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- February 15, 1992 -- The Great SoftWestern Company Inc. announces the
- release of an additional routing option -- the Dynamic Router -- for its
- printed circuit board design software, The Auto-Board System. The
- Auto-Board System is companion software integrated into and around
- AutoCAD, a major microcomputer based CAD system.
-
- The Dynamic Router represents a complete departure from the previous PCB
- auto- router options for The Auto-Board System, all of which are still
- available. For the sake of completing routes in a most efficient and
- elegant manner, the Dynamic Router can move traces, chop them into smaller
- pieces, re-assemble them, rip them up, then lay them down to build the
- design. The result is a board portraying hand-routed patterns, and fewer
- feed- thrus.
-
- Other PCB auto-routers produced by The Great SoftWestern Company are static
- in nature; once a trace is routed into the underlying data structures, it
- remains fixed in place. Minor alterations are allowed in layer assignment
- for the removal of feed-thrus but the switching of layers does not
- materially change the location of the trace.
-
- The Dynamic Router algorithm is written in C++, allowing the ability to
- write a general routine affecting segments, both horizontal and vertical.
- Therefore, when writing a routine to resolve crossing traces, one routine
- covers both instances of traces, providing symmetry and easier
- maintenance.
-
- All four of the auto-routing options of The Auto-Board System are
- proprietary and, as such, are tech supported by the staff that produced
- them. Since The Auto-Board System is a companion of AutoCAD, the user has
- the graphical power of AutoCAD at his fingertips, providing more
- flexibility to tailor his design to his individual needs, more ease to
- build and change symbols, and more convenience in documenting his design
- than found in many of the stand-alone auto-routing packages.
-
- Prices for the Dynamic router begin at $2250.00
-
- The Great SoftWestern Company Inc
- 919 S. Carroll Blvd, Suite 103
- Denton, TX 76201-6869
- 817-383-4434
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