Piece together several images into one big image

Question

I\'m trying to put several images together into one big image, and am looking for an algorithm which determines the placing most optimally. The images can\'t be rotated or r

Answer 1

Appearantly it's called a 'packing problem', which is something frequently used in game programming. For those interested, here are some suggested implementations:

Packing Lightmaps, Rectangle packing and Rectangle Placement