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[Seth Hillbrand <seth.hillbrand@xxxxxxxxx>]

Keep in mind that we haven't removed the ability to use Freeroute.  We've
just removed the duplicate import/export dialog.  We still export SPECCTRA
and import session files.  The menu options are just under the
Import/Export menus with the other external interfaces.

-S​


Am Mi., 23. Mai 2018 um 08:18 Uhr schrieb Brian Piccioni <
brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> For what it is worth, and despite knowing it is politically incorrect to
> admit to using an autorouter, I have used Freeroute in the past and would
> like to continue using it in the future. As much fun as manual routing is
> (I treat it like a video game) sometimes you just want a board quickly. You
> can always clean up dumb routes.
>
> Moreover, like Geographic reannotation, autorouting is a normal feature
> for a professional PCB CAD tool and its absence is the sort of thing which
> is noticed.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kicad-developers <kicad-developers-bounces+brian=
> documenteddesigns.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Wayne Stambaugh
> Sent: May 23, 2018 9:17 AM
> To: Luca Mini <luca.mini.freelance@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: kicad-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Kicad-developers] FreeRouting
>
> Hi Luca,
>
> Thanks for link.  It appears that we may have been a bit premature on the
> removal of the FreeRouting dialog.  I just downloaded the latest source
> code from the website below and the latest source file modification date is
> 10/27/17 so it appears that our assumption that FreeRouting is no longer
> being maintained is false.  There are even instructions on how to use KiCad
> with FreeRouting[1] which shows the removed dialog.  Of course, we could
> ping the FreeRouting folks to update their website to use the KiCad export
> and import features.  Would someone please check on the user forum and see
> if we are going to get a lot of backlash for removing this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wayne
>
> [1]: https://freerouting.org/freerouting/using-with-kicad
>
> On 5/23/2018 8:51 AM, Luca Mini wrote:
> > Hi Wayne,
> > I use freerouting and this link seems to be active on the "Freerouting"
> > argument.
> >
> > https://freerouting.org
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Luca
> >
> >
> > *Luca Mini*
> > Via Brione, 11/C
> > 10040 Givoletto (TO)
> > EMAIL: luca.mini.freelance@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:luca.mini.freelance@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cell: +39 334 2459673
> >
> > 2018-05-21 18:54 GMT+02:00 Wayne Stambaugh <stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx
> > <mailto:stambaughw@xxxxxxxxx>>:
> >
> >     Hey JP,
> >
> >     On 5/21/2018 12:27 PM, jp charras wrote:
> >     > Le 21/05/2018 à 18:09, Seth Hillbrand a écrit :
> >     >> ​Hi Wayne-
> >     >>
> >     >> In https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567790
> >     <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567790> you mentioned that we
> >     won't be supporting FreeRouting for
> >     >> v5.  Should we remove this menu item/icon from the menus?
> >     >>
> >     >> -S​
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     > Hi Seth,
> >     >
> >     > Are you talking about .dsn and .ses files export import, or the
> >     menu to call FreeRoute from Pcbnew?
> >     >
> >     > This is really not the same thing.
> >     > Many EDA tools support .dsn and .ses files export import (and this
> >     import/export feature does not
> >     > create issues).
> >     >
> >
> >     I'm OK with removing the FreeRouting dialog and menu entry.  I don't
> see
> >     any compelling reason to keep it since we already have support for
> >     Specctra dsn export and Specctra session import for users who wish to
> >     continue using it.  Is FreeRouting even supported any more?  I
> thought
> >     it hasn't been maintained for quite some time.
> >
> >     Cheers,
> >
> >     Wayne
> >
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