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Box Packing Capacity calculator.

Compare uniform orientations of equal material cartons inside a rectangular storage space.

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Your inputs

Use measurements from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any prefilled values are illustrative.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

Where to get this value

Measure this dimension in your plan or on site and use the displayed unit. For irregular shapes, divide the geometry into the supported sections.

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How this calculation works.

Compare all six uniform carton orientations without extra clearance. Mixed orientations may fit more. Physical fit does not establish a safe payload, ventilation or storage condition.

Capacity = max of six uniform three-dimensional gridsCalculated with normalised units

A worked example

Illustrative inputs only. Product properties and design dimensions are not recommendations for your project.

Internal length
2 m
Internal width
1 m
Internal height
1 m
Carton edge A
0.5 m
Carton edge B
0.5 m
Carton edge C
0.5 m

Cartons in best uniform grid: 16 cartons

Before you purchase

Use dimensions from your plan and properties from your chosen product. Any design spacing, section or fixing pattern must already be specified.

Quantity and physical fit only; load capacity and safe handling are outside this tool.

Method: dimensional arithmetic and user-supplied specifications. Software checks: 2026-10-04. Calculation and review policy.

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