User Guide

You will find more details on this in the section on the Preparing of Ma
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nufacturingData (Chapter9).
SpecifyingtheDesignRules
All the parameters relevant to the board and its manufacture are speci
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fied in the Design Rules. Use the menu Edit/Design Rules.. to open the
DesignRuleswindow.
The layout can be checked at any time with the aid of the Design Rule
Check (DRC). The DRC command makes a wide range of parameters
available.
Thefollowingwindowappearswhen DRC hasbeencalled:
DRC:AdjustingtheDesignRules
GeneralPrinciples
The first time that you call the DRC, the Design Rules are provided by
the program. If necessary, adjust the values to suit your requirements.
When you have finished the adjustments, start the error check by click
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ing on OK. This will result in the Design Rules being stored in the lay
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outfileitself.
By clicking on Select you specify the region of the layout that is to be
examined. Simply drag a rectangle over the desired region with the
mouse.Theerrorcheckwillthenautomaticallystart.
Only signal layers visible before the Design Rule Check has been started
areexamined(DISPLAY).
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