Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!cs.utexas.edu!rice!uw-beaver!ubc-cs!alberta!calgary!enme.UCalgary.CA!witold From: witold@enme.UCalgary.CA (Witold Owoc) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Optimum two-dimensional layout Message-ID: <2162@cs-spool.calgary.UUCP> Date: 24 Nov 89 05:18:15 GMT Sender: news@calgary.UUCP Reply-To: witold@engg.UCalgary.CA (Witold Owoc) Distribution: na Organization: U. of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Lines: 9 I am looking for any pointers to the software (Sun-3 workstations or PC) which is able to allocate the predefined shapes on a given sheet in such a way that the maximum number of them fits. In other words if the shapes are to be cut the amount of material wasted will be minimalized. Please e-mail responses to me at: witold@engg.UCalgary.CA. Thanks in an advance !