Interactive router modes in PCB Design - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - Interactive router modes

Goal

Understand how different interactive router modes affect PCB routing efficiency and quality.

Sample Data

Mode	Average Routing Time (min)	Number of Errors	Trace Length (mm)	User Satisfaction (1-5)
Push and Shove	15	2	1200	4
Walkaround	18	1	1250	3
Glossing	12	3	1180	4
Ignore Obstacles	10	5	1300	2
Manual	25	0	1150	5

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Average Routing Time
  Formula: AVERAGE('RoutingData'[Average Routing Time (min)]) = 16
  Shows the average time spent routing across all modes.
• KPI Card: Total Errors
  Formula: SUM('RoutingData'[Number of Errors]) = 11
  Shows total errors found in all modes combined.
• Bar Chart: Routing Time by Mode
  X-axis: Mode
  Y-axis: Average Routing Time (min)
  Shows how long each mode takes on average.
• Bar Chart: Number of Errors by Mode
  X-axis: Mode
  Y-axis: Number of Errors
  Highlights error counts per mode.
• Table: Detailed Mode Metrics
  Columns: Mode, Average Routing Time (min), Number of Errors, Trace Length (mm), User Satisfaction (1-5)
  Shows all data for detailed comparison.

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+----------------------+
| Average Routing Time  | Total Errors         |
|       (KPI)          |       (KPI)          |
+----------------------+----------------------+
| Routing Time by Mode  | Number of Errors by  |
|      (Bar Chart)     |       Mode (Bar)     |
+----------------------+----------------------+
|          Detailed Mode Metrics Table           |
+------------------------------------------------+

Interactivity

Filter by Mode: Selecting a mode updates all components to show data only for that mode.

Hovering over bars in charts highlights corresponding rows in the detailed table.

Self Check

If you filter the dashboard to show only the 'Push and Shove' mode, which components update and what changes occur?

• Average Routing Time KPI updates to 15 minutes.
• Total Errors KPI updates to 2 errors.
• Routing Time by Mode bar chart shows only the 'Push and Shove' bar.
• Number of Errors by Mode bar chart shows only the 'Push and Shove' bar.
• Detailed Mode Metrics Table shows only the 'Push and Shove' row.

Key Result

Dashboard compares PCB interactive router modes by routing time, errors, and user satisfaction.