Design rule checking drc is a powerful automated feature that checks both the logical and physical integrity of a design.
Altium room definition error.
To add a new width design rule right click on the word width and select new rule from the.
We ll show you how to hand draw different rooms how to create rooms by defining them through the room definition and how to have them generated for the schematic and pushed through to the pcb by the engineering change order.
If you want to create a room manually in the pcb or have them generated for the schematic altium designer allows you to create custom rooms.
The compile errors panel can also be opened through the main view menu.
Rectangular or polygon type rooms can be placed on either the top or bottom layer of the board and can either be placed empty associating components at a later stage or placed around components in the design automatically associating them to the room.
If you attempt to move the room when it has been locked a warning dialog will appear asking whether you wish to go ahead with the move.
This is one of multiple tabs available when configuring the options for a project accessed from within the project options dialog to access this dialog.
It is a region that assists in the placement of components.
Default constraints for the room definition rule.
If the compile errors panel is currently in the group of docked workspace panels on the left use the compile errors tab located at the bottom of the panels.
Now go to the routing section of the rules dialog and display all the width rules.
A room is a primitive design object.
Display the placement section and then the room definition section.
Rectangular or polygon type rooms can be placed on either the top or bottom layer of the board and can either be placed empty associating components at a later stage or placed around components in the design automatically associating them to the room.
View workspace panels design compiler compile errors note that panels can be configured to be floating in the editor space or docked to sides of the screen.
Right click on the project entry in the projects panel then click project options from the context menu.
Checks are made against any or all enabled design rules and can be made online in real time as you design or as a batch process with results listed in the software s messages panel and a optional generated report.
A room is a primitive design object.
This feature should be used on every routed board to.
It is a region that assists in the placement of components.
