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Autorouting support for KiCad 7 Ubuntu 22.04

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Has anyone has success with autorouting in KiCad 7.x for Ubuntu 22.04?

This link suggests freerouting plugin can be installed for KiCad 7 to provide autorouting. I have completed all the steps and get java errors.

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At first I assuming I have sufficient java installed

ubuntuSSD2204:~$ java -version
openjdk version "18.0.2-ea" 2022-07-19
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 18.0.2-ea+9-Ubuntu-222.04)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 18.0.2-ea+9-Ubuntu-222.04, mixed mode, sharing)

The video appears to be for a windows installation. Can anyone tell me if they have Freerouting plugin working in Ubuntu 22.04?

  • Seems like looking at the github issues, macOS users have reported issues when not having Java 17 installed. So, check what version your distro installed and if it is the only one. (I don't know if version 17 and build 18 are the same thing.)

    Alternatively, you can download the FreeRouting jar directly and just run that. You'll need to import/export DSN files (which is what was done before the plugin came about.)

    https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting/releases/tag/v1.8.0

    Personally, I see zero value in autorouters, especially this one. After you spend enough time setting it up and optimizing them, you could (and should) have routed the board multiple times.

    There is no such thing as a board that starts and ends with a single "autoroute" click.