gEDA-dev: GSoC 2008

[Bartlomiej Wolowiec]

On wtorek, 18 marca 2008, DJ Delorie wrote:
> If you google for "topological router" you'll find lots of references.
> Try this for starters:
>
> http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/dayan97rubberband.html
>
> A brief overview of the routing problem is here:
>
> http://www.altium.com/files/learningguides/WP0101%20Topological%20Autorouti
>ng.pdf
>
> PCB currently uses a gridless rectilinear router, sort of a "second
> generation" routing, with gridded routers being first generation and
> topological being the third.

Hi,
I used gEDA and PCB to my small projects and I know the general idea how does 
it work. Moreover, I've read information about topological router and I 
skimmed through the document which you've sent me (I read second document 
earlier, but there were no details). I also skimmed through the autoroute.c 
code. The project is bigger than I've expected... I like challenges, I'm 
interested in it, but I fear that I may have some problems with finishing it 
during holidays. Furthermore, it seems to me, that the project can't be 
separated into smaller parts, so that I won't be able to make one part while 
GSOC and to make the remaining part in free time after holidays. Do you have 
any ideas?

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Bartlomiej Wolowiec