We propose a new nesting method based upon the word representation of parts and raw sheets. In this new representation, the pixel patterns of parts and sheets are converted to proper word-sets. And all the usual nesting processes such as part allocati...
We propose a new nesting method based upon the word representation of parts and raw sheets. In this new representation, the pixel patterns of parts and sheets are converted to proper word-sets. And all the usual nesting processes such as part allocations, de-allocations, overlap testings and etc. can be performed through the bit operations between words of the parts and sheets. The proposed method shows some possibilities to overcome the shortcomings of the traditional pixel-based nesting.