LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way

Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by dbrgn on Thursday September 28, 2023 @06:24PM (#37696686)

Ratsnest means that you have thin lines indicating which pads need to be connected. You can see them here: https://librepcb.org/features/board-editor/board-branching.g...

You start out the board deisgn by orienting your parts in a way that there are as few intersections as possible. Then you draw the connections, and the ratsnest lines disappear one by one. If you have intersections, you need to route around the part, or work with multiple PCB layers to get rid of them.

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Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by civilitty on Thursday September 28, 2023 @07:14PM (#37697199)

More representative sample of a ratsnest showing just a fraction of a board: https://cdn.vidyard.com/thumbnails/TdqAcWKgxGMwyKOQEtyTBg/26...

At that point "as few intersections as possible" becomes a bit of a lark and to maintain any semblence of sanity you have to prioritize connections, hiding all other nets.

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Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by ShadowBanThis01 on Friday September 29, 2023 @02:15AM (#37699904)

Thanks for the info.

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