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One prompt to route a dense smartwatch PCB, graded 4 out of 10

Claude Opus 5.5 got a single prompt to lay out the traces on a dense smartwatch board, and its designer, Lukas, scored the result 4/10. The thread walks through how the attempt went.

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Michael W.@Michaelskywal

1/ I gave Opus 5.5 a single prompt to route a dense smartwatch PCB designed by @QVHenkel. Lukas graded the result a "4 out of 10". Here's how it went 🧵

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