Method and system for fitting 2-dimensional (2d) part drawings in 2d sheet drawings

A system for fitting 2-dimensional (2D) part drawings in 2D sheet drawings, the system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores processor instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive a first part drawing corresponding to a first 2D part and a sheet drawing corresponding to a 2D sheet, wherein the 2D sheet comprises a plurality of corners;
• identify a plurality of valid positions for the first part drawing on the sheet drawing based on the plurality of corners and a plurality of predefined nesting directions;
• at each of the plurality of valid positions, evaluate each of a plurality of orientations of the first part drawing on the sheet drawing based on predefined selection criteria;
• and
• determine an optimal orientation from the plurality of orientations and an optimal position from the plurality of valid positions in order to optimize a packing efficiency function.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions for fitting 2-dimensional (2D) part drawings in 2D sheet drawings, the computer-executable instructions configured for:

• receiving a first part drawing corresponding to a first 2D part and a sheet drawing corresponding to a 2D sheet, wherein the 2D sheet comprises a plurality of corners;
• identifying a plurality of valid positions for the first part drawing on the sheet drawing based on the plurality of corners and a plurality of predefined nesting directions;
• at each of the plurality of valid positions, evaluating each of a plurality of orientations of the first part drawing on the sheet drawing based on predefined selection criteria;
• and
• determining an optimal orientation from the plurality of orientations and an optimal position from the plurality of valid positions in order to optimize a packing efficiency function.