One thing the router on gEDA allows that kicad doesn't is true arcs on the copper layers. I *think* Toporouter (which is what the OP wants to play with) also uses true arcs. I can't think of any reason why this would be important on a standard PCB, but on flexis true arcs are preferable.
I guess all that's needed in Kicad is a gEDA PCB netlist plugin. I asked about this myself a while back but got no responses, so presumably there isn't one already written. As for the original post, when I saw it I did check my copy of PCB to see if it made any mention of Toporouter. I couldn't find any reference to it in the menus, so I guess to use it the OP will have to roll his own copy of PCB. Sounds like a lot of work to me... Regards, Robert. On 08/04/2010 16:06, juliorz wrote: > What is wrong with using the auto router included in KICAD? (that is what > I use) > > > > _____ > > From: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kicad-us...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of dickelbeck > Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 8:50 AM > To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [kicad-users] Re: Has anyone used the autorouters in GEDA to route > their kicad design? > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@<mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com, > "lynchaj"<lync...@...> wrote: > >> Although FreeRouting.net works great, it is not open source and I get the > impression from its author he has moved on to other projects and is no > longer doing major development on the FreeRouting.net autorouter. > : > : > : >> Andrew Lynch > > Can you provide any evidence to support this opinion? > > > > > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2797 - Release Date: 04/07/10 > 19:32:00 >
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