Example 1: First Box

Start with a single open compartment when all the pieces can be stored together.

BGI / EXAMPLE 01Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of First Box — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows the defining layout and construction settings:

assemblies:
  - id: tray
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    interior:
      id: space
      kind: compartment
      clear_mm: [100, 80, 30]

Full project file

The shaded lines mark that section in the complete YAML. This is the same project file linked below.

schema_version: 1
readme: "Start with a single open compartment when all the pieces can be stored together."
preview:
  face_color: '#e3ca9f'
  edge_color: '#ad8860'
project:
  id: first-box
  name: First Box
box:
  inner_mm: [110, 90, 40]
  side_clearance_mm: [0, 0, 0, 0]
  top_reserve_mm: 0
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides:
    thickness_mm: 3
    kerf_mm: 0.16
    fit_clearance_mm: 0.10
assemblies:
  - id: tray
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    interior:
      id: space
      kind: compartment
      clear_mm: [100, 80, 30]
layout:
  mode: manual
  construction_mode: full_box
  placements:
    - id: tray
      origin_mm: [2, 2]
      rotation_deg: 0

Open 01-manual-box.bgi.yaml and save a copy if you want to edit it in your own folder. Follow Plan your own layout to validate and build it.