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rubicon · 09-26-2003, 03:12 PM

Hi.

I'm looking for software that takes a number of shapes of different dimensions and can randomly arrange them within a fixed area.

For example, my shapes might be 8 different sizes such as:

20 x 20
15 x 20
30 x 25
etc.

The area I'd like them to fill might be:

500 x 1500

The program would go through my list of shapes and randomly arrange them within the 500 x 1500 area. A drawing would appear on-screen with the layout.

I've found a few pieces of software to do this but they weren't necessarily right for the job. Only one seemed a match but I can't figure it out and the developer is located in India - not a phone call I want to make.

If anyone would like to write such a program, let me give you some more details and tell me your price.

Thanks.

09-26-2003, 03:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
rubicon Stop. Think. Question. Location: Redondo Beach, CA	Looking for program to randomly arrange shapes Hi. I'm looking for software that takes a number of shapes of different dimensions and can randomly arrange them within a fixed area. For example, my shapes might be 8 different sizes such as: 20 x 20 15 x 20 30 x 25 etc. The area I'd like them to fill might be: 500 x 1500 The program would go through my list of shapes and randomly arrange them within the 500 x 1500 area. A drawing would appear on-screen with the layout. I've found a few pieces of software to do this but they weren't necessarily right for the job. Only one seemed a match but I can't figure it out and the developer is located in India - not a phone call I want to make. If anyone would like to write such a program, let me give you some more details and tell me your price. Thanks. __________________ How you do anything is how you do everything.