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Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB doesn't auto-route
From: Rob Butts <r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com>
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I loaded the latest netlist.  I don't know what makes a netlist stale.


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Rob Butts <r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com> wrote:

> I do have two polygon areas that I added and placed as footprints that are
> in my pcb-elements file.  They do not connect to anything; just shapes that
> I want to attach metal plates to.  Yes, the routed layers are shown.  There
> are 13 nets and none are disabled.  The log says "The rats nest is stale!
> Aborting autoroute..."
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:08 PM, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Do you have any ground/power polygons you're trying to route through?
>> Are all the to-be-routed layers shown?  Did you do "optimize rats" and
>> make sure all the nets you want are not "disabled for routing" in the
>> nets dialog?  Are there any messages in the message log?
>>
>>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I loaded the latest netlist.=A0 I don&#39;t know what make=
s a netlist stale.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=
=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:24 PM, Rob Butts <span dir=3D"lt=
r">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:r DOT butts2 AT gmail DOT com" target=3D"_blank">r DOT butts2 AT gma=
il.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I do have two polygon areas=
 that I added and placed as footprints that are in my pcb-elements file.=A0=
 They do not connect to anything; just shapes that I want to attach metal p=
lates to.=A0 Yes, the routed layers are shown.=A0 There are 13 nets and non=
e are disabled.=A0 The log says &quot;The rats nest is stale! Aborting auto=
route...&quot;=A0 <br>

</div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><b=
r><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 1:08 PM, DJ Delori=
e <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:dj AT delorie DOT com" target=3D"_blank"=
>dj AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<br>
Do you have any ground/power polygons you&#39;re trying to route through?<b=
r>
Are all the to-be-routed layers shown? =A0Did you do &quot;optimize rats&qu=
ot; and<br>
make sure all the nets you want are not &quot;disabled for routing&quot; in=
 the<br>
nets dialog? =A0Are there any messages in the message log?<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>
</div></div></blockquote></div><br></div>

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