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Subject: [geda-user] [pcb-rnd] freerouting.net and specctra dsn now available
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Hi all,

today we had a code sprint with Erich, about the dsn format, for hooking 
up pcb-rnd with external auto routers. At the moment, the freerouting.net 
application can be used with the svn version of pcb-rnd out-of-the-box.

Erich wrote a great howto:

http://vk5hse.blogspot.hu/2017/02/automatic-routing-in-geda-pcb-and-pcb.html

I had to completly rewrite the dsn import plugin - the original code tried 
to read s-expression line by line, which is not very safe. The new code 
uses a real s-expression parser and traversesthe tree. It can load the 
lines and vias from both a session output and a full dsn board.

Depending on user demand, we can extend the current code to be more 
suitable for partial routing and maybe offer more seamless integration 
(making the external freerouting.net application feel like if it was just 
a plugin).

Regards,

Igor2