/diy/ - Do It Yourself

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practice
lots and lots of practice
hints worth considering:
>don't use autorouters. the pros usually don't, and the results you saw are why
>use a fine point sharpie, not a magnum
>feel free to go under/between ICs and other parts
>don't try to pack everything too tightly on the first pass
>don't constrain yourself to the official footprints. sometimes you can route component leads instead of traces where physical space allows, especially with offboard components like pots, power inputs, etc.
>KiCAD allows you to unlock a footprint's pads so they can be moved independently. maybe eagle does too but if it doesn't just replace the component with a couple of wire pads. putting just a mm or two between the leads of a component opens up enough space to bring a trace through