Inserting Items
On the initial screen, in the left-hand side column, insert the items you want to load. By “items”, we mean boxes. Please note that currently EasyCargo only works with cuboid rectangular shapes. Other shapes are not supported yet.
By clicking on the white box icon you will be able to add a new item type.
Please enter the dimensions, amount (number of pieces) and weight (total or per piece):
You can set the constraints: do not tilt, do not stack on this cargo item and/or do not rotate.
The dark bar indicates the bottom of the box. When you mark the box as non-rotating, the side marked as length will be placed lengthwise in the cargo area, the side marked as width will be placed crosswise.
You can easily change the color of the item type after clicking on the vertical color column (in
this case the red column with the letter A). Next, the color palette will pop up next to the item’s box:
If you don't want to include the description on the box in the load plan you can exclude it by
unchecking the checkbox next to the box visualization. Only the letter will be visible:
With the checkbox next to the item description you can exclude the item from the input list
(however, you will still be able to add this item to the loading when adjusting the load plan manually):
By clicking on the box icon you can add another item type.
The item can be adjusted even if it has already been loaded onto a shipment:
Item renaming immediately appears on the boxes in the cargo space.
Changes to item counts are instantly reflected in the load plan info panel on the left.
Weight changes will trigger an automatic recalculation in the cargo space info panel above the shipment in the top-right corner.
For dimension changes, the system requires items to be removed or reloaded. A question mark indicator will appear next to the modified items:
You can use the Drag & Drop function to move items within one priority group (without changing the loading calculation algorithm) or between priority groups according to your needs.
It is also possible to move entire groups, whereby the system automatically updates the numbering while sustaining a consistent coloring of the labels during transfers.
The items can also be dragged and dropped directly from the shipment input panel on the left, right into the cargo space.
To learn more about the flexible box movement feature as well as live updates to the items, please read this article.
Instructions for inserting items can be found in this video.