Do I need CAD files or coordinates to build the layout?

No. You export your locations from the WMS and the designer builds the physical model from that plain export, guiding you through floors, zones, aisles, racking and navigation with no measuring required.

How long does it take to create a layout?

Hours, not weeks. The guided workflow takes you from a location export to a working layout in a single session rather than a drawn-out CAD project.

What is the location nomenclature generator?

It generates clean, consistent location naming schemes — aisle, bay, level and position — which is useful when standing up a new site or renaming locations across an existing one.

What can I model in the physical layout?

Floors, zones and aisles, plus racking types, aisle widths, tunnels and obstacles, all modelled visually. You also set the navigation model — starting points, access aisles and picking paths that mirror real travel.

What is the finished layout used for?

The layout is the digital copy of your warehouse that the rest of the platform runs on, simulating the space, navigation and processes so you can measure performance and test changes before the floor.

How does my WMS data get into the designer?

Through the Universal WMS API — REST, scheduled exports or a simple CSV or XLS upload. If your WMS can produce a location export, the designer can build your layout from it with no IT project.

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WareBeeWarehouse Designer .

Create your warehouse layout in hours, not weeks. No CAD files or coordinates needed — export locations from your WMS and the designer guides you through floors, zones, aisles, racking and navigation.

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Warehouse Designer

From location export to living layout.

Layout from WMS data

Build the physical model from a plain location export — no measuring required.

Export your locations from the WMS and the Designer builds the physical model from it — aisles, bays, levels inferred from the naming. A working layout in an afternoon, no tape measure, no CAD project.

Racking & aisle profiles

Racking types, aisle widths, tunnels and obstacles modelled visually.

A drive-in aisle a truck cannot pass, a tunnel bay pickers cut through — the physical quirks that make or break route maths live in the model, so every downstream optimisation plans against the building you actually run.

Location nomenclature generator

Generate clean, consistent location naming schemes — aisle, bay, level, position — for new sites or renames.

Feed it your site's structure and it emits a consistent, sortable aisle–bay–level–position scheme — WMS-ready, with a migration mapping from the old names so the rename lands without a re-labelling crisis.

Navigation model

Starting points, access aisles and picking paths that mirror real travel.

Optimisers love straight-line distances; warehouses do not work that way. The navigation graph carries the detours, one-ways and congestion points, so a route the twin recommends is one a picker can actually walk in the time it promised.

Frequently asked questions

Building an accurate warehouse model from a plain location export — no CAD, no measuring.

Do I need CAD files or coordinates to build the layout?
No. You export your locations from the WMS and the designer builds the physical model from that plain export, guiding you through floors, zones, aisles, racking and navigation with no measuring required.
How long does it take to create a layout?
Hours, not weeks. The guided workflow takes you from a location export to a working layout in a single session rather than a drawn-out CAD project.
What is the location nomenclature generator?
It generates clean, consistent location naming schemes — aisle, bay, level and position — which is useful when standing up a new site or renaming locations across an existing one.
What can I model in the physical layout?
Floors, zones and aisles, plus racking types, aisle widths, tunnels and obstacles, all modelled visually. You also set the navigation model — starting points, access aisles and picking paths that mirror real travel.
What is the finished layout used for?
The layout is the digital copy of your warehouse that the rest of the platform runs on, simulating the space, navigation and processes so you can measure performance and test changes before the floor.
How does my WMS data get into the designer?
Through the Universal WMS API — REST, scheduled exports or a simple CSV or XLS upload. If your WMS can produce a location export, the designer can build your layout from it with no IT project.

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