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Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by junon on Thursday September 28, 2023 @05:42PM (#37696287)
DXF was integral in importing things from freecad for outlines, designs, and in some cases even silkscreens.

Also, beginners shouldn't even autoroute. I can't think of a single valid reason to support it, honestly. The algorithms and compute power needed to actually autoroute something useful beyond trivial things is years away, perhaps decades or more.

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Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by jhallenworld on Thursday September 28, 2023 @05:51PM (#37696377)
You need to try a better autorouter.

My experience with PADS/Mentor "blaze router" and "Specctra" (now Allegro PCB router) was very good. Altium on the other hand... no (I mention Altium because I think most people's bad experience is coming from this).

Specctra and blaze worked fine in 1998-era PC hardware. I used them for high speed designs (even then we had ECL and PECL).

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