Planning tools
Planning & visualization tools.
Custom calculators and visualizers — same photo-upload ethic as configurators. For a full price use the design center.
Visualizer
House color visualizer
Upload a photo and preview siding/trim colors — Behr / housepaint.ai pattern.
Visualizer
Product overlay visualizer
Upload a house photo, then drag, scale and rotate an awning, pergola, screen, sail, umbrella, blind or pool cover.
Guided
AI design advisor
Answer a few questions — we narrow to 2–3 systems and open the right configurator.
Camera 3D
AR preview
Live camera with the same 3D product models as the configurators — rotate and scale on the wall or patio.
Engineering
Wind load calculator
Preliminary tributary area and design pressure — not a stamped calc.
Sun
Shade / sun compass
Markilux sun-compass pattern: orientation, latitude, time of day.
Energy
Solar heat gain
Glazing area × SHGC × peak irradiance for rough BTU/hr.
Materials
Fabric finder
Sunbrella, Ferrari, Mehler, Textilene across all applicable configurators.
Commercial
ROI — restaurants & hotels
Terrace seats, turnover and premium vs pergola/louver capex.
Sizing
Awning projection
Opening width and sun angle → suggested projection.
Sun
Sun path chart
Elevation through the day for your latitude and date.
Budget
Pergola cost calculator
National-average structure + roof before full configuration.