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Here we go again...autorouter getting worse!

I doing a tight quarter remote wireless controller and it can't get to 100% as usual.

This problem was supposed to be fixed in 8, 9, and now 10.....the autorouter shapes are not passing from UB to the autorouter!!!!

Example, I'm using square pads in the pcb design but the router is showing and routing around ROUND shapes.....this is something tien and braulio put in as a bug even during BETA stages......why is this problem STILL around!

Router can finish because the shape passing still is as it should be and these parts are taken from the master database!!

Solutions?


Signature: Looking for a footprint, component, model? Might be here > http://ni.kittmaster.com
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Chris, can you provide me with a sample image or project file so I can check the behaviour you are reporting?... I want to clearly understand it.
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This connects to the issue in this thread....with the shapes

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=370&message.id=1236

The project file is attached there.

thanks for looking at it

Chris


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Chris,

Ok, I checked the file, and I talked to R&D... I will post this same message also in your other post.

So, there are two issues here that I will note separately...

1. Turning square pads into circular pads "during" routing is a cosmetic issue only, it is fixed in our internal build and is on hold to be verified on our next update or release (you can reference this report with us in the future with ID 105795). Once you finish routing, the pad shape returns to the original square. Internally, the autorouter never changes the shape for the pad, is only the graphics engine that is drawing the shape for you to see it on screen while is routing.

2. DRC errors when finished. This is independent from the shape problem you see, and has to do with the autorouter itself overriding clearances when routing in some places. R&D is actively working to improve the autorouter and avoid this, currently you need to manually move the trace where a DRC error shows up after routing.

This is the status update on these issues...

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