Patent ID: 7366643

Claim:
A method for determining a packaging design for one or more containers, comprising: selecting at least one 3-D CAD model of a manufactured part; selecting a first 3-D CAD model of a first container defining a first receiving region; automatically generating a first plurality of 3-D part packaging designs for the first receiving region wherein each 3-D part packaging design comprises a distinct orientation or positioning of at least the 3-D CAD model of the manufactured part and a second 3-D CAD model and selecting a first 3-D part packaging design from the first plurality of 3-D part packaging designs; and generating a first dunnage design based on the first 3-D part packaging design and the first receiving region; wherein a first volume defined by the first 3-D part packaging design and the first dunnage design can be held within the first receiving region.