TouchesRoom

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Parent page: PCB Query Functions - Membership Checks

Summary

Returns objects that either totally or partially reside within the region occupied by any room object (confinement constraint rule) whose Name property complies with the Query.

Syntax

TouchesRoom(RoomName1 : String,RoomName2 : String,...,RoomNamen : String) : Boolean/Boolean_String

As you define the Query expression, a pop-up list of all existing rooms, by name, is presented.

Example Usage

TouchesRoom('Power')
TouchesRoom('Power') = True
TouchesRoom('Power') = 'True'

Returns objects that either totally or partially reside within the region occupied by any Room whose Name property is Power.

TouchesRoom('COUT1','COUT2')
TouchesRoom('COUT1','COUT2') = True
TouchesRoom('COUT1','COUT2') = 'True'

Returns objects that either totally or partially reside within the regions occupied by any Rooms whose Name property is either COUT1 or COUT2.

TouchesRoom('Monitor','Auxilary','Effects')
TouchesRoom('Monitor','Auxilary','Effects') = True
TouchesRoom('Monitor','Auxilary','Effects') = 'True'

Returns objects that either totally or partially reside within the regions occupied by any Rooms whose Name property is Monitor, or Auxilary, or Effects.

Tips

  1. The single quote characters (') at the start and end of each RoomName string are mandatory.
  2. Parent coordinate, dimension, and Net objects are not returned.
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