Full feature list
Everything TronDesigner does
Whichever side of the order you are on, the product is the same: only a handful of features apply to one audience and not the other, so both columns are here side by side rather than behind a switch. What changes between packages is the monthly allowances and how far the API access goes, which is on the pricing table for your own side.
| Feature | What it does | Supplier | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product data and catalogue | |||
| Ready-to-design catalogue | 50,000+ catalogue products with complete Web2Print definitions — design on them immediately, with no setup. | SupplierNot part of this audience's packages | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Free-style designing | Design on products that have no predefined print zones, by placing and measuring the area yourself. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Connected supplier network | Design across the connected supplier network — 800,000+ products, with no integration work of your own. | SupplierNot part of this audience's packages | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Custom products | Full support for products outside the PromoTron catalogue, held in the TronDesigner backend. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorNot part of this audience's packages |
| Automatic print zone detection | AI finds the printable areas on your own product images, instead of each one being drawn by hand. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorNot part of this audience's packages |
| Mockup Creator | Define printable surfaces, forbidden zones, real dimensions and a template per product colour. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorNot part of this audience's packages |
| Logo and design tools | |||
| Broad file compatibility | AI, EPS, PS, CDR, PDF, SVG, PSD, PNG, JPG, WEBP, TIFF and GIF, vector and raster alike. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Logo gallery | Saved logos at user or company level, with search and vector or raster filtering. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| AI logo vectorisation | Turn a raster logo into print-ready vectors, choosing how many colours it comes out in. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Automatic background removal | AI takes the background off an uploaded logo, so it is usable however it arrived. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Recolour and colour reduction | Cut the colours down to the limit the chosen print technology allows. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Pantone and CMYK editing | Edit spot and process colours directly — Pantone, CMYK, HLS and RAL. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Instant colour mapping | Map the logo's colours onto the product and the technology in one step. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Cropping | Crop a logo inside the editor, without a round trip to a design tool. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Smart bounding box | The logo is measured on its visible edges rather than on its canvas, so it fits the print area it is given. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Text tool | Add and configure text motives alongside logos, for text-only and mixed prints. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Drag to position and scale | Reposition and resize a motive directly in the preview, with no file to reopen. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Multiple print options per job | Several print positions, technologies and colours in one job and one proof. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Colour limits per technology | Colours adapt automatically to the selected print technology, inside your own list of permitted Pantone colours. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Full process control | Print positions, technologies and zone settings configured in one place. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Visualisation | |||
| Realistic 2D visualisation | Real-time previews on the product photo, powered by embedded TronLogo. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Semi-3D preview | Perspective and curved-surface previews on flat product photography. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Full 3D preview | Full three-dimensional viewing, and 360-degree print visualisation, where 3D assets exist. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Technology simulation | Laser and engraving, embossing and debossing, and indicative embroidery, each simulated in the preview. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Preview across product colours | Switch product colour at any time to check the design on every colourway. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| AI mood photo generation | A scene image with the branded product placed into it as a 3D model, so the branding is shown in a setting rather than on a plain product shot. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Proofing and output | |||
| PDF e-proof generation | A proof PDF showing every placement and every product colour, with no Adobe software involved. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Branded e-proofs | Proofs carry your own branding, from a template you control down to its HTML and CSS. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Print groups | One proof PDF across several print jobs in the same order. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Explicit approval step | Each print motive is confirmed before the print job is created, so what was approved is on record. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Print data generation | Production-ready output per technology — Pantone vector and 300 DPI CMYK raster. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Admin Portal | |||
| Product management | Maintain products and their print rules in the TronDesigner backend. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorNot part of this audience's packages |
| Print job handling | Create print jobs, or correct a job your customer created, instead of rejecting it. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Logo management | Central logo administration, so artwork has one source of truth. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Codebooks | Central codebooks and settings, aligned with the systems around TronDesigner. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| User management | Manage internal users and who is allowed to design and approve. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Proof template settings | Configure how a proof is generated and styled, with full access to its HTML and CSS. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Editor customisation | Brand and configure the editor your customers design in. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Custom printing rules | Your own production rules enforced in the editor, upstream of the print job. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Integration | |||
| Standalone web app | A hosted editor on a direct URL, with no development at your end. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Webshop overlay | The editor embedded in your own site as a seamless overlay. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| URL call | The editor opens in a new tab, where front-end changes are not an option. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| ERP and CRM integration | The editor launched from your internal system through a secure URL. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Native TronManager add-on | Activated with a valid licence, with no development. | SupplierNot part of this audience's packages | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Native TronShop add-on | Activated with a valid licence, with no development. | SupplierNot part of this audience's packages | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| REST API | Pull production files and design metadata on demand. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Webhooks | A server-to-server push the moment a design is finished. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| JavaScript events | Real-time front-end events — updating the cart during a session, for example. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Print job linking | Print job identifiers tie every design to a cart, order or ERP record. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
| Parallel scenarios | Several integration scenarios running side by side, for different groups of users. | SupplierAvailable for this audience | DistributorAvailable for this audience |
Available for this audienceNot part of this audience's packages
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