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Introducing Curved Traces in Flux

Whether you’re routing high-speed buses, fine-tuning antennas, or laying out clean RF filters, sharp 90º or even 45º angles can be a serious bottleneck. Now, you can create precisely curved elbows across entire nets—or dial them in trace by trace—with full control over radius, inheritance, and overrides.

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April 3, 2025
Top 20+ Flux Copilot Prompts (Refreshed)

Top 20+ Flux Copilot Prompts (Refreshed)

With the latest release of Copilot it isn’t just smarter—it’s hands-on, placing components and applying bulk changes to your project instantly. But to get the most out of it, knowing how to craft the right prompt is key.

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March 13, 2025
Design Circuits with Natural Language: Copilot Upgrade

Design Circuits with Natural Language: Copilot Upgrade

Imagine an AI teammate that doesn’t just chat about your PCB ideas, but actively transforms them into schematics—placing parts, connecting circuits, and optimizing your design at your command, all through natural language. That’s exactly what the newly overhauled Flux Copilot does.

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February 28, 2025
Introducing AI Auto-Layout

Introducing AI Auto-Layout

Today, we’re excited to introduce AI Auto-Layout, powered by Flux Copilot. This is the next step toward full layout automation. With just one click, Copilot tackles the repetitive task of routing your board, delivering clean, human-like results that are easy to work with and iterate on.

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December 12, 2024
Design Your Own Macropad With AI Auto-Layout

Design Your Own Macropad With AI Auto-Layout

Want to design your own macropad? Discover how to create one using the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 and Flux's AI Auto-Layout. From schematics and components to PCB layout and firmware, we’ve got you covered. Boost your productivity with a custom macropad—start building today!

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January 23, 2025
5 Pro Tips for Better Routing with AI Auto-Layout

5 Pro Tips for Better Routing with AI Auto-Layout

Learn five practical tips to improve PCB routing with AI Auto-Layout, including differential pairs, power traces, rule sets, zones, and convergence strategies.

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January 30, 2025
Prototyping vs. Production-Ready Electrical Engineering

Prototyping vs. Production-Ready Electrical Engineering

This blog breaks down the key tradeoffs between prototyping and production-ready electrical engineering, exploring how power management, RF design, PCB layout, and optimization strategies evolve from flexible, modular designs to efficient, manufacturable products.

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February 7, 2025