Auto-route the whole netlist
Place a small board with the placement helpers — rightOf, below, sameAs — then let the router connect every net. No manual tracks.
Click through the files — it's the whole project
Auto-route the whole netlist — Visual Studio Code
Select a file from the explorer
2 layers · 3 nets placement helpers · route
What's going on
- No hard-coded millimeters: the connector is 4 mm in from the left edge, the resistor sits right of it, the LED follows the resistor, and the bleed resistor drops below the LED. Gaps are courtyard edge to courtyard edge.
- Every net is built with
named()and passed toroute()— the router connects each one, choosing layers and dropping vias per the board's via policy. - Trace width and clearance aren't in the file because they come from the board's design rules — the JLCPCB no-surcharge standard unless you change them.
- When the router picks something you don't like, override the net:
typecad.route(net, { width: 0.5 }), or route it by hand withtrack()instead.
Build and check
terminal
cd my-project/hw
npx @typecad/pcb buildterminal
npx typecad-pcb drc
[DRC] 12 checks passed, 0 violationsOpen the board in the VS Code board viewer to see the routes — click copper to light up a net and check the router's work.
Where to go next
- Routing — route options, powerInfo widths, and the manual TrackBuilder
- Placement — the relational verbs and live arithmetic used in this file
- Board Layout — where the default width and clearance come from