feat(ui): render DXF text annotations in CAD converter preview

Extract MText and TextEntity from the CadDocument during DXF import
and render them in the EntityView. Handles text alignment (left/center/
right via InsertPoint vs AlignmentPoint) and replaces AutoCAD control
codes (%%p → ±, %%d → °, %%c → ⌀). MText formatting codes are
stripped before display.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

OpenNest.Console/Program.cs

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ static class NestConsole
             }
         }
 
-        using var log = SetUpLog(options);
         var nest = LoadOrCreateNest(options);
 
         if (nest == null)
@@ -68,10 +67,6 @@ static class NestConsole
 
         var overlapCount = CheckOverlaps(plate, options);
 
-        // Flush and close the log before printing results.
-        Trace.Flush();
-        log?.Dispose();
-
         PrintResults(success, plate, elapsed);
         Save(nest, options);
         PostProcess(nest, options);
@@ -112,9 +107,6 @@ static class NestConsole
                 case "--no-save":
                     o.NoSave = true;
                     break;
-                case "--no-log":
-                    o.NoLog = true;
-                    break;
                 case "--keep-parts":
                     o.KeepParts = true;
                     break;
@@ -153,28 +145,14 @@ static class NestConsole
         return o;
     }
 
-    static StreamWriter SetUpLog(Options options)
-    {
-        if (options.NoLog)
-            return null;
-
-        var baseDir = Path.GetDirectoryName(options.InputFiles[0]);
-        var logDir = Path.Combine(baseDir, "test-harness-logs");
-        Directory.CreateDirectory(logDir);
-        var logFile = Path.Combine(logDir, $"debug-{DateTime.Now:yyyyMMdd-HHmmss}.log");
-        var writer = new StreamWriter(logFile) { AutoFlush = true };
-        Trace.Listeners.Add(new TextWriterTraceListener(writer));
-        Console.WriteLine($"Debug log: {logFile}");
-        return writer;
-    }
-
     static Nest LoadOrCreateNest(Options options)
     {
         var nestFile = options.InputFiles.FirstOrDefault(f =>
             f.EndsWith(NestFormat.FileExtension, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
             || f.EndsWith(".zip", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
         var dxfFiles = options.InputFiles.Where(f =>
-            f.EndsWith(".dxf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToList();
+            f.EndsWith(".dxf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+            f.EndsWith(".dwg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToList();
 
         // If we have a nest file, load it and optionally add DXFs.
         if (nestFile != null)
@@ -210,7 +188,7 @@ static class NestConsole
         // DXF-only mode: create a fresh nest.
         if (dxfFiles.Count == 0)
         {
-            Console.Error.WriteLine("Error: no nest (.nest) or DXF (.dxf) files specified");
+            Console.Error.WriteLine("Error: no nest (.nest) or CAD (.dxf/.dwg) files specified");
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -484,7 +462,7 @@ static class NestConsole
         Console.Error.WriteLine("Usage: OpenNest.Console <input-files...> [options]");
         Console.Error.WriteLine();
         Console.Error.WriteLine("Arguments:");
-        Console.Error.WriteLine("  input-files            One or more .nest nest files or .dxf drawing files");
+        Console.Error.WriteLine("  input-files            One or more .nest nest files or .dxf/.dwg drawing files");
         Console.Error.WriteLine();
         Console.Error.WriteLine("Modes:");
         Console.Error.WriteLine("  <nest.nest>             Load nest and fill (existing behavior)");
@@ -503,7 +481,6 @@ static class NestConsole
         Console.Error.WriteLine("  --keep-parts           Don't clear existing parts before filling");
         Console.Error.WriteLine("  --check-overlaps       Run overlap detection after fill (exit code 1 if found)");
         Console.Error.WriteLine("  --no-save              Skip saving output file");
-        Console.Error.WriteLine("  --no-log               Skip writing debug log file");
         Console.Error.WriteLine("  --post <name>          Run a post processor after nesting");
         Console.Error.WriteLine("  --post-output <path>   Output file for post processor (default: <input>.cnc)");
         Console.Error.WriteLine("  --posts-dir <path>     Directory containing post processor DLLs (default: Posts/)");
@@ -522,7 +499,6 @@ static class NestConsole
         public Size? PlateSize;
         public bool CheckOverlaps;
         public bool NoSave;
-        public bool NoLog;
         public bool KeepParts;
         public bool AutoNest;
         public string TemplateFile;

OpenNest.Core/CanonicalAngle.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using OpenNest.Converters;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using System.Linq;
+
+namespace OpenNest
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Computes the rotation that maps a drawing to its canonical (MBR-axis-aligned) frame.
+    /// Lives in OpenNest.Core so Drawing.Program setter can invoke it directly without
+    /// a circular dependency on OpenNest.Engine.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class CanonicalAngle
+    {
+        /// <summary>Angles with |v| below this (radians) are snapped to 0.</summary>
+        public const double SnapToZero = 0.001;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Derives the canonical angle from a pre-computed MBR. Used both by Compute (which
+        /// computes the MBR itself) and by PartClassifier (which already has one). Single formula
+        /// across both callers.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static double FromMbr(BoundingRectangleResult mbr)
+        {
+            if (mbr.Area <= OpenNest.Math.Tolerance.Epsilon)
+                return 0.0;
+
+            // The MBR edge angle can represent any of four equivalent orientations
+            // (edge-i, edge-i + π/2, edge-i + π, edge-i - π/2) depending on which hull
+            // edge the algorithm happened to pick. Normalize -mbr.Angle to the
+            // representative in [-π/4, π/4] so snap-to-zero works for inputs near
+            // ANY of the equivalent orientations.
+            var angle = -mbr.Angle;
+            const double halfPi = System.Math.PI / 2.0;
+            angle -= halfPi * System.Math.Round(angle / halfPi);
+
+            if (System.Math.Abs(angle) < SnapToZero)
+                return 0.0;
+
+            return angle;
+        }
+
+        public static double Compute(Drawing drawing)
+        {
+            if (drawing?.Program == null)
+                return 0.0;
+
+            var entities = ConvertProgram.ToGeometry(drawing.Program)
+                .Where(e => e.Layer != SpecialLayers.Rapid);
+
+            var shapes = ShapeBuilder.GetShapes(entities);
+            if (shapes.Count == 0)
+                return 0.0;
+
+            var perimeter = shapes[0];
+            var perimeterArea = perimeter.Area();
+            for (var i = 1; i < shapes.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var area = shapes[i].Area();
+                if (area > perimeterArea)
+                {
+                    perimeter = shapes[i];
+                    perimeterArea = area;
+                }
+            }
+
+            var polygon = perimeter.ToPolygonWithTolerance(0.1);
+            if (polygon == null || polygon.Vertices.Count < 3)
+                return 0.0;
+
+            var hull = ConvexHull.Compute(polygon.Vertices);
+            if (hull.Vertices.Count < 3)
+                return 0.0;
+
+            var mbr = RotatingCalipers.MinimumBoundingRectangle(hull);
+            return FromMbr(mbr);
+        }
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Core/Converters/ConvertGeometry.cs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using OpenNest.CNC;
 using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.Math;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 
 namespace OpenNest.Converters
@@ -81,12 +82,21 @@ namespace OpenNest.Converters
             var startpt = arc.StartPoint();
             var endpt = arc.EndPoint();
 
-            if (startpt != lastpt)
+            if (startpt.DistanceTo(lastpt) > Tolerance.ChainTolerance)
                 pgm.MoveTo(startpt);
 
             lastpt = endpt;
 
+            var sweep = System.Math.Abs(arc.SweepAngle());
+            if (sweep < Tolerance.Epsilon || sweep.IsEqualTo(Angle.TwoPI))
+            {
+                pgm.LineTo(endpt);
+            }
+            else
+            {
                 pgm.ArcTo(endpt, arc.Center, arc.IsReversed ? RotationType.CW : RotationType.CCW);
+            }
+
             return lastpt;
         }
 
@@ -94,7 +104,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Converters
         {
             var startpt = new Vector(circle.Center.X + circle.Radius, circle.Center.Y);
 
-            if (startpt != lastpt)
+            if (startpt.DistanceTo(lastpt) > Tolerance.ChainTolerance)
                 pgm.MoveTo(startpt);
 
             pgm.ArcTo(startpt, circle.Center, circle.Rotation);
@@ -105,7 +115,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Converters
 
         private static Vector AddLine(Program pgm, Vector lastpt, Line line)
         {
-            if (line.StartPoint != lastpt)
+            if (line.StartPoint.DistanceTo(lastpt) > Tolerance.ChainTolerance)
                 pgm.MoveTo(line.StartPoint);
 
             var move = new LinearMove(line.EndPoint);

OpenNest.Core/Drawing.cs

@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ namespace OpenNest
             Id = Interlocked.Increment(ref nextId);
             Name = name;
             Material = new Material();
-            Program = pgm;
             Constraints = new NestConstraints();
             Source = new SourceInfo();
+            Program = pgm;
         }
 
         public int Id { get; }
@@ -78,9 +78,29 @@ namespace OpenNest
             {
                 program = value;
                 UpdateArea();
+                RecomputeCanonicalAngle();
             }
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Recomputes and stores the canonical angle from the current Program.
+        /// Callers that mutate Program in place (rather than reassigning it) must invoke this explicitly.
+        /// Cut-off drawings are left with Angle=0.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void RecomputeCanonicalAngle()
+        {
+            if (Source == null)
+                Source = new SourceInfo();
+
+            if (program == null || IsCutOff)
+            {
+                Source.Angle = 0.0;
+                return;
+            }
+
+            Source.Angle = CanonicalAngle.Compute(this);
+        }
+
         public Color Color { get; set; }
 
         public bool IsCutOff { get; set; }
@@ -163,5 +183,15 @@ namespace OpenNest
         /// Offset distances to the original location.
         /// </summary>
         public Vector Offset { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Rotation (radians) that maps the source program geometry to its canonical
+        /// (MBR-axis-aligned) frame. Populated automatically by the <see cref="Drawing.Program"/>
+        /// setter via <see cref="CanonicalAngle.Compute"/>. A value of 0 means the drawing is
+        /// already canonical or <see cref="Drawing.IsCutOff"/> is true. Callers that mutate
+        /// <see cref="Drawing.Program"/> in place must invoke
+        /// <see cref="Drawing.RecomputeCanonicalAngle"/> to refresh.
+        /// </summary>
+        public double Angle { get; set; }
     }
 }

OpenNest.Core/Geometry/Arc.cs

@@ -404,10 +404,12 @@ namespace OpenNest.Geometry
                 maxY = startpt.Y;
             }
 
+            var sweep = SweepAngle();
+            if (sweep > Tolerance.Epsilon)
+            {
                 var angle1 = StartAngle;
                 var angle2 = EndAngle;
 
-            // switch the angle to counter clockwise.
                 if (IsReversed)
                     Generic.Swap(ref angle1, ref angle2);
 
@@ -424,6 +426,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Geometry
 
                 if (Angle.IsBetweenRad(Angle.TwoPI, angle1, angle2))
                     maxX = Center.X + Radius;
+            }
 
             boundingBox.X = minX;
             boundingBox.Y = minY;

OpenNest.Core/Geometry/Box.cs

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-using OpenNest.Math;
+using System;
+using OpenNest.Math;
 
 namespace OpenNest.Geometry
 {
-    public class Box
+    public class Box : IComparable<Box>
     {
         public static readonly Box Empty = new Box();
 
