Basic algorithm, which aims to find an optimal way to pack items in container.
A transport company has received the order to carry three items. As it possesses few types of vehicles, it is necessary to check what the packing each of them is like and choose the best solution.
loading space
of dimensions
20x10x10
loading space
of dimensions
40x10x10
Dimensions: 20x10x4
Quantity: 4
2 items have been packed
2 items not packed (too small vehicle loading space)
All 4 items have been packed
An online shop is in the process of executioning the order consisting of three items. As it possesses few types of bins, it needs to choose which of them will be the most optimal to pack items.
space in a container
of dimensions
20x10x10
space in a container
of dimensions
20x10x5
Dimensions: 20x10x2
Quantity: 3
All 3 items have been packed
2 items have been packed
One item not packed (too small container capacity)
A warehouse of home products and accessories needs to pack the prepared staff on a pallet.
Stack dimensions: 10x10
Max height of stacked items: 15
Dimensions: 10x10x5
Quantity: 4
3 items have been packed
One item not packed (too small container capacity)
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{"bins":[{"w":10,"h":10,"d":10,"max_wg":0,"id":"Bin1"}],"items":[{"w":5,"h":3,"d":2,"q":2,"vr":1,"wg":0,"id":"Item1"},{"w":3,"h":3,"d":3,"q":3,"vr":1,"wg":0,"id":"Item2"}],"username":"YOUR_USERNAME","api_key":"YOUR_API_KEY","params":{"images_background_color":"255,255,255","images_bin_border_color":"59,59,59","images_bin_fill_color":"230,230,230","images_item_border_color":"214,79,79","images_item_fill_color":"177,14,14","images_item_back_border_color":"215,103,103","images_sbs_last_item_fill_color":"99,93,93","images_sbs_last_item_border_color":"145,133,133","images_width":100,"images_height":100,"images_source":"file","images_sbs":1,"stats":1,"item_coordinates":1,"images_complete":1,"images_separated":1}}{"response":{"bins_packed":[{"bin_data":{"w":5,"h":5,"d":5,"id":"Bin1","used_space":69.6,"weight":0,"used_weight":100},"image_complete":"...image_data...","images_generation_time":0.00627,"packing_time":0.00027,"items":[{"id":"Item1","image_separated":"...image_data...","image_sbs":"...image_data...","coordinates":{"x1":"0","y1":"0","z1":"0","x2":3,"y2":5,"z2":2}},{"id":"Item2","image_separated":"...image_data...","image_sbs":"...image_data...","coordinates":{"x1":"0","y1":"0","z1":"2","x2":3,"y2":3,"z2":5}},{"id":"Item1","image_separated":"...image_data...","image_sbs":"...image_data...","coordinates":{"x1":"3","y1":"0","z1":"0","x2":5,"y2":5,"z2":3}}],"not_packed_items":[{"id":"Item2","q":2}]},{"bin_data":{"w":3,"h":3,"d":3,"id":"Bin2","used_space":100,"weight":0,"used_weight":100},"image_complete":"...image_data...","images_generation_time":0.00256,"packing_time":0.00012,"items":[{"id":"Item2","image_separated":"...image_data...","image_sbs":"...image_data...","coordinates":{"x1":"0","y1":"0","z1":"0","x2":3,"y2":3,"z2":3}}],"not_packed_items":[{"id":"Item1","q":2},{"id":"Item2","q":2}]}],"errors":[],"status":1,"not_packed_items":[],"response_time":0.04628}}curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"bins": [{"w": 10, "h": 10, "d": 10, "max_wg": 0, "id": "Bin1"}], "items": [{"w": 5, "h": 3, "d": 2, "q": 2, "vr": 1, "wg": 0, "id": "Item1"},{"w": 3, "h": 3, "d": 3, "q": 3, "vr": 1, "wg": 0, "id": "Item2"}], "username": "YOUR_USERNAME", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "params": {"images_background_color": "255,255,255", "images_bin_border_color": "59,59,59", "images_bin_fill_color": "230,230,230", "images_item_border_color": "214,79,79", "images_item_fill_color": "177,14,14", "images_item_back_border_color": "215,103,103", "images_sbs_last_item_fill_color": "99,93,93", "images_sbs_last_item_border_color": "145,133,133", "images_width": 100, "images_height": 100, "images_source": "file", "images_sbs": 1, "stats": 1, "item_coordinates": 1, "images_complete": 1, "images_separated": 1}}' \
https://eu.api.3dbinpacking.com/packer/pack \
-k
