pack()

The pack() store method is used to arrange items into a pattern layout. The core library uses this method to arrange stacks of parts to generate layouts for drafted patterns.

pack() is implemented as a store method to allow you to override this method and implement your own algorithm to generate the layout.

Signature

Object store.pack(
  Array items,
  Pattern pattern,
)

Example

const result = store.pack(parts, pattern)

const layout_width = result.width
const layout_height = result.height

Notes

An optimized pack() store method is provided by plugin-bin-pack which is part of core-plugins and loaded by the core library by default.

The core library also provides a basic, unoptimized pack() store method that is used if core plugins are not loaded.