diff --git a/components/utilities/SVGNestPanel.tsx b/components/utilities/SVGNestPanel.tsx
index e29435f5..9c42738f 100644
--- a/components/utilities/SVGNestPanel.tsx
+++ b/components/utilities/SVGNestPanel.tsx
@@ -3,147 +3,67 @@
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 /**
- * Inline loader for a static app (SVGnest) placed under /public/svgnest.
- * It fetches index.html, injects the HTML into a container, then
- * re-executes <script> tags (both external and inline) in order.
- * CSS <link> files are fetched and inlined into <style> tags to avoid path issues.
- *
- * NOTE: This runs in the light DOM (not shadow). That maximizes compatibility
- * with older scripts that rely on document-level selectors. If we see style bleed,
- * we can optionally switch to a Shadow DOM variant later.
+ * SVGNest panel – same-origin iframe wrapper.
+ * Renders /public/svgnest/index.html in an isolated doc so the legacy app can
+ * own the DOM/CSS/JS without conflicting with Next.js styles or scripts.
  */
 export default function SVGNestPanel() {
-    const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-    const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-    const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
+    const iframeRef = useRef<HTMLIFrameElement | null>(null);
+    const [ready, setReady] = useState(false);
+    const [err, setErr] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
+    // Basic load/error status for UX
     useEffect(() => {
-        let cancelled = false;
+        const el = iframeRef.current;
+        if (!el) return;
 
-        async function load() {
-            try {
-                setLoading(true);
-                // 1) Fetch index.html
-                const htmlRes = await fetch("/svgnest/index.html", { cache: "no-cache" });
-                if (!htmlRes.ok) throw new Error(`Failed to fetch index.html (HTTP ${htmlRes.status})`);
-                const htmlText = await htmlRes.text();
+        const onLoad = () => setReady(true);
+        const onError = () => setErr("Failed to load /svgnest/index.html");
 
-                if (cancelled) return;
-
-                // 2) Parse
-                const parser = new DOMParser();
-                const doc = parser.parseFromString(htmlText, "text/html");
-
-                // 3) Find and inline CSS (convert <link rel="stylesheet"> to <style>)
-                const linkEls = Array.from(doc.querySelectorAll<HTMLLinkElement>('link[rel="stylesheet"][href]'));
-                for (const link of linkEls) {
-                    const href = link.getAttribute("href") || "";
-                    const absHref = absolutizeAsset(href);
-                    try {
-                        const cssRes = await fetch(absHref, { cache: "no-cache" });
-                        if (cssRes.ok) {
-                            const cssText = await cssRes.text();
-                            const style = doc.createElement("style");
-                            style.setAttribute("data-inlined-from", href);
-                            style.textContent = cssText;
-                            link.replaceWith(style);
-                        } else {
-                            // leave the original link as a fallback
-                        }
-                    } catch {
-                        // leave the original link as a fallback
-                    }
-                }
-
-                // 4) Extract scripts (to re-execute later) & remove them from doc body
-                const scriptInfos: { src?: string; inline?: string; type?: string; nomodule?: boolean; async?: boolean; defer?: boolean }[] = [];
-                doc.querySelectorAll("script").forEach((s) => {
-                    scriptInfos.push({
-                        src: s.getAttribute("src") || undefined,
-                                     inline: s.textContent || undefined,
-                                     type: s.getAttribute("type") || undefined,
-                                     nomodule: s.hasAttribute("nomodule"),
-                                     async: s.hasAttribute("async"),
-                                     defer: s.hasAttribute("defer"),
-                    });
-                    s.remove(); // prevent duplicate execution when we inject innerHTML
-                });
-
-                // 5) Inject BODY HTML into our container
-                const host = containerRef.current!;
-                host.innerHTML = doc.body.innerHTML;
-
-                // 6) Sequentially (re)execute scripts in original order
-                //    We do this after body is in place so DOM targets exist.
-                for (const info of scriptInfos) {
-                    await runScript(host, info);
-                }
-            } catch (e: any) {
-                if (!cancelled) setError(e?.message || String(e));
-            } finally {
-                if (!cancelled) setLoading(false);
-            }
-        }
-
-        load();
-        return () => { cancelled = true; };
+        el.addEventListener("load", onLoad);
+        el.addEventListener("error", onError);
+        return () => {
+            el.removeEventListener("load", onLoad);
+            el.removeEventListener("error", onError);
+        };
     }, []);
 
     return (
         <div className="w-full">
-        {error && (
-            <div className="mb-3 rounded border border-rose-600/40 bg-rose-600/10 p-3 text-sm">
-            Couldn’t load SVGnest: {error}
+        {!ready && !err && (
+            <div className="mb-2 text-sm text-zinc-400">Loading SVGnest…</div>
+        )}
+        {err && (
+            <div className="mb-2 rounded border border-rose-600/40 bg-rose-600/10 p-3 text-sm">
+            Couldn’t load SVGnest: {err}
             </div>
         )}
-        {loading && (
-            <div className="mb-3 text-sm text-zinc-400">Loading SVGnest…</div>
-        )}
-        <div ref={containerRef} className="w-full min-h-[70vh]" />
+
+        {/* Same-origin iframe, no sandbox to allow drag/drop, file dialogs, workers, etc. */}
+        <iframe
+        ref={iframeRef}
+        src="/svgnest/index.html"
+        title="SVGNest"
+        className="w-full rounded-md border"
+        style={{
+            height: "72vh",
+            background: "transparent",
+        }}
+        />
+
+        {/* Fallback open-in-new-tab helper */}
+        <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-zinc-400">
+        If the app doesn’t respond,{" "}
+        <a
+        href="/svgnest/index.html"
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noopener noreferrer"
+        className="underline"
+        >
+        open SVGnest in a new tab
+        </a>
+        .
+        </div>
         </div>
     );
 }
-
-/** Convert a (possibly relative) asset path from /svgnest/index.html into an absolute path */
-function absolutizeAsset(path: string): string {
-    // Ignore full URLs
-    try {
-        const u = new URL(path);
-        return u.toString();
-    } catch {
-        // not a full URL
-    }
-
-    // Handle protocol-relative //host/path -> treat as absolute
-    if (path.startsWith("//")) return window.location.protocol + path;
-
-        // If already absolute (/x/y), leave as-is
-        if (path.startsWith("/")) return path;
-
-        // Otherwise treat as relative to /svgnest/
-        return `/svgnest/${path.replace(/^\.?\//, "")}`;
-}
-
-/** Append a new <script> to the container, respecting order. Supports src and inline. */
-function runScript(container: HTMLElement, info: { src?: string; inline?: string; type?: string; nomodule?: boolean; async?: boolean; defer?: boolean; }): Promise<void> {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-        const s = document.createElement("script");
-        if (info.type) s.type = info.type;
-        if (info.nomodule) s.noModule = true;
-        // Preserve async/defer semantics if they existed
-        if (info.async) s.async = true;
-        if (info.defer) s.defer = true;
-
-        if (info.src) {
-            s.src = absolutizeAsset(info.src);
-            s.onload = () => resolve();
-            s.onerror = () => reject(new Error(`Failed to load script: ${s.src}`));
-            container.appendChild(s);
-        } else {
-            // Inline script: execute synchronously
-            s.textContent = info.inline || "";
-            container.appendChild(s);
-            resolve();
-        }
-    });
-}