Adobe Illustrator plugin to tightly pack shapes onto an artboard for laser cutting.
I've spent a lot of time arranging shapes in Adobe Illustrator to reduce the amount material I need when laser cutting with my Glowforge. So much time that my eyes glaze over.
I decided that there needs to be an easier way to do this, so I set about building one.
I'm an indie software developer in the UK, and I've been building a plugin for Adobe Illustrator that will pack the shapes automatically (also known as "shape nesting").
So now I can click "go" and let the computer do the tedious work.