@@ -214,5 +215,19 @@ namespace OpenNest.Geometry
         {
             return string.Format("[Box: X={0}, Y={1}, Width={2}, Length={3}]", X, Y, Width, Length);
         }
+
+        public int CompareTo(Box other)
+        {
+            var cmp = Width.CompareTo(other.Width);
+            return cmp != 0 ? cmp : Length.CompareTo(other.Length);
+        }
+
+        public static bool operator >(Box a, Box b) => a.CompareTo(b) > 0;
+
+        public static bool operator <(Box a, Box b) => a.CompareTo(b) < 0;
+
+        public static bool operator >=(Box a, Box b) => a.CompareTo(b) >= 0;
+
+        public static bool operator <=(Box a, Box b) => a.CompareTo(b) <= 0;
     }
 }

OpenNest.Core/Geometry/EllipseConverter.cs

@@ -173,7 +173,11 @@ namespace OpenNest.Geometry
 
             if (maxDev <= tolerance)
             {
-                results.Add(CreateArc(arcCenter, radius, center, semiMajor, semiMinor, rotation, t0, t1));
+                var arc = CreateArc(arcCenter, radius, center, semiMajor, semiMinor, rotation, t0, t1);
+                if (arc.SweepAngle() < Tolerance.Epsilon)
+                    results.Add(new Line(p0, p1));
+                else
+                    results.Add(arc);
             }
             else
             {

OpenNest.Core/Geometry/ShapeBuilder.cs

@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 using OpenNest.Math;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace OpenNest.Geometry
 {
     public static class ShapeBuilder
     {
-        public static List<Shape> GetShapes(IEnumerable<Entity> entities)
+        public static List<Shape> GetShapes(IEnumerable<Entity> entities, double? weldTolerance = null)
         {
             var lines = new List<Line>();
             var arcs = new List<Arc>();
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ namespace OpenNest.Geometry
             entityList.AddRange(lines);
             entityList.AddRange(arcs);
 
+            if (weldTolerance.HasValue)
+                WeldEndpoints(entityList, weldTolerance.Value);
+
             while (entityList.Count > 0)
             {
                 var next = entityList[0];
@@ -107,6 +111,93 @@ namespace OpenNest.Geometry
             return shapes;
         }
 
+        public static void WeldEndpoints(List<Entity> entities, double tolerance)
+        {
+            var endpointGroups = new List<List<(Entity entity, bool isStart, Vector point)>>();
+
+            foreach (var entity in entities)
+            {
+                var (start, end) = GetEndpoints(entity);
+                if (!start.IsValid() || !end.IsValid())
+                    continue;
+
+                AddToGroup(endpointGroups, entity, true, start, tolerance);
+                AddToGroup(endpointGroups, entity, false, end, tolerance);
+            }
+
+            foreach (var group in endpointGroups)
+            {
+                if (group.Count <= 1)
+                    continue;
+
+                var avgX = group.Average(g => g.point.X);
+                var avgY = group.Average(g => g.point.Y);
+                var weldedPoint = new Vector(avgX, avgY);
+
+                foreach (var (entity, isStart, _) in group)
+                    ApplyWeld(entity, isStart, weldedPoint);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void AddToGroup(
+            List<List<(Entity entity, bool isStart, Vector point)>> groups,
+            Entity entity, bool isStart, Vector point, double tolerance)
+        {
+            foreach (var group in groups)
+            {
+                if (group[0].point.DistanceTo(point) <= tolerance)
+                {
+                    group.Add((entity, isStart, point));
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+
+            groups.Add(new List<(Entity, bool, Vector)> { (entity, isStart, point) });
+        }
+
+        private static (Vector start, Vector end) GetEndpoints(Entity entity)
+        {
+            switch (entity.Type)
+            {
+                case EntityType.Arc:
+                    var arc = (Arc)entity;
+                    return (arc.StartPoint(), arc.EndPoint());
+
+                case EntityType.Line:
+                    var line = (Line)entity;
+                    return (line.StartPoint, line.EndPoint);
+
+                default:
+                    return (Vector.Invalid, Vector.Invalid);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void ApplyWeld(Entity entity, bool isStart, Vector weldedPoint)
+        {
+            switch (entity.Type)
+            {
+                case EntityType.Line:
+                    var line = (Line)entity;
+                    if (isStart)
+                        line.StartPoint = weldedPoint;
+                    else
+                        line.EndPoint = weldedPoint;
+                    break;
+
+                case EntityType.Arc:
+                    var arc = (Arc)entity;
+                    var deltaX = weldedPoint.X - arc.Center.X;
+                    var deltaY = weldedPoint.Y - arc.Center.Y;
+                    var angle = System.Math.Atan2(deltaY, deltaX);
+
+                    if (isStart)
+                        arc.StartAngle = angle;
+                    else
+                        arc.EndAngle = angle;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
         internal static Entity GetConnected(Vector pt, IEnumerable<Entity> geometry)
         {
             var tol = Tolerance.ChainTolerance;

OpenNest.Core/Math/Fraction.cs

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 
-namespace OpenNest.IO.Bom
+namespace OpenNest.Math
 {
     public static class Fraction
     {

OpenNest.Engine/BestFit/BestFitCache.cs

@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
             if (_cache.TryGetValue(key, out var cached))
                 return cached;
 
+            // Operate on the canonical frame so cached pair positions are orientation-invariant.
+            var canonical = CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(drawing);
+
             IPairEvaluator evaluator = null;
             ISlideComputer slideComputer = null;
 
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
             {
                 if (CreateEvaluator != null)
                 {
-                    try { evaluator = CreateEvaluator(drawing, spacing); }
+                    try { evaluator = CreateEvaluator(canonical, spacing); }
                     catch { /* fall back to default evaluator */ }
                 }
 
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
                 }
 
                 var finder = new BestFitFinder(plateWidth, plateHeight, evaluator, slideComputer);
-                var results = finder.FindBestFits(drawing, spacing, StepSize);
+                var results = finder.FindBestFits(canonical, spacing, StepSize);
 
                 _cache.TryAdd(key, results);
                 return results;
@@ -86,9 +89,12 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
 
             try
             {
+                // Operate on the canonical frame so cached pair positions are orientation-invariant.
+                var canonical = CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(drawing);
+
                 if (CreateEvaluator != null)
                 {
-                    try { evaluator = CreateEvaluator(drawing, spacing); }
+                    try { evaluator = CreateEvaluator(canonical, spacing); }
                     catch { /* fall back to default evaluator */ }
                 }
 
@@ -100,7 +106,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
 
                 // Compute candidates and evaluate once with the largest plate.
                 var finder = new BestFitFinder(maxWidth, maxHeight, evaluator, slideComputer);
-                var baseResults = finder.FindBestFits(drawing, spacing, StepSize);
+                var baseResults = finder.FindBestFits(canonical, spacing, StepSize);
 
                 // Cache a filtered copy for each plate size.
                 foreach (var size in needed)

OpenNest.Engine/BestFit/NfpSlideStrategy.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,10 @@
 using OpenNest.Geometry;
-using OpenNest.Math;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.IO;
 
 namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
 {
     public class NfpSlideStrategy : IBestFitStrategy
     {
-        private static readonly string LogPath = Path.Combine(
-            System.Environment.GetFolderPath(System.Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop),
-            "nfp-slide-debug.log");
-
-        private static readonly object LogLock = new object();
-
         private readonly double _part2Rotation;
         private readonly Polygon _stationaryPerimeter;
         private readonly Polygon _stationaryHull;
@@ -46,12 +38,6 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
 
             var hull = ConvexHull.Compute(result.Polygon.Vertices);
 
-            Log($"=== Create: drawing={drawing.Name}, rotation={Angle.ToDegrees(part2Rotation):F1}deg ===");
-            Log($"  Perimeter: {result.Polygon.Vertices.Count} verts, bounds={FormatBounds(result.Polygon)}");
-            Log($"  Hull: {hull.Vertices.Count} verts, bounds={FormatBounds(hull)}");
-            Log($"  Correction: ({result.Correction.X:F4}, {result.Correction.Y:F4})");
-            Log($"  ProgramBBox: {drawing.Program.BoundingBox()}");
-
             return new NfpSlideStrategy(part2Rotation, type, description,
                 result.Polygon, hull, result.Correction);
         }
@@ -63,40 +49,17 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
             if (stepSize <= 0)
                 return candidates;
 
-            Log($"--- GenerateCandidates: drawing={drawing.Name}, part2Rot={Angle.ToDegrees(_part2Rotation):F1}deg, spacing={spacing}, stepSize={stepSize} ---");
-
-            // Orbiting polygon: same shape rotated to Part2's angle.
             var orbitingPerimeter = PolygonHelper.RotatePolygon(_stationaryPerimeter, _part2Rotation, reNormalize: true);
             var orbitingPoly = ConvexHull.Compute(orbitingPerimeter.Vertices);
 
-            Log($"  Stationary hull: {_stationaryHull.Vertices.Count} verts, bounds={FormatBounds(_stationaryHull)}");
-            Log($"  Orbiting perimeter (rotated): {orbitingPerimeter.Vertices.Count} verts, bounds={FormatBounds(orbitingPerimeter)}");
-            Log($"  Orbiting hull: {orbitingPoly.Vertices.Count} verts, bounds={FormatBounds(orbitingPoly)}");
-
             var nfp = NoFitPolygon.ComputeConvex(_stationaryHull, orbitingPoly);
 
             if (nfp == null || nfp.Vertices.Count < 3)
-            {
-                Log($"  NFP failed or degenerate (verts={nfp?.Vertices.Count ?? 0})");
                 return candidates;
-            }
 
             var verts = nfp.Vertices;
             var vertCount = nfp.IsClosed() ? verts.Count - 1 : verts.Count;
 
-            Log($"  NFP: {verts.Count} verts (closed={nfp.IsClosed()}, walking {vertCount}), bounds={FormatBounds(nfp)}");
-            Log($"  Correction: ({_correction.X:F4}, {_correction.Y:F4})");
-
-            // Log NFP vertices
-            for (var v = 0; v < vertCount; v++)
-                Log($"    NFP vert[{v}]: ({verts[v].X:F4}, {verts[v].Y:F4}) -> corrected: ({verts[v].X - _correction.X:F4}, {verts[v].Y - _correction.Y:F4})");
-
-            // Compare with what RotationSlideStrategy would produce
-            var part1 = Part.CreateAtOrigin(drawing);
-            var part2 = Part.CreateAtOrigin(drawing, _part2Rotation);
-            Log($"  Part1 (rot=0): loc=({part1.Location.X:F4}, {part1.Location.Y:F4}), bbox={part1.BoundingBox}");
-            Log($"  Part2 (rot={Angle.ToDegrees(_part2Rotation):F1}): loc=({part2.Location.X:F4}, {part2.Location.Y:F4}), bbox={part2.BoundingBox}");
-
             var testNumber = 0;
 
             for (var i = 0; i < vertCount; i++)
@@ -125,20 +88,6 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
                 }
             }
 
