Altium Designer Documentation
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RuleCategory
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Parent page: PCB Query Functions - Fields
Summary Copy Link Copied
Returns all design rule objects whose Rule Category property complies with the Query.
Syntax Copy Link Copied
RuleCategory = Category_String
RuleCategory <> Category_String
Category_String must be one of the strings from the following list:
- 'Electrical'
- 'High Speed'
- 'Manufacturing'
- 'Mask'
- 'Placement'
- 'Plane'
- 'Routing'
- 'Signal Integrity'
- 'SMT'
- 'Testpoint'
Example Usage Copy Link Copied
RuleCategory = 'Electrical'
Returns all design rule objects whose Rule Category property is Electrical.
RuleCategory <> 'High Speed'
Returns all objects except design rule objects whose Rule Category property is High Speed.
IsRule && RuleCategory <> 'Signal Integrity'
Returns all design rule objects except those whose Rule Category property is Signal Integrity.
Tips Copy Link Copied
- The Rule Category property is only defined for design rule objects.
- The single quote characters (') at the start and end of
Category_Stringare mandatory.