Position N circles of different radii inside a larger circle without overlapping

Question

Given n circles with radii r1 ... rn, position them in such a way that no circles are overlapping and the bounding circle is of \"small\" radius.

The program takes a lis

Answer 1

You could try using a 2d physics library, and just pour your 2d circles into a larger circular container - and wait for them to settle into place.