Abstract: A configurator and a method of configuring articles has a processor with a memory for storing at least one data record representative of the outward appearance of a type of article and data representative of a plurality of different element designs related with one type of article. A user selects an article and an element design of the article to be configured. There are a plurality of samples, each having a property related to an element design and each sample contains data of the element design and its related property. The data of one or more samples is recognized and associated with the stored element design of the element of the article and the property of the element design is displayed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a configurator and a method of configuring articles. A configurator regarded as a device of the type in question is a configurator comprising a processor having associated therewith a type-of-article memory, which has stored therein at least one data record representative of the outward appearance of a type of article, and an article design memory having stored therein data representative of a plurality of different article designs related with one type of article, an input unit for selecting a type of article and/or an article design, and a screen for displaying a predetermined, selected type of article with the selected article design.