-            // Log overlap check for vertex candidates (first few)
-            var checkCount = System.Math.Min(vertCount, 8);
-            for (var c = 0; c < checkCount; c++)
-            {
-                var cand = candidates[c];
-                var p2 = Part.CreateAtOrigin(drawing, cand.Part2Rotation);
-                p2.Location = cand.Part2Offset;
-                var overlaps = part1.Intersects(p2, out _);
-                Log($"  Candidate[{c}]: offset=({cand.Part2Offset.X:F4}, {cand.Part2Offset.Y:F4}), overlaps={overlaps}");
-            }
-
-            Log($"  Total candidates: {candidates.Count}");
-            Log("");
-
             return candidates;
         }
 
@@ -160,20 +109,5 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.BestFit
                 Spacing = spacing
             };
         }
-
-        private static string FormatBounds(Polygon polygon)
-        {
-            polygon.UpdateBounds();
-            var bb = polygon.BoundingBox;
-            return $"[({bb.Left:F4}, {bb.Bottom:F4})-({bb.Right:F4}, {bb.Top:F4}), {bb.Width:F2}x{bb.Length:F2}]";
-        }
-
-        private static void Log(string message)
-        {
-            lock (LogLock)
-            {
-                File.AppendAllText(LogPath, message + "\n");
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

OpenNest.Engine/CanonicalFrame.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+using OpenNest.CNC;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.Math;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Engine
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Produces transient canonical (MBR-axis-aligned) copies of drawings for engine consumption
+    /// and un-rotates placed parts back to the drawing's original frame.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static class CanonicalFrame
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a new Drawing whose Program geometry is rotated to the canonical frame.
+        /// The source drawing is not mutated.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static Drawing AsCanonicalCopy(Drawing drawing)
+        {
+            if (drawing == null)
+                return null;
+
+            var angle = drawing.Source?.Angle ?? 0.0;
+
+            // Clone program (never mutate the source).
+            var pgm = (drawing.Program.Clone() as OpenNest.CNC.Program)
+                      ?? new OpenNest.CNC.Program();
+
+            if (!Tolerance.IsEqualTo(angle, 0))
+                pgm.Rotate(angle, pgm.BoundingBox().Center);
+
+            var copy = new Drawing(drawing.Name ?? string.Empty, pgm)
+            {
+                Color = drawing.Color,
+                Constraints = drawing.Constraints,
+                Material = drawing.Material,
+                Priority = drawing.Priority,
+                Customer = drawing.Customer,
+                IsCutOff = drawing.IsCutOff,
+                Source = new SourceInfo
+                {
+                    Path = drawing.Source?.Path,
+                    Offset = drawing.Source?.Offset ?? new Vector(0, 0),
+                    Angle = 0.0,
+                },
+            };
+            return copy;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Composes the source drawing's canonical angle onto each placed part so the
+        /// returned list is in the drawing's original (visible) frame.
+        ///
+        /// Derivation: let sourceAngle = S (rotation mapping source -> canonical).
+        /// Canonical part at rotation R shows visible orientation R.
+        /// Source part at rotation R' shows visible orientation R' + (-S), because the
+        /// source geometry is already rotated by -S relative to canonical.
+        /// Setting equal gives R' = R + S, so we ADD sourceAngle to each placed part.
+        ///
+        /// Rotation is performed around the part's Location so its placement position is preserved;
+        /// only the orientation composes.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static List<Part> FromCanonical(List<Part> placed, double sourceAngle)
+        {
+            if (placed == null || placed.Count == 0)
+                return placed;
+            if (Tolerance.IsEqualTo(sourceAngle, 0))
+                return placed;
+
+            foreach (var p in placed)
+                p.Rotate(sourceAngle, p.Location);
+
+            return placed;
+        }
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Engine/DefaultNestEngine.cs

@@ -47,14 +47,29 @@ namespace OpenNest
             PhaseResults.Clear();
             AngleResults.Clear();
 
-            // Fast path: for very small quantities, skip the full strategy pipeline.
-            if (item.Quantity > 0 && item.Quantity <= 2)
+            // Replace the item's Drawing with a canonical copy for the duration of this fill.
+            // All internal methods see canonical geometry; this wrapper un-canonicalizes the final result.
+            var sourceAngle = item.Drawing?.Source?.Angle ?? 0.0;
+            var originalDrawing = item.Drawing;
+            var canonicalItem = new NestItem
             {
-                var fast = TryFillSmallQuantity(item, workArea);
-                if (fast != null && fast.Count >= item.Quantity)
+                Drawing = CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(item.Drawing),
+                Quantity = item.Quantity,
+                Priority = item.Priority,
+                RotationStart = item.RotationStart,
+                RotationEnd = item.RotationEnd,
+                StepAngle = item.StepAngle,
+            };
+
+            // Fast path for qty 1-2.
+            if (canonicalItem.Quantity > 0 && canonicalItem.Quantity <= 2)
             {
-                    Debug.WriteLine($"[Fill] Fast path: placed {fast.Count} parts for qty={item.Quantity}");
+                var fast = TryFillSmallQuantity(canonicalItem, workArea);
+                if (fast != null && fast.Count >= canonicalItem.Quantity)
+                {
+                    Debug.WriteLine($"[Fill] Fast path: placed {fast.Count} parts for qty={canonicalItem.Quantity}");
                     WinnerPhase = NestPhase.Pairs;
+                    fast = RebindAndUnCanonicalize(fast, originalDrawing, sourceAngle);
                     ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
                     {
                         Phase = WinnerPhase,
@@ -68,32 +83,30 @@ namespace OpenNest
                 }
             }
 
-            // For low quantities, shrink the work area in both dimensions to avoid
-            // running expensive strategies against the full plate.
             var effectiveWorkArea = workArea;
-            if (item.Quantity > 0)
+            if (canonicalItem.Quantity > 0)
             {
-                effectiveWorkArea = ShrinkWorkArea(item, workArea, Plate.PartSpacing);
-
+                effectiveWorkArea = ShrinkWorkArea(canonicalItem, workArea, Plate.PartSpacing);
                 if (effectiveWorkArea != workArea)
-                    Debug.WriteLine($"[Fill] Low-qty shrink: {item.Quantity} requested, " +
+                    Debug.WriteLine($"[Fill] Low-qty shrink: {canonicalItem.Quantity} requested, " +
                         $"from {workArea.Width:F1}x{workArea.Length:F1} " +
                         $"to {effectiveWorkArea.Width:F1}x{effectiveWorkArea.Length:F1}");
             }
 
-            var best = RunFillPipeline(item, effectiveWorkArea, progress, token);
+            var best = RunFillPipeline(canonicalItem, effectiveWorkArea, progress, token);
 
-            // Fallback: if the reduced area didn't yield enough, retry with full area.
-            if (item.Quantity > 0 && best.Count < item.Quantity && effectiveWorkArea != workArea)
+            if (canonicalItem.Quantity > 0 && best.Count < canonicalItem.Quantity && effectiveWorkArea != workArea)
             {
-                Debug.WriteLine($"[Fill] Low-qty fallback: got {best.Count}, need {item.Quantity}, retrying full area");
+                Debug.WriteLine($"[Fill] Low-qty fallback: got {best.Count}, need {canonicalItem.Quantity}, retrying full area");
                 PhaseResults.Clear();
                 AngleResults.Clear();
-                best = RunFillPipeline(item, workArea, progress, token);
+                best = RunFillPipeline(canonicalItem, workArea, progress, token);
             }
 
-            if (item.Quantity > 0 && best.Count > item.Quantity)
-                best = ShrinkFiller.TrimToCount(best, item.Quantity, TrimAxis);
+            if (canonicalItem.Quantity > 0 && best.Count > canonicalItem.Quantity)
+                best = ShrinkFiller.TrimToCount(best, canonicalItem.Quantity, TrimAxis);
+
+            best = RebindAndUnCanonicalize(best, originalDrawing, sourceAngle);
 
             ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
             {
@@ -108,6 +121,31 @@ namespace OpenNest
             return best;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Single exit point for canonical -> source frame conversion. Rebinds every Part to the
+        /// original Drawing (so consumers see the user's drawing identity, not the transient canonical copy)
+        /// and composes sourceAngle onto each Part's rotation via CanonicalFrame.FromCanonical.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static List<Part> RebindAndUnCanonicalize(List<Part> parts, Drawing original, double sourceAngle)
+        {
+            if (parts == null || parts.Count == 0)
+                return parts;
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < parts.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var p = parts[i];
+                // Rebind to `original` while preserving world pose. CreateAtOrigin rotates
+                // at the origin (keeping bbox at world (0,0)) then we offset to match p's bbox.
+                var rebound = Part.CreateAtOrigin(original, p.Rotation);
+                var delta = p.BoundingBox.Location - rebound.BoundingBox.Location;
+                rebound.Offset(delta);
+                rebound.UpdateBounds();
+                parts[i] = rebound;
+            }
+
+            return CanonicalFrame.FromCanonical(parts, sourceAngle);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Fast path for qty 1-2: place a single part or a best-fit pair
         /// without running the full strategy pipeline.
@@ -139,6 +177,10 @@ namespace OpenNest
             var bestFits = BestFitCache.GetOrCompute(
                 drawing, Plate.Size.Length, Plate.Size.Width, Plate.PartSpacing);
 
+            // Build pair candidates with a canonical drawing so their geometry matches
+            // the coordinate frame of the cached fit results.
+            var canonicalDrawing = CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(drawing);
+
             List<Part> bestPlacement = null;
 
             foreach (var fit in bestFits)
@@ -152,7 +194,7 @@ namespace OpenNest
                 if (fit.LongestSide > System.Math.Max(workArea.Width, workArea.Length) + Tolerance.Epsilon)
                     continue;
 
-                var landscape = fit.BuildParts(drawing);
+                var landscape = fit.BuildParts(canonicalDrawing);
                 var portrait = RotatePair90(landscape);
 
                 var lFits = TryOffsetToWorkArea(landscape, workArea);
@@ -174,6 +216,8 @@ namespace OpenNest
                     bestPlacement = candidate;
             }
 
+            // Parts are returned in canonical frame, bound to the canonical drawing.
+            // The outer Fill wrapper (Task 7) rebinds to `drawing` and composes sourceAngle onto rotation.
             return bestPlacement;
         }
 

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/FillLinear.cs

@@ -61,92 +61,91 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
                 : NestDirection.Horizontal;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Computes the slide distance for the push algorithm, returning the
-        /// geometry-aware copy distance along the given axis.
-        /// </summary>
-        private double ComputeCopyDistance(double bboxDim, double slideDistance)
-        {
-            if (slideDistance >= double.MaxValue || slideDistance < 0)
-                return bboxDim + PartSpacing;
-
-            // The geometry-aware slide can produce a copy distance smaller than
-            // the part itself when inflated corner/arc vertices interact spuriously.
-            // Clamp to bboxDim + PartSpacing to prevent bounding box overlap.
-            return System.Math.Max(bboxDim - slideDistance, bboxDim + PartSpacing);
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Finds the geometry-aware copy distance between two identical parts along an axis.
-        /// Both parts are inflated by half-spacing for symmetric spacing.
+        /// Uses native Line/Arc entities (inflated by half-spacing) so curves are handled
+        /// exactly without polygon sampling error.
         /// </summary>
-        private double FindCopyDistance(Part partA, NestDirection direction, PartBoundary boundary)
+        private double FindCopyDistance(Part partA, NestDirection direction)
         {
             var bboxDim = GetDimension(partA.BoundingBox, direction);
             var pushDir = GetPushDirection(direction);
+            var startOffset = bboxDim + PartSpacing + Tolerance.Epsilon;
+            var offset = MakeOffset(direction, startOffset);
 
