diff --git a/src/autorouter/anterouter.rs b/src/autorouter/anterouter.rs
index 9893666..ccced61 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/anterouter.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/anterouter.rs
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ use specctra_core::mesadata::AccessMesadata;
 
 use crate::{
     autorouter::{ratline::RatlineIndex, Autorouter},
+    board::edit::BoardEdit,
     drawing::{
         dot::FixedDotIndex,
         graph::{GetMaybeNet, MakePrimitiveRef},
         primitive::MakePrimitiveShape,
     },
-    geometry::GetLayer,
+    geometry::{GenericNode, GetLayer},
     graph::{GenericIndex, GetIndex, MakeRef},
     layout::{
         poly::{MakePolygon, PolyWeight},
         via::ViaWeight,
-        CompoundWeight, LayoutEdit,
+        CompoundWeight,
     },
     math::Circle,
 };
@@ -53,15 +54,23 @@ impl Anterouter {
             let endpoint_indices = ratline.ref_(autorouter).endpoint_indices();
             let endpoint_dots = ratline.ref_(autorouter).endpoint_dots();
 
+            autorouter
+                .ratsnest
+                .assign_layer_to_ratline(*ratline, *layer);
+
             if let Some(terminating_scheme) = self
                 .plan
                 .ratline_endpoint_dot_to_terminating_scheme
                 .get(&endpoint_dots.0)
             {
                 match terminating_scheme {
-                    TerminatingScheme::ExistingFixedDot(terminating_dot) => autorouter
-                        .ratsnest
-                        .assign_terminating_dot_to_ratvertex(endpoint_indices.0, *terminating_dot),
+                    TerminatingScheme::ExistingFixedDot(terminating_dot) => {
+                        autorouter.ratsnest.assign_terminating_dot_to_ratvertex(
+                            endpoint_indices.0,
+                            *layer,
+                            *terminating_dot,
+                        )
+                    }
                     TerminatingScheme::Anteroute(pin_bbox_to_anchor) => self
                         .anteroute_dot_to_anchor(
                             autorouter,
@@ -79,9 +88,13 @@ impl Anterouter {
                 .get(&endpoint_dots.1)
             {
                 match terminating_scheme {
-                    TerminatingScheme::ExistingFixedDot(terminating_dot) => autorouter
-                        .ratsnest
-                        .assign_terminating_dot_to_ratvertex(endpoint_indices.1, *terminating_dot),
+                    TerminatingScheme::ExistingFixedDot(terminating_dot) => {
+                        autorouter.ratsnest.assign_terminating_dot_to_ratvertex(
+                            endpoint_indices.1,
+                            *layer,
+                            *terminating_dot,
+                        )
+                    }
                     TerminatingScheme::Anteroute(pin_bbox_to_anchor) => self
                         .anteroute_dot_to_anchor(
                             autorouter,
@@ -170,10 +183,10 @@ impl Anterouter {
 
         //let via_bbox_to_anchor = [-pin_bbox_to_anchor[0], -pin_bbox_to_anchor[1]];
 
-        let mut layout_edit = LayoutEdit::new();
+        let mut board_edit = BoardEdit::new();
 
-        if let Ok((.., dots)) = autorouter.board.layout_mut().add_via(
-            &mut layout_edit,
+        if let Ok((.., dots)) = autorouter.board.add_via(
+            &mut board_edit,
             ViaWeight {
                 from_layer: std::cmp::min(pin_layer, to_layer),
                 to_layer: std::cmp::max(pin_layer, to_layer),
@@ -183,6 +196,10 @@ impl Anterouter {
                 },
                 maybe_net: pin_maybe_net,
             },
+            autorouter
+                .board()
+                .node_pinname(&GenericNode::Primitive(dot.into()))
+                .cloned(),
         ) {
             let terminating_dot = dots
                 .iter()
@@ -193,9 +210,11 @@ impl Anterouter {
                             .layer()
                 })
                 .unwrap();
-            autorouter
-                .ratsnest
-                .assign_terminating_dot_to_ratvertex(ratvertex, *terminating_dot);
+            autorouter.ratsnest.assign_terminating_dot_to_ratvertex(
+                ratvertex,
+                to_layer,
+                *terminating_dot,
+            );
         }
         /*let bbox = if let Some(poly) = autorouter.board().layout().drawing().geometry().compounds(dot).find(|(_, compound_weight)| {
             matches!(compound_weight, CompoundWeight::Poly(..))
diff --git a/src/autorouter/autorouter.rs b/src/autorouter/autorouter.rs
index 55e76a1..8bfe03d 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/autorouter.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/autorouter.rs
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ use geo::Point;
 use petgraph::graph::NodeIndex;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use spade::InsertionError;
-use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet};
+use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::{
     autorouter::{
-        anterouter::AnterouterPlan, multilayer_autoroute::MultilayerAutorouteExecutionStepper,
+        multilayer_autoroute::MultilayerAutorouteExecutionStepper,
         permutator::PlanarAutorouteExecutionPermutator, planner::Planner,
     },
     board::{AccessMesadata, Board},
@@ -213,22 +213,22 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Autorouter<M> {
             active_layer,
             allowed_edges,
             ratlines.into_iter().filter_map(|ratline| {
-                let (source, target) = ratline.ref_(self).terminating_dots();
+                let (origin, destination) = ratline.ref_(self).terminating_dots();
 
