2026 evidence atlas
Cutting, packing, and nesting—mapped to their sources.
Connect industry problems to optimization models, methods, and tools. Start with 2D Irregular Nesting and trace each relationship to its sources and evidence grade.
Browse by category
- Formal problems10
Mathematical / OR problem classes. Industry names map onto these.
- Application problems6
Industry-specific problem names, each an instance of a formal problem.
- Industries6
Domains where application problems occur.
- Methods15
Algorithms, heuristics, and geometry primitives used to solve problems.
- Benchmarks4
Instance libraries and challenges. Note the difference between direct and adjacent benchmarks.
- Tools6
Commercial and open-source software. Vendor claims are graded C unless independently verified.
- Concepts1
Supporting concepts.
The full structure
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Scope and principles
This is a fixed snapshot of Cutting & Packing / Nesting material reviewed in 2026. It contains no live rankings or auto-generated relationships—only content that can be traced to its sources.