Stardraw.com Delivers New Technology Platform, Stardraw Design Online

Software provider Stardraw.com is showcasing a new web-based tool, Stardraw Design Online, at Infocomm 2016. Created to provide a modern and cost-effective solution for vendors of custom products and systems, the Stardraw Design Online platform is a novel and unique approach to the development and deployment of custom software. In the short time since it has been available, Stardraw Design Online has attracted the attention of industry professionals and has already been nominated for an InAVation Award in the category of Best Integration Tool at ISE 2016.

Stardraw Design Online is the ideal solution for manufacturers and distributors of configurable products, such as connection panels and 19" racks, who need to give their customers a way to develop and communicate custom designs. Stardraw Design Online enables vendors to roll out custom software that reflects their unique product lines and processes without it taking months (or years), huge amounts of money and staggering amounts of effort. In fact, there are no upfront development charges at all, as there is no out-of-house custom development. All of the customization is performed by the vendor who populates the software with their own data (pricing, descriptive data, product listings, etc.) by simply uploading a spreadsheet and product symbols in any image format (JPG, PNG, GIF, or even SVG).

In this way, the vendor builds and brands their own online software tool which is delivered by the inclusion of a link on their website. The result is a slick, yet straightforward and incredibly fast software application that makes it easy for any customer to quickly configure a custom product or assembly, online, ready for the vendor to produce.

The first custom application for panel configuration built using Stardraw Design Online recently went live under the brand "Panel Spec 2.0" by Covid and can be seen at http://www.covid.com/info/panel_spec.aspx. Indeed, Covid production manager (plates and panels), Jerry Lowe, is delighted with their new application. "The sleek format of Stardraw's latest platform with fully colorized connectors and panels allows for awesome PDF drawing creation and CAD file downloading," he said. "Advanced connector, and panel searching options really make using the software a breeze. Whether you're a beginner or an expert CAD designer, the new platform allows for industry education and training and also keeps an online database for you to access past or current designs. Just choosing the standard connector is no longer an issue; now you can see all we have to offer at the click of the mouse. Easier connector searching and grouping goes a long way when you need to create exactly what you need."

"Furthermore, the online portal and login are a great way to keep connected anytime, anywhere, which is huge in today's environment of ever growing social media and touch panel control integration," he continued. "The HTML design means that the application will run on any current browser on any platform, so you can use a multitude of devices such as touch screen tablets, phones, local PCs, and laptops. Dare we say designing no longer has to be so black and white and tied to a desk? Thanks Stardraw for putting the FUN back into designing on the fly!"

Stardraw Design Online's commercial model means that the custom application is charged based on a low, monthly fee structure in which vendors pay only for expected or actual usage, thus eliminating any upfront investment (and therefore risk) with costs as low as 45¢ per user per month.

So, with Stardraw Design Online, the company says vendors of custom-designed or custom-configured products can deliver to their customers a sophisticated tool that allows design, pricing and ordering, with zero upfront cost, that is quick to market, cheap to run and maintain, robust and scalable, and from which it is simple to calculate a return on investment.