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Sneak peek: obstacle avoidance and walk around routing in EAGLE v8...

technolomaniac

Hi Folks --

 

Just a (very quick) sneak peek at obstacle avoidance and walk around routing, coming in the new EAGLE version 8!  To be sure, the ability to prevent shorts before they happen is critical to EAGLE users' productivity.  This new routing engine, coming in EAGLE v8, follows the design rules and will walk around objects, making you both more productive and less prone to costly errors.  What's more, it's fast!  This clip isn't sped up.  This isn't "follow me" 2.0.  This is a completely new engine with some of the best underlying algorithms in the industry. 

 

We would love to get feedback on what you need to be more productive in routing your PCBs.  Your feedback will help us prioritize our development and ensure we release new features in the right sequence (where possible).  To get the new router, subscribe today!  For $100/year, you'll get EAGLE v8 Standard edition, 4-layer commercial license and ensure you get the new router when it's available.

 

Best regards

 

Matt - Autodesk.

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  • Hey Matt,

     

    This looks nice, it'll be great when I can get my hands on it to see how it's like to use in the real world of course, but it looks really promising from the video above image

     

    I think something that will really speed things up when combined with the above is a much improved net class system which allows accurate specification of net classes with the ability to specify what layers are available for each class and the trace widths and clearances per layer (so you can set up impedance controlled traces better, maybe even provide some tools which integrate with the PCB layer stack and enable the target impedance to be specified and give recommended trace widths) and then have this feed into the router so that it automatically switches to the trace width you need for a particular net on a particular layer as you switch layers (although it should be able to be overridden e.g. so you can route into an IC properly). I have a long list of ideas for EAGLE btw image

     

    Best Regards,

     

    Rachael

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  • Hey Matt,

     

    This looks nice, it'll be great when I can get my hands on it to see how it's like to use in the real world of course, but it looks really promising from the video above image

     

    I think something that will really speed things up when combined with the above is a much improved net class system which allows accurate specification of net classes with the ability to specify what layers are available for each class and the trace widths and clearances per layer (so you can set up impedance controlled traces better, maybe even provide some tools which integrate with the PCB layer stack and enable the target impedance to be specified and give recommended trace widths) and then have this feed into the router so that it automatically switches to the trace width you need for a particular net on a particular layer as you switch layers (although it should be able to be overridden e.g. so you can route into an IC properly). I have a long list of ideas for EAGLE btw image

     

    Best Regards,

     

    Rachael

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