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Which bin orientation fits more on this shelf?
Round down bins across and bins deep, then multiply. Swap the bin dimensions and repeat. Compare the two uniform grids. Enter usable shelf dimensions after clearance. Mixed orientations and stacking are outside this layout.
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Worked example
With the example inputs below, the calculator returns these results.
Bins in normal orientation 9
- Usable shelf width
- 90 cm
- Usable shelf depth
- 60 cm
- Outside bin width
- 25 cm
- Outside bin depth
- 18 cm
Other results
- Bins after a quarter turn
- 10
- Best uniform grid
- 10
- Unused area in best grid (cm²)
- 900
Use your own figures
Choose the better simple grid and measure unused shelf area. Open the worksheet, replace the example values, then copy or print the result.
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