An Automated Nesting System Which Provides a Near-Optimal   Solution for Material Usage
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A nesting system is a process by which one or more patterns are            laid out on a flat material.  Most existing nesting systems attempt             to maximize materials usage by relying on trial and error, human                judgment, and human experience.  Some of the few existing nesting               systems are semi-automated; none are fully automated and all have to            use regularly-shape material.                                                        This project will investigate an automated software system                 which will create an efficient and effective pattern for laying out             shapes on a flat material.  The ability to find a near-optimal                  layout for (1) many or few identical shapes and (2) numerous,                   dissimilar shapes on both regularly and irregularly-shaped stock                will be evaluated and refined.                                                       The system will, in most cases, achieve a near-optimal layout              with close to maximum materials utilization at speeds much faster               than existing methods; reduce successive iterations between design-             engineering and manufacturing; free up professionals currently                  committed to the design-nesting process; enhance communications                 between the design-engineering and manufacturing divisions of a                 company, and designers will be able to create component parts with              irregular shapes.
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