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## [Quilter Looks Awesome - How is it wroking for you?](https://community.quilter.ai/t/quilter-looks-awesome-how-is-it-wroking-for-you/326)

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**Author:** [@rwb.ceo](https://community.quilter.ai/u/rwb.ceo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/quilter-looks-awesome-how-is-it-wroking-for-you/326 "2025-11-21T17:27:40Z")

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Just found Quilter after asking GPT if there are any good AI Layout tools for Ki-cad since AI is working so well with helping speed up ESP32 coding. I see they raised 25 Million in investment last month which is a good …

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## [Future plans for additional CAD software](https://community.quilter.ai/t/future-plans-for-additional-cad-software/282)

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**Author:** [@yano.xs](https://community.quilter.ai/u/yano.xs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 4:15pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/future-plans-for-additional-cad-software/282 "2025-05-07T16:15:21Z")

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I am very interested in this wiring tool. So, my question is, are there any plans to make it possible to use Cadence OrCAD CAD data in the future?

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## [Why no Proteus support?](https://community.quilter.ai/t/why-no-proteus-support/280)

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**Author:** [@vlad.yer](https://community.quilter.ai/u/vlad.yer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/why-no-proteus-support/280 "2025-04-17T14:18:45Z")

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Why no Proteus support?

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## [Defining a Keepout Area or Importing it from KICAD](https://community.quilter.ai/t/defining-a-keepout-area-or-importing-it-from-kicad/266)

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**Author:** [@Luke](https://community.quilter.ai/u/Luke)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2025, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/defining-a-keepout-area-or-importing-it-from-kicad/266 "2025-03-12T23:51:21Z")

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Defining a Keepout Area or bringing over a keepout area from KICAD

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## [Partially populated board](https://community.quilter.ai/t/partially-populated-board/258)

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**Author:** [@fabian](https://community.quilter.ai/u/fabian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/partially-populated-board/258 "2025-02-19T12:11:50Z")

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Hi, my board has some footprints and tracks already placed. When setting up the quilter job it displays: “Components already placed: Quilter will attempt to route your design without moving placed components. If you’d…

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## [Power Circuit -](https://community.quilter.ai/t/power-circuit/249)

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**Author:** [@justin](https://community.quilter.ai/u/justin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/power-circuit/249 "2025-02-06T12:45:02Z")

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I’m curious if other have had any good expiernece with power circuitry layouts. buck converters layouts - any example layouts that have gone pretty well here. any constraints that help it thoughts generally, do folks j…

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## [Schematic-informed placement](https://community.quilter.ai/t/schematic-informed-placement/60)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/schematic-informed-placement/60 "2025-02-05T20:43:45Z")

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Schematic-informed placement Schematic-informed layout enables users to upload their schematic to group related components in layout. Quilter users can now upload their schematic along with their board file to Quilter…

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## [QSP32 Solar Boost](https://community.quilter.ai/t/qsp32-solar-boost/242)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2025, 2:23am UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/qsp32-solar-boost/242 "2025-01-12T02:23:32Z")

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Building on the success of the QSP32, we’ve decided to push Quilter’s generative PCB designer into new territory — an IoT board that has an energy harvesting feature. This is a companion discussion topic for the origin…

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## [Qpico](https://community.quilter.ai/t/qpico/241)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
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**Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/qpico/241 "2025-01-10T22:03:05Z")

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Quilter is home to several example designs based on open-source hardware, one of which is a “clone” of the popular Raspberry Pi Pico. We call this example “Qpico”. This is a companion discussion topic for the original …

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## [Qpico](https://community.quilter.ai/t/qpico/240)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/qpico/240 "2025-01-10T22:02:46Z")

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Quilter is home to several example designs based on open-source hardware, one of which is a “clone” of the popular Raspberry Pi Pico. We call this example “Qpico”. This is a companion discussion topic for the original …

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## [Quilter can now automatically place bypass capacitors](https://community.quilter.ai/t/quilter-can-now-automatically-place-bypass-capacitors/237)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/quilter-can-now-automatically-place-bypass-capacitors/237 "2024-12-11T15:48:00Z")

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At Quilter, our mission is to help companies ship better PCBs faster by automating the tedious, time-consuming tasks that slow down product development. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at ht…

