PCB Editor - DRC Violations Display

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Modified by Admin on Nov 6, 2013

The PCB Editor - DRC Violations Display page of the Preferences dialog.

Summary

As its name suggests, the PCB Editor – DRC Violations Display page of the Preferences dialog provides numerous controls relating to the functionality of the DRC Violations Display feature within the PCB workspace.

Access

The PCB Editor – DRC Violations Display page is part of the main Preferences dialog (DXP » Preferences) and is accessed by clicking the DRC Violations Display entry under the PCB Editor folder, in the left hand pane of the dialog.

Options/Controls

Violation Overlay Style

Click to select the Violation Overlay Style. Available style includes None(Layer Color), Solid(Override Color), Style A and Style B

Overlay Zoom Out Behavior

Use these options to determine how the overlay displays when you zoom out. For example, you can elect to have the override color become more dominant the further you zoom out, until the layer color is not noticeable, and vice-versa. Play with the options available to find the setting that best suits your needs and working preference.

Show Violation Detail

Use this option to determine the point at which the custom violation graphics for a violated design rule will be displayed. Conversely, the violation graphic will disappear when zooming out to the extent that the pixel size of the violation graphic drops below this threshold. The greater the entered pixel size, the further out you can zoom before the violation graphic disappears.

Choose DRC Violations Display Style

This region presents a grid allowing you to choose the display style used, on a per-rule basis. Enabling the Violation Details field for a rule type will use the associated custom violation graphics to display the DRC violations of that rule. Enabling the Violation Overlay field will display the violations using the specified overlay style. Using the two display types together can prove useful in terms of providing a 'coarse' and 'fine' indication of violations. When zoomed out, the overlay can flag where a violation exists, then zoom in to view the detail delivered by the associated custom violation graphic.
By enabling the Violation Overlay option and disabling the Violation Details option, for each rule, you can essentially mimic the behavior of DRC violation display found in prior releases of the software.