When specifying a box, LENGTH, WIDTH and HEIGHT properties define "inner"
dimensions available for load items. LOAD_WEIGHT is the the maximum total
weight of all items inside that box, while TARE_WEIGHT is the weight of the
empty box. The value of THICKNESS property will be added to every dimension
to define outer dimensions of the box. Define AVAILABILITY property to limit
total number of the boxes. If not defined, availability is not limited.
Pallets
If there are no pallets specified, or certain items or boxes can't be loaded on any
of the pallets, the system will try to load such items or boxes directly into trailer or
container. If there is a variety of pallets specified, LoadPlanner will try to minimize
the overal required amount.
When specifying a pallet, LENGTH, WIDTH and HEIGHT properties define "outer"
dimensions available for load items. LOAD_WEIGHT is the the maximum total
weight of all items on that pallet, while TARE_WEIGHT is the weight of the empty
pallet base. The value of BASE_HEIGHT property will be added to the loaded
pallet's height. Define AVAILABILITY property to limit total number of the pallets.
If not defined, availability is not limited.
Trailers
If there are no trailers specified, or no items, boxes or pallets can be loaded into
any of the trailers, the system will finish load building. If there is a variety of
trailers specified, LoadPlanner will try to minimize the overal required amount.
When specifying a trailer, LENGTH, WIDTH and HEIGHT properties define "inner"
dimensions available for load items. LOAD_WEIGHT is the the maximum total
weight of all items inside that trailer, while TARE_WEIGHT is the weight of the
empty trailer. The value of CLEARANCE property defines elevation of the trailer's
floor above ground level, and will be added to the height to define overal trailer's
height. Define AVAILABILITY property to limit total number of the trailers. If not
defined, availability is not limited.
Axles
To limit load weight applied to the trailer's Front and Rear axles
(support points) you need to specify Position of the axle and
maximum Weight value.
Position property defines axle's distance from the trailer's front.
Decks
To define irregular trailer configuration (furniture van, goose neck, etc.)
you need to specify Front and/or Rear deck's Length and Height.
Height property defines deck's elevation above trailer's floor.
Import/Export
LoadPlanner can import/export tabular data using clipboard (Copy/Paste) operations.
You can use MS Excel or any text editor to prepare your data externally.
In text format each record begins with a new line and values are Tab-separated.
Imported data have to be formatted (have the same number of columns and matching data types for each column) as the format of the target grid.
When importing Spaces, LoadPlanner expects following columns and types:
| ID | Description | Length | Width | Height | Load Weight |
Tare Weight |
Tare Property |
Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| String | String | Float | Float | Float | Float | Float | Float | Integer |
Before attempting to import data you may want to export some sample data first, paste it into a spreadsheet or text editor and use the result as a template. LoadPlanner also provides a sample XLS file with pre-defined spreadsheets for Items and Spaces.