{"response": {"bins_packed": [{"bin_data": {"w": 5, "h": 5, "d": 5, "id": "Bin1", "used_space": 69.6, "weight": 0, "used_weight": 100}, "image_complete": "...image_data...", "images_generation_time": 0.00627, "packing_time": 0.00027, "items": [{"id": "Item1", "image_separated": "...image_data...", "image_sbs": "...image_data...", "coordinates": {"x1": "0", "y1": "0", "z1": "0", "x2": 3, "y2": 5, "z2": 2}},{"id": "Item2", "image_separated": "...image_data...", "image_sbs": "...image_data...", "coordinates": {"x1": "0", "y1": "0", "z1": "2", "x2": 3, "y2": 3, "z2": 5}},{"id": "Item1", "image_separated": "...image_data...", "image_sbs": "...image_data...", "coordinates": {"x1": "3", "y1": "0", "z1": "0", "x2": 5, "y2": 5, "z2": 3}}], "not_packed_items": [{"id": "Item2", "q": 2}]},{"bin_data": {"w": 3, "h": 3, "d": 3, "id": "Bin2", "used_space": 100, "weight": 0, "used_weight": 100}, "image_complete": "...image_data...", "images_generation_time": 0.00256, "packing_time": 0.00012, "items": [{"id": "Item2", "image_separated": "...image_data...", "image_sbs": "...image_data...", "coordinates": {"x1": "0", "y1": "0", "z1": "0", "x2": 3, "y2": 3, "z2": 3}}], "not_packed_items": [{"id": "Item1", "q": 2},{"id": "Item2", "q": 2}]}], "errors": [], "status": 1, "not_packed_items": [], "response_time": 0.04628}}
$data = array(
'bins' => array(
array(
'w' => '10',
'h' => '10',
'd' => '10',
'max_wg' => '0',
'id' => 'Bin1'
)
),
'items' => array(
array(
'w' => '5',
'h' => '3',
'd' => '2',
'q' => '2',
'vr' => '1',
'wg' => '0',
'id' => 'Item1'
),
array(
'w' => '3',
'h' => '3',
'd' => '3',
'q' => '3',
'vr' => '1',
'wg' => '0',
'id' => 'Item2'
)
),
'username' => 'YOUR_USERNAME',
'api_key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'params' => array(
'images_background_color' => '255,255,255',
'images_bin_border_color' => '59,59,59',
'images_bin_fill_color' => '230,230,230',
'images_item_border_color' => '214,79,79',
'images_item_fill_color' => '177,14,14',
'images_item_back_border_color' => '215,103,103',
'images_sbs_last_item_fill_color' => '99,93,93',
'images_sbs_last_item_border_color' => '145,133,133',
'images_width' => '100',
'images_height' => '100',
'images_source' => 'file',
'images_sbs' => '1',
'stats' => '1',
'item_coordinates' => '1',
'images_complete' => '1',
'images_separated' => '1'
)
);
$query = json_encode($data);
$url = "http://eu.api.3dbinpacking.com/packer/pack";
$prepared_query = 'query='.$query;
$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POST, true );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $prepared_query );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, false );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, false );
curl_setopt( $ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1 );
$resp = curl_exec($ch);
if (curl_errno($ch)) {
echo 'Error #' . curl_errno($ch) . ': ' . curl_error($ch).'<br>';
}
curl_close($ch);
$response = json_decode($resp,true);
// display errors
if(isset($response['response']['errors'])){
foreach($response['response']['errors'] as $error){
echo $error['message'].'<br>';
}
}
// display data
if( $response['response']['status'] > -1 ){
$b_packed= $response['response']['bins_packed'];
foreach ($b_packed as $bin){
echo "<h2>Bin id:{$bin['bin_data']['id']}</h2>
<p> {$bin['bin_data']['w']} x {$bin['bin_data']['h']} x {$bin['bin_data']['d']}</p>
<p> Weight:{$bin['bin_data']['weight']}</p>
<p> Used weight:{ $bin['bin_data']['used_weight'] }</p>
<img src=\"{$bin['image_complete']}\">
<h2>Items packed in this bin:</h2>";
$items = $bin['items'];
echo '<table style="text-align: center">
<tr><th>Item id</th>
<th>Item dimensions</th>
<th>Item weight</th>
<th>Separated item</th>
<th>Step by step</th></tr>';
foreach ( $items as $item){
echo "<tr><td>{$item['id']}</td>
<td> {$item['w']} x {$item['h']} x {$bin['bin_data']['d']}</td>
<td> {$item['wg']}</td>
<td><img src=\"{$item['image_separated']}\"></td>
<td><img src=\"{$item['image_sbs']}\"></td>
</tr>";
}
echo '</table>';
echo '<hr>';
}
}
#!/usr/bin/python
import httplib
import urllib
import json
conn = httplib.HTTPConnection(host='eu.api.3dbinpacking.com', port=80)
data = {"bins": [{"w": 10, "h": 10, "d": 10, "max_wg": 0, "id": "Bin1"}], "items": [{"w": 5, "h": 3, "d": 2, "q": 2, "vr": 1, "wg": 0, "id": "Item1"},{"w": 3, "h": 3, "d": 3, "q": 3, "vr": 1, "wg": 0, "id": "Item2"}], "username": "YOUR_USERNAME", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "params": {"images_background_color": "255,255,255", "images_bin_border_color": "59,59,59", "images_bin_fill_color": "230,230,230", "images_item_border_color": "214,79,79", "images_item_fill_color": "177,14,14", "images_item_back_border_color": "215,103,103", "images_sbs_last_item_fill_color": "99,93,93", "images_sbs_last_item_border_color": "145,133,133", "images_width": 100, "images_height": 100, "images_source": "file", "images_sbs": 1, "stats": 1, "item_coordinates": 1, "images_complete": 1, "images_separated": 1}}
params = urllib.urlencode( {'query':json.dumps(data)} )
headers = {"Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
"Accept": "text/plain"}
conn.request( "POST", "/packer/pack", params, headers )
content = conn.getresponse( ).read( )
conn.close( )
print content
package javaapplication1;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.MalformedURLException;
