3D quoting.
Prices can stay with the sales team, behind a rep login, the way I set it up in the quoting tool I built for EQUIBOX, a horse stable manufacturer in Berazategui, Buenos Aires. The public sees the 3D model; the rep sees the model and the price in Colombian pesos, from a price table the company manages and can update without calling anyone.
What the shop floor gets out of it
A misunderstood warehouse gets paid for on site. If the rep wrote down "6 meters high" and the customer meant 6 meters of clear height under the truss, the mistake shows up once the structure is already standing.
When what was sold comes from a configuration, the shop receives exactly what the customer saw: dimensions, frame spacing, doors, walls. There's no hand sketch for someone to interpret. I explain it in from quote to production.
Working with me from Colombia
I'm Facundo Campo, a software developer based in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. I work remotely, in Spanish or English, and Colombia is two hours behind Argentina: 9 a.m. in Bogotá is 11 a.m. here, so we share almost the whole workday.
We start with what your company already has:
- Catalog and photos of warehouses, roofs or kiosks you've built.
- Sample quotes, so I understand how you price today.
- The rules the owner applies from memory: maximum spans, spacing, combinations you don't build.
With that, I put together a first version and send it as a link you can test in the browser, on your phone too. Reviews happen over video calls, and day-to-day contact over WhatsApp or email. The configurator can use your own vocabulary (bodega, cubierta, teja, kiosco) and show prices in Colombian pesos; that's part of the custom work.
If you want to see how your product would look, try the 3D configurators, read how custom 3D quoting software development works, or message me on WhatsApp at +54 9 11 6193-3176 or email facundocampo100@gmail.com. I answer in English and Spanish. If you also build houses, I cover that in prefab home 3D configurator for Colombia.
Frequently asked questions
Can the configurator show prices in Colombian pesos?
Yes, if that's what the company wants. Currency, units and vocabulary are adjusted as part of the custom development. You can also decide that the public only sees the 3D model and the price shows up only when a sales rep is logged in.
Does it work for kiosks and event structures, which aren't in the public configurators?
Yes. They're built as custom modules on the same engine, which generates structures from rules. If you want to try something similar today, the closest one is the metal building configurator, which handles steel frames, roofs and overhangs.
Do you need to travel to Colombia for the project?
No. The work is remote: the company sends its catalog, photos and sample quotes, and approves each version by testing it from a link. Meetings happen over video call, with a two-hour time difference.
Does the customer have to install anything?
No. It opens in the browser on a computer, tablet or phone, from a link or from the company's website.
