XBE Transport Crate Engineering

Turn cargo data into engineered 3D transport-crate designs—with pallet engineering planned as the next module.

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From prototype to model-driven engineering workflow

Since the initial Build Week submission, XBE Transport Crate Engineering has evolved significantly while preserving its original technical and safety boundaries.

Current contest release: r8

The current release is a working Windows engineering prototype with:

  • 425/425 successful tests
  • 0 build errors
  • 0 warnings
  • Model-driven front, side, top and underside views
  • Assembly and component exploded views
  • Construction-based parts and cut lists
  • Component, position and fastener dimension chains
  • Real contact previews for physical connections
  • Project-specific PDF and SVG documentation
  • A clearly marked “WORKING DRAFT – not approved for execution” PDF mode
  • Company profile and logo support
  • 14 visible crate start profiles with explicit support classification

Start-profile classification

The visible start profiles are intentionally separated from the four existing core construction types:

  • 2 profiles are fully supported
  • 6 profiles are partially supported
  • 6 profiles are reference-only

Reference-only profiles cannot silently generate a misleading finished construction.

External reference dimensions never override:

  • Internal engineering logic
  • Resistance checks
  • The system minimum
  • Approval status
  • Existing safety stops

Transparent handling of open technical points

The application keeps unresolved items visible instead of inventing missing values.

This includes:

  • Open fastener assignments
  • Unconfirmed physical connections
  • Contact conditions
  • Support conditions
  • Structural checks
  • Missing technical evidence

Known limitations

The current release still has documented limitations:

  • Some drawing layouts require further refinement
  • Some PDF layouts remain visually dense
  • Not all start profiles are fully implemented
  • The application does not provide universal structural approval
  • The application does not provide standards approval
  • The application does not provide manufacturing approval

Build Week result

The contest release represents a functional, model-driven engineering prototype developed entirely during the OpenAI Build Week period.

It demonstrates how practical industrial knowledge can be translated into a working engineering application with AI-assisted development.

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