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Re: Routing algorithm used in PCB

 

Hi Arun,
if yu like you can contribute with the documentation.

Regards
Fabrizio


On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:47 AM, Arun Kumar <arunkumar413@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I don't know C++ so unable  to contribute and I want to build my own FOSS
> app with the languages I know. I always wanted to contribute to an existing
> project there  isn't a proper documentation about the source code. Have to
> go through hundreds and thousands of lines of code to understand where they
> have implemented a specific functionality.
>
> I browsed the folders of the source code of Kicad but unable to understand
> what routing techniques are used and the code associated with it. I  found
>  a folder with name algorithm but couldn't understand how they're working
> with the parts.
>
> Thanks,
> Arun
>
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:04 PM, José Ignacio <jose.cyborg@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> You already established that you want to extract techniques from kicad
>> for your own project instead of contributing. The code is all there in the
>> repo, free to use under the GPL.
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:41 AM, Arun Kumar <arunkumar413@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Team,
>>>
>>> Which PCB routing algorithm are used in PCB designing in Kicad?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Arun
>>>
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