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Mike Deblis

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi,

Has anyone here any experiences to share about the Electra shape-based
autorouter ( http://www.connecteda.com)?

It seems very reasonably priced and is apparently written by some of the
Spectra team...

No comments about how cr*p all autorouters are etc. and how everything
should be done manually please ;-)

Thanks

Mike
 
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Leon Heller

Jan 1, 1970
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Mike Deblis said:
Hi,

Has anyone here any experiences to share about the Electra shape-based
autorouter ( http://www.connecteda.com)?

It seems very reasonably priced and is apparently written by some of the
Spectra team...

Yes, it is written by someone who worked on Specctra.

I've got it (supplied with the PCB software I use), and I'm impressed. It's
very fast, generally routes to completion or pretty close to it, and the
results look quite neat.

Leon
 
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Joerg

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi Mike,
Has anyone here any experiences to share about the Electra shape-based
autorouter ( http://www.connecteda.com)?

Use Google to search groups. I remember one poster in a Cadsoft Eagle
group suggesting to include the Electra with Eagle.
No comments about how cr*p all autorouters are etc. and how everything
should be done manually please ;-)

Ok, ok. I don't like autorouters, mainly because they tend to mess up
EMI and analog stuff. But if all critical paths are hand-routed and the
autorouter is then let out of the gate it can do a neat job. I have only
seen Specctra. That one was pretty good.

Regards, Joerg
 
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Roy Battell

Jan 1, 1970
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Mike Deblis said:
Hi,

Has anyone here any experiences to share about the Electra shape-based
autorouter ( http://www.connecteda.com)?

It seems very reasonably priced and is apparently written by some of the
Spectra team...

No comments about how cr*p all autorouters are etc. and how everything
should be done manually please ;-)

Thanks

Mike
If you want to have a look at it for free visit the Vutrax site
http://wwww.vutrax.co.uk
and download the Windows evaluation issue of Vutrax.
Then follow the Electra links or go straight to
http://www.vutrax.co.uk/electra.htm
for the instructions and download of the interface module and
the router itself. With these you get a fully functional
version of Electra for 30 days (but limited to 256 pins
by the indefinite Vutrax free issue unless you are already
a licensed Vutrax user).

OK we are biased .. we think Electra is really rather good.
At a tiny fraction of the price of the Specctra router
it is an excellent buy if you have complex layouts to do.
Some professionals use autorouters for helping to determine
a good component layout even if they route the whole thing
manually for the final product.
 
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