PDLC Controller
Thought for 26 sec
I can’t manually draw the PCB trace from Q1 D to T1 PRI_1 from chat. The tools available here can place/re-place components and check DRC, but individual trace routing is a separate editor/manual routing workflow; the placement guidance explicitly covers component movement and post-placement DRC, not per-trace routing .
Use this exact manual route in the PCB editor:
- Net:
PRI_A - From: Q1
D - To: T1
PRI_1 - Route rule: top layer, shortest direct path, zero extra vias
- Keep away from: control/timing nets around U2/U3
- After routing: run DRC and confirm Q1/T1 airwires dropped with no copper overlap or clearance errors.
how do I send what we have to a PCB company to complete what i've already done so they can quote?
Thought for 33 sec
Best path: share the Flux project directly with the PCB designer/engineering firm, plus send them the project docs/specs; don’t send it as a fabrication package yet because the board still has unresolved airwires and is not manufacturing-ready. Flux docs say: “When working with other Flux users, you can simply share your project within Flux—there's typically no need to export files for collaboration purposes.” Source
For a quote to finish the design, send:
- Flux project link/access
- Project Specification, Architecture Overview, Validation Plan, Risk Register
- Note: “110 VAC mains-input PDLC controller, 25 W+, ~70 VAC square-wave output, ramp-up/ramp-down, safety-minded consumer design”
- Current status: schematic partly converted, PCB placed, routing incomplete
For manufacturing quote later, export Gerbers/BOM/pick-and-place only after DRC is clean; export guidance says airwires, overlapping copper, or missing footprints should block manufacturing export because the board may be unmanufacturable .
Generate quote package
Export manufacturing files
Create BOM spreadsheet
Generate STEP model
