2d-bin-packing Algorithm to place a rectangle in x,y location? [closed]

Answer 1

I know a better algorithm(in terms of compactness, not speed) than the one you linked to is called MaxRects.

This was my implementation of it in C++. While not fast, it was very effective at packing compactly.

This is a pdf discussing and comparing all sorts of algorithms in terms of both time and compactness.

EDIT:

I threw together an example of an image packed using MaxRects .