Navigation options

MarTech3D offers a wide range of navigation options — from traditional UI menus to immersive in-scene triggers — allowing you to build tailored, intuitive journeys for any use case, from product configurators to interactive showrooms and training tools.

🧩 1. Standard Web-Style Menus

Use familiar menu formats for fast, accessible navigation:

• Top or side bar menus (2D)
• Dropdowns or tabs
• Sticky UI elements

These menus are ideal for quickly jumping to products, categories, or feature sections.

🧱 2. Tile-Based Dashboards

Perfect for home screens or entry points into an experience, tile navigation can:

• Showcase product families or app sections
• Feature branded imagery or animations
• Be styled with hover effects, logic triggers, or entry transitions

These are especially popular in multi-product experiences or showrooms.

🗺️ 3. 3D Isometric Maps

Create immersive, clickable map-based navigation:

• Users click zones or icons within a stylised 3D overview
• Can represent physical buildings, process flow, or regional hubs
• Customisable camera paths and transitions

Great for simulating facilities, training zones, or showroom layouts.

🔘 4. Scene-Based Navigation via Hotspots

Hotspots can be placed anywhere in the 3D environment to act as navigation triggers:

• Click to move to new scenes or perspectives
• Trigger content panels or product menus
• Logic-controlled appearance (e.g. after a step is completed)

Hotspots can be static, animated, or invisible.

🎥 5. Animated Camera Transitions

Rather than abrupt scene switches, you can create smooth:

• Fly-ins, pans, or zoom transitions
• Cinematic flows between product areas
• Guided motion along predefined paths

Improves UX and helps orient users naturally within 3D space.

🎯 6. CTAs as Navigation Tools

Call-to-action buttons can also navigate users through the experience:

• In-scene or UI-based CTAs
• Trigger camera movement or open new modules
• Dynamic visibility based on logic or behaviour

Often used in guided flows or campaign-led experiences.

🧭 7. Breadcrumb-Style UI

Breadcrumbs are useful for multi-step experiences, enabling users to:

• See where they are in the journey
• Return to previous sections or checkpoints
• Reduce confusion in longer or branching user flows

They can be fixed or context-sensitive.

🧠 8. Dynamic & Custom Navigation Flows

Using the Martech3D Engine’s logic tools, you can create fully tailored flows:

• Update menus or scenes based on user selections
• Personalise the journey (e.g. sector, location, role)
• Use conditional visibility and content logic to guide progress

Great for configurators, assessments, or learning modules.

💡 Combine Navigation Types

Most experiences benefit from a combination of:

• UI menus for quick access
• Hotspots and CTAs for in-context movement
• Transitions and maps for immersion
• Breadcrumbs and logic for structure

Need Help Planning Navigation?

We can help design your ideal navigation structure — whether you're building a product explorer, training app, or full 3D showroom. Contact your MarTech3D Account Manager to get started.