-            var locationBOffset = MakeOffset(direction, bboxDim);
+            var stationaryEntities = PartGeometry.GetOffsetPerimeterEntities(partA, HalfSpacing);
+            var movingEntities = PartGeometry.GetOffsetPerimeterEntities(
+                partA.CloneAtOffset(offset), HalfSpacing);
 
-            // Use the most efficient array-based overload to avoid all allocations.
             var slideDistance = SpatialQuery.DirectionalDistance(
-                boundary.GetEdges(pushDir), partA.Location + locationBOffset,
-                boundary.GetEdges(SpatialQuery.OppositeDirection(pushDir)), partA.Location,
-                pushDir);
+                movingEntities, stationaryEntities, pushDir);
 
-            return ComputeCopyDistance(bboxDim, slideDistance);
+            if (slideDistance >= double.MaxValue || slideDistance < 0)
+                return bboxDim + PartSpacing;
+
+            return startOffset - slideDistance;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Finds the geometry-aware copy distance between two identical patterns along an axis.
-        /// Checks every pair of parts across adjacent patterns so that multi-part
-        /// patterns (e.g. interlocking pairs) maintain spacing between ALL parts.
-        /// Both sides are inflated by half-spacing for symmetric spacing.
+        /// Checks every pair of parts across adjacent pattern copies so multi-part patterns
+        /// (e.g. interlocking pairs) maintain spacing between ALL parts. Uses native entity
+        /// geometry inflated by half-spacing — same primitive the Compactor uses — so arcs
+        /// are exact and no bbox clamp is needed.
         /// </summary>
-        private double FindPatternCopyDistance(Pattern patternA, NestDirection direction, PartBoundary[] boundaries)
+        private double FindPatternCopyDistance(Pattern patternA, NestDirection direction)
         {
-            if (patternA.Parts.Count <= 1)
-                return FindSinglePartPatternCopyDistance(patternA, direction, boundaries[0]);
+            if (patternA.Parts.Count == 1)
+                return FindCopyDistance(patternA.Parts[0], direction);
 
             var bboxDim = GetDimension(patternA.BoundingBox, direction);
             var pushDir = GetPushDirection(direction);
             var opposite = SpatialQuery.OppositeDirection(pushDir);
+            var dirVec = SpatialQuery.DirectionToOffset(pushDir, 1.0);
 
             // bboxDim already spans max(upper) - min(lower) across all parts,
             // so the start offset just needs to push beyond that plus spacing.
             var startOffset = bboxDim + PartSpacing + Tolerance.Epsilon;
             var offset = MakeOffset(direction, startOffset);
 
-            var maxCopyDistance = FindMaxPairDistance(
-                patternA.Parts, boundaries, offset, pushDir, opposite, startOffset);
+            var parts = patternA.Parts;
+            var stationaryBoxes = new Box[parts.Count];
+            var movingBoxes = new Box[parts.Count];
+            var stationaryEntities = new List<Entity>[parts.Count];
+            var movingEntities = new List<Entity>[parts.Count];
 
-            // The copy distance must be at least bboxDim + PartSpacing to prevent
-            // bounding box overlap. Cross-pair slides can underestimate when the
-            // circumscribed polygon boundary overshoots the true arc, creating
-            // spurious contacts between diagonal parts in adjacent copies.
-            return System.Math.Max(maxCopyDistance, bboxDim + PartSpacing);
+            for (var i = 0; i < parts.Count; i++)
+            {
+                stationaryBoxes[i] = parts[i].BoundingBox;
+                movingBoxes[i] = stationaryBoxes[i].Translate(offset);
             }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Tests every pair of parts across adjacent pattern copies and returns the
-        /// maximum copy distance found. Returns 0 if no valid slide was found.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static double FindMaxPairDistance(
-            List<Part> parts, PartBoundary[] boundaries, Vector offset,
-            PushDirection pushDir, PushDirection opposite, double startOffset)
-        {
             var maxCopyDistance = 0.0;
 
             for (var j = 0; j < parts.Count; j++)
             {
-                var movingEdges = boundaries[j].GetEdges(pushDir);
-                var locationB = parts[j].Location + offset;
+                var movingBox = movingBoxes[j];
 
                 for (var i = 0; i < parts.Count; i++)
                 {
+                    var stationaryBox = stationaryBoxes[i];
+
+                    // Skip if stationary is already ahead of moving in the push direction
+                    // (sliding forward would take them further apart).
+                    if (SpatialQuery.DirectionalGap(movingBox, stationaryBox, opposite) > 0)
+                        continue;
+
+                    // Skip if bboxes can't overlap along the axis perpendicular to the push.
+                    if (!SpatialQuery.PerpendicularOverlap(movingBox, stationaryBox, dirVec))
+                        continue;
+
+                    stationaryEntities[i] ??= PartGeometry.GetOffsetPerimeterEntities(
+                        parts[i], HalfSpacing);
+                    movingEntities[j] ??= PartGeometry.GetOffsetPerimeterEntities(
+                        parts[j].CloneAtOffset(offset), HalfSpacing);
+
                     var slideDistance = SpatialQuery.DirectionalDistance(
-                        movingEdges, locationB,
-                        boundaries[i].GetEdges(opposite), parts[i].Location,
-                        pushDir);
+                        movingEntities[j], stationaryEntities[i], pushDir);
 
                     if (slideDistance >= double.MaxValue || slideDistance < 0)
                         continue;
@@ -161,86 +160,15 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             return maxCopyDistance;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Fast path for single-part patterns — no cross-part conflicts possible.
-        /// </summary>
-        private double FindSinglePartPatternCopyDistance(Pattern patternA, NestDirection direction, PartBoundary boundary)
-        {
-            var template = patternA.Parts[0];
-            return FindCopyDistance(template, direction, boundary);
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets offset boundary lines for all parts in a pattern using a shared boundary.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static List<Line> GetPatternLines(Pattern pattern, PartBoundary boundary, PushDirection direction)
-        {
-            var lines = new List<Line>();
-
-            foreach (var part in pattern.Parts)
-                lines.AddRange(boundary.GetLines(part.Location, direction));
-
-            return lines;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets boundary lines for all parts in a pattern, with an additional
-        /// location offset applied. Avoids cloning the pattern.
-        /// </summary>
-        private static List<Line> GetOffsetPatternLines(Pattern pattern, Vector offset, PartBoundary boundary, PushDirection direction)
-        {
-            var lines = new List<Line>();
-
-            foreach (var part in pattern.Parts)
-                lines.AddRange(boundary.GetLines(part.Location + offset, direction));
-
-            return lines;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Creates boundaries for all parts in a pattern. Parts that share the same
-        /// program geometry (same drawing and rotation) reuse the same boundary instance.
-        /// </summary>
-        private PartBoundary[] CreateBoundaries(Pattern pattern)
-        {
-            var boundaries = new PartBoundary[pattern.Parts.Count];
-            var cache = new List<(Drawing drawing, double rotation, PartBoundary boundary)>();
-
-            for (var i = 0; i < pattern.Parts.Count; i++)
-            {
-                var part = pattern.Parts[i];
-                PartBoundary found = null;
-
-                foreach (var entry in cache)
-                {
-                    if (entry.drawing == part.BaseDrawing && entry.rotation.IsEqualTo(part.Rotation))
-                    {
-                        found = entry.boundary;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                if (found == null)
-                {
-                    found = new PartBoundary(part, HalfSpacing);
-                    cache.Add((part.BaseDrawing, part.Rotation, found));
-                }
-
-                boundaries[i] = found;
-            }
-
-            return boundaries;
-        }
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Tiles a pattern along the given axis, returning the cloned parts
         /// (does not include the original pattern's parts). For multi-part
         /// patterns, also adds individual parts from the next incomplete copy
         /// that still fit within the work area.
         /// </summary>
-        private List<Part> TilePattern(Pattern basePattern, NestDirection direction, PartBoundary[] boundaries)
+        private List<Part> TilePattern(Pattern basePattern, NestDirection direction)
         {
-            var copyDistance = FindPatternCopyDistance(basePattern, direction, boundaries);
+            var copyDistance = FindPatternCopyDistance(basePattern, direction);
 
             if (copyDistance <= 0)
                 return new List<Part>();
@@ -394,11 +322,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
         private List<Part> FillGrid(Pattern pattern, NestDirection direction)
         {
             var perpAxis = PerpendicularAxis(direction);
-            var boundaries = CreateBoundaries(pattern);
 
             // Step 1: Tile along primary axis
             var row = new List<Part>(pattern.Parts);
-            row.AddRange(TilePattern(pattern, direction, boundaries));
+            row.AddRange(TilePattern(pattern, direction));
 
             if (pattern.Parts.Count > 1 && HasOverlappingParts(row, out var a1, out var b1))
             {
@@ -410,7 +337,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             // If primary tiling didn't produce copies, just tile along perpendicular
             if (row.Count <= pattern.Parts.Count)
             {
-                row.AddRange(TilePattern(pattern, perpAxis, boundaries));
+                row.AddRange(TilePattern(pattern, perpAxis));
 
                 if (pattern.Parts.Count > 1 && HasOverlappingParts(row, out var a2, out var b2))
                 {
@@ -427,9 +354,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             rowPattern.Parts.AddRange(row);
             rowPattern.UpdateBounds();
 
-            var rowBoundaries = CreateBoundaries(rowPattern);
             var gridResult = new List<Part>(rowPattern.Parts);
-            gridResult.AddRange(TilePattern(rowPattern, perpAxis, rowBoundaries));
+            gridResult.AddRange(TilePattern(rowPattern, perpAxis));
 
             if (HasOverlappingParts(gridResult, out var a3, out var b3))
             {
@@ -481,9 +407,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
                 return seed;
 
             var template = seed.Parts[0];
-            var boundary = new PartBoundary(template, HalfSpacing);
 
-            var copyDistance = FindCopyDistance(template, direction, boundary);
+            var copyDistance = FindCopyDistance(template, direction);
 
             if (copyDistance <= 0)
                 return seed;

OpenNest.Engine/ML/FeatureExtractor.cs

@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.ML
     {
         public static PartFeatures Extract(Drawing drawing)
         {
-            var entities = OpenNest.Converters.ConvertProgram.ToGeometry(drawing.Program)
+            // Normalize to canonical frame so features are invariant to import orientation.
+            var canonical = CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(drawing);
+
+            var entities = OpenNest.Converters.ConvertProgram.ToGeometry(canonical.Program)
                 .Where(e => e.Layer != SpecialLayers.Rapid)
                 .ToList();
 
@@ -45,18 +48,18 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.ML
 
             var features = new PartFeatures
             {
-                Area = drawing.Area,
-                Convexity = drawing.Area / (hullArea > 0 ? hullArea : 1.0),
+                Area = canonical.Area,
+                Convexity = canonical.Area / (hullArea > 0 ? hullArea : 1.0),
                 AspectRatio = bb.Length / (bb.Width > 0 ? bb.Width : 1.0),
-                BoundingBoxFill = drawing.Area / (bb.Area() > 0 ? bb.Area() : 1.0),
+                BoundingBoxFill = canonical.Area / (bb.Area() > 0 ? bb.Area() : 1.0),
                 VertexCount = polygon.Vertices.Count,
                 Bitmask = GenerateBitmask(polygon, 32)
             };
 
