IMO, this is a BUG in 99SE. This has happened to me before, and fortunately, I noticed it before having the boards made. No, DRC will NOT find it. I ended up not using split planes, and added another plane instead. BTW, the 99SE autorouter will automatically make the same mistake, that is, placing a via in the wrong net area or bridging a split. And the DRC will NOT find that either.
Workaround: if manual routing, check it yourself. If autorouting, do not use split planes. Best regards, Ivan Baggett Bagotronix Inc. website: www.bagotronix.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 8:04 PM Subject: [PEDA] P99SE drc > Hi all, merry Christmas, > > I have a board with an internal plane split between +5v and +30v. I > inadvertently placed a via, belonging to the 30v net, right on the > separating line, thereby bridging the two power nets. P99SE/SP6 did not > find this during drc. Is this a limitation of Protel or of my > menu-digging skills? > > Graham Brown > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *