Yeah, this PCB is... horrible.

Take a look at Verilog-to-Routing - an educational/research tool that is open-source.

https://github.com/verilog-to-routing/vtr-verilog-to-routing

That looks like a great resource! Thank you!

You can simulate using SPICE in KiCad now (ngspice).

KiCad already has an auto-router?

But yeah, parts management is a mess...

>You can simulate using SPICE in KiCad now (ngspice).

Yes, but LTSPice is so much better than ngspice. I really wish the Linear would OpenSource it, it's a really cool piece of software.

KiCad does not really have a very well integrated auto-router. As someone pointed out, the only "integrated" one was deprecated, and all the others I've tried are very clunky (from the pov of being integrated).

KiCad's native autorouter was deprecated a while back (unless someone added it again in a recent point release)

Your IP is in more danger when sending your designs to China for cheap fab, but is safer when going with more expensive local options (PCBTrain, for example).

It's all about trust.