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3D seat view for ticketing

A 3D seat view for every seat you sell.

For venues, organisers and ticketing platforms that sell reserved seats. Buyers pick a seat on your map, land in it in live 3D and see the stage, the rows around them and the seat number before they pay.

Included on every chart, on every plan.
SDK: 100 sold seats free each month, then 10¢ down to 5¢ a seat. Hosted: $0.50 a ticket, first 25 free.
  • Section, row and seat number on every view
  • No photos and no model to build
  • Theatres, arenas and stadiums up to 60,000 seats
Live 3D view from Stalls D, Row F, Seat 7 at the Grand Theatre: the stage straight ahead, red stalls rows in front and blue balconies on each side
Stalls D · Row F · Seat 7
Seat view: Stalls D, Row F, Seat 7
Grand Theatre · 2,178 seats

The live view is drawn from the published seating chart. It shows where the seat is and what it faces; it is not a photo or a certified sightline.

  • 60,000

    seats per venue with a live 3D view

  • 30,000

    seats on phones and low-memory devices

  • 0

    photos needed to go live

  • $0

    extra, on every chart and plan

How it works

A 3D seat view for every seat, with the seat number on it.

From the seat map to the view from the seat and on to checkout, without leaving the sale.

Grand Theatre · 2,178 seats
Stalls D · Row F · Seat 7
Stalls D · Row F · Seat 7Stalls · $75 · the seat you viewed
Held 14:59In your cart
What you get

Every seat, its own view.

It comes with every chart you draw, on every plan, with no model to build and no conversion step.

Section, row and seat on every view

Every view is labelled, for example Stalls D, Row F, Seat 7. The same numbers appear on the 2D map, in the cart and on the ticket.

Built from your seating chart

No photos to shoot and no model to build. The view comes from the chart you sell from, and it changes when the layout does.

Step along the row

Arrows step to the next seat in the row, so buyers compare views before they choose. One tap turns the view back to the stage.

Your photos, only where needed

Upload photos or 360° panoramas at seat, row, section, floor or venue level, such as for an obstructed seat. They replace the live view there.

Venues up to 60,000 seats

Theatres, arenas, ballparks and stadiums. On phones and low-memory devices, up to 30,000 seats. Larger venues use the complete 2D map.

In hosted checkout or your own app

Sell with SeatLayer and it is already on. In your own app it is one option in the SDK, and opening 3D never uses another sold-seat credit.

Venue types

Seat views across venue types.

Theatres, arenas and stadiums up to 60,000 seats. Every seat in every venue you draw gets its view from day one.

Open the live 3D demo
Grand Theatre seating chart in 3D, with Stalls D marked

Theatres

Pictured: Grand Theatre · 2,178 seats

Seat views to try live
Concert Arena, End Stage seating chart in 3D, with floor, lower tier and upper tier

Arenas

Pictured: Concert Arena, End Stage · 11,880 seats

Seat views to try live
Football Stadium seating chart in 3D, with lower and upper stands around the pitch

Stadiums

Pictured: Football Stadium · 16,032 seats

Seat views to try live

Each view shows where the seat is and what it faces; it is not a certified sightline. Where an obstruction changes the purchase, upload a photo for those seats and it replaces the live view.

Compare

Three ways to show buyers the view from a seat.

Photos from fans, a 3D model built for one venue, or a live view built from the chart you sell from.

Fan photo sites, a custom virtual venue and SeatLayer live 3D compared
How it worksFan photo sitesCustom virtual venueSeatLayer live 3D
What it isPhotos fans post from real seatsA 3D model built for one venueA 3D view built from your seating chart
Seats coveredWhere fans have posted, mostly well-known venuesThe venue that was modelledEvery seat in every venue you draw, from day one
Inside the ticket saleNo, a separate siteConnected to the ticketing systemYes, in the seat picker, with live availability
When the layout changesOld photos stayThe model is updatedChanges with the chart
Real photosYesOften, with 360° panoramasYours, where you upload them

Want the whole venue rather than one seat? See the 3D seat map, the 3D ticketing explainer, or how chart-built 3D compares with 3D Digital Venue. Developers can add the view to their own app with the seat map SDK (3D view guide), on a chart made in the Venue Designer. Selling tickets for a theatre? Every seat gets this view with theatre ticketing.

