{
 "id": "tscircuit-pcb-courtyard-overlap-error-on-parts-that",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "tscircuit pcb_courtyard_overlap_error on parts that look 0.3 mm apart \u2014 generated 0805 courtyard is 3.36 x 1.9 mm, and any courtyard/placement error makes the local autorouter silently skip",
 "symptom": "Build finishes with exit 0 but the board has no traces; circuit.json contains pcb_courtyard_overlap_error 'Courtyard of C28 overlaps with courtyard of U6' (or pcb_placement_error 'test point inside courtyard', pcb_pad_pad_clearance_error) for parts whose bodies look well separated in the preview.",
 "hw": [
  "jlcpcb-4-layer"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "tscircuit@0.0.2516",
  "@tscircuit/core@0.0.1892",
  "capacity-autorouter@0.0.900",
  "kicad@10.0.6"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "x86_64",
  "ubuntu-24",
  "nvidia",
  "NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell"
 ],
 "intent": "place bring-up test pads and solder jumpers densely around an IC on a tscircuit board",
 "date": "2026-09-14",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench2",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench2",
 "locked": [
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}