Make my own shipping module?

[gjh42]

Unless each item ships as a separate package, how are you going to automatically figure the number and size of packages that an order will take, using dimensions (and possibly weight too if that could be a limiting factor)?

[RobThePyro]

AH I see the issue! one of the ways things we want to do which would help with this problem is use a standared size set of packing boxxes. so the smallest pne possible is used for each order but once the largest box is reached a second box is added and so on...

I can see how that would be difficult to impliment thou...

~Rob.

[RobThePyro]

So basically I need to make a procedure/formula that takes a varying amount of "box's" of different size's (lxbxh) and figure out what smallest size they will all fit into neatly, and if that box is bigger than a certain size then 2 or more (main) boxes must be used...

I dont suppose someone has done this all-ready and a nice simple way? probably asking a bit much there.. goggle hasn't revealed much... this is going to be tricky...

~Rob.

[gjh42]

Sounds like a mathematical game theory problem...