42 Chapter 4 – PCB Design Editor
Initially we will route the design automatically to see what the result looks like and to try this option. We will then Unroute is back to the ‘rats nest’ and use the manual routing tools to route.
Automatic Routing
The Autoroute option is used to convert your nets into electrical tracks as you can with manual routing. However, on dense designs it can save you many hours or days of work. The autorouter can take an unrouted design and route it within minutes quite often.
You can use the autorouter in many modes; on All Nets in the design, on Browsed Nets,
Browsed Net Classes, on selected nets and on components.
To use the autorouter
From the Tools menu under Auto Route Nets>, select All Nets.
Leave the default settings as they are:
Simply click the Route button at the bottom of the dialog to start the router. This small design will easily route 100%.
The results are quickly displayed:
Click OK to close the report dialog and view the routes.
The routed design might look something like this below. This will vary depending on how you placed the design.