Posted by Jochem Maas on 10/16/35 11:34

Leonard,

this is a mailing for helpinmg people understand PHP and
solve PHP problems.

the fact that you need a complete webbased interface to a container loading
algorythm does not really constitute a 'php problem'.

what you are asking for is, softly put, quite complex & rather specialized.
people have spent years developing software to this end ... the price you pay
for it is reflected in that. chances are it does not exist in the open source
arena. you might consider looking beyond php though, given that conceptually
the mathematics involved are probably above you (unless you major in mathematics
or something similar :-) there is little need to have such a tool written in
a language you [fully] understand. (I found at least one tool which had an ASP
api available for linking in a webbased interface).


Leonard Burton wrote:
> HI all,
>
> I am working on a project where it would be nice to be able to create
> a load plan for a semi trailer or ocean container. There are some
> commercially available programs to do this in windows but nothing in
> PHP.
>
> Does anyone know of a PHP script that will do this?
>
> Basically it needs to know the size of the trailer and the size of the
> items being loaded and then it will go through and create a load based
> upon the density of each piece and distribute the weight evenly across
> the trailer and fill the trailer up.
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Leonard Burton, N9URK
> leonardburton@gmail.com
>
> "You must understand, if you are on a plane you must behave yourself."
>
> "The prolonged evacuation would have dramatically affected the
> survivability of the occupants."
>

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