Re: [Algorithms] Allocation of 2D space

[Mike S. <mik...@gm...>]

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Brian Meidell<br...@ga...> wrote:
> I'm looking for an algorithm to allocate 2d rectangles of different
> sizes from a larger 2d rectangle (small areas out of a large texture),
> while wasting as little space as possible without being insanely slow.

Sounds like you want a texture atlas, so something like
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/2530/practical_texture_atlases.php
might be a good start?

Mike