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KiCadRoutingTools
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drandyhaas / KiCadRoutingTools

KiCadRoutingTools

A set of Python/Rust tools to aid routing in KiCad

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6Mentions
0Explicit recommenders
777GitHub stars
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A set of Python/Rust tools to aid routing in KiCad

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 8–Nov 15 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/15/2026, 7:24:48 PM UTC.

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HN mentions by week6 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2026-08-03 22:05:46 UTC to 2026-10-16 12:50:46 UTC. Weeks start Monday, UTC.

012342026-08-03 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsAug 32026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-17 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-08-17 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-24 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-08-24 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-08-31 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-08-31 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-09-07 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-09-14 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 commentsSep 72026-09-14 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-09-21 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 4 mentions; 1 submissions, 3 comments2026-09-21 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-09-28 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-09-28 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-05 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-05 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-12 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2026-10-12 00:00:00 UTC to 2026-10-19 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsOct 12

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Aug 32026-08-03 00:00:00 UTC2026-08-10 00:00:00 UTC101
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Sep 212026-09-21 00:00:00 UTC2026-09-28 00:00:00 UTC000
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Oct 122026-10-12 00:00:00 UTC2026-10-19 00:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

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After the OAI demo, like many others, I tried to use KiCAD through computer-use. This doesn't produce great results. I have found the best results through a mix of Happy[0], this repo, and computer use to fill in the blanks. It is _really_ good at the stackup and part config, but creates some absolutely terrible routes. It will snake tiny traces through some SMD pins even though there is plenty of space available outside of the component. When it hits an obstacle, instead of creating 2 45 degree turns, it does 10~30 small ones creating some sort of weird crooked arc. I have produced a couple of boards for testing this way and they are generally functional. I have tried KiCadRoutingTools[1] as well which does seem to create routes that make more sense. Anyone any better experiences with these or similar tools? [0] https://github.com/aklofa
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