surface area optimization

[R. Langdon]

I am looking for an excel sheet for calculating a surface area optimization.
Example : I have a floor 20m x 40x and a want to devide it into pieces. I
have a lot of pallets to place on that floor. I want to calculate the
optimal use of the surface area.
Maybe a Java applet can do this or a nice freeware program.
I can not find it on the internet.

Greetings,

R. Langdon

[Bernard Liengme]

Are the pallets all the same size (what is the size)?
Are they to touch each other?
In general the maximum number of 'tiles' than can be put into a rectangle is
with a symmetrical layout. My guess is that with small rectangular pallets
you have one two ways ( long side parallel or at right angles to long side
of area) and you could easily compute which as least wasted space.
best wishes
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Bernard V Liengme
www.stfx.ca/people/bliengme
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"R. Langdon" <Langdon.R@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am looking for an excel sheet for calculating a surface area
>optimization.
> Example : I have a floor 20m x 40x and a want to devide it into pieces. I
> have a lot of pallets to place on that floor. I want to calculate the
> optimal use of the surface area.
> Maybe a Java applet can do this or a nice freeware program.
> I can not find it on the internet.
>
> Greetings,
>
> R. Langdon
>
>
>
>