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Hi, I have just downloaded and installed the above version but I saw a warning that Autorouting was removed in v4.
What is the status of this? I am very keen to use this facility (having got used to having it in DipTrace).
Best regards,
Dave
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kicad uses freerouting.jar at?https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting. works quite well. there are a lot of youtube videos on the subject. hope it works for you.
Ken
On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 2:30 PM, David Slipper <softfoot@...> wrote:
Hi, I have just downloaded and installed the above version but I saw a
warning that Autorouting was removed in v4.
What is the status of this? I am very keen to use this facility (having
got used to having it in DipTrace).
Best regards,
Dave
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I've installed it by installing "Layout Editor" but I cannot see
any way to run it from the PCB layout tool.
Are you sure support wasn't removed ?
Dave
On 06/07/2021 22:57, Ken Ames via
groups.io wrote:
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kicad uses freerouting.jar
at?. works quite well.
there are a lot of youtube videos on the subject. hope it works
for you.
Ken
On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 2:30 PM, David Slipper
Hi, I have just downloaded and installed the
above version but I saw a
warning that Autorouting was removed in v4.
What is the status of this? I am very keen to
use this facility (having
got used to having it in DipTrace).
Best regards,
Dave
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Hi Dave,
I have written a guide + video on how to use the autoroute in KiCad 5.
Please see this:?
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On 7 Jul 2021, at 11:54 am, David Slipper < softfoot@...> wrote:
I've installed it by installing "Layout Editor" but I cannot see
any way to run it from the PCB layout tool. Are you sure support wasn't removed ? Dave
On 06/07/2021 22:57, Ken Ames via
wrote:
kicad uses freerouting.jar
at?. works quite well.
there are a lot of youtube videos on the subject. hope it works
for you.
Ken
On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 2:30 PM, David Slipper
Hi, I have just downloaded and installed the
above version but I saw a
warning that Autorouting was removed in v4.
What is the status of this? I am very keen to
use this facility (having
got used to having it in DipTrace).
Best regards,
Dave
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Kind regards,
Peter Dalmaris, PhD
Founder, Tech Explorations, Inc.
Online instructor (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, KiCad and more)
Author of Electronics Education for Makers & KiCad Like a Pro
techexplorations.com
@futureshocked
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Peter's video is perfect and very clear. Many Thanks Peter.
BR
GerardFX
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Hi Gerard, my pleasure.
Just noting that the same instructions work on KiCad 6 (or current nightly build 5.99).
One change I recommend is the download source for freerouting. Best to use?.
Kind regards,
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Peter's video is perfect and very clear. Many Thanks Peter.
BR
GerardFX
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Kind regards,
Peter Dalmaris, PhD
Founder, Tech Explorations, Inc.
Online instructor (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, KiCad and more)
Author of Electronics Education for Makers & KiCad Like a Pro
techexplorations.com
@futureshocked
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Hi Peter, Glad to read you.
And fellicitations for your brilliant tutos with very clear and objectives explanations, the way it should be ! I've bought your KiCad book from Elektor e-shop, and most probably will view soon your last video presenting your 'V6 experience' for sure :-!).
Thanks for the info, even if I've already those freerouting jar and source code (got a few years ago when installing the jar and the java sdk on different PCs and different OS Ubuntu and WIN10 for my part). Done for my personnal leisure-time projects (not to say 'home-works', as if I feel going back to school but with different interesting tools to have...).
Presently I'm working with the V5.1.8. (preferably to experiment V5.99 or awaiting the official stable V6, rather than moving to the intermediate 5.1.10...).
- Where to get and install under WIN10 the pre-V6 (so-called 'nightly V5.99')
?
- Where to load the project source code, and regenerate locally a 'V5.99 exe' ? - Have you generated it or just using a V5.99 exe one, previously downloaded from somewhere ?
Best Regards from France ! GerardFX
Le?sam. 25 sept. 2021 à?23:54, Peter Dalmaris < peter@...> a écrit?: Hi Gerard, my pleasure.
Just noting that the same instructions work on KiCad 6 (or current nightly build 5.99).
One change I recommend is the download source for freerouting. Best to use?.
Kind regards,
Peter
Peter's video is perfect and very clear. Many Thanks Peter.
BR
GerardFX
--
Kind regards,
Peter Dalmaris, PhD
Founder, Tech Explorations, Inc.
Online instructor (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, KiCad and more)
Author of Electronics Education for Makers & KiCad Like a Pro
@futureshocked
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The link mentionned on Github has an active project, and is still active.
'freerouting still living' and doing quite a good job for free.
