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by Professor Chaos
03 Nov 2023, 20:45
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting
Replies: 9
Views: 4560

Re: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting

I think I have made some progress. It seems that Freerouting can't handle instances where Diptrace prohibits traces between common pins of a component. E.g., when a component has multiple GND pins Diptrace seems to forbid traces between them with code like: (fromto TB1-1 TB1-15 (type fix)) Freerouti...
by Professor Chaos
03 Nov 2023, 15:45
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting
Replies: 9
Views: 4560

Re: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting

I can't claim to have made a scientific comparison, but I just ran a 2-layer 98-net 288-pin board through both autorouters. Diptrace shape autorouter: 2 nets failed to route Total trace length 5800 mm 141 vias Freerouting: All nets routed Total trace length 5233 mm 80 vias In fairness, Freerouting t...
by Professor Chaos
02 Nov 2023, 07:09
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting
Replies: 9
Views: 4560

Re: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting

hi Alex,

I replaced that line in the test file I posted with string_quote ", but now I see the error:

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WARNING DsnFile.read_string_scope: closing bracket expected at '22'
ERROR   There was an error while reading DSN file.
by Professor Chaos
01 Nov 2023, 05:23
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting
Replies: 9
Views: 4560

Re: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting

Thanks Alex, let me know if I can provide anything else. The same board works fine if exported from Diptrace to Kicad or EasyEDA and then exported from those programs as a dsn file to Freerouting.

I do know about the Diptrace autoroute, but Freerouting seems to do a better job.
by Professor Chaos
30 Oct 2023, 20:40
Forum: DipTrace PCB Layout
Topic: Problem with dsn export to Freerouting
Replies: 9
Views: 4560

Problem with dsn export to Freerouting

I've been trying to autoroute a board using Freerouting (https://github.com/freerouting/freerouting), which I've done successfully in the past with earlier versions of Diptrace and Freerouting. Now when I export a dsn file from Diptrace, and try to load it into Freerouting, I get this error message:...
by Professor Chaos
03 May 2021, 19:23
Forum: Bug reports
Topic: OS X Graphics Issues with 4.1.2
Replies: 6
Views: 6301

Re: OS X Graphics Issues with 4.1.2

Must be a Catalina issue.

A workaround is to switch to OpenGL for 3d preview, then switch back to Direct3D when done.
by Professor Chaos
02 Apr 2021, 17:01
Forum: Bug reports
Topic: OS X Graphics Issues with 4.1.2
Replies: 6
Views: 6301

OS X Graphics Issues with 4.1.2

In previous versions of Diptrace, I was able to use 3d preview without a problem. With 4.1.2, if I set Graphics Mode to "Direct3D", 3D preview in PCB Layout either hangs with high CPU use on "Creating 3D board" or takes a very long time to render even a board with a single compon...
by Professor Chaos
27 Feb 2021, 09:43
Forum: DipTrace News and Events
Topic: DipTrace 4.1 release
Replies: 45
Views: 77443

Re: DipTrace 4.1 release

I see in the Mac version, it now possible to access files in system folders like Desktop and Downloads. Thank you!
by Professor Chaos
07 Jun 2020, 07:24
Forum: DipTrace News and Events
Topic: Feature request
Replies: 8
Views: 13909

Re: Feature request

I keep trying to find parts where having the ability to assign 3D images to the component would work and I come up with none. STM makes a "few" MCU devices, you can download their 'patterns/footprints/3D images as Ultra Librarian *.bxl then convert to importable format for Diptrace. They ...
by Professor Chaos
26 May 2020, 10:00
Forum: DipTrace News and Events
Topic: DipTrace 4.0 Release
Replies: 105
Views: 147163

Re: DipTrace 4.0 Release

I am not familiar at all with how Wine works, but Diptrace 4 can definitely access the host file system through the Z: drive on "My Computer". However, access seems inconsistent. For example, Diptrace 4 will not recognize any files or subdirectories in the user Documents or Downloads folde...