Hi,
I have a range of different sizes of box defined that are the most common fit for our carriage system.
For each "cost band" we have 3 sizes ranging from a squarer footprint (length * width), say 800x400x400mm to a long footprint, say 1750x200x200mm. In general terms when packing BoxPacker seems to always choose a "long, thin" package size vs a "short, square" package size, even when the items would be better suited to the "short, squarer" box size, sometimes to some silly extremes where it's packing a set of items that are 1/3 the size of the box at one end, rather than picking a more appropriate box volume that I know they'd fit in.
This is a good example: https://boxpacker.io/en/stable/visualiser.html?packing=%7B%22items%22%3A%5B%5B%22FF003886_1%22%2C180%2C390%2C180%5D%2C%5B%22FF002180_1%22%2C100%2C150%2C80%5D%2C%5B%22FF002181_1%22%2C80%2C110%2C80%5D%2C%5B%22FF012622_1%22%2C80%2C90%2C50%5D%5D%2C%22boxes%22%3A%5B%5B%22Big+3%22%2C190%2C1740%2C190%2C%5B%5B0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C180%2C390%2C180%2C2527%2C2527.2%2C%22V%22%5D%2C%5B0%2C0%2C390%2C0%2C180%2C390%2C180%2C2527%2C2527.2%2C%22V%22%5D%2C%5B1%2C0%2C780%2C0%2C100%2C80%2C150%2C2240%2C240%2C%22O%22%5D%2C%5B2%2C100%2C780%2C0%2C80%2C80%2C110%2C1110%2C140.8%2C%22O%22%5D%2C%5B3%2C0%2C860%2C0%2C90%2C50%2C80%2C450%2C72%2C%22O%22%5D%2C%5B3%2C0%2C860%2C80%2C90%2C50%2C80%2C450%2C72%2C%22O%22%5D%5D%5D%5D%7D
This example would pack easily into the 800x400x400 box but it's chosen a 1750x200x200 box instead.
Like this:
https://boxpacker.io/en/stable/visualiser.html?packing={"items"%3A[["FF003886_1"%2C180%2C390%2C180]%2C["FF002180_1"%2C100%2C150%2C80]%2C["FF002181_1"%2C80%2C110%2C80]%2C["FF012622_1"%2C80%2C90%2C50]]%2C"boxes"%3A[["Big+1"%2C390%2C790%2C390%2C[[0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C180%2C390%2C180%2C2527%2C2527.2%2C"V"]%2C[0%2C180%2C0%2C0%2C180%2C390%2C180%2C2527%2C2527.2%2C"V"]%2C[1%2C0%2C390%2C0%2C150%2C80%2C100%2C2240%2C240%2C"O"]%2C[2%2C0%2C390%2C100%2C110%2C80%2C80%2C1110%2C140.8%2C"O"]%2C[3%2C150%2C390%2C0%2C90%2C50%2C80%2C450%2C72%2C"O"]%2C[3%2C150%2C390%2C80%2C90%2C50%2C80%2C450%2C72%2C"O"]]]]}
We can't use a single box for each cost band because we sell a very varied range of items and there is no "one size fits all" that fits in each costing.
Is there a way to customise this, or is it just the way the algorithm's best-fit?
Hi,
I have a range of different sizes of box defined that are the most common fit for our carriage system.
For each "cost band" we have 3 sizes ranging from a squarer footprint (length * width), say 800x400x400mm to a long footprint, say 1750x200x200mm. In general terms when packing BoxPacker seems to always choose a "long, thin" package size vs a "short, square" package size, even when the items would be better suited to the "short, squarer" box size, sometimes to some silly extremes where it's packing a set of items that are 1/3 the size of the box at one end, rather than picking a more appropriate box volume that I know they'd fit in.
This is a good example: https://boxpacker.io/en/stable/visualiser.html?packing=%7B%22items%22%3A%5B%5B%22FF003886_1%22%2C180%2C390%2C180%5D%2C%5B%22FF002180_1%22%2C100%2C150%2C80%5D%2C%5B%22FF002181_1%22%2C80%2C110%2C80%5D%2C%5B%22FF012622_1%22%2C80%2C90%2C50%5D%5D%2C%22boxes%22%3A%5B%5B%22Big+3%22%2C190%2C1740%2C190%2C%5B%5B0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C180%2C390%2C180%2C2527%2C2527.2%2C%22V%22%5D%2C%5B0%2C0%2C390%2C0%2C180%2C390%2C180%2C2527%2C2527.2%2C%22V%22%5D%2C%5B1%2C0%2C780%2C0%2C100%2C80%2C150%2C2240%2C240%2C%22O%22%5D%2C%5B2%2C100%2C780%2C0%2C80%2C80%2C110%2C1110%2C140.8%2C%22O%22%5D%2C%5B3%2C0%2C860%2C0%2C90%2C50%2C80%2C450%2C72%2C%22O%22%5D%2C%5B3%2C0%2C860%2C80%2C90%2C50%2C80%2C450%2C72%2C%22O%22%5D%5D%5D%5D%7D
This example would pack easily into the 800x400x400 box but it's chosen a 1750x200x200 box instead.
Like this:
https://boxpacker.io/en/stable/visualiser.html?packing={"items"%3A[["FF003886_1"%2C180%2C390%2C180]%2C["FF002180_1"%2C100%2C150%2C80]%2C["FF002181_1"%2C80%2C110%2C80]%2C["FF012622_1"%2C80%2C90%2C50]]%2C"boxes"%3A[["Big+1"%2C390%2C790%2C390%2C[[0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C180%2C390%2C180%2C2527%2C2527.2%2C"V"]%2C[0%2C180%2C0%2C0%2C180%2C390%2C180%2C2527%2C2527.2%2C"V"]%2C[1%2C0%2C390%2C0%2C150%2C80%2C100%2C2240%2C240%2C"O"]%2C[2%2C0%2C390%2C100%2C110%2C80%2C80%2C1110%2C140.8%2C"O"]%2C[3%2C150%2C390%2C0%2C90%2C50%2C80%2C450%2C72%2C"O"]%2C[3%2C150%2C390%2C80%2C90%2C50%2C80%2C450%2C72%2C"O"]]]]}
We can't use a single box for each cost band because we sell a very varied range of items and there is no "one size fits all" that fits in each costing.
Is there a way to customise this, or is it just the way the algorithm's best-fit?