smartwebminds

<h4>Overview</h4>
<p>This plugin optimizes shipping by automatically calculating the most efficient way to pack products into boxes, pallets, or containers based on dimensions and weight. It integrates with the 3DBinPacking API to provide real-time packing simulations directly in your WooCommerce admin panel.</p>
<p>Perfect for stores with physical products that need to minimize shipping costs and improve warehouse efficiency.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<p><strong>Automatic Packing Optimization</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Calculates optimal product arrangement in real-time</li>
<li>Supports multiple packaging types: boxes, pallets, crates, containers</li>
<li>Uses 3DBinPacking algorithms considering dimensions and weight</li>
<li>Handles product rotations for better space utilization</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Carrier & Packaging Management</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Configure unlimited carriers with custom packing rules</li>
<li>Define packaging stock with dimensions, weight limits, and costs</li>
<li>Set optimization modes: minimize bins, maximize utilization, or lowest cost</li>
<li>Active/inactive status control for carriers and packaging</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Order Packing Simulation</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Visual packing results for each order</li>
<li>Shows unpacked items and reasons</li>
<li>Detects logistics changes automatically</li>
<li>Manual or automatic simulation triggers</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>API Integration</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Secure 3DBinPacking API connection</li>
<li>API credential verification</li>
<li>Error logging and reporting</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Configure API credentials and carriers</li>
<li>Ensure products have dimensions filled</li>
<li>Open order and execute packing simulation</li>
<li>System calculates optimal packing</li>
<li>View results and choose best shipping option</li>
</ol>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.7 or higher (WordPress 6.8 or higher required for WooCommerce 10.4 and 10.5)</li>
<li>WooCommerce 8.0 or higher (tested up to 10.5)</li>
<li>PHP 8.0 or higher</li>
<li>3DBinPacking account with API access</li>
</ul>
<h4>Technical Information</h4>
<ul>
<li>Plugin slug: tdbinpacking</li>
<li>Plugin version: 1.0.1</li>
<li>Author: smartwebminds</li>
<li>Minimum WordPress version: 6.7</li>
<li>Minimum WooCommerce version: 8.0</li>
<li>Maximum WooCommerce version tested: 10.5</li>
<li>Minimum PHP version: 8.0</li>
</ul>
<h3>Security</h3>
<p>This plugin uses Twig 3 template engine with automatic HTML escaping and prepared statements for all database queries. All user inputs are sanitized and validated. Nonce verification is implemented for all form submissions.</p>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the 3DBinPacking API (global-api.3dbinpacking.com)<br />
to perform packing calculations.</p>
<p>The service is used for two purposes:</p>
<ol>
<li>
<p>API access verification. Triggered manually by the administrator while<br />
saving or verifying API credentials in the plugin settings. Sent data:<br />
username, api_key, and technically empty items and bins structures used only<br />
to verify access.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Packing simulation. Triggered manually or automatically when an order is<br />
opened or edited and the packing simulation is executed. Sent data: username,<br />
api_key, product dimensions and weight in the items structure, packaging and<br />
constraint data in the bins structure, optimization parameters, and technical<br />
source metadata including WooCommerce version and plugin version.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>No customer personal data is sent to the external service.</p>
<p>Service provider: SWM Smart Web Minds Limited / 3DBinPacking<br />
Service website: https://www.3dbinpacking.com/en/<br />
Terms and Conditions: https://www.3dbinpacking.com/en/regulations<br />
Privacy Policy: https://www.3dbinpacking.com/en/privacy-policy</p>


3D Bin Packing – Shipping & Load Optimization

WooCommerce plugin for automated shipping optimization using 3D bin packing algorithms.

3DWeb

<p>Demo: <a href="https://feestbekers.nl?utm_source=wordpress_plugin&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=demo&utm_content=feestbekers_demo" rel="nofollow ugc">View the plugin in action on feestbekers.nl</a> (start with the “Start Configuration” button on a product page)</p>
<p><strong>Design simple print products in real-time 3D.</strong></p>
<p>3DWeb Print Studio is a white-label 3D print design platform that enables businesses to let customers easily customize and visualize print artwork on simple products like packaging, cups, labels, and promotional items.</p>
<p>The focus is on fast and easy print customization — not complex product configuration.</p>
<p>Let customers design, preview, and approve print artwork instantly — fully branded and seamlessly integrated into your WooCommerce store.</p>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>White-Label & Fully Brandable</strong>: Deliver a fully branded experience using your own colors, logo, icons, and templates. The entire design environment can match your webshop.</li>
<li><strong>Simple Print Customization</strong>: Perfect for basic products like boxes, labels, cups, and coasters — no complex configuration needed.</li>
<li><strong>Real-Time 3D Preview</strong>: Customers instantly see their design applied to realistic 3D models, increasing confidence and conversions.</li>
<li><strong>Easy Integration</strong>: Connect quickly using our API or ready-made WooCommerce plugin.</li>
<li><strong>Pay Per Session</strong>: No high monthly fees. Only pay for completed design sessions — simple and cost-effective.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Why 3DWeb Print Studio?</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Focused on Simplicity</strong>: Built for fast customization of standard print products.</li>
<li><strong>White-Label Ready</strong>: Fully customizable interface for agencies, print shops, and B2B platforms.</li>
<li><strong>Built for Packaging & Print</strong>: Ideal for packaging suppliers and print businesses.</li>
<li><strong>High Conversion</strong>: Live 3D previews help customers make faster decisions.</li>
<li><strong>Scalable</strong>: API-first and modular architecture.</li>
</ul>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to external 3DWeb services to run and complete the print-design flow.</p>
<p>Service: 3DWeb API and 3DWeb-hosted design assets (including <code>3dweb.io</code> domains).</p>
<p>Purpose:</p>
<ul>
<li>Create/start a design session for the selected WooCommerce product.</li>
<li>Redirect the customer to the hosted 3DWeb design environment and back to your site.</li>
<li>Retrieve generated session assets (preview image URLs and design file URLs) for product/cart/order display.</li>
<li>Download generated design files from allowed 3DWeb hosts when a user clicks a download link.</li>
</ul>
<p>Data sent and when:</p>
<ul>
<li>On session start (customer action): product SKU/identifier and callback URL.</li>
<li>On return/session display: session reference is used to request related session assets.</li>
<li>On design download (user action): WordPress requests the design file URL from 3DWeb-hosted domains.</li>
</ul>
<p>This service is provided by 3DWeb:</p>
<ul>
<li>Terms of Use: <a href="https://3dweb.io/terms" rel="nofollow ugc">https://3dweb.io/terms</a></li>
<li>Privacy Policy: <a href="https://3dweb.io/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://3dweb.io/privacy</a></li>
</ul>


3DWeb Print Studio — Simple Print Customizer for WooCommerce

Let customers easily customize simple print products like packaging or cups with instant live 3D preview.

3D Bin Packing – Shipping & Load Optimization vs 3DWeb Print Studio — Simple Print Customizer for WooCommerce