Appendix A
Menus and Commands
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Place»Automatic Test Points
Use to automatically place a test point on each net on your design. Refer to
the
section of Chapter 7,
, for more information.
Place»Unplace Parts
Use to unplace all non-locked parts. Refer to the
of Chapter 4,
, for more information.
Place»Comment
Places a comment on the design. Refer to the
of Chapter 8,
Preparing for Manufacturing/Assembly
, for more
information.
Design Menu
The subjects in this section describe the commands found in the
Design
menu.
Design»Netlist & DRC Check
Use to run the design rules and netlist check utility. Results are displayed
in the
DRC
tab of the
Spreadsheet View
. Refer to the
, for more information.
Depending on your settings in the
PCB Design
tab of the
Preferences
dialog box,
this utility may run automatically. You can use this command
to force a check of the board's integrity, and may want to use it prior to
saving or exporting the design.
Design»Connectivity Check
Runs a connectivity check on the design.
When this command is selected, the
Select a Net
dialog box displays.
Select the net on which you wish to run the connectivity check and click
OK
.
Results are displayed in the
Results
tab of the
Spreadsheet View
. Refer to
, for
more information.