Wouldn't you like to know the moment you short two nets rather then at some later point that two nets are shorted?
Steve Meier Steve Meier wrote: >DJ, > >Stop, you are causing me to have to think again! > >Ok, one of the drc tests, apparently, is to test if a land pattern >conforms to the design rules (e.g. silk screen thickness) why doesn't >the drc run every time a land pattern is dropped into a layout? Is it >not better to be proactive then reactive? > >Steve M. > >DJ Delorie wrote: > >>>Where is the button for drawing the schematic for me in the first place? >>> >>> >>:-) >> >>However, his request makes sense. I didn't disagree with that part, I >>was just asking if a simpler/faster solution would be an acceptable >>compromise. >> >>Consider spell checkers, for example. They *all* offer fix-on-the-fly >>of various sorts, and I think PCB should offer something similar. >>It's a *real* pain to keep track of what needs to be fixed, and go >>back and fix them. Either a fix-on-the-fly feature needs to be added, >>or a DRC layer or overlay needs to be added which tags all the errors >>and lets you remove tags as you fix stuff. >> >>But making arbitrary changes from inside DRC is harder than an >>independent option that fixes one type of reasonably safe DRC problem. >> >> >> > > >