             // Circularity = 4 * PI * Area / Perimeter^2
             var perimeterLen = polygon.Perimeter();
-            features.Circularity = (4 * System.Math.PI * drawing.Area) / (perimeterLen * perimeterLen);
-            features.PerimeterToAreaRatio = drawing.Area > 0 ? perimeterLen / drawing.Area : 0;
+            features.Circularity = (4 * System.Math.PI * canonical.Area) / (perimeterLen * perimeterLen);
+            features.PerimeterToAreaRatio = canonical.Area > 0 ? perimeterLen / canonical.Area : 0;
 
             return features;
         }

OpenNest.Engine/NestEngineBase.cs

@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ namespace OpenNest
                 var bestFits = BestFitCache.GetOrCompute(
                     item.Drawing, Plate.Size.Length, Plate.Size.Width, Plate.PartSpacing);
 
+                // BestFitCache stores pair coordinates in canonical frame. Build candidates
+                // from a canonical drawing copy so geometry and coords share a frame; rebind
+                // + un-rotate winning pair to the original drawing's frame before returning.
+                var canonicalDrawing = CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(item.Drawing);
+                var sourceAngle = item.Drawing?.Source?.Angle ?? 0.0;
+
                 List<Part> bestPlacement = null;
                 Box bestTarget = null;
 
@@ -342,7 +348,7 @@ namespace OpenNest
                     if (!fit.Keep)
                         continue;
 
-                    var parts = fit.BuildParts(item.Drawing);
+                    var parts = fit.BuildParts(canonicalDrawing);
                     var pairBbox = ((IEnumerable<IBoundable>)parts).GetBoundingBox();
                     var pairW = pairBbox.Width;
                     var pairL = pairBbox.Length;
@@ -374,6 +380,10 @@ namespace OpenNest
 
                 if (bestPlacement == null) continue;
 
+                // Rebind to the original drawing and compose sourceAngle onto rotation so the
+                // final placed parts sit in the user's visible frame.
+                bestPlacement = RebindPairToOriginal(bestPlacement, item.Drawing, sourceAngle);
+
                 result.AddRange(bestPlacement);
                 item.Quantity = 0;
 
@@ -388,6 +398,30 @@ namespace OpenNest
             return result;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Rebinds each canonical-frame Part in the pair to the original Drawing at its current
+        /// world pose, then composes sourceAngle onto each via CanonicalFrame.FromCanonical so
+        /// the returned list is in the original drawing's visible frame. Mirrors
+        /// DefaultNestEngine.RebindAndUnCanonicalize.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static List<Part> RebindPairToOriginal(List<Part> parts, Drawing original, double sourceAngle)
+        {
+            if (parts == null || parts.Count == 0)
+                return parts;
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < parts.Count; i++)
+            {
+                var p = parts[i];
+                var rebound = Part.CreateAtOrigin(original, p.Rotation);
+                var delta = p.BoundingBox.Location - rebound.BoundingBox.Location;
+                rebound.Offset(delta);
+                rebound.UpdateBounds();
+                parts[i] = rebound;
+            }
+
+            return CanonicalFrame.FromCanonical(parts, sourceAngle);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Determines whether a drawing should use grid-fill (true) or bin-pack (false).
         /// Low-quantity items whose total area is a small fraction of the plate are

OpenNest.Engine/PartClassifier.cs

@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine
             var mbrArea = mbr.Area;
             var mbrPerimeter = 2 * (mbr.Width + mbr.Height);
 
-            // Store primary angle (negated to align MBR with axes, same as RotationAnalysis).
-            result.PrimaryAngle = -mbr.Angle;
+            // Share the single angle formula with CanonicalAngle (no duplicate MBR compute).
+            result.PrimaryAngle = CanonicalAngle.FromMbr(mbr);
 
             // Drawing perimeter for circularity and perimeter ratio.
             var drawingPerimeter = polygon.Perimeter();

OpenNest.IO/Bom/BomAnalyzer.cs

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO.Bom
                     var nameWithoutExt = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file);
                     dxfFiles[nameWithoutExt] = file;
                 }
+                foreach (var file in Directory.GetFiles(dxfFolder, "*.dwg"))
+                {
+                    var nameWithoutExt = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(file);
+                    dxfFiles.TryAdd(nameWithoutExt, file);
+                }
             }
 
             // Partition items into: skipped, unmatched, or matched (grouped)
@@ -57,8 +62,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO.Bom
 
                 var lookupName = item.FileName;
 
-                // Strip .dxf extension if the BOM includes it
-                if (lookupName.EndsWith(".dxf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                if (lookupName.EndsWith(".dxf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                    || lookupName.EndsWith(".dwg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                     lookupName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(lookupName);
 
                 if (!folderExists)

OpenNest.IO/CadImportResult.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using ACadSharp;
 using OpenNest.Bending;
 using OpenNest.Geometry;
 
@@ -38,5 +39,11 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO
         /// Default drawing name (filename without extension, unless overridden).
         /// </summary>
         public string Name { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The raw CAD document from the source file. Available for callers
+        /// that need access to non-geometry entities (e.g., text annotations).
+        /// </summary>
+        public CadDocument Document { get; set; }
     }
 }

OpenNest.IO/CadImporter.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ using OpenNest.Bending;
 using OpenNest.Converters;
 using OpenNest.Geometry;
 using OpenNest.IO.Bending;
+using OpenNest.Math;
 
 namespace OpenNest.IO
 {
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO
 
             var dxf = Dxf.Import(path);
 
+            RemoveDuplicateArcs(dxf.Entities);
+
             var bends = new List<Bend>();
             if (options.DetectBends && dxf.Document != null)
             {
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO
                 Bounds = dxf.Entities.GetBoundingBox(),
                 SourcePath = path,
                 Name = options.Name ?? Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path),
+                Document = dxf.Document,
             };
         }
 
@@ -136,5 +140,33 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO
 
             return drawing;
         }
+
+        internal static void RemoveDuplicateArcs(List<Entity> entities)
+        {
+            var circles = entities.OfType<Circle>().ToList();
+            var arcs = entities.OfType<Arc>().ToList();
+            var arcsToRemove = new List<Arc>();
+
+            foreach (var arc in arcs)
+            {
+                foreach (var circle in circles)
+                {
+                    if (arc.Layer?.Name != circle.Layer?.Name)
+                        continue;
+
+                    if (!arc.Center.DistanceTo(circle.Center).IsEqualTo(0))
+                        continue;
+
+                    if (!arc.Radius.IsEqualTo(circle.Radius))
+                        continue;
+
+                    arcsToRemove.Add(arc);
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            foreach (var arc in arcsToRemove)
+                entities.Remove(arc);
+        }
     }
 }

OpenNest.IO/Dxf.cs

@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO
         /// </summary>
         public static DxfImportResult Import(string path)
         {
-            using var reader = new DxfReader(path);
-            var doc = reader.Read();
+            var doc = ReadDocument(path);
 
             return new DxfImportResult
             {
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO
         {
             try
             {
-                using var reader = new DxfReader(path);
-                var doc = reader.Read();
+                var doc = ReadDocument(path);
                 return ConvertEntities(doc);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
@@ -113,6 +111,23 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO
 
         #region Private
 
+        private static bool IsDwg(string path) =>
+            Path.GetExtension(path).Equals(".dwg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        private static CadDocument ReadDocument(string path)
+        {
+            if (IsDwg(path))
+            {
+                using var reader = new DwgReader(path);
+                return reader.Read();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                using var reader = new DxfReader(path);
+                return reader.Read();
+            }
+        }
+
         private static List<Entity> ConvertEntities(CadDocument doc)
         {
             var entities = new List<Entity>();

OpenNest.IO/Extensions.cs

@@ -181,13 +181,22 @@ namespace OpenNest.IO
         {
             var center = new Vector(ellipse.Center.X, ellipse.Center.Y);
             var majorAxis = new Vector(ellipse.MajorAxisEndPoint.X, ellipse.MajorAxisEndPoint.Y);
-            var semiMajor = System.Math.Sqrt(majorAxis.X * majorAxis.X + majorAxis.Y * majorAxis.Y);
-            var semiMinor = semiMajor * ellipse.RadiusRatio;
-            var rotation = System.Math.Atan2(majorAxis.Y, majorAxis.X);
 
             var startParam = ellipse.StartParameter;
             var endParam = ellipse.EndParameter;
 
+            if (ellipse.Normal.Z < 0)
+            {
+                var newStart = OpenNest.Math.Angle.TwoPI - endParam;
+                var newEnd = OpenNest.Math.Angle.TwoPI - startParam;
+                startParam = newStart;
+                endParam = newEnd;
+            }
+
+            var semiMajor = System.Math.Sqrt(majorAxis.X * majorAxis.X + majorAxis.Y * majorAxis.Y);
+            var semiMinor = semiMajor * ellipse.RadiusRatio;
+            var rotation = System.Math.Atan2(majorAxis.Y, majorAxis.X);
+
             var layer = ellipse.Layer.ToOpenNest();
             var color = ellipse.ResolveColor();
             var lineTypeName = ellipse.ResolveLineTypeName();

OpenNest.IO/OpenNest.IO.csproj

@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     <RootNamespace>OpenNest.IO</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>OpenNest.IO</AssemblyName>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <InternalsVisibleTo Include="OpenNest.Tests" />
+  </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenNest.Core\OpenNest.Core.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\OpenNest.Engine\OpenNest.Engine.csproj" />

OpenNest.Tests/Engine/CanonicalAngleTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenNest.CNC;
+using OpenNest.Converters;
+using OpenNest.Engine;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.Math;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.Engine;
+
+public class CanonicalAngleTests
+{
+    private const double AngleTol = 0.002; // ~0.11°
+
+    private static Drawing MakeRect(double w, double h)
+    {
+        var pgm = new OpenNest.CNC.Program();
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new RapidMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(w, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(w, h)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(0, h)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        return new Drawing("rect", pgm);
+    }
+
+    private static Drawing RotateCopy(Drawing src, double angle)
+    {
+        var pgm = src.Program.Clone() as OpenNest.CNC.Program;
+        pgm.Rotate(angle, pgm.BoundingBox().Center);
+        return new Drawing("rotated", pgm);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AxisAlignedRectangle_ReturnsZero()
+    {
+        var d = MakeRect(100, 50);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, CanonicalAngle.Compute(d), precision: 6);
+    }
+
+    // Program.BoundingBox() has a pre-existing bug where minX/minY initialize to 0 and can
+    // only decrease, so programs whose extents stay in the positive half-plane report a
+    // too-large AABB. To validate MBR-axis-alignment without tripping that bug, extract the
+    // outer perimeter polygon and compute its true AABB from vertices.
+    private static (double length, double width) TrueAabb(OpenNest.CNC.Program pgm)
+    {
+        var entities = ConvertProgram.ToGeometry(pgm).Where(e => e.Layer != SpecialLayers.Rapid);
+        var shapes = ShapeBuilder.GetShapes(entities);
+        var outer = shapes.OrderByDescending(s => s.Area()).First();
+        var poly = outer.ToPolygonWithTolerance(0.1);
+        var minX = poly.Vertices.Min(v => v.X);
+        var maxX = poly.Vertices.Max(v => v.X);
+        var minY = poly.Vertices.Min(v => v.Y);
+        var maxY = poly.Vertices.Max(v => v.Y);
+        return (maxX - minX, maxY - minY);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0.3)]
+    [InlineData(0.7)]
+    [InlineData(1.2)]
+    public void Rectangle_ReturnsNegatedRotation_Modulo90(double theta)
+    {
+        var rotated = RotateCopy(MakeRect(100, 50), theta);
+        var angle = CanonicalAngle.Compute(rotated);
+
+        // Applying the returned angle should leave MBR axis-aligned.
+        var canonical = rotated.Program.Clone() as OpenNest.CNC.Program;
+        canonical.Rotate(angle, canonical.BoundingBox().Center);
+
+        var (length, width) = TrueAabb(canonical);
+        var longer = System.Math.Max(length, width);
+        var shorter = System.Math.Min(length, width);
+        Assert.InRange(longer, 100 - 0.1, 100 + 0.1);
+        Assert.InRange(shorter, 50 - 0.1, 50 + 0.1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NearZeroInput_SnapsToZero()
+    {
+        var rotated = RotateCopy(MakeRect(100, 50), 0.0005);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, CanonicalAngle.Compute(rotated), precision: 6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void DegeneratePolygon_ReturnsZero()
+    {
+        var pgm = new OpenNest.CNC.Program();
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new RapidMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(10, 10)));
+        var d = new Drawing("line", pgm);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, CanonicalAngle.Compute(d), precision: 6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EmptyProgram_ReturnsZero()
+    {
+        var d = new Drawing("empty", new OpenNest.CNC.Program());
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, CanonicalAngle.Compute(d), precision: 6);
+    }
+}
+
+public class DrawingCanonicalAngleWiringTests
+{
+    private static OpenNest.CNC.Program RotatedRectProgram(double w, double h, double theta)
+    {
+        var pgm = new OpenNest.CNC.Program();
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new RapidMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(w, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(w, h)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(0, h)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        if (!OpenNest.Math.Tolerance.IsEqualTo(theta, 0))
+            pgm.Rotate(theta, pgm.BoundingBox().Center);
+        return pgm;
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Constructor_ComputesAngleOnProgramAssignment()
+    {
+        var pgm = RotatedRectProgram(100, 50, 0.5);
+        var d = new Drawing("r", pgm);
+        Assert.InRange(d.Source.Angle, -0.52, -0.48);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SetProgram_RecomputesAngle()
+    {
+        var d = new Drawing("r", RotatedRectProgram(100, 50, 0.0));
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, d.Source.Angle, precision: 6);
+
+        d.Program = RotatedRectProgram(100, 50, 0.5);
+        Assert.InRange(d.Source.Angle, -0.52, -0.48);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void IsCutOff_SkipsAngleComputation()
+    {
+        var d = new Drawing("cut", RotatedRectProgram(100, 50, 0.5)) { IsCutOff = true };
+        // Re-assign after flag is set so the setter observes IsCutOff.
+        d.Program = RotatedRectProgram(100, 50, 0.5);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, d.Source.Angle, precision: 6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RecomputeCanonicalAngle_UpdatesAfterMutation()
+    {
+        var d = new Drawing("r", RotatedRectProgram(100, 50, 0.0));
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, d.Source.Angle, precision: 6);
+
+        // Mutate in-place (doesn't trigger setter).
+        d.Program.Rotate(0.5, d.Program.BoundingBox().Center);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, d.Source.Angle, precision: 6); // still stale
+
+        d.RecomputeCanonicalAngle();
+        Assert.InRange(d.Source.Angle, -0.52, -0.48);
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Tests/Engine/CanonicalFrameTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+using OpenNest.CNC;
+using OpenNest.Engine;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.Math;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.Engine;
+
+public class CanonicalFrameTests
+{
+    private static Drawing MakeRect(double w, double h, double rotation)
+    {
+        var pgm = new OpenNest.CNC.Program();
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new RapidMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(w, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(w, h)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(0, h)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        if (!Tolerance.IsEqualTo(rotation, 0))
+            pgm.Rotate(rotation, pgm.BoundingBox().Center);
+        return new Drawing("rect", pgm) { Source = new SourceInfo { Angle = -rotation } };
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AsCanonicalCopy_AxisAlignsMbr()
+    {
+        var d = MakeRect(100, 50, 0.6);
+        var canonical = CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(d);
+
+        var bb = canonical.Program.BoundingBox();
+        var longer = System.Math.Max(bb.Length, bb.Width);
+        var shorter = System.Math.Min(bb.Length, bb.Width);
+        Assert.InRange(longer, 100 - 0.1, 100 + 0.1);
+        Assert.InRange(shorter, 50 - 0.1, 50 + 0.1);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, canonical.Source.Angle, precision: 6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void AsCanonicalCopy_DoesNotMutateSource()
+    {
+        var d = MakeRect(100, 50, 0.6);
+        var originalBbox = d.Program.BoundingBox();
+        var originalAngle = d.Source.Angle;
+
+        CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(d);
+
+        var afterBbox = d.Program.BoundingBox();
+        Assert.Equal(originalBbox.Width, afterBbox.Width, precision: 6);
+        Assert.Equal(originalBbox.Length, afterBbox.Length, precision: 6);
+        Assert.Equal(originalAngle, d.Source.Angle, precision: 6);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FromCanonical_ComposesSourceAngleOntoRotation()
+    {
+        var d = MakeRect(100, 50, 0.0);
+        var part = new Part(d);
+        part.Rotate(0.2); // engine returned a canonical-frame part at R = 0.2
+
+        var placed = CanonicalFrame.FromCanonical(new List<Part> { part }, sourceAngle: -0.5);
+
+        // R' = R + sourceAngle = 0.2 + (-0.5) = -0.3
+        // Part.Rotation comes from Program.Rotation which is normalized to [0, 2PI),
+        // so compare after normalizing the expected value as well.
+        Assert.Single(placed);
+        Assert.Equal(Angle.NormalizeRad(-0.3), placed[0].Rotation, precision: 4);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RoundTrip_RestoresGeometry()
+    {
+        var d = MakeRect(100, 50, 0.4);
+        var canonical = CanonicalFrame.AsCanonicalCopy(d);
+
+        // Place a part at origin in the canonical frame.
+        var part = Part.CreateAtOrigin(canonical);
+        var canonicalBbox = part.BoundingBox;
+
+        var placed = CanonicalFrame.FromCanonical(new List<Part> { part }, d.Source.Angle);
+
+        var originalBbox = d.Program.BoundingBox();
+        Assert.Equal(originalBbox.Width, placed[0].BoundingBox.Width, precision: 2);
+        Assert.Equal(originalBbox.Length, placed[0].BoundingBox.Length, precision: 2);
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Tests/Engine/NestInvarianceTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+using OpenNest.CNC;
+using OpenNest.Engine;
+using OpenNest.Engine.BestFit;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.Math;
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.Engine;
+
+public class NestInvarianceTests
+{
+    private static OpenNest.CNC.Program MakeLShapedProgram()
+    {
+        // L-shape: 100x50 outer rect with a 50x30 notch removed from top-right.
+        var pgm = new OpenNest.CNC.Program();
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new RapidMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(100, 0)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(100, 20)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(50, 20)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(50, 50)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(0, 50)));
+        pgm.Codes.Add(new LinearMove(new Vector(0, 0)));
+        return pgm;
+    }
+
+    private static Drawing MakeImportedAt(double rotation)
+    {
+        var pgm = MakeLShapedProgram();
+        if (!Tolerance.IsEqualTo(rotation, 0))
+            pgm.Rotate(rotation, pgm.BoundingBox().Center);
+        return new Drawing("L", pgm);
+    }
+
+    private static Plate MakePlate() => new Plate(new Size(500, 500))
+    {
+        Quadrant = 1,
+        PartSpacing = 2,
+    };
+
+    private static int RunFillCount(Drawing drawing, Plate plate)
+    {
+        BestFitCache.Clear();
+        var engine = new DefaultNestEngine(plate);
+        var item = new NestItem { Drawing = drawing };
+        var parts = engine.Fill(item, plate.WorkArea(), progress: null, token: CancellationToken.None);
+        return parts?.Count ?? 0;
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(0.0)]
+    [InlineData(0.3)]
+    [InlineData(0.8)]
+    [InlineData(1.2)]
+    public void Fill_SameCount_AcrossImportOrientations(double theta)
+    {
+        var baseline = RunFillCount(MakeImportedAt(0.0), MakePlate());
+        var rotated = RunFillCount(MakeImportedAt(theta), MakePlate());
+
+        // Allow +/-1 tolerance for sweep quantization edge effects near plate boundaries.
+        Assert.InRange(rotated, baseline - 1, baseline + 1);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Fill_PlacedPartsStayWithinWorkArea_AcrossImportOrientations()
+    {
+        var plate = MakePlate();
+        var workArea = plate.WorkArea();
+
+        foreach (var theta in new[] { 0.0, 0.3, 0.8, 1.2 })
+        {
+            BestFitCache.Clear();
+            var engine = new DefaultNestEngine(plate);
+            var item = new NestItem { Drawing = MakeImportedAt(theta) };
+            var parts = engine.Fill(item, workArea, progress: null, token: CancellationToken.None);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(parts);
+            foreach (var p in parts)
+            {
+                Assert.InRange(p.BoundingBox.Left, workArea.Left - 0.5, workArea.Right + 0.5);
+                Assert.InRange(p.BoundingBox.Bottom, workArea.Bottom - 0.5, workArea.Top + 0.5);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Tests/Geometry/BoxComparisonTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.Geometry;
+
+public class BoxComparisonTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void GreaterThan_TallerBox_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        var tall = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+        var short_ = new Box(0, 0, 10, 10);
+
+        Assert.True(tall > short_);
+        Assert.False(short_ > tall);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GreaterThan_SameWidthLongerBox_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        var longer = new Box(0, 0, 20, 10);
+        var shorter = new Box(0, 0, 10, 10);
+
+        Assert.True(longer > shorter);
+        Assert.False(shorter > longer);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LessThan_ShorterBox_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        var tall = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+        var short_ = new Box(0, 0, 10, 10);
+
+        Assert.True(short_ < tall);
+        Assert.False(tall < short_);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GreaterThanOrEqual_EqualBoxes_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        var a = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+        var b = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+
+        Assert.True(a >= b);
+        Assert.True(b >= a);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void LessThanOrEqual_EqualBoxes_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        var a = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+        var b = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+
+        Assert.True(a <= b);
+        Assert.True(b <= a);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CompareTo_TallerBox_ReturnsPositive()
+    {
+        var tall = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+        var short_ = new Box(0, 0, 10, 10);
+
+        Assert.True(tall.CompareTo(short_) > 0);
+        Assert.True(short_.CompareTo(tall) < 0);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void CompareTo_EqualBoxes_ReturnsZero()
+    {
+        var a = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+        var b = new Box(0, 0, 10, 20);
+
+        Assert.Equal(0, a.CompareTo(b));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Sort_OrdersByWidthThenLength()
+    {
+        var boxes = new List<Box>
+        {
+            new Box(0, 0, 20, 10),
+            new Box(0, 0, 5, 30),
+            new Box(0, 0, 10, 10),
+        };
+
+        boxes.Sort();
+
+        Assert.Equal(10, boxes[0].Width);
+        Assert.Equal(10, boxes[0].Length);
+        Assert.Equal(10, boxes[1].Width);
+        Assert.Equal(20, boxes[1].Length);
+        Assert.Equal(30, boxes[2].Width);
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Tests/Geometry/EllipseConverterTests.cs

