Small parts no longer create their own plates during the main pass.
Instead they're deferred to the consolidation pass which fills them
into remaining space on existing plates, packing multiple drawing
types together. Drops from 9 plates to 4 on the test nest file.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Small parts must only go into scrap zones (both dims < minRemnantSize)
to preserve viable remnants. The implementer had inverted this, giving
small parts access to all remnants. Also fixed the test to verify
remnant preservation behavior and removed unused FindAllRemnants helper.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implements the main Nest() method that ties together sorting,
classification, and placement across multiple plates. The method
processes items largest-first, placing medium/small parts into
remnant zones on existing plates before creating new ones. Includes
private helpers: TryPlaceOnExistingPlates, PlaceOnNewPlates,
TryUpgradeOrNewPlate, FindAllRemnants, and CloneItem.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds IsScrapRemnant(), FindScrapZones(), and FindViableRemnants() to
MultiPlateNester. A remnant is scrap only when both dimensions fall
below the minimum remnant size threshold (AND logic, not OR).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Introduces PartClass enum and Classify() static method that categorizes
parts as Large (exceeds half work area in either dimension), Medium
(area > 1/9 work area), or Small.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Implements static MultiPlateNester.SortItems with BoundingBoxArea and Size sort orders, covered by two passing xUnit tests.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
