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[Andrey Kuznetsov <kandrey89@xxxxxxxxx>]

Are there plans to add Constraint Manager to KiCad?

In Allegro, CM allows Design Engineers to specify physical, electrical and
spacing rules for classes, groups and nets, so that the PCB Layout Engineer
will be constrained by these definitions when working on the layout. It's
an explicit engineering note that forces the layout designer to obey these
rules rather than by word of mouth or email for the layout engineer to
follow.

On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 10:49 AM, jp charras <jp.charras@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Le 08/03/2018 à 19:02, Ouabache Designworks a écrit :
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 9:47 AM, Jon Evans <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:
> jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> >
> >     Netlist export is a key feature of every schematic editor. So is
> multi-sheet support. These
> >     aren't random extra features, they are a normal part of any modern
> schematic editor.
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes they are necessary features. My argument is that they have little to
> do with the core mission of
> > putting graphical objects on the screen and probably would not share
> much code with
> > the rest of the program. If you add this into the main program then it
> only makes it bigger and more
> > complex. I alway go  for the simpler and cleaner approach.  Calling the
> netlister is more
> > of a design management task than a schematic editor one so it should go
> into the Design Manager program.
> >
> > John Eaton
>
> "they have little to do with the core mission..."
> This is false.
> A internal netlister is mandatory in a schematic design tool at least
> because it is the key for ERC
> and net highlight.
> An especially for net highlight, it must be *very* fast.
>
> --
> Jean-Pierre CHARRAS
>
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