Introduction how works Optipacker tool

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PROJECTS SCREEN

This screen control whole bill of material. Adding or editing parts with expected scenarios – Arrange or Bulk. All information can be easily exported for defining e.g. production racks.

Functions:

  • New Arragne projects
  • New Bulk projects
  • Edit projects from list
  • Export database information – all or selected parts from project list to .xls for further processing.

SETUP SCREEN 

Fullfill necessary parametrs for begin of generating.

Functions:

  • Project name
  • Select parts (save in folder (models)
  • Select material (for calculation weight boundary condition)
  • Select primary packaging or fullfill your own dimensions
  • Select Loading unit or fullfill your own dimensions
  • Addition placement settings:
    • Define space between parts
    • Define space between box and parts
    • Permit rotations (X,Y,Z) to find best position for parts

SAVE AND EXPORT 

Happy with results? let’s save the project or generate packaging data sheet.

 

Functions:

  • Generate data sheets 
  • Save project 

PACKAGING DATA SHEET

Generated packaging data sheet for start discussion with your supplier 

Functions:

  • Generating .xls file
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EXPORTED PROJECT LIST 

Export bill of material complete project in database structure. It helps for defining warehouse / production racks

 

Functions:

  • Generate data sheets 
  • Save project 

System requirements

Optipacker runs on any standard PC with Windows 10, 11 or with Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022 (64-bit versions only) and a minimum display resolution of 1280 x 1024 (without scaling).

Optipacker works only on GeFORCE graphics cards

Please make sure you have installed the current version of the MATLAB Runtime 9.11

We recommend the following hardware requirements for the Optipacker components:

  1. Main component
    • a recent 4 core processor,
    • 8GB RAM or more,
    • 10GB hard disk space or more,
    • GeForce card driver
  2. License 
    • The license is bound to 1 device