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From: "Erich Heinzle (a1039181 AT gmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:02:30 +1030
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Subject: Re: [geda-user] pcb-rnd vs pcb?
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pcb-rnd has a very simple horizontal-vertical internal autorouter within
its autorouting window,  along with two experimental more topologically
based routers which are part of route-rnd, based on the Tal Dayan thesis.

pcb-rnd also supports specctra dsn export to allow external autorouters to
be used.

A headless version of the java freerouting application also works pretty
seemlessly from within pcb-rnd's autorouting dialogue

http://repo.hu/projects/freerouting_cli/

Alternatively,  you can fire up the GUI freerouting application,

https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting

then autoroute the dsn file exported from pcb-rnd,  then export the
resulting specctra session file,  and import it back into pcb-rnd.

It would pay to check on the pcb-rnd mailing list as to the plans for the
legacy gEDA PCB internal autorouter code.

Regards,

Erich



On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 03:19 conover AT rahul DOT net (John Conover) [via
geda-user AT delorie DOT com], <geda-user AT delorie DOT com> wrote:

> Is there a way to use the auto router from pcb in pcb-rnd?
>
> pcb-rnd's auto router seems inferior to pcb's.
>
> I tried routing 44 legacy designs done with pcb, (with pcb-rnd,) and
> none routed to completion.
>
>     Thanks,
>
>     John
>
> --
>
> John Conover, conover AT rahul DOT net, http://www.johncon.com/
>

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<div dir=3D"auto">pcb-rnd has a very simple horizontal-vertical internal au=
torouter within its autorouting window,=C2=A0 along with two experimental m=
ore topologically based routers which are part of route-rnd, based on the T=
al Dayan thesis.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">pcb-rnd=
 also supports specctra dsn export to allow external autorouters to be used=
.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">A headless version of =
the java freerouting application also works pretty seemlessly from within p=
cb-rnd&#39;s autorouting dialogue</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><a href=3D"http://repo.hu/projects/freerouting_cli/">http://repo.=
hu/projects/freerouting_cli/</a><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div =
dir=3D"auto">Alternatively,=C2=A0 you can fire up the GUI freerouting appli=
cation,=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D=
"https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting">https://github.com/freerouting=
/freerouting</a><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">the=
n autoroute the dsn file exported from pcb-rnd,=C2=A0 then export the resul=
ting specctra session file,=C2=A0 and import it back into pcb-rnd.=C2=A0</d=
iv><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">It would pay to check on t=
he pcb-rnd mailing list as to the plans for the legacy gEDA PCB internal au=
torouter code.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Regards,=
=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Erich</div><div d=
ir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"g=
mail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 03:19=
 <a href=3D"mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net">conover AT rahul DOT net</a> (John Conover) =
[via <a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>], &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:geda-user AT delorie DOT com">geda-user AT delorie DOT com</a>&gt; w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex=
;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Is there a way to use the aut=
o router from pcb in pcb-rnd?<br>
<br>
pcb-rnd&#39;s auto router seems inferior to pcb&#39;s.<br>
<br>
I tried routing 44 legacy designs done with pcb, (with pcb-rnd,) and<br>
none routed to completion.<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 Thanks,<br>
<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 John<br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
John Conover, <a href=3D"mailto:conover AT rahul DOT net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D=
"noreferrer">conover AT rahul DOT net</a>, <a href=3D"http://www.johncon.com/" rel=
=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">http://www.johncon.com/</a><br=
>
</blockquote></div>

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