[Module] Ship in 3D - extended selection of price and availability settings for shipping

[Teemu Mäntynen]

Ship smarter by using a 3D packing algorithm and a greatly extended selection of price and availability settings for shipping methods.

Link: https://addons.prestashop.com/en/shipping-carriers/48685-ship-in-3d.html

Configure an unlimited number of shipping methods. The ‘Ship in 3D’ shipping module for PrestaShop 1.7 provides many new additional shipping configuration settings not available otherwise. Shipping at a whole new level of accuracy and versatility!

3D packing

The ‘Ship in 3D’ shipping module uses a 3D packing algorithm to verify that each product of the order fits into one of the available package types. The 3D packing algorithm also estimates the total number and volume of packages required to ship the products. Each shipping method has its own independent selection of package types. Each package type has its own price, dimensions, empty weight and maximum weight. Products that are shipped in their own self-containing packages are also included in the total number of packages and total volume.

Shipping method availability

The availability of each shipping method can be configured using a combination of the following settings:

• Language, country, state and postal code of the customer
• Dimensions, weights, brands, default suppliers and minimum stock quantities of the products
• Presence of fragile or dangerous products
• Maximum weight of each self-containing product
• Minimum and maximum total shipping weight
• Maximum package count
• Minimum and maximum order subtotal
• Maximum shipping price of the shipping method itself

All PrestaShop's original availability settings for shipping methods, such as customer groups and product availability, are also available. Allowed destinations can be configured independently from PrestaShop's shipping zones.

Shipping method pricing

The price of each shipping method can be configured using a combination of the following settings:

• Package count and types
• Number of self-containing products
• Number of packages containing fragile or dangerous products
• Total shipping weight
• Tiered pricing by shipping weight ranges
• Total volume
• Fixed price per order
• Proportion of order subtotal

All PrestaShop's original price settings for shipping methods, such as product specific shipping fee and cart rules for free shipping, are also available.

Product features

The module adds new product features to classify products as "Self-containing", "Fragile" and "Dangerous". These classifications can be set to affect the prices and availability of each shipping method. Products missing these classifications can be set to use the module's default values.

Other

In addition to showing the usual shipping method’s name and transit time description at checkout, the ‘Ship in 3D’ shipping module shows a longer shipping method description. The module also shows the number of packages and the total weight at checkout.

Advanced logging eases the testing of diverse price and availability settings.

The module supports multiple languages and multiple currencies and it can be operated in a multistore installation.

Merchant can use the module to create new orders in the back office.

New translations of the store front user interface require very little work.

The module uses extensive caching to maximize speed and to minimize computational requirements.

The module doesn't override any core files or functions. Maximum compatibility with other modules, minimal update and maintenance efforts.

System requirements

• PrestaShop 1.7.2 or later
• PHP 7.1 or later