Example 34: Automatic 3x3 Grid

Nine groups of the same size each receive a space in a three by three tray.

BGI / EXAMPLE 34Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Automatic 3x3 Grid — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows the settings for trying layouts:

  search:
    budget: 12
    top_k: 3
    allowed_shapes: [grid-3x3]

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: "Nine groups of the same size each receive a space in a three by three tray."
project:
  id: auto-3x3-grid
  name: Automatic 3x3 Grid
box:
  inner_mm: [110, 110, 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: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: set-b, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: set-c, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: set-d, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: set-e, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: set-f, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: set-g, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: set-h, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: set-i, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
assemblies:
  - id: grid
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    members: [set-a, set-b, set-c, set-d, set-e, set-f, set-g, set-h, set-i]
    interior:
      id: all
      kind: auto
layout:
  mode: auto
  construction_mode: full_box
  search:
    budget: 12
    top_k: 3
    allowed_shapes: [grid-3x3]

Open 34-auto-3x3-grid.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.