Re: Panel Layout Software

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@e..., Donald Kelley <dkelley@w...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Speaking of Drawings.... nice segue huh :-)
>
> I suddenly have a need for finding efficient layup
> of rectangular flat parts on a sheet of stock. Like
> cutting pieces out of a sheet of plywood or flame (plasma)
> cutting pieces from standard sized plate metal. I am aware that
> there are many commercial packages available but I am
> doing this as a hobby and would not want to spend much(any)
> money on it. It seems to me that this problem is more or less
> universal and would have been solved many times before. I have
> spent hours searching the web and have turned up nothing (for
> free).

Donald,
Sorry I can't help with your problem but you may have better luck if
you search on the web for NESTING programs, as this is what they are
called.

John Stevenson