Example 32: Staggered Packing with Existing Containers

A new compartment and three existing boxes interlock in a staggered arrangement.

BGI / EXAMPLE 32Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Staggered Packing with Existing Containers — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows how the design combines storage areas:

containers:
  - id: closed-box-a
    outer_mm: [30, 39, 20]
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    top_clearance_mm: 2
    rotations_deg: [0]
  - id: closed-box-b
    outer_mm: [32, 62, 20]
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    top_clearance_mm: 2
    rotations_deg: [0]

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: "A new compartment and three existing boxes interlock in a staggered arrangement."
project:
  id: staggered-container-packing
  name: Staggered Packing with Existing Containers
box:
  inner_mm: [100, 100, 35]
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides:
    thickness_mm: 3
    kerf_mm: 0.16
components:
  - id: markers
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [40, 47, 25]
    orientations: [xy]
containers:
  - id: closed-box-a
    outer_mm: [30, 39, 20]
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    top_clearance_mm: 2
    rotations_deg: [0]
  - id: closed-box-b
    outer_mm: [32, 62, 20]
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    top_clearance_mm: 2
    rotations_deg: [0]
  - id: closed-box-c
    outer_mm: [59, 31, 20]
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    top_clearance_mm: 2
    rotations_deg: [0]
assemblies:
  - id: marker-grid
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    members: [markers]
    interior:
      id: grid-interior
      kind: auto
layout:
  mode: auto
  construction_mode: local_groups
  search:
    budget: 100
    top_k: 3

Open 32-staggered-container-packing.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.