                 if navmesh
                     .as_ref()
-                    .node_data(&NavmeshIndex::Primal(source))
+                    .node_data(&NavmeshIndex::Primal(origin))
                     .is_none()
                     || navmesh
                         .as_ref()
-                        .node_data(&NavmeshIndex::Primal(target))
+                        .node_data(&NavmeshIndex::Primal(destination))
                         .is_none()
                 {
                     // e.g. due to wrong active layer
                     return None;
                 }
 
-                if self.board.band_between_nodes(source, target).is_some() {
+                if self.board.band_between_nodes(origin, destination).is_some() {
                     // already connected
                     return None;
                 }
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Autorouter<M> {
                 got_any_valid_goals = true;
 
                 Some(ng::Goal {
-                    source,
-                    target,
+                    source: origin,
+                    target: destination,
                     width,
                 })
             }),
diff --git a/src/autorouter/execution.rs b/src/autorouter/execution.rs
index 741a699..7e1273c 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/execution.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/execution.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata + Clone> ExecutionStepper<M> {
                         for (ep, band) in &autoroute.last_bands {
                             let (source, target) = ep.end_points.into();
                             autorouter.board.try_set_band_between_nodes(
-                                &mut autoroute.last_recorder.data_edit,
+                                &mut autoroute.last_recorder.board_data_edit,
                                 source,
                                 target,
                                 *band,
diff --git a/src/autorouter/planar_autoroute.rs b/src/autorouter/planar_autoroute.rs
index 64a26fa..113a578 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/planar_autoroute.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/planar_autoroute.rs
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Step<Autorouter<M>, Option<BoardEdit>, PlanarAutorouteCo
         self.curr_ratline_index += 1;
 
         if let Some(new_ratline) = self.ratlines.get(self.curr_ratline_index) {
-            let (source, target) = new_ratline.ref_(autorouter).terminating_dots();
+            let (origin, destination) = new_ratline.ref_(autorouter).terminating_dots();
             let mut router =
                 Router::new(autorouter.board.layout_mut(), self.options.router_options);
 
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Step<Autorouter<M>, Option<BoardEdit>, PlanarAutorouteCo
 
             self.route = Some(router.route(
                 recorder,
-                source,
-                target,
+                origin,
+                destination,
                 self.options.router_options.routed_band_width,
             )?);
         }
diff --git a/src/autorouter/planner.rs b/src/autorouter/planner.rs
index 3430a3e..9aef925 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/planner.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/planner.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ impl Planner {
                         None
                     }
                 })
-                .map_or(TerminatingScheme::Anteroute([-1.0, -1.0]), |dot| {
+                .map_or(TerminatingScheme::Anteroute([-2.0, 0.0]), |dot| {
                     TerminatingScheme::ExistingFixedDot(dot)
                 }),
         )
diff --git a/src/autorouter/ratline.rs b/src/autorouter/ratline.rs
index 9bb9f02..623d29c 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/ratline.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/ratline.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::{
         dot::FixedDotIndex,
         graph::{GetMaybeNet, MakePrimitiveRef, PrimitiveIndex},
     },
-    geometry::{shape::MeasureLength, GetLayer},
+    geometry::shape::MeasureLength,
     graph::MakeRef,
     triangulation::GetTrianvertexNodeIndex,
 };
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub type RatlineIndex = EdgeIndex<usize>;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy)]
 pub struct RatlineWeight {
+    pub layer: usize,
     pub band_termseg: Option<BandTermsegIndex>,
 }
 
@@ -102,7 +103,9 @@ impl<'a, M: AccessMesadata> RatlineRef<'a, M> {
             .graph()
             .node_weight(source)
             .unwrap()
-            .maybe_terminating_dot
+            .layer_terminating_dots
+            .get(&self.layer())
+            .copied()
             .unwrap_or(self.endpoint_dots().0);
         let target_dot = self
             .autorouter
@@ -110,17 +113,25 @@ impl<'a, M: AccessMesadata> RatlineRef<'a, M> {
             .graph()
             .node_weight(target)
             .unwrap()
-            .maybe_terminating_dot
+            .layer_terminating_dots
+            .get(&self.layer())
+            .copied()
             .unwrap_or(self.endpoint_dots().1);
 
