Tool to combine/reduce the number of parts?

[Michael Horvath]

LDDMC tries to maximize the size of the parts used. However. Placing one very large part might force the use of a larger number of smaller parts, so this is not an easy problem to solve. LDDMC uses a heuristic where it always tries to cover the mosaic in the largest parts first, then the second largest, and so on. It is not guaranteed that it will always choose the optimal placement, or largest plates as you put it. For the nitty-gritty details, the source code for the heuristic is found here: https://github.com/LasseD/brickgraphics/...mizer.java

Good to know, thank you!