Welcome to the Ship•Systems 3D Packing Simulator tutorial
Click on the arrows below to navigate the tutorial, or if you've seen this before and know what to do, click on the X in the top right-hand corner.
Enter the dimensions of the boxes available for order packing.
Length, width & height should be entered in centimetres (cm) and maximum weight in grams (g).
Even if there is still space in the box, items will not be added if the maximum weight of the box is reached.
You can add additional box sizes by pressing the "Add Box" button.
Click the right arrow to add a box.
Great! With at least one box, we can start packing.
Click the right arrow to continue.
These are the items your customer has purchased.
In order to pack these correctly and avoid using volumetric weights, we need the length, width and height in centimetres (cm), the weight in grams (g) and the quantity.
Like the boxes, additional items can be added by pressing the "Add Item" button.
Click the right arrow to continue.
Some items are fragile or must be shipped "This Side Up". In this case, the item will not be rotated vertically during the packing calculation.
Click the right arrow to add some items to the order.
In order to get a rate, we need to know where the shipment is leaving from and where it's going.
Canada Post calculates all rates for deliveries using postal codes.
Click the right arrow to a source and destination to the order.
With the order complete, we can now calculate the optimal packing positions and the shipment rates.
Click the right arrow to calculate the order
Once the calculation is complete, you can compare the estimated volumetric rates against the real packed rates.
In this example, the estimated volumetric rate significantly undervalues the cost of delivery. Actually delivering the shipment would cost you 43% more than was paid for using normal eCommerce shipping rate calculators.
Click the right arrow to 3D pack the order.
The 3D Packing Simulator shows you how to pack your order to get the quoted rate.
Ship•Systems tries to maximize the volume used but will never go over the maximum weight for the box.
When more than one box is required for the shipment, Ship•Systems will try to balance the weight evenly between boxes.
Click the right arrow to continue.
The 3D visualization can be fully controlled
Use the "Prev" and "Next" buttons at the top to switch boxes.
Use the "Prev" and "Next" buttons at the bottom to add/remove items from the box.
Click the right arrow to continue.
That's all there is to it!
Ready to try it yourself? Click the X icon at the top of this panel to close the tutorial.