diff --git a/OpenNest.Core/Math/ExpressionEvaluator.cs b/OpenNest.Core/Math/ExpressionEvaluator.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591aa28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenNest.Core/Math/ExpressionEvaluator.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Globalization;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Math
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Recursive descent parser for simple arithmetic expressions supporting
+    /// +, -, *, /, parentheses, unary minus/plus, and $variable references.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class ExpressionEvaluator
+    {
+        public static double Evaluate(string expression, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, double> variables)
+        {
+            var parser = new Parser(expression, variables);
+            var result = parser.ParseExpression();
+            parser.SkipWhitespace();
+            if (!parser.IsEnd)
+                throw new FormatException($"Unexpected character at position {parser.Position}: '{parser.Current}'");
+            return result;
+        }
+
+        private ref struct Parser
+        {
+            private readonly ReadOnlySpan<char> _input;
+            private readonly IReadOnlyDictionary<string, double> _variables;
+            private int _pos;
+
+            public Parser(string input, IReadOnlyDictionary<string, double> variables)
+            {
+                _input = input.AsSpan();
+                _variables = variables;
+                _pos = 0;
+            }
+
+            public int Position => _pos;
+            public bool IsEnd => _pos >= _input.Length;
+            public char Current => _input[_pos];
+
+            public void SkipWhitespace()
+            {
+                while (_pos < _input.Length && _input[_pos] == ' ')
+                    _pos++;
+            }
+
+            // Expression = Term (('+' | '-') Term)*
+            public double ParseExpression()
+            {
+                SkipWhitespace();
+                var left = ParseTerm();
+
+                while (true)
+                {
+                    SkipWhitespace();
+                    if (IsEnd) break;
+
+                    var op = Current;
+                    if (op != '+' && op != '-') break;
+
+                    _pos++;
+                    SkipWhitespace();
+                    var right = ParseTerm();
+
+                    left = op == '+' ? left + right : left - right;
+                }
+
+                return left;
+            }
+
+            // Term = Unary (('*' | '/') Unary)*
+            private double ParseTerm()
+            {
+                var left = ParseUnary();
+
+                while (true)
+                {
+                    SkipWhitespace();
+                    if (IsEnd) break;
+
+                    var op = Current;
+                    if (op != '*' && op != '/') break;
+
+                    _pos++;
+                    SkipWhitespace();
+                    var right = ParseUnary();
+
+                    left = op == '*' ? left * right : left / right;
+                }
+
+                return left;
+            }
+
+            // Unary = ('-' | '+')? Primary
+            private double ParseUnary()
+            {
+                SkipWhitespace();
+                if (!IsEnd && Current == '-')
+                {
+                    _pos++;
+                    return -ParsePrimary();
+                }
+                if (!IsEnd && Current == '+')
+                {
+                    _pos++;
+                }
+                return ParsePrimary();
+            }
+
+            // Primary = '(' Expression ')' | '$' Identifier | Number
+            private double ParsePrimary()
+            {
+                SkipWhitespace();
+
+                if (IsEnd)
+                    throw new FormatException("Unexpected end of expression.");
+
+                if (Current == '(')
+                {
+                    _pos++; // consume '('
+                    var value = ParseExpression();
+                    SkipWhitespace();
+                    if (IsEnd || Current != ')')
+                        throw new FormatException("Expected closing parenthesis.");
+                    _pos++; // consume ')'
+                    return value;
+                }
+
+                if (Current == '$')
+                {
+                    _pos++; // consume '$'
+                    var start = _pos;
+                    while (_pos < _input.Length && (char.IsLetterOrDigit(_input[_pos]) || _input[_pos] == '_'))
+                        _pos++;
+                    if (_pos == start)
+                        throw new FormatException("Expected variable name after '$'.");
+                    var name = _input.Slice(start, _pos - start).ToString();
+                    if (!_variables.TryGetValue(name, out var varValue))
+                        throw new KeyNotFoundException($"Undefined variable: ${name}");
+                    return varValue;
+                }
+
+                // Number
+                var numStart = _pos;
+                while (_pos < _input.Length && (char.IsDigit(_input[_pos]) || _input[_pos] == '.'))
+                    _pos++;
+
+                if (_pos == numStart)
+                    throw new FormatException($"Unexpected character '{Current}' at position {_pos}.");
+
+                var numSpan = _input.Slice(numStart, _pos - numStart).ToString();
+                if (!double.TryParse(numSpan, NumberStyles.Float, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, out var number))
+                    throw new FormatException($"Invalid number: '{numSpan}'");
+
+                return number;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/OpenNest.Posts.Cincinnati/OpenNest.Posts.Cincinnati.csproj b/OpenNest.Posts.Cincinnati/OpenNest.Posts.Cincinnati.csproj
index 740fe7b..1b60598 100644
--- a/OpenNest.Posts.Cincinnati/OpenNest.Posts.Cincinnati.csproj
+++ b/OpenNest.Posts.Cincinnati/OpenNest.Posts.Cincinnati.csproj
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
       <PostsDir>..\OpenNest\bin\$(Configuration)\$(TargetFramework)\Posts\</PostsDir>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <MakeDir Directories="$(PostsDir)" />
-    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)" DestinationFolder="$(PostsDir)" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" />
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(TargetPath)" DestinationFolder="$(PostsDir)" SkipUnchangedFiles="true" ContinueOnError="true" />
   </Target>
 </Project>
diff --git a/OpenNest.Tests/Math/ExpressionEvaluatorTests.cs b/OpenNest.Tests/Math/ExpressionEvaluatorTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..067354d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OpenNest.Tests/Math/ExpressionEvaluatorTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenNest.Math;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.Math;
+
+public class ExpressionEvaluatorTests
+{
+    private static readonly Dictionary<string, double> Empty = new();
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_NumericLiteral()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(42.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("42", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_DecimalLiteral()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(0.3, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("0.3", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_NegativeLiteral()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(-5.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("-5", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_Addition()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(5.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("2 + 3", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_Subtraction()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(1.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("3 - 2", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_Multiplication()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(6.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("2 * 3", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_Division()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(2.5, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("5 / 2", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_OperatorPrecedence()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(7.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("1 + 2 * 3", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_Parentheses()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(9.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("(1 + 2) * 3", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_VariableReference()
+    {
+        var vars = new Dictionary<string, double> { { "diameter", 0.3 } };
+        Assert.Equal(0.3, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("$diameter", vars));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_VariableInExpression()
+    {
+        var vars = new Dictionary<string, double> { { "diameter", 0.6 } };
+        Assert.Equal(0.3, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("$diameter / 2", vars));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_MultipleVariables()
+    {
+        var vars = new Dictionary<string, double> { { "x", 2.0 }, { "y", 3.0 } };
+        Assert.Equal(5.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("$x + $y", vars));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_CaseInsensitiveVariables()
+    {
+        var vars = new Dictionary<string, double>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+        {
+            { "Diameter", 0.3 }
+        };
+        Assert.Equal(0.3, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("$diameter", vars));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_UndefinedVariable_Throws()
+    {
+        Assert.Throws<KeyNotFoundException>(() =>
+            ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("$missing", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_NestedParentheses()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(20.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("((2 + 3) * (1 + 1)) * 2", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_UnaryMinusBeforeParens()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(-6.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("-(2 + 4)", Empty));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Evaluate_WhitespaceHandling()
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(5.0, ExpressionEvaluator.Evaluate("  2  +  3  ", Empty));
+    }
+}