Configuring Schematic No ERC Object Properties in Altium Designer
Created: September 25, 2019 | Updated: April 08, 2021
| Applies to versions: 20.0, 20.1 and 20.2
Now reading version 20.1. For the latest, read: Configuring Schematic No ERC Object Properties in Altium Designer for version 21
Parent page: No ERC
Schematic Editor object properties are definable options that specify the visual style, content and behavior of the placed object. The property settings for each type of object are defined in two different ways:
- Pre-placement settings – most No ERC object properties, or those that can logically be pre-defined, are available as editable default settings on the Schematic - Defaults page of the Preferences dialog (access from the button at the top-right of the design space). Select the object in the Primitive List to reveal its options on the right.
- Post-placement settings – all No ERC object properties are available for editing in the No ERC dialog and the Properties panel when a placed No ERC is selected in the design space.
Location (Properties panel only)
- (X/Y)
- X (first field) - the current X (horizontal) coordinate of the reference point of the object, relative to the current design space origin. Edit to change the X position of the object. The value can be entered in either metric or imperial; include the units when entering a value whose units are not the current default.
- Y (second field) - The current Y (vertical) coordinate of the reference point of the object, relative to the current origin. Edit to change the Y position of the object. The value can be entered in either metric or imperial; include the units when entering a value whose units are not the current default.
- Rotation - use the drop-down to select the rotation.
Properties
- Color - click on the colored box to access a drop-down from which you can select the default color.
- Symbol - use the drop-down to select the default from the available choices.
- Active - enable to make the primitive active.
Suppressed Violations (Properties panel only)
- All Violations - select to display all violations for this object. The Violation Type and Report Mode for the violations are displayed in the grid.
- Specific Violations - select to display specific violations for this object. The Violation Type and Report Mode for the violations are displayed in the grid.
- Add - click to open the No ERC dialog to add a new violation. After clicking OK, the new violation will be added to the grid. Click to remove the currently selected violation.