         (source_dot, target_dot)
     }
 
     pub fn layer(&self) -> usize {
-        self.endpoint_dots()
-            .0
-            .primitive_ref(self.autorouter.board().layout().drawing())
-            .layer()
+        self.autorouter
+            .ratsnest()
+            .graph()
+            .edge_weight(self.index)
+            .unwrap()
+            .layer
+        /*self.endpoint_dots()
+        .0
+        .primitive_ref(self.autorouter.board().layout().drawing())
+        .layer()*/
     }
 
     pub fn net(&self) -> usize {
diff --git a/src/autorouter/ratsnest.rs b/src/autorouter/ratsnest.rs
index a285c0c..1fd2659 100644
--- a/src/autorouter/ratsnest.rs
+++ b/src/autorouter/ratsnest.rs
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ impl From<RatvertexNodeIndex> for crate::layout::NodeIndex {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct RatvertexWeight {
     vertex: RatvertexNodeIndex,
     pub pos: Point,
-    pub maybe_terminating_dot: Option<FixedDotIndex>,
+    pub layer_terminating_dots: BTreeMap<usize, FixedDotIndex>,
 }
 
 impl GetTrianvertexNodeIndex<RatvertexNodeIndex> for RatvertexWeight {
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@ impl Ratsnest {
 
         let mut triangulations = BTreeMap::new();
 
-        this.add_layer_to_ratsnest(board, &mut triangulations, principal_layer);
+        this.add_layer_to_ratsnest_triangulations(board, &mut triangulations, principal_layer);
 
         for layer in 0..board.layout().drawing().layer_count() {
             if layer != principal_layer {
-                this.add_layer_to_ratsnest(board, &mut triangulations, layer);
+                this.add_layer_to_ratsnest_triangulations(board, &mut triangulations, layer);
             }
         }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ impl Ratsnest {
         Ok(this)
     }
 
-    fn add_layer_to_ratsnest(
+    fn add_layer_to_ratsnest_triangulations(
         &mut self,
         board: &Board<impl AccessMesadata>,
         triangulations: &mut BTreeMap<
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ impl Ratsnest {
                 triangulation.add_vertex(RatvertexWeight {
                     vertex,
                     pos,
-                    maybe_terminating_dot: None,
+                    layer_terminating_dots: BTreeMap::new(),
                 })?;
                 Ok(())
             };
@@ -229,12 +229,18 @@ impl Ratsnest {
     pub fn assign_terminating_dot_to_ratvertex(
         &mut self,
         node_index: NodeIndex<usize>,
+        layer: usize,
         terminating_dot: FixedDotIndex,
     ) {
         self.graph
             .node_weight_mut(node_index)
             .unwrap()
-            .maybe_terminating_dot = Some(terminating_dot)
+            .layer_terminating_dots
+            .insert(layer, terminating_dot);
+    }
+
+    pub fn assign_layer_to_ratline(&mut self, ratline: RatlineIndex, layer: usize) {
+        self.graph.edge_weight_mut(ratline).unwrap().layer = layer;
     }
 
     pub fn assign_band_termseg_to_ratline(
diff --git a/src/board/edit.rs b/src/board/edit.rs
index 0c6c227..af12b00 100644
--- a/src/board/edit.rs
+++ b/src/board/edit.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ impl Edit for BoardDataEdit {
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
 pub struct BoardEdit {
-    pub data_edit: BoardDataEdit,
+    pub board_data_edit: BoardDataEdit,
     pub layout_edit: LayoutEdit,
 }
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ impl BoardEdit {
 
     pub fn new_from_edits(data_edit: BoardDataEdit, layout_edit: LayoutEdit) -> Self {
         Self {
-            data_edit,
+            board_data_edit: data_edit,
             layout_edit,
         }
     }
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ impl BoardEdit {
 
 impl Edit for BoardEdit {
     fn reverse_inplace(&mut self) {
-        self.data_edit.reverse_inplace();
+        self.board_data_edit.reverse_inplace();
         self.layout_edit.reverse_inplace();
     }
 
     fn merge(&mut self, edit: Self) {
-        self.data_edit.merge(edit.data_edit);
+        self.board_data_edit.merge(edit.board_data_edit);
         self.layout_edit.merge(edit.layout_edit);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/board/mod.rs b/src/board/mod.rs
index 77d17f1..23e27b8 100644
--- a/src/board/mod.rs
+++ b/src/board/mod.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ use crate::{
         dot::{FixedDotIndex, FixedDotWeight},
         graph::PrimitiveIndex,
         seg::{FixedSegIndex, FixedSegWeight},
-        DrawingException,
+        DrawingException, Infringement,
     },
     geometry::{edit::ApplyGeometryEdit, GenericNode, GetLayer},
     graph::{GenericIndex, MakeRef},
-    layout::{poly::PolyWeight, CompoundWeight, Layout, NodeIndex},
+    layout::{poly::PolyWeight, via::ViaWeight, CompoundWeight, Layout, NodeIndex},
     router::ng::EtchedPath,
 };
 
@@ -105,6 +105,24 @@ impl<M> Board<M> {
 }
 
 impl<M: AccessMesadata> Board<M> {
+    pub fn add_via(
+        &mut self,
+        recorder: &mut BoardEdit,
+        weight: ViaWeight,
+        maybe_pin: Option<String>,
+    ) -> Result<(GenericIndex<ViaWeight>, Vec<FixedDotIndex>), Infringement> {
+        let (weight, dots) = self.layout.add_via(&mut recorder.layout_edit, weight)?;
+
+        if let Some(pin) = maybe_pin {
+            for dot in dots.clone() {
+                self.pinname_nodes
+                    .insert(pin.clone(), GenericNode::Primitive(dot.into()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok((weight, dots))
+    }
+
     /// Adds a new fixed dot with an optional pin name.
     ///
     /// Inserts the dot into the layout and, if a pin name is provided, maps it to the created dot's node.
@@ -295,7 +313,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Board<M> {
         }
 
         recorder
-            .data_edit
+            .board_data_edit
             .bands
             .insert(bandname, (maybe_band, None));
 
@@ -328,7 +346,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Board<M> {
     }
 
     pub fn apply_edit(&mut self, edit: &BoardEdit) {
-        for (bandname, (maybe_old_band_uid, ..)) in &edit.data_edit.bands {
+        for (bandname, (maybe_old_band_uid, ..)) in &edit.board_data_edit.bands {
             if maybe_old_band_uid.is_some() {
                 self.band_bandname.remove_by_right(bandname);
             }
@@ -336,7 +354,7 @@ impl<M: AccessMesadata> Board<M> {
 
         self.layout_mut().apply(&edit.layout_edit);
 
-        for (bandname, (.., maybe_new_band_uid)) in &edit.data_edit.bands {
+        for (bandname, (.., maybe_new_band_uid)) in &edit.board_data_edit.bands {
             if let Some(band_uid) = maybe_new_band_uid {
                 self.band_bandname.insert(*band_uid, bandname.clone());
             }
diff --git a/src/geometry/geometry.rs b/src/geometry/geometry.rs
index 36fcfe1..176b455 100644
--- a/src/geometry/geometry.rs
+++ b/src/geometry/geometry.rs
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ impl<
 
     pub fn remove_primitive(&mut self, primitive: PI) {
         let maybe_removed = self.graph.remove_node(primitive.index().into());
-        debug_assert!(maybe_removed.is_some());
+        assert!(maybe_removed.is_some());
     }
 
     pub fn move_dot(&mut self, dot: DI, to: Point) {
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ impl<
             .find(|edge| matches!(edge.weight(), GeometryLabel::Outer))
         {
             let maybe_removed = self.graph.remove_edge(old_inner_edge.id());
-            debug_assert!(maybe_removed.is_some());
+            assert!(maybe_removed.is_some());
         }
 
         if let Some(new_inner) = maybe_new_inner {
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ impl<PW: Copy + Retag<Index = PI>, DW, SW, BW, CW: Clone, Cel: Copy, PI: Copy, D
 
     fn remove_compound(&mut self, compound: GenericIndex<CW>) {
         let maybe_removed = self.graph.remove_node(compound.index().into());
-        debug_assert!(maybe_removed.is_some());
+        assert!(maybe_removed.is_some());
     }
 
     fn add_to_compound<I>(&mut self, primitive: I, entry_label: Cel, compound: GenericIndex<CW>)
diff --git a/src/router/prenavmesh.rs b/src/router/prenavmesh.rs
index 5b07ad7..eaccc4e 100644
--- a/src/router/prenavmesh.rs
+++ b/src/router/prenavmesh.rs
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ impl Prenavmesh {
             let primitive = node.primitive_ref(layout.drawing());
 
             let Some(primitive_net) = primitive.maybe_net() else {
+                assert_ne!(node, origin.into());
+                assert_ne!(node, destination.into());
                 continue;
             };
 
@@ -215,6 +217,10 @@ impl Prenavmesh {
                         // false positives in some cases, so in the future, instead of this,
                         // create a fillet compound type and check for compound membership.
                         if Self::is_fixed_dot_filleted(layout, dot) {
+                            // FIXME: anteroute dot may get skipped here, which
+                            // results in a panic.
+                            assert_ne!(origin, dot);
+                            assert_ne!(destination, dot);
                             continue;
                         }