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## [UI Feature Improvements](https://community.quilter.ai/t/ui-feature-improvements/227)

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**Author:** [@keenan.johnson](https://community.quilter.ai/u/keenan.johnson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/ui-feature-improvements/227 "2024-11-25T18:54:02Z")

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Hey all! I’ve been using Quilter quite a bit during a recent board design project and I’ve tried to upload the board design up to Quilter to see what it does at each phase of the design. This has resulted in me clicking…

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## [Introducing: Physics Rule Checks](https://community.quilter.ai/t/introducing-physics-rule-checks/234)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/introducing-physics-rule-checks/234 "2024-11-19T19:37:49Z")

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Today, we’re pleased to announce the launch of Physics Rule Checks (PRCs) in Quilter. Physics Rule Checks work alongside traditional Design Rule Checks (DRCs) to ensure the layouts Quilter generates: This is a companio…

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## [November newsletter](https://community.quilter.ai/t/november-newsletter/233)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/november-newsletter/233 "2024-11-12T15:49:17Z")

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Jeff Reno is the Founder/Owner of Renovelo, which sells vehicle data logging and customization software. He used Quilter to design 32 different iterations of his new wireless OBD2 hardware product, ByteFlasher, in just a…

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## [QSP32: An IoT Dev Board](https://community.quilter.ai/t/qsp32-an-iot-dev-board/211)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/qsp32-an-iot-dev-board/211 "2024-10-02T13:36:34Z")

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Given the vast scope of electronics design, we've chosen to focus Quilter's near-term product roadmap on the types of boards our users most frequently create—high-density, high-speed digital designs. This is a companio…

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## [Quilter can now route differential pairs!](https://community.quilter.ai/t/quilter-can-now-route-differential-pairs/183)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/quilter-can-now-route-differential-pairs/183 "2024-09-23T21:45:28Z")

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We’re excited to announce that Quilter now supports differential pairs! Differential pairs are crucial in high-speed electronics design because they help ensure adequate signal performance for digital communication proto…

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## [Output Formats for non-supported platforms](https://community.quilter.ai/t/output-formats-for-non-supported-platforms/150)

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**Author:** [@satauren](https://community.quilter.ai/u/satauren)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/output-formats-for-non-supported-platforms/150 "2024-08-17T14:09:12Z")

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Is there some limitation in using a standard output format like ODB++ as an input file for those design platforms that are not yet supported?

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## [More speedups mean jobs now complete in \< 1 hour](https://community.quilter.ai/t/more-speedups-mean-jobs-now-complete-in-1-hour/141)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/more-speedups-mean-jobs-now-complete-in-1-hour/141 "2024-07-02T15:05:17Z")

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Routing is (another) 4x faster, and jobs now complete ~10x faster since launch 🤯At Quilter, we spend a lot of time thinking about what electronics development will look like when PCBs that used to take days or weeks to d…

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## [The Gradient: Automating Circuit Board Design](https://community.quilter.ai/t/the-gradient-automating-circuit-board-design/140)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/the-gradient-automating-circuit-board-design/140 "2024-06-24T20:19:57Z")

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Sergiy joins Daniel Bashir on The Gradient, a podcast about AI and technology, to discuss automating PCB design with reinforcement learning, difficulties in PCB design automation, and dealing with skepticism. Check it ou…

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## [Webinar: How AI is Shaping the Future of Electronics Design](https://community.quilter.ai/t/webinar-how-ai-is-shaping-the-future-of-electronics-design/139)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/webinar-how-ai-is-shaping-the-future-of-electronics-design/139 "2024-06-17T17:26:46Z")

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In this 45-minute webinar, Sergiy Nesterenko (CEO of Quilter) shares his thoughts on this latest wave of disruptive technology and how it’s already beginning to shape the future of electronic design. Download the slides …

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## [Autopilot: Automating Circuit Board Design Using Reinforcement Learning](https://community.quilter.ai/t/autopilot-automating-circuit-board-design-using-reinforcement-learning/138)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/autopilot-automating-circuit-board-design-using-reinforcement-learning/138 "2024-06-17T17:18:49Z")

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In this episode from Autopilot with Will Summerlin, Sergiy Nesterenko, founder of Quilter (backed by Benchmark), discusses designing PCB circuitboards end-to-end using reinforcement learning. "Autopilot" host Will Summe…

