Example 35: Automatic 3x4 Instance Grid

Twelve individual items are arranged in a three by four grid of compartments.

BGI / EXAMPLE 35Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Automatic 3x4 Instance Grid — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows the named copies of the game pieces:

    instances: [item-a, item-b, item-c, item-d, item-e, item-f, item-g, item-h, item-i, item-j, item-k, item-l]

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: "Twelve individual items are arranged in a three by four grid of compartments."
project:
  id: auto-3x4-instances
  name: Automatic 3x4 Instance 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: item-template
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [20, 20, 25]
    orientations: [xy]
    instances: [item-a, item-b, item-c, item-d, item-e, item-f, item-g, item-h, item-i, item-j, item-k, item-l]
assemblies:
  - id: grid
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    members: [item-a, item-b, item-c, item-d, item-e, item-f, item-g, item-h, item-i, item-j, item-k, item-l]
    interior:
      id: all
      kind: auto
layout:
  mode: auto
  construction_mode: full_box
  search:
    budget: 4
    top_k: 2
    allowed_shapes: [grid-3x4]

Open 35-auto-3x4-instances.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.