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Re: First board shipped with the new P&S router

 

I think Orson specifically did patch this some long time ago, maybe it
did not go upstream. IIRC it was the it was using the keycode and not
the keyvalue, or the other way around. I could be mistaken though.

Nick

2014-09-08 21:20 GMT+02:00 tiger12506 <tiger12506@xxxxxxxxx>:
> I like the P&S router, too-- you mentioned that it needs some practice in
> 'convincing' it to go the way you want.
>
> I've noticed that the P&S completely ignores the '/' hotkey which in normal
> view allows you to change orientation of a track
> That would be terrifically useful.
>
>
> On 9/8/2014 4:39 AM, Lorenzo Marcantonio wrote:
>>
>> OK, admittedly an easy board (about half eurocard and 300 pins) but with
>> seven segment display common stitching (I hate that, you know when you
>> multiplex the digits... i.e. every time :D)
>>
>> Done in about 30% time of the estimation. The router works well but it
>> needs some practice in 'convincing' it to go the way you want. Also
>> sometimes pushes track slightly off grid, but nothing serious.
>>
>> The amount of clean up afterwards is comparable with the one needed with
>> other P&S routers (didn't tried many others however)... only a little
>> more than with full hand routing.
>>
>> All in all a good experience (too bad for the opengl display and some
>> yet unimplemented things)
>>
>> Keep on the good work
>>
>
>
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