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## [Infinite ML: Designing Printed Circuit Boards with AI](https://community.quilter.ai/t/infinite-ml-designing-printed-circuit-boards-with-ai/137)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/infinite-ml-designing-printed-circuit-boards-with-ai/137 "2024-06-17T17:15:06Z")

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Sergiy talks with Infinite ML host Prateek Joshi about the opportunities and challenges of automating PCB design with AI, what it actually means to design a "good" PCB, and the current innovations and long term opportuni…

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## [Company Breakdowns: Quilter with Benchmark's Eric Vishria](https://community.quilter.ai/t/company-breakdowns-quilter-with-benchmarks-eric-vishria/136)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/company-breakdowns-quilter-with-benchmarks-eric-vishria/136 "2024-06-17T17:01:37Z")

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Eric Vishria, General Partner at Benchmark, and Sergiy Nesterenko, Founder and CEO of Quilter, join Nathan Labenz to discuss Quilter's groundbreaking use of reinforcement learning to automate integrated circuit board des…

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## [PCB Chat: Sergiy Nesterenko on AI-Driven PCB Design](https://community.quilter.ai/t/pcb-chat-sergiy-nesterenko-on-ai-driven-pcb-design/135)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/pcb-chat-sergiy-nesterenko-on-ai-driven-pcb-design/135 "2024-06-17T16:55:27Z")

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Sergiy Nesterenko (Quilter CEO) talks with PCB Chat host Mike Buetow about how AI-driven, physics-based PCB design can resolve and even violate some traditional design principles and still generate superior PCBs.

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## [Gradient Dissent: AI in Electronics; Quilter's journey in PCB design](https://community.quilter.ai/t/gradient-dissent-ai-in-electronics-quilters-journey-in-pcb-design/134)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/gradient-dissent-ai-in-electronics-quilters-journey-in-pcb-design/134 "2024-06-17T16:32:09Z")

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Our CEO Sergiy Nesterenko joins Lukas Biewald on the Weights & Biases podcast to talk about real-world applications of reinforcement learning in PCB design. 00:00 - Introduction to Gradient Dissent 00:45 - Meet Sergiy Ne…

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## [Circuit Break: Tracing a Path for PCB Design Automation](https://community.quilter.ai/t/circuit-break-tracing-a-path-for-pcb-design-automation/133)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/circuit-break-tracing-a-path-for-pcb-design-automation/133 "2024-06-17T16:18:42Z")

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Sergiy joins MacroFab's Circuit Break podcast to talk about his vision for Quilter, how integrating physics and simulation into an AI-driven design process will help engineers produce better designs, and discussion of th…

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## [March newsletter](https://community.quilter.ai/t/march-newsletter/122)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/march-newsletter/122 "2024-04-11T15:26:38Z")

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A roundup of Quilter updates and improvements from March 2024. 1/ Jobs now complete 3.5x fasterLast week, we shipped a rebuild of Quilter’s local routing submodule that accelerated routing by 7x and overall job t…

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## [🏎️ Quilter's router is now 7x faster](https://community.quilter.ai/t/quilters-router-is-now-7x-faster/119)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/quilters-router-is-now-7x-faster/119 "2024-04-02T15:32:03Z")

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Our new local routing module reduces routing time by 7x, overall job time by 3.5x, and improves success rate for complex boards At Quilter, our objective is to help companies build electronics 10x faster by fully auto…

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## [PCB boundary not correctly detected](https://community.quilter.ai/t/pcb-boundary-not-correctly-detected/114)

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**Author:** [@german.grimaldo](https://community.quilter.ai/u/german.grimaldo)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 7:24am UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/pcb-boundary-not-correctly-detected/114 "2024-03-12T07:24:59Z")

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We’ve tried to export our KiCAD project onto the platform, but it was unable to detect the boundary even if the DXF was imported onto edge cuts of the Kicad PCB files. It is a project we already have on production and v…

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## [February newsletter](https://community.quilter.ai/t/february-newsletter/110)

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**Author:** [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/february-newsletter/110 "2024-03-06T16:47:58Z")

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A roundup of changes and improvements to Quilter throughout the month of February. 1/ Welcome to Quilter! 👋A couple of weeks ago, Quilter announced its Series A fundraise and launched our product in public open beta. …

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