Autorouter Running and Moving Parts at Same Time

Jan 31, 2007 3 Replies
D

I was fooling with the PCB autorouter again.. I let it autoroute everything for fun..(Autoroute this fr'g ratsnest with one layer... with proper grounding....ha!)



It's hypnotizing to watch all the attempted paths. A hint of artificial intelligence...



While the program was autorouting, I moved the mouse over the part and clicked to drag...Nothing.... :( It was worth a try..



Are there autorouting programs that allow parts to be moved while the program struggles to make connections. I could see the autorouting attempts and move parts into better locations until paths improve.



Would this be a helpful feature? Does it exist and which program?



D from BC


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R

There are almost infinite ways to improve an autorouter. There already are better ones and ahem, toys. It is the toy stuff that is advertized as fully functional with a big hype. As long as there appears to be a hint of artificial intelligence - this is the toy stuff. They do almost infinite tries while you as watcher already know the optimal track.

Rene

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Hi D from BC,

No problem, that's normal ;-)

Try mentor graphics Pinacle PCB. I like this nice tool. the autorouter is always on, if you like it. And it is able to do his Job like I want to do it. You simply drag a component and the autorouter pushes all the wires in a way that i can drag the component in that place I want. Oh there are much more nice having functions like this. The only feature that this tool don't have is a low price ;-)

Marte

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D

Cool :) Taken from:

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|The award winning routing capabilities of the Expedition Series go way beyond being a good autorouter. For example, the interactive router automatically re-routes neighbouring nets, vias and copper planes as you interactively route a net through a partially completed board.|

Bummer...No 30 day trial...and requires Windows NT?? D from BC

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