Note that I uploaded a new file to CADsoft (brd_to_dsn_V6.ulp) which
should replace the brd_to_dsn.ulp that arrived on the download site on
the 14th of December. The latter generates vias that are incorrectly
sized. Any ULPs that use absolute Eagle units should take into account
that the unit size changed from Eagle V5 to Eagle V6.
With brd_to_dsn_V6.ulp, Freerouting can be used to autoroute the board,
and generate the script to bring the layout back to Eagle V6.
I noted one issue though, related to using a .dru file from
Eurocircuits. In their .dru files they have the phrase:
"You can set the values for covered or “tented� via holes under
Masks (Limit)"
Whatever the characters are around "tented" they are replaced in in the
script file coming back from Freerouting as single quotes (') which
generates an error when opening the .brd file in Eagle. The solution is
to edit the .brd file, or better to modify the Eurocircuits .dru files.
Why this worked at all in Eagle V5 is not clear to me.
Robert Boers
