Projects and Designs > Running Design Rule Checks
Design Rule Checks
Output Window
The output window is displayed at the bottom of the application and displays various tabs depending on the actions performed in a design. When your run design rule checks, the Check tab displays the results in a tabular form.
You can print the contents of the table as a comma separated variable (CSV) file by clicking the Save to CSV () button. A dialog is displayed where you specify the file name and where you want to save it.
The table includes columns in which you can filter the contents by selecting an item from the dropdown list at the top. You can sort the contents of a column by clicking the column header. The columns are:
Severity Whether the result is an error (), a warning () or an information message ().
Category The category of design rule check to which the particular design rule check belongs (for example, Connectivity, Naming, and so on).
DRC The specific design rule check that has identified something in the design.
Design The design in which the check has identified something/
Object The specific object for which the check has identified something.
Message Detailed message about what the check has identified. You can click an object in the message to jump to that object in the diagram window.
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Running Design Rule Checks
Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606
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