Packaging Calculation! 1

[Kae]

I would like to write the program for packaging calculation. To find the maximum number of single-size box into outer box.
Could you please advise the basic concept for this calculation?

Many thanks in advance for all advice!
Kae

 

[MacGyverS2000]

Sounds like a typical homework problem for a programming class... do you have an algorithm in mind?

 

[nbucska]

if each piece can be assumed to be a parallelepipedon:
Try each possible orientations.
Else try to fit 2 units into a common PE.


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