https://github.com/jamesbowman/cuflow

experimental procedural PCB layout program
https://github.com/jamesbowman/cuflow

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experimental procedural PCB layout program

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jamesbowman/cuflow
• Owner: jamesbowman
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2020-03-07T19:13:15.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-01-17T05:08:49.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-01-17T17:31:59.837Z (6 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 4.61 MB
• Stars: 250
• Watchers: 16
• Forks: 20
• Open Issues: 5
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

          
# cuflow

CuFlow ("Copper Flow") is an experimental procedural PCB layout program.

It's a Python module that, given a description of a board, generates all the outputs for a PCB:

 * Gerbers

 * drill file

 * BOM

 * PnP definitions

 * POVRay renderings

 * SVGs for laser cut mockups

The Gameduino 3X Dazzler was designed with CuFlow.

![Image of Dazzler PCB](images/dazzler-pcb.png)

To generate the Dazzler board:

    python dazzler.py

To generate the Arduino-Dazzler interface board:

    python arduino_dazzler.py

Some notes on the theory and the practice:

 * [Motivation](http://tinyletter.com/jamesbowman/letters/How-would-Bob-Ross-lay-out-a-PCB)

 * [The geometry of river routing](http://tinyletter.com/jamesbowman/letters/the-geometry-of-river-routing)

 * [The Dazzler PCB](http://tinyletter.com/jamesbowman/letters/gameduino-dazzler-pcb-first-pictures)

 * [laser cut mockups](http://tinyletter.com/jamesbowman/letters/the-map-is-not-the-territory)

![POVRay rendering of Dazzler PCB](images/dazzler-spin000.png)

![Actual Dazzler PCB](images/dazzler-proto.jpg)