How to do mix container loading simulation |Data entry macro

Log in to VM-Cloud

Enter your User ID and Password and click Login.

Choose how to stack

Click Container/Truck Loading/Outer Box/Pallet Mixed Loading Simulation.

Download the macro file

Click “Create a plan from CSV” left menu.
Click the download on the right side of “STEP1 Simulation data creation” to download the “Data creation macro” file.

Click the “Enable Content” button

Enter each item

1. [PlanNo] This will be the name of the CSV data to be created
2. [Transport equipment information] Please enter the container/truck information
3. [Cargo detail information] Please enter the cargo information

Create a CSV file

After entering each item, click the “Create CSV File” button.

CSV data creation completed

CSV data with the name entered in “PlanNo” is created on the desktop.

Log in to VM-Cloud

Enter your User ID and Password and click Login.

Choose how to stack

Click Container/Truck Loading/Outer Box/Pallet Mixed Loading Simulation.

Select Create load plan

Please click “Create a plan from CSV” on the left menu.

Simulation data upload

Select the CSV file created on the desktop in STEP1.
^{The data to be imported is not “loading data creation macro.xlsm”. Please be careful.}

Specify calculation engine/calculation conditions

Select a calculation engine.
You can check the characteristics of each engine by placing the pointer over the “?” mark.

If you click Calculation condition settings, you can make settings for optimization.
The setting items differ depending on the selected engine.

Comment input ~ automatic calculation start

Enter a comment if necessary, and click the “Start Calculation” button if it is OK.

The calculation result is displayed.
Click the “Details” button. Then the container load details screen will be displayed.