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Container components
Use the Components tab in the container editor to model the geometry that lives inside a container: corner posts, structural frames, internal walls, mezzanine floors, and arbitrary blocks that occupy space or provide a loading surface. The load plan treats each component as a solid shape the solver must place cargo around.
Open a container from Equipment in the main navigation, then select Components. Editing library equipment requires the Equipment Editor permission.
Adding a component
Click Add Component to open the picker. Presets are grouped by category:
| Category | Presets |
|---|---|
| Corners | Bottom rear corners · Bottom front corners · Top rear corners · Top front corners |
| Frames | Bottom end frames · Bottom side frames · Top end frames · Top side frames |
| Walls | Crosswise wall · Lengthwise wall |
| Floor | Floor |
| Custom | Custom part |
Each preset pre-fills sensible dimensions and anchor sides. Pick the closest preset, then edit its fields.

Component fields
Every component uses the same six-field layout. The title of each card shows the position number and the component’s raw type in upper case (1 - WALL, 2 - CORNER, 3 - FLOOR).
| Field | Meaning | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| L, W, H | Dimensions of the part along the length, width and height of the container. Individual dimensions are hidden when the Stick to selection makes them redundant — see below. | Length |
| Stick to | Which sides of the container the part is anchored to. Multi-select over Front, Rear, Side 1, Side 2, Floor, Roof. | — |
| X, Y, Z | Position of the part inside the container, measured from the front-left-floor corner. Individual axes are hidden when the corresponding Stick to sides are set. | Length |
| Not stackable | When on, cargo cannot be stacked on top of this part. Hidden entirely when the part is anchored to the Roof. | Boolean |
| Max load | Maximum weight the part can support on its top surface. Only shown when Not stackable is off. | Weight |

How Stick to works
Anchoring a part to opposite sides stretches it between them and hides the dimension that no longer applies:
- Stick to Front + Rear → the part spans the full container length; the L input disappears.
- Stick to Side 1 + Side 2 → the part spans the full width; the W input disappears.
- Stick to Floor + Roof → the part spans the full height; the H input disappears.
The same logic hides the corresponding X / Y / Z position input, because a spanning part has no free position on that axis.
Common shapes
Mezzanine floor
Add a Floor preset, set the Z position to the mezzanine height, and Stick to Side 1 + Side 2 so the floor spans the full width. Leave Not stackable off and set Max load to describe what the mezzanine can carry.
Corner posts
Use one of the Corners presets — they pre-select the correct Stick to combination (e.g. Bottom + Front + Side 1) and start with a small footprint. Adjust W, H and L to the actual post dimensions.
Internal partition wall
Add a Crosswise wall or Lengthwise wall preset. Set the X (or Y) position to the split point. Leave Not stackable on unless the wall is designed to hold cargo.
Related
- Front and rear decks — for raised platforms at the ends of the trailer only.
- Contours — for tapered corners of the container envelope.
- Custom containers — the end-to-end walkthrough for building a container from scratch.