Use a mockup to answer a defined layout question before buying or cutting permanent parts. Record the result of actual checks; a completed form is not evidence that an unperformed test passed. Start with the measurement worksheet and usable-space guide.
Status note: This checklist supplies no dimensions, fit outcomes or safety clearances. The procedure remains untested in a vehicle. Use your browser’s print command for a paper copy.
Record The Test
Vehicle/model year:
Wheelbase/body length/roof configuration:
Layout name and revision:
Date and participants:
Working unit:
Reference point used in the van:
Question this mockup will answer:
Measurements still unverified:
Model/source revision, if used:
1. Establish What Each Mark Represents
- Use measured locations from this actual van; note the reference point.
- Distinguish bare-van surfaces from planned floor, wall and ceiling build-up.
- Mark each wheel well and planned covering separately.
- Mark the intended outer footprint of the bed, cabinets and major equipment.
- Represent relevant heights with suitable lightweight temporary materials where needed; floor outlines alone do not show upper-body constraints.
- Label assumed product sizes and unverified values.
- Keep the real vehicle exits clear and the test stationary.
- Treat mockups as visual/space representations. Do not sit, stand or load temporary shapes unless separately designed for that use. Do not use this checklist for on-road testing.
Materials/marking method and limitations:
2. Check The Route Into The Van
- Identify the actual opening through which each proposed assembled item would enter.
- Compare its dimensions and orientation with the opening and route to its position.
- Account for handles, trim, thresholds and turns that affect this route.
- Record whether assembly inside the van would need a different sequence.
- Mark “not tested” where only a sketch was reviewed.
Item and route:
Observed restriction:
Decision or next measurement:
3. Walk Through Daily Use
Perform each relevant action rather than assuming that an aisle drawn on screen is adequate.
- Enter through the intended everyday door.
- Reach the bed in its normal arrangement.
- Check the actions needed to change a convertible bed between states.
- Reach the planned cooking/preparation/storage areas without treating this as an operational equipment test.
- Check the space used at the intended furniture heights.
- Check the layout with the people and carried items relevant to your actual use.
- Identify furniture or loose items that would have to move first.
Action:
What actually happened:
Pass for this stated use / revise / not tested:
4. Show Moving Parts Open
- Represent drawer travel, cabinet doors, lids and bed movement.
- Check simultaneous positions that could occur during normal use.
- Check reach to handles and contents.
- Record conflicts with entrances, other furniture and passage.
- Check intended inspection/removal routes for equipment.
- Obtain installation/service requirements from exact equipment documentation; do not invent a universal clearance.
Moving part or access point:
Open-state footprint/height and units:
Conflicting object:
Applicable equipment/manual reference:
Unresolved requirement:
5. Compare A And B Without Changing The Baseline
- Keep the same vehicle measurements and intended product sizes in both options.
- Record any changed assumption explicitly.
- Repeat the same daily-use and moving-part checks.
- Compare the decision that matters: access, storage use, bed operation or another stated need.
- Do not write “better” without identifying the observed difference.
| Check/location | Layout A observation | Layout B observation | Decision and evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Bed use | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Storage open | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Service/removal access | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| Other: ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
6. Close The Test Before Ordering
- List changes needed and the reason for each.
- Remeasure affected locations in the vehicle.
- Update worksheet and working model under a new revision.
- Repeat any check invalidated by those changes.
- Keep “unverified” beside unresolved values; do not turn them into cutting dimensions.
- Separate furniture planning from attachment engineering, electrical design, heater installation and other system requirements.
- Retain dated notes or authorized photographs of the actual mockup and label illustrations separately.
| Measurement/location | Reference/endpoints | Value | Unit | Measured or assumed | Result / revise / not tested | Date/revision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Next check, owner and evidence needed: