chore: update NestProgressForm designer layout

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

OpenNest.Engine/DefaultNestEngine.cs

@@ -66,8 +66,15 @@ namespace OpenNest
             if (item.Quantity > 0 && best.Count > item.Quantity)
                 best = ShrinkFiller.TrimToCount(best, item.Quantity, ShrinkAxis.Width);
 
-            ReportProgress(progress, WinnerPhase, PlateNumber, best, workArea, BuildProgressSummary(),
-                isOverallBest: true);
+            ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = WinnerPhase,
+                PlateNumber = PlateNumber,
+                Parts = best,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = BuildProgressSummary(),
+                IsOverallBest = true,
+            });
 
             return best;
         }
@@ -94,8 +101,15 @@ namespace OpenNest
 
             Debug.WriteLine($"[Fill(groupParts,Box)] Linear pattern: {best?.Count ?? 0} parts | WorkArea: {workArea.Width:F1}x{workArea.Length:F1}");
 
-            ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Linear, PlateNumber, best, workArea, BuildProgressSummary(),
-                isOverallBest: true);
+            ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = NestPhase.Linear,
+                PlateNumber = PlateNumber,
+                Parts = best,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = BuildProgressSummary(),
+                IsOverallBest = true,
+            });
 
             return best ?? new List<Part>();
         }
@@ -151,9 +165,15 @@ namespace OpenNest
 
                     if (context.CurrentBest != null && context.CurrentBest.Count > 0)
                     {
-                        ReportProgress(context.Progress, context.WinnerPhase, PlateNumber,
-                            context.CurrentBest, context.WorkArea, BuildProgressSummary(),
-                            isOverallBest: true);
+                        ReportProgress(context.Progress, new ProgressReport
+                        {
+                            Phase = context.WinnerPhase,
+                            PlateNumber = PlateNumber,
+                            Parts = context.CurrentBest,
+                            WorkArea = context.WorkArea,
+                            Description = BuildProgressSummary(),
+                            IsOverallBest = true,
+                        });
                     }
                 }
             }

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/AccumulatingProgress.cs

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
                 combined.AddRange(previousParts);
                 combined.AddRange(value.BestParts);
                 value.BestParts = combined;
-                value.BestPartCount = combined.Count;
             }
 
             inner.Report(value);

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/BestCombination.cs

@@ -7,74 +7,30 @@ namespace OpenNest
         public static bool FindFrom2(double length1, double length2, double overallLength, out int count1, out int count2)
         {
             overallLength += Tolerance.Epsilon;
-
-            if (length1 > overallLength)
-            {
-                if (length2 > overallLength)
-                {
             count1 = 0;
             count2 = 0;
-                    return false;
-                }
 
-                count1 = 0;
-                count2 = (int)System.Math.Floor(overallLength / length2);
-                return true;
-            }
+            var maxCount1 = (int)System.Math.Floor(overallLength / length1);
+            var bestRemnant = overallLength + 1;
 
-            if (length2 > overallLength)
+            for (var c1 = 0; c1 <= maxCount1; c1++)
             {
-                count1 = (int)System.Math.Floor(overallLength / length1);
-                count2 = 0;
-                return true;
-            }
+                var remaining = overallLength - c1 * length1;
+                var c2 = (int)System.Math.Floor(remaining / length2);
+                var remnant = remaining - c2 * length2;
 
-            var maxCountLength1 = (int)System.Math.Floor(overallLength / length1);
+                if (!(remnant < bestRemnant))
+                    continue;
 
-            count1 = maxCountLength1;
-            count2 = 0;
-
-            var remnant = overallLength - maxCountLength1 * length1;
+                count1 = c1;
+                count2 = c2;
+                bestRemnant = remnant;
 
                 if (remnant.IsEqualTo(0))
-                return true;
-
-            for (int countLength1 = 0; countLength1 <= maxCountLength1; ++countLength1)
-            {
-                var remnant1 = overallLength - countLength1 * length1;
-
-                if (remnant1 >= length2)
-                {
-                    var countLength2 = (int)System.Math.Floor(remnant1 / length2);
-                    var remnant2 = remnant1 - length2 * countLength2;
-
-                    if (!(remnant2 < remnant))
-                        continue;
-
-                    count1 = countLength1;
-                    count2 = countLength2;
-
-                    if (remnant2.IsEqualTo(0))
                     break;
-
-                    remnant = remnant2;
-                }
-                else
-                {
-                    if (!(remnant1 < remnant))
-                        continue;
-
-                    count1 = countLength1;
-                    count2 = 0;
-
-                    if (remnant1.IsEqualTo(0))
-                        break;
-
-                    remnant = remnant1;
-                }
             }
 
-            return true;
+            return count1 > 0 || count2 > 0;
         }
     }
 }

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/FillExtents.cs

@@ -36,18 +36,36 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             if (column.Count == 0)
                 return new List<Part>();
 
-            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Extents, plateNumber,
-                column, workArea, $"Extents: initial column {column.Count} parts");
+            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = NestPhase.Extents,
+                PlateNumber = plateNumber,
+                Parts = column,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = $"Extents: initial column {column.Count} parts",
+            });
 
             var adjusted = AdjustColumn(pair.Value, column, token);
 
-            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Extents, plateNumber,
-                adjusted, workArea, $"Extents: adjusted column {adjusted.Count} parts");
+            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = NestPhase.Extents,
+                PlateNumber = plateNumber,
+                Parts = adjusted,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = $"Extents: adjusted column {adjusted.Count} parts",
+            });
 
             var result = RepeatColumns(adjusted, token);
 
-            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Extents, plateNumber,
-                result, workArea, $"Extents: {result.Count} parts total");
+            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = NestPhase.Extents,
+                PlateNumber = plateNumber,
+                Parts = result,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = $"Extents: {result.Count} parts total",
+            });
 
             return result;
         }

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/GridDedup.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tracks evaluated grid configurations so duplicate pattern/direction/workArea
+/// combinations can be skipped across fill strategies.
+/// </summary>
+public class GridDedup
+{
+    public const string SharedStateKey = "GridDedup";
+
+    private readonly ConcurrentDictionary<GridKey, byte> _seen = new();
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns true if this configuration has NOT been seen before (i.e., should be evaluated).
+    /// Returns false if it's a duplicate.
+    /// </summary>
+    public bool TryAdd(Box patternBox, Box workArea, NestDirection dir)
+    {
+        var key = new GridKey(patternBox, workArea, dir);
+        return _seen.TryAdd(key, 0);
+    }
+
+    public int Count => _seen.Count;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or creates a GridDedup from FillContext.SharedState.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static GridDedup GetOrCreate(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string, object> sharedState)
+    {
+        if (sharedState.TryGetValue(SharedStateKey, out var existing))
+            return (GridDedup)existing;
+
+        var dedup = new GridDedup();
+        sharedState[SharedStateKey] = dedup;
+        return dedup;
+    }
+
+    private readonly struct GridKey : IEquatable<GridKey>
+    {
+        private readonly int _patternW, _patternL, _workW, _workL, _dir;
+
+        public GridKey(Box patternBox, Box workArea, NestDirection dir)
+        {
+            _patternW = (int)System.Math.Round(patternBox.Width * 10);
+            _patternL = (int)System.Math.Round(patternBox.Length * 10);
+            _workW = (int)System.Math.Round(workArea.Width * 10);
+            _workL = (int)System.Math.Round(workArea.Length * 10);
+            _dir = (int)dir;
+        }
+
+        public bool Equals(GridKey other) =>
+            _patternW == other._patternW && _patternL == other._patternL &&
+            _workW == other._workW && _workL == other._workL &&
+            _dir == other._dir;
+
+        public override bool Equals(object obj) => obj is GridKey other && Equals(other);
+
+        public override int GetHashCode()
+        {
+            unchecked
+            {
+                var hash = _patternW;
+                hash = hash * 397 ^ _patternL;
+                hash = hash * 397 ^ _workW;
+                hash = hash * 397 ^ _workL;
+                hash = hash * 397 ^ _dir;
+                return hash;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/IterativeShrinkFiller.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             double spacing,
             CancellationToken token = default,
             IProgress<NestProgress> progress = null,
-            int plateNumber = 0)
+            int plateNumber = 0,
+            Func<NestItem, Box, List<Part>> widthFillFunc = null)
         {
             if (items == null || items.Count == 0)
                 return new IterativeShrinkResult();
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             // include them in progress reports.
             var placedSoFar = new List<Part>();
 
+            var wFillFunc = widthFillFunc ?? fillFunc;
+
             Func<NestItem, Box, List<Part>> shrinkWrapper = (ni, box) =>
             {
                 var target = ni.Quantity > 0 ? ni.Quantity : 0;
@@ -84,7 +87,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
                 Parallel.Invoke(
                     () => heightResult = ShrinkFiller.Shrink(fillFunc, ni, box, spacing, ShrinkAxis.Height, token,
                         targetCount: target, progress: progress, plateNumber: plateNumber, placedParts: placedSoFar),
-                    () => widthResult = ShrinkFiller.Shrink(fillFunc, ni, box, spacing, ShrinkAxis.Width, token,
+                    () => widthResult = ShrinkFiller.Shrink(wFillFunc, ni, box, spacing, ShrinkAxis.Width, token,
                         targetCount: target, progress: progress, plateNumber: plateNumber, placedParts: placedSoFar)
                 );
 
@@ -108,8 +111,15 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
                     var allParts = new List<Part>(placedSoFar.Count + best.Count);
                     allParts.AddRange(placedSoFar);
                     allParts.AddRange(best);
-                    NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Custom, plateNumber,
-                        allParts, box, $"Shrink: {best.Count} parts placed", isOverallBest: true);
+                    NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+                    {
+                        Phase = NestPhase.Custom,
+                        PlateNumber = plateNumber,
+                        Parts = allParts,
+                        WorkArea = box,
+                        Description = $"Shrink: {best.Count} parts placed",
+                        IsOverallBest = true,
+                    });
                 }
 
                 // Accumulate for the next item's progress reports.

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/PairFiller.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using OpenNest.Engine;
 
 namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
@@ -32,13 +33,15 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
         private readonly Size plateSize;
         private readonly double partSpacing;
         private readonly IFillComparer comparer;
+        private readonly GridDedup dedup;
 
-        public PairFiller(Plate plate, IFillComparer comparer = null)
+        public PairFiller(Plate plate, IFillComparer comparer = null, GridDedup dedup = null)
         {
             this.plate = plate;
             this.plateSize = plate.Size;
             this.partSpacing = plate.PartSpacing;
             this.comparer = comparer ?? new DefaultFillComparer();
+            this.dedup = dedup ?? new GridDedup();
         }
 
         public PairFillResult Fill(NestItem item, Box workArea,
@@ -68,32 +71,60 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             List<Part> best = null;
             var sinceImproved = 0;
             var effectiveWorkArea = workArea;
+            var batchSize = System.Math.Max(2, Environment.ProcessorCount);
 
+            var maxUtilization = candidates.Count > 0 ? candidates.Max(c => c.Utilization) : 1.0;
+            var partBox = drawing.Program.BoundingBox();
+            var partArea = System.Math.Max(partBox.Width * partBox.Length, 1);
+
+            FillStrategyRegistry.SetEnabled("Pairs", "RectBestFit", "Extents", "Linear");
             try
             {
-                for (var i = 0; i < candidates.Count; i++)
+                for (var batchStart = 0; batchStart < candidates.Count; batchStart += batchSize)
                 {
                     token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
-                    var filled = EvaluateCandidate(candidates[i], drawing, effectiveWorkArea, token);
+                    var batchEnd = System.Math.Min(batchStart + batchSize, candidates.Count);
+                    var batchCount = batchEnd - batchStart;
+                    var batchWorkArea = effectiveWorkArea;
+                    var minCountToBeat = best?.Count ?? 0;
 
-                    if (comparer.IsBetter(filled, best, effectiveWorkArea))
+                    var results = new List<Part>[batchCount];
+                    Parallel.For(0, batchCount,
+                        new ParallelOptions { CancellationToken = token },
+                        j =>
                         {
-                        best = filled;
+                            results[j] = EvaluateCandidate(
+                                candidates[batchStart + j], drawing, batchWorkArea,
+                                minCountToBeat, maxUtilization, partArea, token);
+                        });
+
+                    for (var j = 0; j < batchCount; j++)
+                    {
+                        if (comparer.IsBetter(results[j], best, effectiveWorkArea))
+                        {
+                            best = results[j];
                             sinceImproved = 0;
-                        effectiveWorkArea = TryReduceWorkArea(filled, targetCount, workArea, effectiveWorkArea);
+                            effectiveWorkArea = TryReduceWorkArea(best, targetCount, workArea, effectiveWorkArea);
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             sinceImproved++;
                         }
 
-                    NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Pairs, plateNumber, best, workArea,
-                        $"Pairs: {i + 1}/{candidates.Count} candidates, best = {best?.Count ?? 0} parts");
-
-                    if (i + 1 >= EarlyExitMinTried && sinceImproved >= EarlyExitStaleLimit)
+                        NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
                         {
-                        Debug.WriteLine($"[PairFiller] Early exit at {i + 1}/{candidates.Count} — no improvement in last {sinceImproved} candidates");
+                            Phase = NestPhase.Pairs,
+                            PlateNumber = plateNumber,
+                            Parts = best,
+                            WorkArea = workArea,
+                            Description = $"Pairs: {batchStart + j + 1}/{candidates.Count} candidates, best = {best?.Count ?? 0} parts",
+                        });
+                    }
+
+                    if (batchEnd >= EarlyExitMinTried && sinceImproved >= EarlyExitStaleLimit)
+                    {
+                        Debug.WriteLine($"[PairFiller] Early exit at {batchEnd}/{candidates.Count} — no improvement in last {sinceImproved} candidates");
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -102,6 +133,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             {
                 Debug.WriteLine("[PairFiller] Cancelled mid-phase, using results so far");
             }
+            finally
+            {
+                FillStrategyRegistry.SetEnabled(null);
+            }
 
             Debug.WriteLine($"[PairFiller] Best pair result: {best?.Count ?? 0} parts");
             return best ?? new List<Part>();
@@ -145,7 +180,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
         }
 
         private List<Part> EvaluateCandidate(BestFitResult candidate, Drawing drawing,
-            Box workArea, CancellationToken token)
+            Box workArea, int minCountToBeat, double maxUtilization, double partArea,
+            CancellationToken token)
         {
             var pairParts = candidate.BuildParts(drawing);
             var angles = BuildTilingAngles(candidate);
@@ -162,6 +198,9 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
                 var engine = new FillLinear(workArea, partSpacing);
                 foreach (var dir in new[] { NestDirection.Horizontal, NestDirection.Vertical })
                 {
+                    if (!dedup.TryAdd(pattern.BoundingBox, workArea, dir))
+                        continue;
+
                     var gridParts = engine.Fill(pattern, dir);
                     if (gridParts != null && gridParts.Count > 0)
                         grids.Add((gridParts, dir));
@@ -174,17 +213,34 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             // Sort by count descending so we try the best grids first
             grids.Sort((a, b) => b.Parts.Count.CompareTo(a.Parts.Count));
 
+            // Early abort: if the best grid + optimistic remnant can't beat the global best, skip Phase 2
+            if (minCountToBeat > 0)
+            {
+                var topCount = grids[0].Parts.Count;
+                var optimisticRemnant = EstimateRemnantUpperBound(
+                    grids[0].Parts, workArea, maxUtilization, partArea);
+                if (topCount + optimisticRemnant <= minCountToBeat)
+                {
+                    Debug.WriteLine($"[PairFiller] Skipping candidate: grid {topCount} + estimate {optimisticRemnant} <= best {minCountToBeat}");
+                    return null;
+                }
+            }
+
             // Phase 2: try remnant for each grid, skip if grid is too far behind
             List<Part> best = null;
-            var maxRemnantEstimate = EstimateMaxRemnantParts(drawing, workArea);
 
             foreach (var (gridParts, dir) in grids)
             {
                 token.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
                 // If this grid + max possible remnant can't beat current best, skip
-                if (best != null && gridParts.Count + maxRemnantEstimate <= best.Count)
+                if (best != null)
+                {
+                    var remnantBound = EstimateRemnantUpperBound(
+                        gridParts, workArea, maxUtilization, partArea);
+                    if (gridParts.Count + remnantBound <= best.Count)
                         break; // sorted descending, so remaining are even smaller
+                }
 
                 var remnantParts = FillRemnant(gridParts, drawing, workArea, token);
                 List<Part> total;
@@ -206,12 +262,20 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
             return best;
         }
 
-        private static int EstimateMaxRemnantParts(Drawing drawing, Box workArea)
+        private int EstimateRemnantUpperBound(List<Part> gridParts, Box workArea,
+            double maxUtilization, double partArea)
         {
-            var partBox = drawing.Program.BoundingBox();
-            var partArea = System.Math.Max(partBox.Width * partBox.Length, 1);
-            var remnantArea = workArea.Area() * 0.3; // remnant is at most ~30% of work area
-            return (int)(remnantArea / partArea) + 1;
+            var gridBox = ((IEnumerable<IBoundable>)gridParts).GetBoundingBox();
+
+            // L-shaped remnant: top strip (full width) + right strip (grid height only)
+            var topHeight = System.Math.Max(0, workArea.Top - gridBox.Top);
+            var rightWidth = System.Math.Max(0, workArea.Right - gridBox.Right);
+
+            var topArea = workArea.Width * topHeight;
+            var rightArea = rightWidth * System.Math.Min(gridBox.Top - workArea.Y, workArea.Length);
+            var remnantArea = topArea + rightArea;
+
+            return (int)(remnantArea * maxUtilization / partArea) + 1;
         }
 
         private List<Part> FillRemnant(List<Part> gridParts, Drawing drawing,
@@ -257,9 +321,6 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
                 return cachedResult;
             }
 
-            FillStrategyRegistry.SetEnabled("Pairs", "RectBestFit", "Extents", "Linear");
-            try
-            {
             var remnantEngine = NestEngineRegistry.Create(plate);
             var item = new NestItem { Drawing = drawing };
             var parts = remnantEngine.Fill(item, remnantBox, null, token);
@@ -275,11 +336,6 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
 
             return null;
         }
-            finally
-            {
-                FillStrategyRegistry.SetEnabled(null);
-            }
-        }
 
         private static List<double> BuildTilingAngles(BestFitResult candidate)
         {

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/ShrinkFiller.cs

@@ -79,8 +79,14 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Fill
 
             var desc = $"Shrink {axis}: {bestParts.Count} parts, dim={dim:F1}";
 
-            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Custom, plateNumber,
-                allParts, workArea, desc);
+            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = NestPhase.Custom,
+                PlateNumber = plateNumber,
+                Parts = allParts,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = desc,
+            });
         }
 
         /// <summary>

OpenNest.Engine/Fill/StripeFiller.cs

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public class StripeFiller
     private readonly FillContext _context;
     private readonly NestDirection _primaryAxis;
     private readonly IFillComparer _comparer;
+    private readonly GridDedup _dedup;
 
     /// <summary>
     /// When true, only complete stripes are placed — no partial rows/columns.
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ public class StripeFiller
         _context = context;
         _primaryAxis = primaryAxis;
         _comparer = context.Policy?.Comparer ?? new DefaultFillComparer();
+        _dedup = GridDedup.GetOrCreate(context.SharedState);
     }
 
     public List<Part> Fill()
@@ -93,9 +95,14 @@ public class StripeFiller
                 }
             }
 
-            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(_context.Progress, NestPhase.Custom,
-                _context.PlateNumber, bestParts, workArea,
-                $"{strategyName}: {i + 1}/{bestFits.Count} pairs, best = {bestParts?.Count ?? 0} parts");
+            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(_context.Progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = NestPhase.Custom,
+                PlateNumber = _context.PlateNumber,
+                Parts = bestParts,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = $"{strategyName}: {i + 1}/{bestFits.Count} pairs, best = {bestParts?.Count ?? 0} parts",
+            });
         }
 
         return bestParts ?? new List<Part>();
@@ -110,6 +117,10 @@ public class StripeFiller
         var rotatedPattern = FillHelpers.BuildRotatedPattern(pairParts, angle);
         var perpDim = GetDimension(rotatedPattern.BoundingBox, perpAxis);
         var stripeBox = MakeStripeBox(workArea, perpDim, primaryAxis);
+
+        if (!_dedup.TryAdd(rotatedPattern.BoundingBox, workArea, primaryAxis))
+            return null;
+
         var stripeEngine = new FillLinear(stripeBox, spacing);
         var stripeParts = stripeEngine.Fill(rotatedPattern, primaryAxis);
 

OpenNest.Engine/NestEngineBase.cs

@@ -210,55 +210,26 @@ namespace OpenNest
         // --- Protected utilities ---
 
         internal static void ReportProgress(
-            IProgress<NestProgress> progress,
-            NestPhase phase,
-            int plateNumber,
-            List<Part> best,
-            Box workArea,
-            string description,
-            bool isOverallBest = false)
+            IProgress<NestProgress> progress, ProgressReport report)
         {
-            if (progress == null || best == null || best.Count == 0)
+            if (progress == null || report.Parts == null || report.Parts.Count == 0)
                 return;
 
-            var score = FillScore.Compute(best, workArea);
-            var clonedParts = new List<Part>(best.Count);
-            var totalPartArea = 0.0;
-
-            foreach (var part in best)
-            {
+            var clonedParts = new List<Part>(report.Parts.Count);
+            foreach (var part in report.Parts)
                 clonedParts.Add((Part)part.Clone());
-                totalPartArea += part.BaseDrawing.Area;
-            }
 
-            var bounds = best.GetBoundingBox();
-
-            var msg = $"[Progress] Phase={phase}, Plate={plateNumber}, Parts={score.Count}, " +
-                      $"Density={score.Density:P1}, Nested={bounds.Width:F1}x{bounds.Length:F1}, " +
-                      $"PartArea={totalPartArea:F0}, Remnant={workArea.Area() - totalPartArea:F0}, " +
-                      $"WorkArea={workArea.Width:F1}x{workArea.Length:F1} | {description}";
-            Debug.WriteLine(msg);
-            try
-            {
-                System.IO.File.AppendAllText(
-                System.IO.Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop), "nest-debug.log"),
-                $"{DateTime.Now:HH:mm:ss.fff} {msg}\n");
-            }
-            catch { }
+            Debug.WriteLine($"[Progress] Phase={report.Phase}, Plate={report.PlateNumber}, " +
+                            $"Parts={clonedParts.Count} | {report.Description}");
 
             progress.Report(new NestProgress
             {
-                Phase = phase,
-                PlateNumber = plateNumber,
-                BestPartCount = score.Count,
-                BestDensity = score.Density,
-                NestedWidth = bounds.Width,
-                NestedLength = bounds.Length,
-                NestedArea = totalPartArea,
+                Phase = report.Phase,
+                PlateNumber = report.PlateNumber,
                 BestParts = clonedParts,
-                Description = description,
-                ActiveWorkArea = workArea,
-                IsOverallBest = isOverallBest,
+                Description = report.Description,
+                ActiveWorkArea = report.WorkArea,
+                IsOverallBest = report.IsOverallBest,
             });
         }
 
@@ -270,7 +241,7 @@ namespace OpenNest
             var parts = new List<string>(PhaseResults.Count);
 
             foreach (var r in PhaseResults)
-                parts.Add($"{FormatPhaseName(r.Phase)}: {r.PartCount}");
+                parts.Add($"{r.Phase.ShortName()}: {r.PartCount}");
 
             return string.Join(" | ", parts);
         }
@@ -323,17 +294,5 @@ namespace OpenNest
             return false;
         }
 
-        protected static string FormatPhaseName(NestPhase phase)
-        {
-            switch (phase)
-            {
-                case NestPhase.Pairs: return "Pairs";
-                case NestPhase.Linear: return "Linear";
-                case NestPhase.RectBestFit: return "BestFit";
-                case NestPhase.Extents: return "Extents";
-                case NestPhase.Custom: return "Custom";
-                default: return phase.ToString();
-            }
-        }
     }
 }

OpenNest.Engine/NestProgress.cs

@@ -1,16 +1,52 @@
 using OpenNest.Geometry;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace OpenNest
 {
+    [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Field)]
+    internal class ShortNameAttribute(string name) : Attribute
+    {
+        public string Name { get; } = name;
+    }
+
     public enum NestPhase
     {
-        Linear,
-        RectBestFit,
-        Pairs,
-        Nfp,
-        Extents,
-        Custom
+        [Description("Trying rotations..."), ShortName("Linear")] Linear,
+        [Description("Trying best fit..."), ShortName("BestFit")] RectBestFit,
+        [Description("Trying pairs..."), ShortName("Pairs")] Pairs,
+        [Description("Trying NFP..."), ShortName("NFP")] Nfp,
+        [Description("Trying extents..."), ShortName("Extents")] Extents,
+        [Description("Custom"), ShortName("Custom")] Custom
+    }
+
+    public static class NestPhaseExtensions
+    {
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<NestPhase, string> DisplayNames = new();
+        private static readonly ConcurrentDictionary<NestPhase, string> ShortNames = new();
+
+        public static string DisplayName(this NestPhase phase)
+        {
+            return DisplayNames.GetOrAdd(phase, p =>
+            {
+                var field = typeof(NestPhase).GetField(p.ToString());
+                var attr = field?.GetCustomAttribute<DescriptionAttribute>();
+                return attr?.Description ?? p.ToString();
+            });
+        }
+
+        public static string ShortName(this NestPhase phase)
+        {
+            return ShortNames.GetOrAdd(phase, p =>
+            {
+                var field = typeof(NestPhase).GetField(p.ToString());
+                var attr = field?.GetCustomAttribute<ShortNameAttribute>();
+                return attr?.Name ?? p.ToString();
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     public class PhaseResult
@@ -34,18 +70,93 @@ namespace OpenNest
         public int PartCount { get; set; }
     }
 
+    internal readonly struct ProgressReport
+    {
+        public NestPhase Phase { get; init; }
+        public int PlateNumber { get; init; }
+        public List<Part> Parts { get; init; }
+        public Box WorkArea { get; init; }
+        public string Description { get; init; }
+        public bool IsOverallBest { get; init; }
+    }
+
     public class NestProgress
     {
         public NestPhase Phase { get; set; }
         public int PlateNumber { get; set; }
-        public int BestPartCount { get; set; }
-        public double BestDensity { get; set; }
-        public double NestedWidth { get; set; }
-        public double NestedLength { get; set; }
-        public double NestedArea { get; set; }
-        public List<Part> BestParts { get; set; }
+
+        private List<Part> bestParts;
+        public List<Part> BestParts
+        {
+            get => bestParts;
+            set { bestParts = value; cachedParts = null; }
+        }
+
         public string Description { get; set; }
         public Box ActiveWorkArea { get; set; }
         public bool IsOverallBest { get; set; }
+
+        public int BestPartCount => BestParts?.Count ?? 0;
+
+        private List<Part> cachedParts;
+        private Box cachedBounds;
+        private double cachedPartArea;
+
+        private void EnsureCache()
+        {
+            if (cachedParts == bestParts) return;
+            cachedParts = bestParts;
+            if (bestParts == null || bestParts.Count == 0)
+            {
+                cachedBounds = default;
+                cachedPartArea = 0;
+                return;
+            }
+            cachedBounds = bestParts.GetBoundingBox();
+            cachedPartArea = 0;
+            foreach (var p in bestParts)
+                cachedPartArea += p.BaseDrawing.Area;
+        }
+
+        public double BestDensity
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (BestParts == null || BestParts.Count == 0) return 0;
+                EnsureCache();
+                var bboxArea = cachedBounds.Width * cachedBounds.Length;
+                return bboxArea > 0 ? cachedPartArea / bboxArea : 0;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public double NestedWidth
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (BestParts == null || BestParts.Count == 0) return 0;
+                EnsureCache();
+                return cachedBounds.Width;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public double NestedLength
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (BestParts == null || BestParts.Count == 0) return 0;
+                EnsureCache();
+                return cachedBounds.Length;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public double NestedArea
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (BestParts == null || BestParts.Count == 0) return 0;
+                EnsureCache();
+                return cachedPartArea;
+            }
+        }
     }
 }

OpenNest.Engine/Nfp/AutoNester.cs

@@ -74,8 +74,15 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Nfp
 
             Debug.WriteLine($"[AutoNest] Result: {parts.Count} parts placed, {result.Iterations} SA iterations");
 
-            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Nfp, 0, parts, workArea,
-                $"NFP: {parts.Count} parts, {result.Iterations} iterations", isOverallBest: true);
+            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = NestPhase.Nfp,
+                PlateNumber = 0,
+                Parts = parts,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = $"NFP: {parts.Count} parts, {result.Iterations} iterations",
+                IsOverallBest = true,
+            });
 
             return parts;
         }

OpenNest.Engine/Nfp/SimulatedAnnealing.cs

@@ -277,8 +277,15 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Nfp
         private static void ReportBest(IProgress<NestProgress> progress, List<Part> parts,
             Box workArea, string description)
         {
-            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, NestPhase.Nfp, 0, parts, workArea,
-                description, isOverallBest: true);
+            NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(progress, new ProgressReport
+            {
+                Phase = NestPhase.Nfp,
+                PlateNumber = 0,
+                Parts = parts,
+                WorkArea = workArea,
+                Description = description,
+                IsOverallBest = true,
+            });
         }
     }
 }

OpenNest.Engine/Strategies/LinearFillStrategy.cs

@@ -47,9 +47,14 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Strategies
                         best = result;
                 }
 
-                NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(context.Progress, NestPhase.Linear,
-                    context.PlateNumber, best, workArea,
-                    $"Linear: {ai + 1}/{angles.Count} angles, {angleDeg:F0}° best = {best?.Count ?? 0} parts");
+                NestEngineBase.ReportProgress(context.Progress, new ProgressReport
+                {
+                    Phase = NestPhase.Linear,
+                    PlateNumber = context.PlateNumber,
+                    Parts = best,
+                    WorkArea = workArea,
+                    Description = $"Linear: {ai + 1}/{angles.Count} angles, {angleDeg:F0}° best = {best?.Count ?? 0} parts",
+                });
             }
 
             return best ?? new List<Part>();

OpenNest.Engine/Strategies/PairsFillStrategy.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ namespace OpenNest.Engine.Strategies
         public List<Part> Fill(FillContext context)
         {
             var comparer = context.Policy?.Comparer;
-            var filler = new PairFiller(context.Plate, comparer);
+            var dedup = GridDedup.GetOrCreate(context.SharedState);
+            var filler = new PairFiller(context.Plate, comparer, dedup);
             var result = filler.Fill(context.Item, context.WorkArea,
                 context.PlateNumber, context.Token, context.Progress);
 

OpenNest.Engine/StripNestEngine.cs

@@ -77,17 +77,23 @@ namespace OpenNest
             // Phase 1: Iterative shrink-fill for multi-quantity items.
             if (fillItems.Count > 0)
             {
-                // Pass progress through so the UI shows intermediate results
-                // during the initial BestFitCache computation and fill phases.
-                Func<NestItem, Box, List<Part>> fillFunc = (ni, b) =>
+                // Use direction-specific engines: height shrink benefits from
+                // minimizing Y-extent, width shrink from minimizing X-extent.
+                Func<NestItem, Box, List<Part>> heightFillFunc = (ni, b) =>
                 {
-                    var inner = new DefaultNestEngine(Plate);
+                    var inner = new HorizontalRemnantEngine(Plate);
+                    return inner.Fill(ni, b, progress, token);
+                };
+
+                Func<NestItem, Box, List<Part>> widthFillFunc = (ni, b) =>
+                {
+                    var inner = new VerticalRemnantEngine(Plate);
                     return inner.Fill(ni, b, progress, token);
                 };
 
                 var shrinkResult = IterativeShrinkFiller.Fill(
-                    fillItems, workArea, fillFunc, Plate.PartSpacing, token,
-                    progress, PlateNumber);
+                    fillItems, workArea, heightFillFunc, Plate.PartSpacing, token,
+                    progress, PlateNumber, widthFillFunc);
 
                 allParts.AddRange(shrinkResult.Parts);
 

OpenNest.Tests/AccumulatingProgressTests.cs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public class AccumulatingProgressTests
         var accumulating = new AccumulatingProgress(inner, previous);
 
         var newParts = new List<Part> { TestHelpers.MakePartAt(20, 0, 10) };
-        accumulating.Report(new NestProgress { BestParts = newParts, BestPartCount = 1 });
+        accumulating.Report(new NestProgress { BestParts = newParts });
 
         Assert.NotNull(inner.Last);
         Assert.Equal(2, inner.Last.BestParts.Count);
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class AccumulatingProgressTests
         var accumulating = new AccumulatingProgress(inner, new List<Part>());
 
         var newParts = new List<Part> { TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 10) };
-        accumulating.Report(new NestProgress { BestParts = newParts, BestPartCount = 1 });
+        accumulating.Report(new NestProgress { BestParts = newParts });
 
         Assert.NotNull(inner.Last);
         Assert.Single(inner.Last.BestParts);

OpenNest.Tests/BestCombinationTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+namespace OpenNest.Tests;
+
+public class BestCombinationTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void BothFit_FindsZeroRemnant()
+    {
+        // 100 = 0*30 + 5*20 (algorithm iterates from countLength1=0, finds zero remnant first)
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(30, 20, 100, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, 100.0 - (c1 * 30.0 + c2 * 20.0), 5);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OnlyLength1Fits_ReturnsMaxCount1()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(10, 200, 50, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(5, c1);
+        Assert.Equal(0, c2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OnlyLength2Fits_ReturnsMaxCount2()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(200, 10, 50, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0, c1);
+        Assert.Equal(5, c2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NeitherFits_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(100, 200, 50, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.False(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0, c1);
+        Assert.Equal(0, c2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Length1FillsExactly_ZeroRemnant()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(25, 10, 100, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, 100.0 - (c1 * 25.0 + c2 * 10.0), 5);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void MixMinimizesRemnant()
+    {
+        // 7 and 3 into 20: best is 2*7 + 2*3 = 20 (zero remnant)
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(7, 3, 20, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(2, c1);
+        Assert.Equal(2, c2);
+        Assert.True(c1 * 7 + c2 * 3 <= 20);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void PrefersLessRemnant_OverMoreOfLength1()
+    {
+        // 6 and 5 into 17:
+        //   all length1: 2*6=12, remnant=5 -> actually 2*6+1*5=17 perfect
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(6, 5, 17, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, 17.0 - (c1 * 6.0 + c2 * 5.0), 5);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void EqualLengths_FillsWithLength1()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(10, 10, 50, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(5, c1 + c2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SmallLengths_LargeOverall()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(3, 7, 100, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        var used = c1 * 3.0 + c2 * 7.0;
+        Assert.True(used <= 100);
+        Assert.True(100 - used < 3); // remnant less than smallest piece
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Length2IsBetter_SoleCandidate()
+    {
+        // length1=9, length2=5, overall=10:
+        //   length1 alone: 1*9=9 remnant=1
+        //   length2 alone: 2*5=10 remnant=0
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(9, 5, 10, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0, c1);
+        Assert.Equal(2, c2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void FractionalLengths_WorkCorrectly()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(2.5, 3.5, 12, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        var used = c1 * 2.5 + c2 * 3.5;
+        Assert.True(used <= 12.0 + 0.001);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OverallExactlyOneOfEach()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(40, 60, 100, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(1, c1);
+        Assert.Equal(1, c2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void OverallSmallerThanEither_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(10, 20, 5, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.False(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0, c1);
+        Assert.Equal(0, c2);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void ZeroRemnant_StopsEarly()
+    {
+        // 4 and 6 into 24: 0*4+4*6=24 or 3*4+2*6=24 or 6*4+0*6=24
+        // Algorithm iterates from 0 length1 upward, finds zero remnant and breaks
+        var result = BestCombination.FindFrom2(4, 6, 24, out var c1, out var c2);
+
+        Assert.True(result);
+        Assert.Equal(0.0, 24.0 - (c1 * 4.0 + c2 * 6.0), 5);
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Tests/NestPhaseExtensionsTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+namespace OpenNest.Tests;
+
+public class NestPhaseExtensionsTests
+{
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Linear, "Trying rotations...")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.RectBestFit, "Trying best fit...")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Pairs, "Trying pairs...")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Nfp, "Trying NFP...")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Extents, "Trying extents...")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Custom, "Custom")]
+    public void DisplayName_ReturnsDescription(NestPhase phase, string expected)
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(expected, phase.DisplayName());
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Linear, "Linear")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.RectBestFit, "BestFit")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Pairs, "Pairs")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Nfp, "NFP")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Extents, "Extents")]
+    [InlineData(NestPhase.Custom, "Custom")]
+    public void ShortName_ReturnsShortLabel(NestPhase phase, string expected)
+    {
+        Assert.Equal(expected, phase.ShortName());
+    }
+}

OpenNest.Tests/NestProgressTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+using OpenNest.Geometry;
+
+namespace OpenNest.Tests;
+
+public class NestProgressTests
+{
+    [Fact]
+    public void BestPartCount_NullParts_ReturnsZero()
+    {
+        var progress = new NestProgress { BestParts = null };
+        Assert.Equal(0, progress.BestPartCount);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BestPartCount_ReturnsBestPartsCount()
+    {
+        var parts = new List<Part>
+        {
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 5),
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(10, 0, 5),
+        };
+        var progress = new NestProgress { BestParts = parts };
+        Assert.Equal(2, progress.BestPartCount);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BestDensity_NullParts_ReturnsZero()
+    {
+        var progress = new NestProgress { BestParts = null };
+        Assert.Equal(0, progress.BestDensity);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void BestDensity_MatchesFillScoreFormula()
+    {
+        var parts = new List<Part>
+        {
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 5),
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(5, 0, 5),
+        };
+        var workArea = new Box(0, 0, 100, 100);
+        var progress = new NestProgress { BestParts = parts, ActiveWorkArea = workArea };
+        Assert.Equal(1.0, progress.BestDensity, precision: 4);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NestedWidth_ReturnsPartsSpan()
+    {
+        var parts = new List<Part>
+        {
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 5),
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(10, 0, 5),
+        };
+        var progress = new NestProgress { BestParts = parts };
+        Assert.Equal(15, progress.NestedWidth, precision: 4);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NestedLength_ReturnsPartsSpan()
+    {
+        var parts = new List<Part>
+        {
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 5),
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 10, 5),
+        };
+        var progress = new NestProgress { BestParts = parts };
+        Assert.Equal(15, progress.NestedLength, precision: 4);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void NestedArea_ReturnsSumOfPartAreas()
+    {
+        var parts = new List<Part>
+        {
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 5),
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(10, 0, 5),
+        };
+        var progress = new NestProgress { BestParts = parts };
+        Assert.Equal(50, progress.NestedArea, precision: 4);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void SettingBestParts_InvalidatesCache()
+    {
+        var parts1 = new List<Part> { TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 5) };
+        var parts2 = new List<Part>
+        {
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(0, 0, 5),
+            TestHelpers.MakePartAt(10, 0, 5),
+        };
+
+        var progress = new NestProgress { BestParts = parts1 };
+        Assert.Equal(1, progress.BestPartCount);
+        Assert.Equal(25, progress.NestedArea, precision: 4);
+
+        progress.BestParts = parts2;
+        Assert.Equal(2, progress.BestPartCount);
+        Assert.Equal(50, progress.NestedArea, precision: 4);
+    }
+}

OpenNest/Controls/PhaseStepperControl.cs

@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
             }
         }
 
-        private static string GetDisplayName(NestPhase phase)
-        {
-            switch (phase)
-            {
-                case NestPhase.RectBestFit: return "BestFit";
-                case NestPhase.Nfp: return "NFP";
-                default: return phase.ToString();
-            }
-        }
-
         protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
         {
             base.OnPaint(e);
@@ -134,7 +124,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
                 }
 
                 // Label
-                var label = GetDisplayName(phase);
+                var label = phase.ShortName();
                 var font = isVisited || isActive ? BoldLabelFont : LabelFont;
                 var brush = isVisited || isActive ? activeTextBrush : pendingTextBrush;
                 var labelSize = g.MeasureString(label, font);

OpenNest/Controls/PlateView.cs

@@ -1098,23 +1098,16 @@ namespace OpenNest.Controls
             var bounds = parts.GetBoundingBox();
             var center = bounds.Center;
             var anchor = bounds.Location;
-            var rotatedPrograms = new HashSet<Program>();
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < SelectedParts.Count; ++i)
+            for (var i = 0; i < SelectedParts.Count; ++i)
             {
                 var part = SelectedParts[i];
-                var basePart = part.BasePart;
-
-                if (rotatedPrograms.Add(basePart.Program))
-                    basePart.Program.Rotate(angle);
-
-                part.Location = part.Location.Rotate(angle, center);
-                basePart.UpdateBounds();
+                part.BasePart.Rotate(angle, center);
             }
 
             var diff = anchor - parts.GetBoundingBox().Location;
 
-            for (int i = 0; i < SelectedParts.Count; ++i)
+            for (var i = 0; i < SelectedParts.Count; ++i)
                 SelectedParts[i].Offset(diff);
         }
 

OpenNest/Forms/NestProgressForm.Designer.cs

@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             resultsTable.Controls.Add(nestedAreaLabel, 0, 2);
             resultsTable.Controls.Add(nestedAreaValue, 1, 2);
             resultsTable.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
-            resultsTable.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 29);
+            resultsTable.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 33);
             resultsTable.Name = "resultsTable";
             resultsTable.RowCount = 3;
             resultsTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
             resultsTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
             resultsTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
-            resultsTable.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(422, 57);
+            resultsTable.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(422, 69);
             resultsTable.TabIndex = 1;
             // 
             // partsLabel
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             partsLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 3);
             partsLabel.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 5, 3);
             partsLabel.Name = "partsLabel";
-            partsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(36, 13);
+            partsLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(43, 17);
             partsLabel.TabIndex = 0;
             partsLabel.Text = "Parts:";
             // 
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             // 
             partsValue.AutoSize = true;
             partsValue.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Consolas", 9.75F);
-            partsValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(80, 3);
+            partsValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 3);
             partsValue.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 0, 3);
             partsValue.Name = "partsValue";
-            partsValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(13, 13);
+            partsValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(13, 15);
             partsValue.TabIndex = 1;
             partsValue.Text = "�";
             // 
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             densityLabel.AutoSize = true;
             densityLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold);
             densityLabel.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(51, 51, 51);
-            densityLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 22);
+            densityLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 26);
             densityLabel.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 5, 3);
             densityLabel.Name = "densityLabel";
-            densityLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(49, 13);
+            densityLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(59, 17);
             densityLabel.TabIndex = 2;
             densityLabel.Text = "Density:";
             // 
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             densityPanel.AutoSize = true;
             densityPanel.Controls.Add(densityValue);
             densityPanel.Controls.Add(densityBar);
-            densityPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(80, 19);
+            densityPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 23);
             densityPanel.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0);
             densityPanel.Name = "densityPanel";
-            densityPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(311, 19);
+            densityPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(262, 21);
             densityPanel.TabIndex = 3;
             densityPanel.WrapContents = false;
             // 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             densityValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 3);
             densityValue.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 8, 3);
             densityValue.Name = "densityValue";
-            densityValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(13, 13);
+            densityValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(13, 15);
             densityValue.TabIndex = 0;
             densityValue.Text = "�";
             // 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             densityBar.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(21, 5);
             densityBar.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 5, 0, 0);
             densityBar.Name = "densityBar";
-            densityBar.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(290, 8);
+            densityBar.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(241, 8);
             densityBar.TabIndex = 1;
             densityBar.Value = 0D;
             // 
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             nestedAreaLabel.AutoSize = true;
             nestedAreaLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold);
             nestedAreaLabel.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(51, 51, 51);
-            nestedAreaLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 41);
+            nestedAreaLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 49);
             nestedAreaLabel.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 5, 3);
             nestedAreaLabel.Name = "nestedAreaLabel";
-            nestedAreaLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(47, 13);
+            nestedAreaLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(55, 17);
             nestedAreaLabel.TabIndex = 4;
             nestedAreaLabel.Text = "Nested:";
             // 
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             // 
             nestedAreaValue.AutoSize = true;
             nestedAreaValue.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Consolas", 9.75F);
-            nestedAreaValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(80, 41);
+            nestedAreaValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 49);
             nestedAreaValue.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 0, 3);
             nestedAreaValue.Name = "nestedAreaValue";
-            nestedAreaValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(13, 13);
+            nestedAreaValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(13, 15);
             nestedAreaValue.TabIndex = 5;
             nestedAreaValue.Text = "�";
             // 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             resultsHeader.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 10);
             resultsHeader.Name = "resultsHeader";
             resultsHeader.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 0, 0, 4);
-            resultsHeader.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(56, 19);
+            resultsHeader.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(65, 23);
             resultsHeader.TabIndex = 0;
             resultsHeader.Text = "RESULTS";
             // 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             statusPanel.Controls.Add(statusTable);
             statusPanel.Controls.Add(statusHeader);
             statusPanel.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
-            statusPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 165);
+            statusPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 180);
             statusPanel.Name = "statusPanel";
             statusPanel.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(14, 10, 14, 10);
             statusPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(450, 115);
@@ -222,13 +222,13 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             statusTable.Controls.Add(descriptionLabel, 0, 2);
             statusTable.Controls.Add(descriptionValue, 1, 2);
             statusTable.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
-            statusTable.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 29);
+            statusTable.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 33);
             statusTable.Name = "statusTable";
             statusTable.RowCount = 3;
             statusTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
             statusTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
             statusTable.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
-            statusTable.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(422, 57);
+            statusTable.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(422, 69);
             statusTable.TabIndex = 1;
             // 
             // plateLabel
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             plateLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 3);
             plateLabel.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 5, 3);
             plateLabel.Name = "plateLabel";
-            plateLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(36, 13);
+            plateLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(43, 17);
             plateLabel.TabIndex = 0;
             plateLabel.Text = "Plate:";
             // 
@@ -247,10 +247,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             // 
             plateValue.AutoSize = true;
             plateValue.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Consolas", 9.75F);
-            plateValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(80, 3);
+            plateValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 3);
             plateValue.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 0, 3);
             plateValue.Name = "plateValue";
-            plateValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(13, 13);
+            plateValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(13, 15);
             plateValue.TabIndex = 1;
             plateValue.Text = "�";
             // 
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             elapsedLabel.AutoSize = true;
             elapsedLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold);
             elapsedLabel.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(51, 51, 51);
-            elapsedLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 22);
+            elapsedLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 26);
             elapsedLabel.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 5, 3);
             elapsedLabel.Name = "elapsedLabel";
-            elapsedLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 13);
+            elapsedLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(59, 17);
             elapsedLabel.TabIndex = 2;
             elapsedLabel.Text = "Elapsed:";
             // 
@@ -270,10 +270,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             // 
             elapsedValue.AutoSize = true;
             elapsedValue.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Consolas", 9.75F);
-            elapsedValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(80, 22);
+            elapsedValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 26);
             elapsedValue.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 0, 3);
             elapsedValue.Name = "elapsedValue";
-            elapsedValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(31, 13);
+            elapsedValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(35, 15);
             elapsedValue.TabIndex = 3;
             elapsedValue.Text = "0:00";
             // 
@@ -282,10 +282,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             descriptionLabel.AutoSize = true;
             descriptionLabel.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold);
             descriptionLabel.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(51, 51, 51);
-            descriptionLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 41);
+            descriptionLabel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 49);
             descriptionLabel.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 5, 3);
             descriptionLabel.Name = "descriptionLabel";
-            descriptionLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(40, 13);
+            descriptionLabel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(49, 17);
             descriptionLabel.TabIndex = 4;
             descriptionLabel.Text = "Detail:";
             // 
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             // 
             descriptionValue.AutoSize = true;
             descriptionValue.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Segoe UI", 9.75F);
-            descriptionValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(80, 41);
+            descriptionValue.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 49);
             descriptionValue.Margin = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 3, 0, 3);
             descriptionValue.Name = "descriptionValue";
-            descriptionValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(18, 13);
+            descriptionValue.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(20, 17);
             descriptionValue.TabIndex = 5;
             descriptionValue.Text = "�";
             // 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             statusHeader.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(14, 10);
             statusHeader.Name = "statusHeader";
             statusHeader.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(0, 0, 0, 4);
-            statusHeader.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(50, 19);
+            statusHeader.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(59, 23);
             statusHeader.TabIndex = 0;
             statusHeader.Text = "STATUS";
             // 
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
             buttonPanel.Controls.Add(acceptButton);
             buttonPanel.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
             buttonPanel.FlowDirection = System.Windows.Forms.FlowDirection.RightToLeft;
-            buttonPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 265);
+            buttonPanel.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 295);
             buttonPanel.Name = "buttonPanel";
             buttonPanel.Padding = new System.Windows.Forms.Padding(9, 6, 9, 6);
             buttonPanel.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(450, 45);

OpenNest/Forms/NestProgressForm.cs

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
 
             descriptionValue.Text = !string.IsNullOrEmpty(progress.Description)
                 ? progress.Description
-                : FormatPhase(progress.Phase);
+                : progress.Phase.DisplayName();
         }
 
         public void ShowCompleted()
@@ -196,18 +196,5 @@ namespace OpenNest.Forms
                 return DensityMidColor;
             return DensityHighColor;
         }
-
-        private static string FormatPhase(NestPhase phase)
-        {
-            switch (phase)
-            {
-                case NestPhase.Linear: return "Trying rotations...";
-                case NestPhase.RectBestFit: return "Trying best fit...";
-                case NestPhase.Pairs: return "Trying pairs...";
-                case NestPhase.Extents: return "Trying extents...";
-                case NestPhase.Nfp: return "Trying NFP...";
-                default: return phase.ToString();
-            }
-        }
     }
 }