Altium Designer Documentation
Retired Documentation No Longer Applicable to a Later Version of Altium Designer
Retired Documentation - Preferences
Defining CAM Editor DRC Preferences for Altium Designer
Created: September 16, 2021 | Updated: September 17, 2021
| Applies to version: 21
This document is no longer available beyond version 21. Information can now be found here: CAM Editor - DRC Preferences for version 25
The CAM Editor - DRC page of the Preferences dialog
Summary
The CAM Editor – DRC page of the Preferences dialog allows you to set the minimum clearance distance between a thermal and another flash on a plane layer within the CAM design space.
Access
This page is part of the main Preferences dialog that is accessed by clicking the 
control in the upper-right corner of the design space then selecting the DRC entry under the CAM Editor folder.
Options/Controls
Starved Thermals Clearance
- Clearance Value - use this field to set the minimum allowable distance between a thermal and another flash on a plane layer. This distance is specified as a percentage value from the thermal outer dimension.