Example 13: Four Components Needing a Cross

Four groups of pieces each get a place in a compact two by two tray.

BGI / EXAMPLE 13Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Four Components Needing a Cross — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows the settings for trying layouts:

  search:
    budget: 100
    top_k: 3

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: "Four groups of pieces each get a place in a compact two by two tray."
project:
  id: auto-cross-only
  name: Four Components Needing a Cross
box:
  inner_mm: [100, 100, 35]
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides:
    thickness_mm: 3
    kerf_mm: 0.16
    fit_clearance_mm: 0.10
components:
  - id: set-a
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [45, 45, 25]
    orientations: [xy]
  - id: set-b
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [45, 45, 25]
    orientations: [xy]
  - id: set-c
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [45, 45, 25]
    orientations: [xy]
  - id: set-d
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [45, 45, 25]
    orientations: [xy]
assemblies:
  - id: grid
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    members: [set-a, set-b, set-c, set-d]
    interior:
      id: all
      kind: auto
layout:
  mode: auto
  construction_mode: full_box
  search:
    budget: 100
    top_k: 3

Open 13-auto-cross.bgi.yaml and save a copy if you want to edit it in your own folder. This project asks BGI to try layouts. Follow Let BGI suggest layouts to choose a saved result before building.