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Choose Design Rule Type
Created: July 28, 2015 | Updated: June 16, 2017
| Applies to versions: 15.1, 16.0, 16.1, 17.0 and 17.1
Now reading version 17.1. For the latest, read: Choose Design Rule Type for version 21
The Choose Design Rule Type dialog.
Summary
Depending on the context in which it is accessed, this dialog can be used to:
- Specify one or more rule types to be exported, into a .Rul file, from the currently defined set of design rules for the board.
- Specify one or more rule types to be imported, from a .Rul file, into the set of design rules currently defined for the board.
- Specify the type of rule to be used when adding a parameter as a rule, to a supported design object in the schematic domain, or a schematic document.
Access
The dialog can be accessed in the following ways:
- From the PCB Editor - right-click in the left-hand pane of the PCB Rules and Constraints Editor dialog, and choose either the Export Rules or Import Rules command, depending on whether you are wanting to export or import rules respectively.
- From the Schematic Editor - click the Edit Rule Values button, in the Parameter Properties dialog. The latter is accessed by clicking the Add as Rule button when adding a parameter to the relevant design object (port, part, pin, sheet symbol), or the document itself.
- From the Schematic Library Editor - click the Edit Rule Values button, in the Parameter Properties dialog. The latter is accessed by clicking the Add as Rule button when adding a parameter to a pin.
Options/Controls
The dialog lists all rule types, grouped by parent rule category. Simply select the required rule type (or multiple types when exporting/importing), and click OK.