Example 42: Fixed Compartments within an Automatic Grid

Preserve the two-part card and dice sections while arranging markers and gems in the remaining spaces.

BGI / EXAMPLE 42Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Fixed Compartments within an Automatic Grid — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows the compartments BGI must keep together:

    fixed_subtrees:
      - id: fixed-cards
        kind: split
        axis: y
        clear_mm: [40, 63, 25]
        first: {id: card-slot-a, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [40, 30, 25], contents: [card-a]}
        second: {id: card-slot-b, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [40, 30, 25], contents: [card-b]}
      - id: fixed-dice
        kind: split
        axis: y
        clear_mm: [40, 63, 25]

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: "Preserve the two-part card and dice sections while arranging markers and gems in the remaining spaces."
project:
  id: auto-fixed-subtrees
  name: Fixed Compartments within an Automatic Grid
box:
  inner_mm: [100, 110, 35]
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides:
    thickness_mm: 3
    kerf_mm: 0.16
    fit_clearance_mm: 0.10
components:
  - {id: card-a, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [40, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: card-b, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [40, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: dice-a, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [40, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: dice-b, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [40, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
  - {id: markers, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy, yx]}
  - {id: gems, kind: explicit, clear_min_mm: [30, 30, 25], orientations: [xy]}
assemblies:
  - id: grid
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    members: [card-a, card-b, dice-a, dice-b, markers, gems]
    interior: {id: all, kind: auto}
layout:
  mode: auto
  construction_mode: full_box
  search:
    budget: 40
    top_k: 3
    allowed_shapes: [cross]
    fixed_slots:
      - {slot: 1, requirement: fixed-cards}
      - {slot: 3, requirement: fixed-dice}
    fixed_subtrees:
      - id: fixed-cards
        kind: split
        axis: y
        clear_mm: [40, 63, 25]
        first: {id: card-slot-a, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [40, 30, 25], contents: [card-a]}
        second: {id: card-slot-b, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [40, 30, 25], contents: [card-b]}
      - id: fixed-dice
        kind: split
        axis: y
        clear_mm: [40, 63, 25]
        first: {id: dice-slot-a, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [40, 30, 25], contents: [dice-a]}
        second: {id: dice-slot-b, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [40, 30, 25], contents: [dice-b]}

Open 42-auto-fixed-subtrees.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.