How a router settles nets that want the same space: order, rip-up and retry, pricing crowded spots, trying many variants.glossary, Physical / electrical concepts
How a router settles nets that want the same space: order, rip-up and retry, pricing crowded spots, trying many variants. Dial 2.glossary, Ants: routing and our own terms (from Nov 2026)
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Drawing: an idealised patch of board
Two nets both wanted the one gap; after negotiation one detours.