The MRouter is an open-source maze router available from the free software archive on wrcad.com. It is derived from the Qrouter from opencircuitdesign.com.
The MRouter is a separate, stand-alone open-source project. Presently, users must download and build the MRouter tool. Instructions can be found in the README file in the distribution. Eventually, packages for the supported operating systems will be provided.
The Qrouter source code was converted from C to C++, and architected into two classes:
The two classes are exported as a plug-in library, intended to be used with Xic, or another application. Xic is a commercial graphical editor for integrated circuit design from Whiteley Research Inc. More information can be gound on the company's web site http://wrcad.com. Xic has a developing interface to the MRouter plug-in. providing full control of the routing operations, visualization, etc.