if the answer is no the steps of blocks 250 through 270 are repeated if the answer is yes the actual position of the load on the platform and how the actual position of the load on the platform deviates from the optimal position are calculated by the processor using the digital information obtained in blocks 250 and 260 in block 280 the actual position of the load and the weight of the load may be communicated to the display assembly at this stage of the optimal positioning mode also the optimal positioning process may end here or as depicted in block 290 a determination may be made as to whether a predetermined time period has run out if the predetermined time period has run out timeout the optimal positioning mode ends even if the optimal position has not been achieved and the scale reverts to a conventional weighing mode if the predetermined time period has not run out steps 250 290 are repeated the scale stays in the optimal positioning mode thus allowing relocation of the load to the optimal position 0024 fig5 a is a block diagram depicting an embodiment of a method for calculating the weight of the load the actual position of the load on the platform and how the actual position of the load on the platform deviates from the optimal position block 280 of fig4 according to the present invention in block 300 partial weight w1 applied to platform.