Re: gEDA-user: pcb âOptimize routed tracksâ problems

[DJ Delorie <dj@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > I'm interested, but time-strapped. Can you give me a quick
> > outline of what "Optimize routed tracks" is supposed to do
> > and what source files it uses?
> 
> I looked back at DJ's page on the pcb trace puller
> <http://www.delorie.com/pcb/puller/> and realized that the
> instructions there rely on using arcs in the tracks.  Perhaps a
> sequence of lines is not pulled properly?

There are two different tools - the trace optimizer moves orthogonal
traces to minimize overall trace length, and the puller does the whole
curvy-arc thing.

The optimizer needs some work to understand 45-degree pads, and
polygon planes.  Should be somewhat straightforward, see djopt.c.

The puller needs more work as it's dealing with precision errors and
bookkeeping - it tends to wrap traces around themselves, for example.
It uses a more complex vector math too.


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