@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.IO;
 using OpenNest.Math;
 using Xunit;
+using Xunit.Abstractions;
 using System.Linq;
 
 namespace OpenNest.Tests.Geometry;
 
 public class EllipseConverterTests
 {
+    private readonly ITestOutputHelper _output;
     private const double Tol = 1e-10;
 
+    public EllipseConverterTests(ITestOutputHelper output) => _output = output;
+
     [Fact]
     public void EvaluatePoint_AtZero_ReturnsMajorAxisEnd()
     {
@@ -244,6 +249,101 @@ public class EllipseConverterTests
         }
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void DxfImport_ArcBoundingBoxes_Diagnostic()
+    {
+        var path = @"C:\Users\aisaacs\Desktop\11ga tab.dxf";
+        if (!System.IO.File.Exists(path)) return;
+
+        var result = Dxf.Import(path);
+        var all = (System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<IBoundable>)result.Entities;
+        var bbox = all.GetBoundingBox();
+        _output.WriteLine($"Overall: X={bbox.X:F4} Y={bbox.Y:F4} W={bbox.Length:F4} H={bbox.Width:F4}");
+
+        for (var i = 0; i < result.Entities.Count; i++)
+        {
+            var e = result.Entities[i];
+            var b = e.BoundingBox;
+            var flag = (b.Length > 1 || b.Width > 1) ? " ***" : "";
+            _output.WriteLine($"{i + 1,3}. {e.GetType().Name,-8} X={b.X:F4} Y={b.Y:F4} W={b.Length:F4} H={b.Width:F4}{flag}");
+        }
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ToOpenNest_FlippedNormalZ_ProducesCorrectArcs()
+    {
+        var normal = new ACadSharp.Entities.Ellipse
+        {
+            Center = new CSMath.XYZ(-0.275, -0.245, 0),
+            MajorAxisEndPoint = new CSMath.XYZ(0.0001, 1.245, 0),
+            RadiusRatio = 0.28,
+            StartParameter = 0.017,
+            EndParameter = 1.571,
+            Normal = new CSMath.XYZ(0, 0, 1)
+        };
+
+        var flipped = new ACadSharp.Entities.Ellipse
+        {
+            Center = new CSMath.XYZ(0.275, -0.245, 0),
+            MajorAxisEndPoint = new CSMath.XYZ(-0.0001, 1.245, 0),
+            RadiusRatio = 0.28,
+            StartParameter = 0.017,
+            EndParameter = 1.571,
+            Normal = new CSMath.XYZ(0, 0, -1)
+        };
+
+        var normalArcs = normal.ToOpenNest();
+        var flippedArcs = flipped.ToOpenNest();
+
+        Assert.True(normalArcs.Count > 0);
+        Assert.True(flippedArcs.Count > 0);
+        Assert.True(normalArcs.All(e => e is Arc));
+        Assert.True(flippedArcs.All(e => e is Arc));
+
+        var normalFirst = (Arc)normalArcs.First();
+        var flippedFirst = (Arc)flippedArcs.First();
+        var normalStart = GetArcStart(normalFirst);
+        var flippedStart = GetArcStart(flippedFirst);
+
+        Assert.True(normalStart.X < 0, $"Normal ellipse start X should be negative, got {normalStart.X}");
+        Assert.True(flippedStart.X > 0, $"Flipped ellipse should bulge right, got {flippedStart.X}");
+
+        var normalBbox = GetBoundingBox(normalArcs.Cast<Arc>());
+        var flippedBbox = GetBoundingBox(flippedArcs.Cast<Arc>());
+        Assert.True(flippedBbox.minX > 0, $"Flipped ellipse should stay on positive X side, minX={flippedBbox.minX}");
+        Assert.True(normalBbox.maxX < 0, $"Normal ellipse should stay on negative X side, maxX={normalBbox.maxX}");
+    }
+
+    private static (double minX, double maxX) GetBoundingBox(IEnumerable<Arc> arcs)
+    {
+        var minX = double.MaxValue;
+        var maxX = double.MinValue;
+        foreach (var arc in arcs)
+        {
+            var s = GetArcStart(arc);
+            var e = GetArcEnd(arc);
+            minX = System.Math.Min(minX, System.Math.Min(s.X, e.X));
+            maxX = System.Math.Max(maxX, System.Math.Max(s.X, e.X));
+        }
+        return (minX, maxX);
+    }
+
+    private static Vector GetArcStart(Arc arc)
+    {
+        var angle = arc.IsReversed ? arc.EndAngle : arc.StartAngle;
+        return new Vector(
+            arc.Center.X + arc.Radius * System.Math.Cos(angle),
+            arc.Center.Y + arc.Radius * System.Math.Sin(angle));
+    }
+
+    private static Vector GetArcEnd(Arc arc)
+    {
+        var angle = arc.IsReversed ? arc.StartAngle : arc.EndAngle;
+        return new Vector(
+            arc.Center.X + arc.Radius * System.Math.Cos(angle),
+            arc.Center.Y + arc.Radius * System.Math.Sin(angle));
+    }
+
     private static double MaxDeviationFromEllipse(Arc arc, Vector ellipseCenter,
         double semiMajor, double semiMinor, double rotation, int samples)
     {

OpenNest.Tests/Geometry/WeldEndpointsTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.Math;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.Geometry;
+
+public class WeldEndpointsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void WeldEndpoints_SnapsNearbyLineEndpoints()
+    {
+        var line1 = new Line(0, 0, 10, 0);
+        var line2 = new Line(10.0000005, 0, 20, 0);
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { line1, line2 };
+
+        ShapeBuilder.WeldEndpoints(entities, 0.000001);
+
+        Assert.True(line1.EndPoint.DistanceTo(line2.StartPoint) <= Tolerance.Epsilon);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WeldEndpoints_SnapsArcEndpointByAdjustingAngle()
+    {
+        var line = new Line(0, 0, 10, 0);
+        var arc = new Arc(15, 0, 5, Angle.ToRadians(180.001), Angle.ToRadians(90));
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { line, arc };
+
+        ShapeBuilder.WeldEndpoints(entities, 0.01);
+
+        var arcStart = arc.StartPoint();
+        Assert.True(line.EndPoint.DistanceTo(arcStart) <= 0.01);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void WeldEndpoints_DoesNotWeldDistantEndpoints()
+    {
+        var line1 = new Line(0, 0, 10, 0);
+        var line2 = new Line(10.1, 0, 20, 0);
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { line1, line2 };
+
+        ShapeBuilder.WeldEndpoints(entities, 0.000001);
+
+        Assert.True(line1.EndPoint.DistanceTo(line2.StartPoint) > 0.01);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetShapes_WithWeldTolerance_WeldsBeforeChaining()
+    {
+        var line1 = new Line(0, 0, 10, 0);
+        var line2 = new Line(10.0000005, 0, 10.0000005, 10);
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { line1, line2 };
+
+        var shapes = ShapeBuilder.GetShapes(entities, weldTolerance: 0.000001);
+
+        Assert.Single(shapes);
+        Assert.Equal(2, shapes[0].Entities.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void GetShapes_WithoutWeldTolerance_DefaultBehavior()
+    {
+        var line1 = new Line(0, 0, 10, 0);
+        var line2 = new Line(10, 0, 10, 10);
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { line1, line2 };
+
+        var shapes = ShapeBuilder.GetShapes(entities);
+
+        Assert.Single(shapes);
+        Assert.Equal(2, shapes[0].Entities.Count);
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Tests/IO/RemoveDuplicateArcsTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using OpenNest.IO;
+using OpenNest.Math;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.IO;
+
+public class RemoveDuplicateArcsTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void RemoveDuplicateArcs_RemovesArcMatchingCircle_SameLayer()
+    {
+        var layer = new Layer("0");
+        var circle = new Circle(10, 10, 5) { Layer = layer };
+        var arc = new Arc(10, 10, 5, 0, Angle.ToRadians(90)) { Layer = layer };
+        var line = new Line(0, 0, 10, 0) { Layer = layer };
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { circle, arc, line };
+
+        CadImporter.RemoveDuplicateArcs(entities);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, entities.Count);
+        Assert.Contains(circle, entities);
+        Assert.Contains(line, entities);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain(arc, entities);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RemoveDuplicateArcs_KeepsArcOnDifferentLayer()
+    {
+        var layer1 = new Layer("cut");
+        var layer2 = new Layer("etch");
+        var circle = new Circle(10, 10, 5) { Layer = layer1 };
+        var arc = new Arc(10, 10, 5, 0, Angle.ToRadians(90)) { Layer = layer2 };
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { circle, arc };
+
+        CadImporter.RemoveDuplicateArcs(entities);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, entities.Count);
+        Assert.Contains(arc, entities);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RemoveDuplicateArcs_KeepsArcWithDifferentRadius()
+    {
+        var layer = new Layer("0");
+        var circle = new Circle(10, 10, 5) { Layer = layer };
+        var arc = new Arc(10, 10, 3, 0, Angle.ToRadians(90)) { Layer = layer };
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { circle, arc };
+
+        CadImporter.RemoveDuplicateArcs(entities);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, entities.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RemoveDuplicateArcs_KeepsArcWithDifferentCenter()
+    {
+        var layer = new Layer("0");
+        var circle = new Circle(10, 10, 5) { Layer = layer };
+        var arc = new Arc(20, 20, 5, 0, Angle.ToRadians(90)) { Layer = layer };
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { circle, arc };
+
+        CadImporter.RemoveDuplicateArcs(entities);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, entities.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RemoveDuplicateArcs_NoCircles_NoChange()
+    {
+        var arc = new Arc(10, 10, 5, 0, Angle.ToRadians(90));
+        var line = new Line(0, 0, 10, 0);
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { arc, line };
+
+        CadImporter.RemoveDuplicateArcs(entities);
+
+        Assert.Equal(2, entities.Count);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void RemoveDuplicateArcs_MultipleArcsMatchOneCircle_RemovesAll()
+    {
+        var layer = new Layer("0");
+        var circle = new Circle(10, 10, 5) { Layer = layer };
+        var arc1 = new Arc(10, 10, 5, 0, Angle.ToRadians(90)) { Layer = layer };
+        var arc2 = new Arc(10, 10, 5, Angle.ToRadians(90), Angle.ToRadians(180)) { Layer = layer };
+        var entities = new List<Entity> { circle, arc1, arc2 };
+
+        CadImporter.RemoveDuplicateArcs(entities);
+
+        Assert.Single(entities);
+        Assert.Contains(circle, entities);
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Tests/Math/FractionTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+using OpenNest.Math;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests.Math;
+
+public class FractionTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("3/8", 0.375)]
+    [InlineData("1 3/4", 1.75)]
+    [InlineData("1-3/4", 1.75)]
+    [InlineData("1/2", 0.5)]
+    public void Parse_ValidFraction_ReturnsDouble(string input, double expected)
+    {
+        var result = Fraction.Parse(input);
+
+        Assert.Equal(expected, result, 8);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("3/8", true)]
+    [InlineData("abc", false)]
+    [InlineData("1 3/4", true)]
+    public void IsValid_ReturnsExpected(string input, bool expected)
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(expected, Fraction.IsValid(input));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void TryParse_InvalidInput_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var result = Fraction.TryParse("abc", out var value);
+
+        Assert.False(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0, value);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ReplaceFractionsWithDecimals_ReplacesFractionInString()
+    {
+        var result = Fraction.ReplaceFractionsWithDecimals("length is 1 3/4 inches");
+
+        Assert.Contains("1.75", result);
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("3/4", result);
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Training/Program.cs

