Replace name-based quantity deduction with reference-based drawing
identity in the engine paths the whole-job runner reaches
(NestEngineBase fill/pack, StripNestEngine deduction, RemnantFiller
ledger, IterativeShrinkFiller leftovers). Add instance-scoped
PlateNesterFactory that resolves built-in strategies without touching
the global NestEngineRegistry. Add identity and engine-selection tests.
44 net8.0 tests pass in Debug and Release; no new warnings.
Loads any .nest file (or folder of them) via NestReader and nests every
drawing with quantity > 0 using each registered NestEngineBase, so it
works sight-unseen against arbitrary real jobs without any hardcoded
geometry. Optionally sweeps a fixed --sheet-sizes list instead of each
file's own plate size.
- BenchmarkJob/JobLoader build immutable job specs; a fresh Plate and
NestItem list is created per (job, engine) run so state never leaks
between engines or jobs.
- NestValidator rejects a layout if any part falls outside the work
area, any two parts are closer than PartSpacing (checked via each
part's own world-space polygon inflated by the spacing, so it holds
for arbitrary concave/holed geometry, not just bounding boxes), or a
drawing gets more parts than requested.
- Scoring matches Plate.Utilization() (placed area / full sheet area);
ties among fully-placed layouts break on the smaller used bounding
box (more usable remnant).
- Report prints a per-job ranked breakdown plus a per-engine summary
(wins, avg utilization, time), and can write a flat CSV.
Verified end-to-end against a synthetic .nest file (not committed)
against the four built-in engines; caught a genuine out-of-work-area
bug in StripNestEngine in the process.
Add a CAD Converter workflow section and inline thumbnail screenshots.
Rearrange existing screenshots as side-by-side thumbnails with
click-to-enlarge links.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Feature list becomes grouped tables (Import/Export, Nesting, Plate
Operations, CNC Output). Nest file format section expands to cover the
newer entities/programs/subs layout. Drawing Splitting section gains a
paragraph explaining cutout-aware clipping: Liang-Barsky line clipping,
arc-vs-region intersection, and connected-component detection that emits
one drawing per physically-disconnected strip.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Geometry Simplifier:
- Replace least-squares circle fitting with mirror axis algorithm
that constrains center to perpendicular bisector of chord, guaranteeing
zero-gap endpoint connectivity by construction
- Golden section search optimizes center position along the axis
- Increase default tolerance from 0.005 to 0.5 for practical CNC use
- Support existing arcs in simplification runs (sample arc points to
find larger replacement arcs spanning lines + arcs together)
- Add tolerance zone visualization (offset original geometry ±tolerance)
- Show original geometry overlay with orange dashed lines in preview
- Add "Original" checkbox to CadConverter for comparing old vs new
- Store OriginalEntities on FileListItem to prevent tolerance creep
when re-running simplifier with different settings
Bend Detection:
- Propagate bend notes to collinear bend lines split by cutouts
using infinite-line perpendicular distance check
- Add bend note text rendering in EntityView at bend line midpoints
DXF Import:
- Fix trimmed ellipse closing chord: only close when sweep ≈ 2π,
preventing phantom lines through slot cutouts
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Size.Parse and ToString now use WxL format (width first) matching the
natural convention. Fixed the Plate(w,l) constructor which was swapping
args when creating Size. Fixed PlateView.DrawPlate and DrawControl
ZoomToArea which had width/length mapped to the wrong screen axes.
Simplified Console --size parsing to use Size.TryParse instead of manual
split with confusing PlateHeight/PlateWidth fields. Added Command-Line
Interface section to README documenting all console options.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Use pole-of-inaccessibility (polylabel) to place part labels at the
visual center of shapes instead of the first path vertex. Labels now
stay correctly positioned regardless of part rotation or shape.
Also adds project README and MIT license.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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