Distance Between Fridge and Obstacle

FridgeRule

Distance between a freestanding fridge and any obstacle.

Notification level: ℹ

Key	Value
ID	FridgeRule
Translation key	fridge_rule_title fridge_rule_error_message

Behavior

This rule checks the distance between a freestanding fridge and a wall or any obstacle around it, in order to save the user from planning an invalid kitchen. The application recommends to move the freestanding fridge to a better position.

📌 The verification is done with the bounding box of the product to the left and right directions, not at the back.

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Trigger Conditions

It is triggered if the distance between a freestanding fridge and an obstacle is less than the minimum distance.

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Affected products

The rule affects the products with:

• The closed tag Refrigerators
• The parameter layout with the value freeStanding

This information is mandatory in order to have a check on the freestanding fridges.

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Overload Parameter

Key name	Type	Default value	Description
minDistance	number	150	This parameter defines the minimum distance in millimeters between the freestanding fridge and any obstacle around it. Mandatory.
distance	number	150	(Deprecated, use minDistance) This parameter defines the minimum distance in millimeters between the freestanding fridge and any obstacle around it.

For example:

{
    "minDistance":150
}

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Illustration

A freestanding fridge is close to a wall, the rule is triggered and informs the user to change the position of this appliance. An animation is displayed to guide the user through the changes.

Once the user has moved the freestanding fridge away from the wall to a distance greater than or equal to 150 mm (the overload value in this example).

After clicking Refresh the check on the Help center, the design is now error free.