Warehouse plan in metres
The warehouse planner uses the building's actual length and width rather than an abstract card grid. Receiving, shipping and service strips are deducted from the outline to create the usable placement area. Every racking row stores X and Y coordinates, repeating-module length, bay count, depth and angle. Percentages are used only for screen rendering, so resizing the window does not change project geometry. If a row is longer or deeper than the available area, the interface does not place it silently; it asks for a different configuration, orientation or warehouse size.
Zones and objects on the plan
To keep the workspace clear, controls are split between Warehouse Plan and Plan Objects modes. A separate object panel adds columns, walls and partitions, gates and doors, fire or exclusion zones and engineering equipment. Each object receives dimensions and metre-based coordinates and can be selected from the register for precise editing. This separation lets users assess rows and capacity first, then add building constraints. The control metric counts intersections between rows and obstacles, while complex polygons and surveyed-plan imports belong to the next engineering stage.
Aisles and equipment
Working-aisle width depends on the equipment's actual Ast, design allowance, load envelope and operation. Reach trucks, counterbalance forklifts, stackers and VNA trucks require different travel patterns; an average figure can overstate capacity or make a row inaccessible. Pedestrian minimums, cross and fire aisles, waiting, turning and consolidation zones are entered separately. The calculated area breakdown shows how much of the building outline is used for storage, aisles and service. These figures support comparison, but actual turning radii, visibility, guarding and flow conflicts must be checked on site and against equipment data sheets.
Limits of the online planner
The online planner checks rectangular row, object, reserved-zone and working-aisle geometry. It does not calculate cycles per hour, queues, labour utilization or risk level. Those conclusions require actual speeds and accelerations, load-handling time, task priorities, shift patterns, inbound volume and statistical operation distributions. Throughput, transport routes and industrial safety require a separate engineering study using site data.
Design result
A layout version records the building outline, rows, modules, storage positions, constraints and warnings and transfers them to the request. A specialist checks surveys, columns, doors, floor, fire protection and utilities, then refines aisles, guards, escape routes and installation zones. After approval, the detailed layout and specification are issued. A change to the load, equipment or building creates a new revision and requires another check.
