Warehouse Mapping Tool
Turn a floor plan or a quick description into a live, editable 3D map of your warehouse.
- Creating a MapHow to add a new warehouse map in Helm Warehouse Mapping: choosing between the AI builder and manual setup, entering the building size, adding a floor plan to trace over, and what happens once the map is created.
- Getting Started with Warehouse MappingHelm Warehouse Mapping turns your Helm WMS warehouse into an accurate digital map: a 2D plan you build and edit, a 3D view you can walk through, and every rack linked to the location codes Helm already uses. This article explains what the app does, how to open it from Helm and where to start.
- Building a Map with the AI BuilderThe AI builder in Helm Warehouse Mapping drafts a complete, editable warehouse map for you, either by reading an uploaded floor plan or by asking a short series of questions about each floor. This guide walks through both routes and what to check once the draft is on screen.
- Using the Map EditorA guide to the 2D map editor in Helm Warehouse Mapping: placing components from the library, selecting and moving them, how snapping and racking runs work, resizing and rotating, undo and autosave, and the keyboard shortcuts that speed everything up.
- Levels, Layers & Floor Plan UnderlaysHow to model mezzanines and upper floors, reshape a non-rectangular building, control what draws on top with layers, and trace over your own floor plan in Helm Warehouse Mapping.
- Racking, Shelves & ComponentsEvery component you can place on a Helm Warehouse Mapping map and the settings behind it: racking types, shelves and sections, walls and doors, areas and labels, pick points, stairs, lifts and bulk storage, plus how to add your own components to the library and change many units at once.
- Assigning Helm Location Codes to Your MapHow to link the racks, shelves and storage points on a Helm Warehouse Mapping map to the location codes in Helm WMS, by dragging, ticking, typing or auto-assigning by pattern, so the map knows exactly where every location is.
- Importing & Exporting Location Codes with a Spreadsheet How to export the racks and shelves on a Helm Warehouse Mapping map to a spreadsheet, fill in Helm location codes in bulk, and import the sheet back with a preview of every change before it is applied.
- Viewing Your Warehouse in 3DHow to switch a Helm Warehouse Mapping map into the 3D view, move the camera, toggle walls, roof and other levels, read the location plates on every bay and open the stock details behind a location.
- Testing Pick Routes & Simulating Helm JobsHow to check that every rack on a Helm Warehouse Mapping map can be reached, and how to replay one of your own Helm picks or movements across the map to see the walking distance and time, stop by stop.
- Managing Your MapsRenaming, duplicating and deleting maps in Helm Warehouse Mapping, restoring an earlier version from the autosave history, and using the built-in demo map to explore safely.
- View Options, Search & HeatmapsThe view controls in Helm Warehouse Mapping: finding a location code on the map with search, switching the grid, ruler guides and routing overlay on and off, and shading the map by Helm zone or by stock data with a heatmap.
- Walking Your Warehouse in 3DWalk mode in Helm Warehouse Mapping drops you into the 3D map at eye level so you can walk the aisles, ride the stairs and lifts between floors and read the location plates as a picker would. This guide covers starting a walk, the controls and getting back out.