import java.net.ProtocolException;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;;
import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
public class JavaApplication1 {
/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) throws MalformedURLException, ProtocolException, IOException {
RestTemplate restTemplate = new RestTemplate();
JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
//SET BINS
List<Map<String , String>> bins = new ArrayList<Map<String,String>>();
Map<String, String> bin1 = new HashMap<String, String>();
bin1.put("w", "10");
bin1.put("h", "10");
bin1.put("d", "10");
bin1.put("max_wg", "0");
bin1.put("id", "Bin1");
bins.add(bin1);
//SET ITEMS
List<Map<String , String>> items = new ArrayList<Map<String,String>>();
Map<String, String> item1 = new HashMap<String, String>();
item1.put("w", "5");
item1.put("h", "3");
item1.put("d", "2");
item1.put("q", "2");
item1.put("vr", "1");
item1.put("wg", "0");
item1.put("id", "Item1");
items.add(item1);
Map<String, String> item2 = new HashMap<String, String>();
item2.put("w", "3");
item2.put("h", "3");
item2.put("d", "3");
item2.put("q", "3");
item2.put("vr", "1");
item2.put("wg", "0");
item2.put("id", "Item2");
items.add(item2);
//SET PARAMETERS
Map <String , String > params = new HashMap <String , String >();
params.put("images_background_color", "255,255,255")
params.put("images_bin_border_color", "59,59,59")
params.put("images_bin_fill_color", "230,230,230")
params.put("images_item_border_color", "214,79,79")
params.put("images_item_fill_color", "177,14,14")
params.put("images_item_back_border_color", "215,103,103")
params.put("images_sbs_last_item_fill_color", "99,93,93")
params.put("images_sbs_last_item_border_color", "145,133,133")
params.put("images_width", "100")
params.put("images_height", "100")
params.put("images_source", "file")
params.put("images_sbs", "1")
params.put("stats", "1")
params.put("item_coordinates", "1")
params.put("images_complete", "1")
params.put("images_separated", "1")
//ADD ELEMENTS TO JSON
json.put("username", "YOUR_USERNAME");
json.put("api_key", "YOUR_API_KEY");
json.put("items", items);
json.put("bins", bins);
json.put("params", params);
//CALL QUERY
HttpURLConnection conn;
URL addr = new URL("http://eu.api.3dbinpacking.com/packer/pack");
conn = (HttpURLConnection) addr.openConnection();
conn.setRequestMethod("POST");
conn.setDoOutput(true);
conn.connect();
OutputStreamWriter osw = new OutputStreamWriter(conn.getOutputStream());
// prepare POST body
String query = "query=" + json.toString();
osw.write(query);
osw.flush();
osw.close();
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream()));
String response_json = br.readLine();
//DO SOMETHING COOL WITH THE RESPONSE
System.out.println(response_json);
}
}
string data;
System.Net.HttpWebRequest req = System.Net.WebRequest.Create("https://eu.api.3dbinpacking.com/packer/pack") as System.Net.HttpWebRequest;
var request_data = new {username = "YOUR_USERNAME",
api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY",
items = new[] {
new { w = "5", h = "3", d = "2", q = "2", vr = "1", wg = "0", id = "Item1"},
new { w = "3", h = "3", d = "3", q = "3", vr = "1", wg = "0", id = "Item2"}
},
bins = new[] {
new { w = "10", h = "10", d = "10", max_wg = "0", id = "Bin1"}
},
@params = new { images_background_color = "255,255,255",
images_bin_border_color = "59,59,59",
images_bin_fill_color = "230,230,230",
images_item_border_color = "214,79,79",
images_item_fill_color = "177,14,14",
images_item_back_border_color = "215,103,103",
images_sbs_last_item_fill_color = "99,93,93",
images_sbs_last_item_border_color = "145,133,133",
images_width = "100",
images_height = "100",
images_source = "file",
images_sbs = "1",
stats = "1",
item_coordinates = "1",
images_complete = "1",
images_separated = "1"
}
};
string json_str = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(request_data);
string queryParam = "query="+json_str;
byte[] postBytes = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(queryParam);
req.Method = "POST";
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded";
req.ContentLength = postBytes.Length;
System.IO.Stream postStream = req.GetRequestStream();
postStream.Write(postBytes, 0, postBytes.Length);
postStream.Close();
X509Certificate Cert = X509Certificate2.CreateFromCertFile("path_to_pem_key\eu.api.3dbinpacking.com.pem");
req.ClientCertificates.Add(Cert);
using (System.Net.HttpWebResponse response = req.GetResponse() as System.Net.HttpWebResponse)
{
System.IO.StreamReader reader = new System.IO.StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
data = reader.ReadToEnd();
}