📦 @cristiancosano/pallet-builder

Modular system for 3D logistics visualization based on React and React Three Fiber.

🎯 Description

React component library that allows building interactive 3D scenes to visualize logistics operations such as warehouses, pallets, boxes, and shipping containers.

✨ Features

• 🧱 Modular System: Clean architecture with separation between core logic and visualization
• 🎨 Declarative Components: Simple API based on React components
• 📐 Industry Standards: Support for EURO, ISO, and custom pallets
• 🔄 Real-time: Interactive 3D visualization with camera controls
• 📊 Validations: Business logic to validate dimensions, weights, and occupancy
• 🎯 Agnostic: Core in pure TypeScript without dependencies on visualization frameworks

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

pnpm install

Development

pnpm dev

Open http://localhost:5173 to view the demo.

📖 Basic Usage

import { Warehouse, Pallet, Box } from '@cristiancosano/pallet-builder';

function MyLogisticsApp() {
  return (
    <Warehouse width={5000} depth={5000} showGrid>
      
      <Pallet id="pallet-A" position={[0, 0, 0]} type="EURO">
        <Box 
          dimensions={[400, 300, 200]} 
          position={[0, 0, 0]} 
          color="orange" 
          label="Box 1"
        />
      </Pallet>

      <Pallet id="pallet-B" position={[1500, 0, 0]} type="ISO">
        <Box 
          dimensions={[500, 400, 300]} 
          position={[0, 0, 0]} 
          color="blue" 
        />
      </Pallet>

    </Warehouse>
  );
}

🏗️ Architecture

Core (Pure TypeScript)

Framework-agnostic business logic:

import { BoxEntity, PalletEntity, ContainerEntity } from '@cristiancosano/pallet-builder';

// Create a pallet with validations
const pallet = new PalletEntity({
  id: 'pallet-1',
  type: 'EURO',
  position: [0, 0, 0],
  boxes: [
    {
      id: 'box-1',
      dimensions: [400, 300, 200], // mm
      position: [0, 0, 0],
      weight: 25, // kg
    }
  ]
});

// Validate configuration
const validation = pallet.validate();
console.log('Total weight:', pallet.getTotalWeight(), 'kg');
console.log('Occupancy:', pallet.getOccupancyRate(), '%');

Components (React + R3F)

3D visual components built with React Three Fiber:

• <Warehouse>: Main container of the 3D scene
• <Pallet>: Represents a pallet with support for EURO, ISO, or custom
• <Box>: Box/package positionable inside a pallet
• <CameraControls>: Camera controls (orbit, first person, etc.)

📐 Pallet Standards

EUR-Pallet (EURO)

• Dimensions: 800 x 1200 x 144 mm
• Maximum weight: 1500 kg
• Maximum height: 2200 mm

ISO Pallet (ISO)

• Dimensions: 1000 x 1200 x 144 mm
• Maximum weight: 2000 kg
• Maximum height: 2200 mm

Custom

• Customizable dimensions
• Flexible configuration

🎨 Available Components

Warehouse

Main container that creates the 3D scene with lighting and controls.

<Warehouse 
  width={5000}      // mm
  depth={5000}      // mm
  height={3000}     // mm (optional)
  showGrid={true}   // Show ground grid
  backgroundColor="#f0f0f0"
>
  {/* Content */}
</Warehouse>

Pallet

Represents a standard or custom pallet.

<Pallet 
  id="pallet-1"
  type="EURO"             // 'EURO' | 'ISO' | 'CUSTOM'
  position={[0, 0, 0]}    // [x, y, z] in mm
  rotation={[0, 0, 0]}    // [x, y, z] in radians
  color="#8B4513"
  showDimensions={false}
  customDimensions={[1000, 144, 1200]}  // For CUSTOM
>
  {/* Boxes */}
</Pallet>

Box

Box or package inside a pallet.

<Box 
  dimensions={[400, 300, 200]}  // [width, height, depth] in mm
  position={[0, 0, 0]}           // [x, y, z] inside the pallet
  color="#ff6b35"
  label="Box 1"
  onClick={() => console.log('Click!')}
  onHover={(hovered) => console.log(hovered)}
/>

🎨 Customization with AspectConfig

The AspectConfig system allows customizing the visual appearance of each component individually.

Global Configuration

Define default values for all components:

import { ConfigurationProvider, PalletBuilder, Box } from '@cristiancosano/pallet-builder';

function App() {
  return (
    <ConfigurationProvider 
      config={{ 
        usePalletModel: true,
        palletModelUrl: '/objects/pallet.glb',
        palletTextureUrl: '/textures/pallet_planks.png',
        useBoxModel: true,
        boxModelUrl: '/objects/box.glb',
        boxTextureUrl: '/textures/crate_roughness.png'
      }}
    >
      <PalletBuilder palletType="EURO">
        <Box dimensions={[400, 300, 200]} position={[0, 0, 0]} color="#ff6b35" />
      </PalletBuilder>
    </ConfigurationProvider>
  );
}

Component-level Customization

Each pallet or box can have its own texture, model, or color:

<PalletBuilder 
  palletType="EURO"
  palletAspect={{ textureUrl: '/textures/dark_wood.png' }}
>
  {/* Box with custom color */}
  <Box 
    dimensions={[400, 300, 200]} 
    position={[0, 0, 0]}
    aspect={{ color: '#00d9ff' }}
    label="Blue Box"
  />
  
  {/* Box with custom texture */}
  <Box 
    dimensions={[400, 300, 200]} 
    position={[400, 0, 0]}
    aspect={{ textureUrl: '/textures/cardboard.png' }}
    label="Cardboard Box"
  />
  
  {/* Box with custom 3D model */}
  <Box 
    dimensions={[400, 300, 200]} 
    position={[0, 0, 400]}
    aspect={{ 
      modelUrl: '/objects/custom_box.glb',
      textureUrl: '/textures/metal.png'
    }}
    label="Metal Box"
  />
</PalletBuilder>

Default 3D Models and Textures

The library comes configured with default models and textures:

Pallets:

• Model: /objects/pallet.glb
• Texture: /textures/pallet_planks.png

Boxes:

• Model: /objects/box.glb
• Texture: /textures/crate_roughness.png

You can use your own GLB models and textures by customizing the global configuration or using the aspect prop on each individual component.

Priority: aspect prop > ConfigurationProvider > defaults

See docs/guides/aspect-customization.md for full examples.

🔮 Roadmap

• [ ] <Truck>: Component for truck visualization
• [ ] <Container>: Shipping container
• [ ] Optimization Algorithms: Automatic placement suggestions
• [ ] Export: Generate reports and visualizations
• [ ] Physics: Weight and stability simulation
• [ ] Multiplayer: Real-time collaboration

📚 Documentation

Check the /docs folder for more information:

• 3D Components Guide
• Domain Model
• Coding Conventions

🤝 Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md

📄 Attributions

This project uses third-party assets:

• HDR Environment Map: HDRI Haven/Poly Haven (CC0 License) via pmndrs/drei-assets

See ATTRIBUTIONS.md for full details.

📄 License

MIT © Cristian Cosano

Made with ❤️ using React Three Fiber