GerardFX
Hi Peter, Glad to read you.
And fellicitations for your brilliant tutos with very clear and objectives explanations, the way it should be ! I've bought your KiCad book from Elektor e-shop, and most probably will view soon your last video presenting your 'V6 experience' for sure :-!).
Thanks for the info, even if I've already those freerouting jar and source code (got a few years ago when installing the jar and the java sdk on different PCs and different OS Ubuntu and WIN10 for my part). Done for my personnal leisure-time projects (not to say 'home-works', as if I feel going back to school but with different interesting tools to have...).
Presently I'm working with the V5.1.8. (preferably to experiment V5.99 or awaiting the official stable V6, rather than moving to the intermediate 5.1.10...).
- Where to get and install under WIN10 the pre-V6 (so-called 'nightly V5.99')
?
- Where to load the project source code, and regenerate locally a 'V5.99 exe' ? - Have you generated it or just using a V5.99 exe one, previously downloaded from somewhere ?
Best Regards from France ! GerardFX
Le?sam. 25 sept. 2021 à?23:54, Peter Dalmaris < peter@...> a écrit?: Hi Gerard, my pleasure.
Just noting that the same instructions work on KiCad 6 (or current nightly build 5.99).
One change I recommend is the download source for freerouting. Best to use?.
Kind regards,
Peter
Peter's video is perfect and very clear. Many Thanks Peter.
BR
GerardFX
--
Kind regards,
Peter Dalmaris, PhD
Founder, Tech Explorations, Inc.
Online instructor (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, KiCad and more)
Author of Electronics Education for Makers & KiCad Like a Pro
@futureshocked
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At last I have some time to look at the video for this - looks
relatively easy :-) It certainly worked well for a simple board
design I have.? It will be interesting to see how it goes with a
more complex/crowded design.
The video I found very good and gave me the confidence to try
again.
Regards,
Dave
On 26/09/2021 01:44, Gérard FARGES
wrote:
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The link mentionned on Github has an active project, and is
still active.
'freerouting still living' and doing quite a good job for
free.
GerardFX
Hi Peter,
Glad to read you.
And fellicitations for your brilliant tutos with very
clear and objectives explanations, the way it should be !
I've bought your KiCad book from Elektor e-shop, and
most probably will view soon your last video presenting
your 'V6 experience' for sure :-!).
Thanks for the info, even if I've already those
freerouting jar and source code (got a few years ago
when installing the jar and the java sdk on different
PCs and different OS Ubuntu and WIN10 for my part).
Done for my personnal leisure-time projects (not to
say 'home-works', as if I feel going back to school but
with different interesting tools to have...).
Presently I'm working with the V5.1.8. (preferably
to experiment V5.99 or awaiting the official stable V6,
rather than moving to the intermediate 5.1.10...).
- Where to get and install under WIN10 the pre-V6 (so-called
'nightly V5.99') ?
- Where to load the project source code, and regenerate
locally a 'V5.99 exe' ?
- Have you generated it or just using a V5.99 exe one,
previously downloaded from somewhere ?
Best Regards from France !
GerardFX
Le?sam. 25 sept. 2021
à?23:54, Peter Dalmaris < peter@...>
a écrit?:
Hi Gerard, my pleasure.
Just noting that the same instructions work on
KiCad 6 (or current nightly build 5.99).
One change I recommend is the download source for
freerouting. Best to use?.
Kind regards,
Peter
Peter's video is perfect and very clear. Many
Thanks Peter.
BR
GerardFX
--
Kind
regards,
Peter
Dalmaris, PhD
Founder,
Tech Explorations, Inc.
Online
instructor (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, KiCad and more)
Author of Electronics Education for Makers & KiCad
Like a Pro
@futureshocked
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Hi David, Don't hesitate to try KiCad !
I've done it a few years ago for fun, and very happy to use this free-tool, which does the job for most designs (such as Makers or Hobbyists could have, and able to work like a pro when time has come...).
KiCad is easy to learn. Forget (for a while) the other ones (not trying to compare them)... It's simply different and simple to use !
I did some different designs with it (and easily manufacturing those FR4 PCB Standard Pool by from Europe).
From easy to complex ones (up to 8 layers
double-europe extended format, double-sided populated, thousands parts and nets to
route and with no bad surprises coming from the tool itself,and by securing the project files regurlarly as usual).
I've never used DipTrace (but having understood somewhere Freerouting is used for auto-routing by some users... right ?),
With always same effort to redraw schema when migrating to another tool when needed (Have you found some different answer in KiCad forum...).
KR GerardFX
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Peter Dalmaris
Gérard FARGES