Multiple items load planner
Add everything you need to carry. A 3D packing heuristic looks for an arrangement inside the cargo space, respecting upright, fragile and “nothing on top” items.
Your car
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Measure your own car (how to measure). Leave anything you can't measure blank — we'll tell you what's missing rather than guess.
Advanced: tapers and sloping tailgates
If the opening is narrower at the top, or the height is lower near a sloping tailgate, enter the smaller figures here. The conservative check uses the smaller of each pair.
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Your items
Common items use illustrative starting sizes — replace them with your real measurements.
How the packing works
The planner uses an extreme-point, first-fit heuristic: items are sorted (several orderings are tried — largest first, restricted items last, longest first) and each is placed at the lowest, deepest available position in an orientation that fits inside the space and through the opening. Stacked items must be at least 60% supported by items that can carry weight. Fragile and “nothing on top” items never support anything.
What the result means
- All items placed means the heuristic found one arrangement in the simplified rectangular model. It does not prove you can physically load them in that order.
- Some items not placed means this heuristic didn’t find room — not that it’s impossible. Real packing by hand can do better or worse.
- Wheel arches, sloping seatbacks and rooflines are ignored unless your measurements reflect them. Use the narrowest width and the lowest height to stay conservative.
Loading tips
Load the heaviest items first, low and against the seatbacks; keep fragile items on top or last; and make sure nothing can slide forward under braking. See how to secure cargo safely.
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