packVol is a sophisticated load planning software able to find the best possible arrangement of “rectangular” packages in one or more containers.The application has no limits on the number of containers, or on the total number of different package items, or on the total number of packages it can handle, which are limited only by the available memory.The program, thanks to proprietary algorithms, developed in many years of research, is extremely fast and can optimize space utilization for load plans with thousands of packages in fractions of a second on a common personal computer. packVol has the unique feature to let you work in two distinct modes, automatic and manual: - In automatic mode the load plan is evaluated by the internal optimizer of the program; - In manual mode the load plan is defined by the User, thanks to a 3D graphical environment having the most common editing functionalities: select, copy, paste, cut, undo, redo, zoom, pane, etc.. Take packVol for a test to see for yourself what it can actually do!packVol main features:Ability to define or modify a load plan in manual modePossibility of increasing the number of packages in current solution ("Start from Current")Internal database to store data of packages and containersData retrieval from any external database with support for the ODBC protocolAbility to share the internal database among different LAN-connected installationsOption to password-protect all write operations on the internal databaseImport data from Excel file in native format (xls)Vertical ordering of the load plan according to the stacking indices, max stacking, predefined positionsVertical ordering of the load plan according to the maximum weight supported by each package (normal stress)Longitudinal ordering of the load plan according to the destination and/or to axial sectionsPriority rule for the packagesSet Load - ability to maintain a fixed ratio among some itemsBatch Load - ability to load packages in multiples of an assigned numberAbility to check the stability of each package, and to control the position of the center of mass of load planControl of maximum load weight of each containerControl of linear density and average load on container floorUnusable section of the containerCreation of the load plan report in pdf format for each containerAbility to export all load plan reports in pdf format for all containers entering the solution in a single operationAdditional panels to manage multi container load plansPossibility to request modifications, customizations, and extensions of functionalitypackVol requirements:233 MHz processor or higher;64 MB RAM memory;Video card with 16 bit color depth or higher. A screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher is recommended. Resolutions lower than 1024x768 are not supported;3D graphics acceleration is not required but highly recommended;5 MB of free space on hard disk.packVol limitations:30 days trial