@@ -89,8 +89,10 @@ int RunDataCollection(string dir, string dbPath, string saveDir, double s, strin
         new Size(48, 24), new Size(120, 10)
     };
 
-    var dxfFiles = Directory.GetFiles(dir, "*.dxf", SearchOption.AllDirectories);
-    Console.WriteLine($"Found {dxfFiles.Length} DXF files");
+    var dxfFiles = Directory.GetFiles(dir, "*.dxf", SearchOption.AllDirectories)
+        .Concat(Directory.GetFiles(dir, "*.dwg", SearchOption.AllDirectories))
+        .ToArray();
+    Console.WriteLine($"Found {dxfFiles.Length} CAD files");
     var resolvedDb = dbPath.EndsWith(".db", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? dbPath : dbPath + ".db";
     Console.WriteLine($"Database: {Path.GetFullPath(resolvedDb)}");
     Console.WriteLine($"Sheet sizes: {sheetSuite.Length} configurations");

OpenNest/ArchUnits.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using OpenNest.IO.Bom;
+using OpenNest.Math;
 using System;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Text;

OpenNest/Controls/CadText.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System.Drawing;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Controls
+{
+    public class CadText
+    {
+        public Vector Position { get; set; }
+        public string Value { get; set; }
+        public double Height { get; set; }
+        public double Rotation { get; set; }
+        public string LayerName { get; set; }
+        public StringAlignment HAlign { get; set; }
+        public StringAlignment VAlign { get; set; }
+    }
+}

OpenNest/Controls/EntityView.cs

@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
         public List<Entity> SimplifierToleranceRight { get; set; }
         public List<Entity> OriginalEntities { get; set; }
         public bool ShowEntityLabels { get; set; }
+        public List<CadText> Texts { get; set; } = new List<CadText>();
 
         private readonly Pen gridPen = new Pen(Color.FromArgb(70, 70, 70));
         private readonly Dictionary<int, Pen> penCache = new Dictionary<int, Pen>();
         private readonly Font labelFont = new Font("Segoe UI", 7f);
         private readonly SolidBrush labelBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(220, 255, 255, 200));
         private readonly SolidBrush labelBackBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(33, 40, 48));
+        private readonly SolidBrush textBrush = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(180, 200, 200, 200));
 
         public event EventHandler<Line> LinePicked;
         public event EventHandler PickCancelled;
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
                 DrawEntity(e.Graphics, entity, pen);
             }
 
+            DrawTexts(e.Graphics);
+
             if (ShowEntityLabels)
                 DrawEntityLabels(e.Graphics);
 
@@ -408,6 +412,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
                 labelFont.Dispose();
                 labelBrush.Dispose();
                 labelBackBrush.Dispose();
+                textBrush.Dispose();
             }
             base.Dispose(disposing);
         }
@@ -474,6 +479,34 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
                 diameter);
         }
 
+        private void DrawTexts(Graphics g)
+        {
+            if (Texts == null || Texts.Count == 0)
+                return;
+
+            using var sf = new StringFormat();
+
+            foreach (var text in Texts)
+            {
+                var pos = PointWorldToGraph(text.Position);
+                var fontSize = LengthWorldToGui(text.Height);
+                if (fontSize < 2f) continue;
+
+                var state = g.Save();
+                g.TranslateTransform(pos.X, pos.Y);
+
+                if (text.Rotation != 0)
+                    g.RotateTransform((float)OpenNest.Math.Angle.ToDegrees(text.Rotation));
+
+                sf.Alignment = text.HAlign;
+                sf.LineAlignment = text.VAlign;
+
+                using var font = new Font("Segoe UI", fontSize, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
+                g.DrawString(text.Value, font, textBrush, 0, 0, sf);
+                g.Restore(state);
+            }
+        }
+
         private void DrawPoint(Graphics g, Vector pt, Pen pen)
         {
             var pt1 = PointWorldToGraph(pt);

OpenNest/Controls/FileListControl.cs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
         public HashSet<Guid> SuppressedEntityIds { get; set; }
         public Box Bounds { get; set; }
         public int EntityCount { get; set; }
+        public List<CadText> Texts { get; set; } = new();
     }
 
     public class FileListControl : Control

OpenNest/Forms/BomImportForm.cs

@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
                 else
                 {
                     var lookupName = item.FileName;
-                    if (lookupName.EndsWith(".dxf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+                    if (lookupName.EndsWith(".dxf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
+                        || lookupName.EndsWith(".dwg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
                         lookupName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(lookupName);
 
                     if (matchedPaths.TryGetValue(lookupName, out var dxfPath))

OpenNest/Forms/CadConverterForm.cs

@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
                     Customer = string.Empty,
                     Bends = result.Bends,
                     Bounds = result.Bounds,
-                    EntityCount = result.Entities.Count
+                    EntityCount = result.Entities.Count,
+                    Texts = ExtractTexts(result.Document),
                 };
 
                 if (InvokeRequired)
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             entityView1.Entities.Clear();
             entityView1.Entities.AddRange(item.Entities);
             entityView1.Bends = item.Bends ?? new List<Bend>();
+            entityView1.Texts = item.Texts ?? new List<CadText>();
 
             item.Entities.ForEach(e => e.IsVisible = true);
             if (item.Entities.Any(e => e.Layer != null))
@@ -473,7 +475,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             {
                 var files = (string[])e.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
                 var dxfFiles = files.Where(f =>
-                    f.EndsWith(".dxf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToArray();
+                    f.EndsWith(".dxf", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ||
+                    f.EndsWith(".dwg", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).ToArray();
                 if (dxfFiles.Length > 0)
                     AddFiles(dxfFiles);
             }
@@ -803,6 +806,102 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
 
         #endregion
 
+        private static List<CadText> ExtractTexts(ACadSharp.CadDocument doc)
+        {
+            var texts = new List<CadText>();
+            if (doc == null) return texts;
+
+            foreach (var entity in doc.Entities)
+            {
+                switch (entity)
+                {
+                    case ACadSharp.Entities.MText mtext:
+                        var (mh, mv) = MapAttachmentPoint(mtext.AttachmentPoint);
+                        texts.Add(new CadText
+                        {
+                            Position = new Vector(mtext.InsertPoint.X, mtext.InsertPoint.Y),
+                            Value = ReplaceControlCodes(StripMTextFormatting(mtext.Value)),
+                            Height = mtext.Height,
+                            Rotation = mtext.Rotation,
+                            LayerName = mtext.Layer?.Name,
+                            HAlign = mh,
+                            VAlign = mv,
+                        });
+                        break;
+
+                    case ACadSharp.Entities.TextEntity text:
+                        var useAlignment = text.HorizontalAlignment != 0
+                            || text.VerticalAlignment != 0;
+                        var pt = useAlignment ? text.AlignmentPoint : text.InsertPoint;
+                        var ha = text.HorizontalAlignment switch
+                        {
+                            ACadSharp.Entities.TextHorizontalAlignment.Center => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Center,
+                            ACadSharp.Entities.TextHorizontalAlignment.Right => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Far,
+                            _ => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Near,
+                        };
+                        texts.Add(new CadText
+                        {
+                            Position = new Vector(pt.X, pt.Y),
+                            Value = ReplaceControlCodes(text.Value),
+                            Height = text.Height,
+                            Rotation = text.Rotation,
+                            LayerName = text.Layer?.Name,
+                            HAlign = ha,
+                        });
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return texts;
+        }
+
+        private static (System.Drawing.StringAlignment h, System.Drawing.StringAlignment v) MapAttachmentPoint(
+            ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType apt)
+        {
+            var h = apt switch
+            {
+                ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.TopCenter
+                    or ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.MiddleCenter
+                    or ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.BottomCenter => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Center,
+                ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.TopRight
+                    or ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.MiddleRight
+                    or ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.BottomRight => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Far,
+                _ => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Near,
+            };
+            var v = apt switch
+            {
+                ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.MiddleLeft
+                    or ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.MiddleCenter
+                    or ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.MiddleRight => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Center,
+                ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.BottomLeft
+                    or ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.BottomCenter
+                    or ACadSharp.Entities.AttachmentPointType.BottomRight => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Far,
+                _ => System.Drawing.StringAlignment.Near,
+            };
+            return (h, v);
+        }
+
+        private static string StripMTextFormatting(string text)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text)) return text;
+            var result = System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex.Replace(text, @"\\[A-Za-z][^;]*;", "");
+            result = result.Replace("{", "").Replace("}", "");
+            return result.Trim();
+        }
+
+        private static string ReplaceControlCodes(string text)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text)) return text;
+            return text
+                .Replace("%%p", "±")
+                .Replace("%%P", "±")
+                .Replace("%%d", "°")
+                .Replace("%%D", "°")
+                .Replace("%%c", "⌀")
+                .Replace("%%C", "⌀")
+                .Replace("%%%", "%");
+        }
+
         private void filterPanel_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
         {
 

OpenNest/Forms/EditNestForm.cs

@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
         {
             var dlg = new OpenFileDialog();
             dlg.Multiselect = true;
-            dlg.Filter = "DXF Files (*.dxf) | *.dxf";
+            dlg.Filter = "CAD Files (*.dxf;*.dwg)|*.dxf;*.dwg|DXF Files (*.dxf)|*.dxf|DWG Files (*.dwg)|*.dwg";
 
             if (dlg.ShowDialog() != DialogResult.OK)
                 return;
@@ -346,7 +346,6 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             drawings.ForEach(d => Nest.Drawings.Add(d));
 
             UpdateDrawingList();
-            tabControl1.SelectedIndex = 1;
         }
 
         public bool Export()

OpenNest/GraphicsHelper.cs

@@ -138,9 +138,20 @@ namespace OpenNest
                         break;
 
                     case CodeType.RapidMove:
+                        {
+                            var rapid = (RapidMove)code;
+                            var endpt = rapid.EndPoint;
+                            if (mode == Mode.Incremental)
+                                endpt += curpos;
+                            var dx = endpt.X - curpos.X;
+                            var dy = endpt.Y - curpos.Y;
+                            if (dx * dx + dy * dy > 0.001 * 0.001)
+                            {
                                 cutPath.StartFigure();
                                 leadPath.StartFigure();
-                        AddLine(cutPath, (RapidMove)code, mode, ref curpos);
+                            }
+                            curpos = endpt;
+                        }
                         break;
 
                     case CodeType.SubProgramCall:
@@ -300,8 +311,17 @@ namespace OpenNest
                         break;
 
                     case CodeType.RapidMove:
+                        {
+                            var rapid = (RapidMove)code;
+                            var endpt = rapid.EndPoint;
+                            if (mode == Mode.Incremental)
+                                endpt += curpos;
+                            var dx = endpt.X - curpos.X;
+                            var dy = endpt.Y - curpos.Y;
+                            if (dx * dx + dy * dy > 0.001 * 0.001)
                                 Flush();
-                        AddLine(path, (RapidMove)code, mode, ref curpos);
+                            curpos = endpt;
+                        }
                         break;
 
                     case CodeType.SubProgramCall: