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Is a visual builder that exports clean code for BOTH full animated websites and single components a pipe dream? Validating my architecture project.

Is a visual builder that exports clean code for BOTH full animated websites and single components a pipe dream? Validating my architecture project.

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Hey everyone, I'm a Computer Science student working on a massive architecture challenge (using React & Django), and I want to run my core concept by actual frontend devs to see if this solves a real problem or if I’m way off base. The Problem I see: If you use a full-site builder like Wix or Webflow, you are locked into their ecosystem, and exporting the whole site results in unmaintainable "div soup." If you just need a single animated component, you are stuck hand-coding it from Figma designs, which slows down rapid prototyping. My Concept: A "Canvas-to-Code" visual builder that combines the layout ease of Wix with the animation power of Framer. But the key differentiator is the export engine: 1. Full Website Export: You can design a complete, multi page animated website and export the entire project as clean, structured React code (or HTML/CSS) with standard routing. 2. Single Component Export: If you don't need a whole site, you can design a single animated element (like a complex

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