Example 18: Automatic Shared Storage Row

Keep cards and markers in one shared compartment while the layout determines the group’s placement.

BGI / EXAMPLE 18Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Automatic Shared Storage Row — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows how items share one storage space:

groups:
  - id: player-set
    axis: x
    gap_mm: 2
    members:
      - requirement: red-cards
        orientation: xy
      - requirement: blue-markers
        orientation: xy

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: "Keep cards and markers in one shared compartment while the layout determines the group’s placement."
project:
  id: auto-shared-storage-row
  name: Automatic Shared Storage Row
box:
  inner_mm: [70, 60, 40]
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides:
    thickness_mm: 3
    kerf_mm: 0.16
components:
  - id: red-cards
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [30, 40, 30]
    orientations: [xy]
  - id: blue-markers
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [20, 30, 25]
    orientations: [xy]
groups:
  - id: player-set
    axis: x
    gap_mm: 2
    members:
      - requirement: red-cards
        orientation: xy
      - requirement: blue-markers
        orientation: xy
assemblies:
  - id: grid
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    members: [player-set]
    interior:
      id: shared-compartment
      kind: auto
layout:
  mode: auto
  construction_mode: full_box
  search:
    budget: 100
    top_k: 2

Open 18-auto-shared-storage-row.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.