Example 73: Staggered Tray Stacks

Two neighboring tray stacks have different lower heights, so their upper trays start at different levels.

BGI / EXAMPLE 73Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Staggered Tray Stacks — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows the defining layout and construction settings:

assemblies:
  - id: red-tray
    kind: tray
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    members: [red-markers]
    interior:
      id: red-compartment
      kind: compartment
      clear_mm: [70, 80, 30]

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 neighboring tray stacks have different lower heights, so their upper trays start at different levels."
project:
  id: staggered-tray-stacks
  name: Staggered Tray Stacks
box:
  inner_mm: [160, 90, 90]
  top_reserve_mm: 8
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides:
    thickness_mm: 3
    kerf_mm: 0.16
components:
  - id: red-markers
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [50, 50, 20]
    orientations: [xy]
  - id: blue-markers
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [50, 50, 20]
    orientations: [xy]
  - id: green-markers
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [50, 50, 20]
    orientations: [xy]
  - id: yellow-markers
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [50, 50, 20]
    orientations: [xy]
assemblies:
  - id: red-tray
    kind: tray
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    members: [red-markers]
    interior:
      id: red-compartment
      kind: compartment
      clear_mm: [70, 80, 30]
      contents: [red-markers]
  - id: blue-tray
    kind: tray
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    members: [blue-markers]
    interior:
      id: blue-compartment
      kind: compartment
      clear_mm: [70, 80, 40]
      contents: [blue-markers]
  - id: green-tray
    kind: tray
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    members: [green-markers]
    interior:
      id: green-compartment
      kind: compartment
      clear_mm: [65, 80, 35]
      contents: [green-markers]
  - id: yellow-tray
    kind: tray
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    side_clearance_mm: [1, 1, 1, 1]
    members: [yellow-markers]
    interior:
      id: yellow-compartment
      kind: compartment
      clear_mm: [65, 80, 35]
      contents: [yellow-markers]
layout:
  mode: manual
  construction_mode: local_groups
  layers:
    - id: lower-layer
      z_mm: 0
      height_mm: 38
    - id: early-upper-layer
      z_mm: 33
      height_mm: 43
    - id: upper-layer
      z_mm: 38
      height_mm: 38
  placements:
    - id: red-tray
      origin_mm: [2, 2]
      rotation_deg: 0
      layer: lower-layer
    - id: blue-tray
      origin_mm: [2, 2]
      rotation_deg: 0
      layer: early-upper-layer
      supported_by: red-tray
    - id: green-tray
      origin_mm: [80, 2]
      rotation_deg: 0
      layer: lower-layer
    - id: yellow-tray
      origin_mm: [80, 2]
      rotation_deg: 0
      layer: upper-layer
      supported_by: green-tray

Open 73-staggered-tray-stacks.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.