Example 74: Optional Shared Storage

Compare one shared compartment for cards and markers with two separate compartments using a single automatic search.

BGI / EXAMPLE 74Dimensions in mm

Rendered assembled view of Optional Shared Storage — The assembled insert.

What to notice in the project file

This section shows the shared compartment BGI may choose:

    optional_groups:
      - id: cards-and-markers
        layout: row
        axis: x
        gap_mm: 2
        members:
          - {requirement: red-cards, orientation: xy}
          - {requirement: blue-markers, orientation: xy}

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: "Compare one shared compartment for cards and markers with two separate compartments using a single automatic search."
project:
  id: optional-shared-storage
  name: Optional Shared Storage
box:
  inner_mm: [70, 60, 40]
material:
  profile: de-mdf-3mm
  overrides:
    thickness_mm: 3
    kerf_mm: 0.16
components:
  - id: red-cards
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [30, 40, 30]
    orientations: [xy]
  - id: blue-markers
    kind: explicit
    clear_min_mm: [20, 30, 25]
    orientations: [xy]
assemblies:
  - id: grid
    kind: grid
    construction: open_grid_box
    assembly: glue_allowed
    members: [red-cards, blue-markers]
    interior:
      id: shared-compartment
      kind: auto
layout:
  mode: auto
  construction_mode: full_box
  search:
    budget: 100
    top_k: 3
    optional_groups:
      - id: cards-and-markers
        layout: row
        axis: x
        gap_mm: 2
        members:
          - {requirement: red-cards, orientation: xy}
          - {requirement: blue-markers, orientation: xy}

Open 74-optional-shared-storage.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.