Pricing

Two ways to pay. Both start free.

The SDK is billed per sold seat and hosted ticketing per ticket. Same engine, same account, and no subscription for either.

See full pricing
SDK · the seat map in your product

Pay per sold seat.

$0
to go live
100
sold seats free every month
10¢ → 5¢
per sold seat after that
  • No subscription and no monthly minimum
  • Credits you buy never expire
  • Holds and unsold seats are free
  • The SeatLayer badge goes away after your first credit pack
Hosted ticketing · sell on your website

Pay per ticket.

25
first tickets free
$0.50
per ticket after that
$0
a month, no subscription
  • Buyers pay you directly, through your own payment account
  • Stripe, PayPal, Square and 11 more gateways
  • Sell online, at the box office and at the door
  • Embed on WordPress, Wix, Webflow, Squarespace, Shopify or any page

More on 3D and seating

3D seat view: questions from venues and ticket sellers

11 questions

A view from seat feature shows your buyers what they will see from a seat before they pay. With SeatLayer it opens from the seat map itself: the buyer picks a seat, lands in it in live 3D, sees the stage or pitch from there and can drag to look around. Where you have your own photos or 360° panoramas, buyers see those instead.

On every event you sell with SeatLayer, the seat picker has a Map / 3D switch. In 3D the buyer taps a seat and the camera moves into it, labelled with section, row and seat number. Arrows step to the next seat in the row, so buyers can compare views before they choose, and the seat they pick goes straight into the cart.

Yes. Every seat view is labelled with its section, row and seat number, for example Stalls D, Row F, Seat 7, and the same numbers appear on the 2D map, in the cart and on the ticket.

No. Every seat already has a live 3D view built from your seating chart, so you can go live with no photos at all. Upload photos or 360° panoramas later, at seat, row, section, floor or venue level, only where a view needs them, such as an obstructed seat.

No. The live view shows where the seat is and what it faces. It is not a venue-certified sightline. Where an obstruction changes the purchase, the venue should upload a photo for those seats, which then replaces the live view.

No. Every chart gets the 3D seat view on every plan. Selling with SeatLayer costs $0.50 a ticket after the first 25, with the view included; in your own app, opening 3D never uses another sold-seat credit.

Yes, for venues up to 60,000 seats: stadiums, arenas, ballparks, theatres and concert halls. Larger venues use the complete 2D map. On phones and low-memory devices the 3D view is offered for venues up to 30,000 seats.

Fan photo sites collect photos that fans take from real seats at well-known venues, so coverage depends on who has posted, old photos can show an old layout, and buyers leave your sale to look. SeatLayer's view is part of your own ticket sale: it covers every seat in your venue from day one, shows live availability and lets the buyer buy the seat in the same place. It is drawn from your chart rather than photographed, and you can add real photos where they matter.

A custom virtual venue, such as IOMEDIA Virtual Venue or 3D Digital Venue, is a 3D model built for one specific venue, usually as a separate project. SeatLayer's seat view comes from the seating chart you sell from, so any venue you draw gets it, and it updates when the layout changes.

Draw or import your venue in the Venue Designer, or start from a free template, then sell through SeatLayer hosted checkout or embed the seat picker on your site. The 3D venue and the view from every seat come with it. Platforms can turn it on in the SDK with enable3D: true.

Yes. Start free, draw your venue in the Venue Designer or start from one of 58 free templates, and publish the chart: every seat in its seat picker gets its view. The venues on this page are demo charts, and yours works the same way. Hosted sales cost $0.50 a ticket after the first 25; in your own app, the SDK includes 100 sold seats free each month.

Didn't find your answer?

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The view from seat comes with every chart you draw, on every plan, at no extra cost. Choose how you sell.

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