Example 50: Shared Bulk Volume

Two kinds of loose markers share one compartment sized for their combined bulk.

BGI / EXAMPLE 50Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Shared Bulk Volume — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows how items share one storage space:

groups:
  - id: mixed-markers
    layout: bulk
    measured_bulk_volume_cm3: 60
    footprints_mm: [[40, 50], [50, 40]]
    allowed_heights_mm: [30]
    allowance_total_mm: [2, 2, 0]
    members:
      - {requirement: red-markers}
      - {requirement: blue-markers}

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: "Two kinds of loose markers share one compartment sized for their combined bulk."
project: {id: shared-bulk-volume, name: Shared Bulk Volume}
box: {inner_mm: [90, 80, 40]}
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides: {thickness_mm: 3, kerf_mm: 0.16}
components:
  - id: marker-template
    instances: [red-markers, blue-markers]
    kind: loose
    measured_bulk_volume_cm3: 36
    footprints_mm: [[30, 40]]
    allowed_heights_mm: [30]
    allowance_total_mm: [4, 4, 2]
groups:
  - id: mixed-markers
    layout: bulk
    measured_bulk_volume_cm3: 60
    footprints_mm: [[40, 50], [50, 40]]
    allowed_heights_mm: [30]
    allowance_total_mm: [2, 2, 0]
    members:
      - {requirement: red-markers}
      - {requirement: blue-markers}
assemblies:
  - id: grid
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    members: [mixed-markers]
    interior: {id: mixed-compartment, kind: compartment, clear_mm: [42, 52, 30], contents: [mixed-markers]}
layout:
  mode: manual
  construction_mode: full_box
  placements:
    - {id: grid, origin_mm: [1, 1], rotation_deg: 0}

Open 50-shared-bulk-volume.bgi.yaml and save a copy if you want to edit it in your own folder. Follow Plan your own layout to validate and build it.