On 7/6/2011 10:23 AM, Dave McGuire wrote:
Wow, no. I haven't seen a 0.1"-grid-based PCB
layout since I was a kid.
My layouts are not particularly dense, and my grids are typically set to
0.005" or 0.001".
Oops. I was thinking pads here. Really most of the lines need to avoid
pads and via's.
work. The PCB program I use ( older version)
can't even autoroute since
it wants to run
minimum routing rules. The real way to route would be different
algorithm not yet found.
This is definitely a problem. Good autorouters are few and far between.
Yep, that is why I still need to manual route. Audio projects have kept
me from
digital work, so maybe NEXT year I'll build a 12/36 bit CPU*. I want to have
music while my hearing is still good. :)
-Dave
Ben.
* PS. I better hurry while my vision is good so I can see the
IC's^H^H^H^HTransistors
on the PCB. :)