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[Tomasz Wlostowski <tomasz.wlostowski@xxxxxxx>]

My 5 quick cents:

>     1) tool to visualize nets lengths (similar to
>     https://github.com/MitjaNemec/Kicad_action_plugins#length-stats ). I
>     want to make a gui where you can define what nets you want to see
>     altogether. And it should show you length on each layer and summary.
>     And vias as well.

      2) Same stuff for length between 2 objects (for example via and pad
>     for T-topology) similar to
>     https://github.com/MitjaNemec/Kicad_action_plugins#pad2pad-track-distance.
New DRC will take care of that (checking length between arbitrary
endpoints as well as reporting constrained length traces/diff pairs).


>     3) some tool to define and automatically change tracks length on
>     different layers (to match target impedance)
Did you mean per-layer width/gap constraints? abs(Impedance) is not
related (at least not so simply) to trace lengths. We already have
length tuner tool, with the V6 design rule system it will be able to
pick length constraints from board design rules instead of hand-typed
values.

>     4) Tool to work with differential pairs. 
We didn't plan implementing such a tool. Beware that even if it happens,
applying more than cosmetic changes to the routing globally will likely
ruin your board so badly you'll spend rest of the day cleaning it up...

Tom