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73 lines
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# KARARRR
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Kicad AutoRouter, ARRR `<make pirate sound>`.
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An autorouter kludge for KiCad 6 and Python 3.
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# Installation
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HOWTO install.
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```
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git clone https://spacecruft.org/spacecruft/kararrr
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cd kararrr
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# Install distro Python Pip, such as on Debian stable (Bullseye/11);
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apt update
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apt install python3-pip
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# Install python deps as you like, such as:
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pip3 install --user --upgrade -r requirements.txt
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```
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# Usage
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HOWTO use.
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```
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# Process netlist with live view.
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./pcb.py --v 1 examples/netlist.pcb | ./view.py
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# Process netlist, redirect to "anim" file.
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./pcb.py --v 1 examples/netlist.pcb > anim
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# View "anim" file using aggDraw.
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./view.py anim
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# View "anim" file using matplotlib
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./view_mpl.py anim
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```
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# Upstream
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Based on Python-PCB for Python2 by Chris Hinsley,
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released under the GPLv2 license, source code available here:
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* https://github.com/vygr/Python-PCB
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Other bits from other repos for reading `.dsn` are from here:
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* https://github.com/vygr/C-PCB
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* https://github.com/vygr/Go-PCB
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# Disclaimer
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Alpha software, not for use.
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This somewhat works standalone now in Python3, but not with KiCad.
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# Copyright
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GPLv2 license.
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Copyright (C) 2014, 2015, Chris Hinsley
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Copyright (C) 2022, Jeff Moe
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