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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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  • in reply to technolomaniac

    Matt Berggren wrote on Sat, 18 February 2017 12:28

    Autodesk actually owns the servers on which this forum operates,

    whether here, on Autodesk.com or on Eaglecentral.ca.

     

    Wait.  What?  I thought EAGLE Central was Stratford Digital...?

     

    And what about Element14?  Do you own them too?

     

    Quote:

    The NNTP and other forums are Autodesk.  We have discretion in how we

    use this or any other Autodesk forum.  If you prefer not to receive

    messages about what is coming in the software, then this forum is not for

    you.  It has been a tradition amongst Cadsoft and now Autodesk to try

    and highlight what is coming and get feedback.  If you prefer not to

    participate in that, you are welcome to your opinion.

     

    Matt, while I think I understand what you're trying to say, this comes

    across, at least to me, as a bit threatening.  Are you trying to scare us

    oldtimers away?

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  • in reply to autodeskguest

    @Warren - Autodesk operates the NNTP servers on which this forum is based, whether here, on Autodesk.com or behind Eaglecentral.ca.  We have discretion in how we use this or other Autodesk forums.  If you prefer not to receive messages about what is coming in the software, you do not have to receive emails for all posts.  You can configure that under the user settings.

     

    FWIW...It has been a long tradition amongst Cadsoft and now Autodesk to try and highlight what is coming and get feedback.  If you prefer not to participate in that, you are welcome to your opinion.  Again, you can disable notifications if you prefer not to receive these messages.

     

    HTH

    matt

  • On 19/02/2017 6:09 a.m., Matt Berggren wrote:

    ............. 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.............

     

    (1) First rule broken: Forum postings shall not be advertising,

    promotion or construed as spam.

     

    (2) Second, the statement is misleading and illegal in many

    jurisdictions. Nearly all of us would be allowed to write that string of

    words as it would be hearsay or conversational but Matt, being an

    Autodesk employee tasked in marketing, cannot say it without exposing

    Autodesk and himself to a legal challenge. The first sentence is an

    offer and the sole condition is "subscribe today!". The second sentence

    attempts to opt out of that first sentence contract.

     

    Many of you will understand the point I'm attempting to highlight here.

     

     

    HTH

    Warren

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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