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Design & AI mockups

Custom Designer includes an AI / canvas designer for mockups. Print shops use it on the order. Creators use a standalone builder.

On a print-shop order

Order → Design:

  • New design opens the canvas
  • Edit the name, Open in new tab, Save to order
  • After save, create or update artwork from the mockup so Invoice, approval, and the online store can show it

If Design doesn’t load, contact hello@customdesigner.ai.

Experimental AI Design (opt-in)

The AI Design tab can restyle an uploaded photo and convert generated artwork to SVG via Vectorizer.AI.

This is off until both of these are true:

  1. The platform env flag is on (and Vectorizer credentials are set for SVG conversion)
  2. A company admin turns it on in Settings → Developer → AI Design
NUXT_PUBLIC_AI_DESIGN_EXPERIMENTAL=true
VECTORIZER_API_ID=<vectorizer-api-id>
VECTORIZER_API_SECRET=<vectorizer-api-secret>
# optional: production | preview | test | test_preview
VECTORIZER_MODE=production

When both are on, the AI Design panel shows an Experimental switch. With it enabled you can attach a reference photo, generate or restyle artwork, then Convert to SVG on a completed result. Turn the Developer setting off to hide those tools. Prompt-only generation stays available for staff. SVG conversion also requires Vectorizer credentials.

If Vectorizer returns 402 (no API subscription), conversion automatically retries in free test mode and the panel labels the result as a watermarked preview. Set VECTORIZER_MODE=test to skip the production attempt.

Website embeds: the AI Design tab is hidden on your public designer by default so visitors cannot generate artwork at your company’s expense. Turn on Show AI Design tab on your website under Settings → Developer → Website embeds only if you want customers to use it. Hiding the tab is also enforced on the server — visitors cannot call the generation APIs by spoofing the iframe URL.

Shared Share AI Designer catalog links do not include the AI Design tab.

My Catalog (share a catalog)

Settings → My Catalog:

  • Categories and products from Your Products, S&S, and SanMar
  • Share AI Designer — Generate link, Rotate, or Revoke. The link lets someone design against your garments without a staff login

To put the designer on your website (with your header and footer), or a Client login button that opens a branded portal, use Settings → Developer → Website embeds.

Creator workspace (separate account type)

If someone signed up as a Creator, they get Product Builder and Gallery instead of the print-shop sidebar.

Invited clients of a print shop also get a simple store workspace to view their orders — see Clients & approvals.