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Whether validating a project, running a design rule check for the active PCB document, performing a mixed signal simulation, or using any of the other message-enabled features of the software, the Messages panel provides an intelligent way of listing any warnings and/or errors that may be present, as well as any status information.
The Messages panel can be accessed in the following ways:
The Messages panel includes the results of project compilation and lists any warnings and/or errors that the Compiler may have found while checking the design for electrical and drafting integrity.
The design connectivity model is incrementally updated after each user operation through dynamic compilation. You do not need to manually compile the project, as this is done automatically. For a design project, the automatic compilation process performs three functions:
In order to check for logical, electrical, and drafting errors between the UDM and compiler settings, you must validate the project. This command is accessed by choosing the Project » Validate Project command from the main menus or by right-clicking over the entry for a project in the Projects panel, and choosing the Validate Project command from the context menu.
Any violations that are detected by the Compiler will be listed as warnings and/or errors in the Messages panel. The Compiler uses the options defined on the Error Reporting and Connection Matrix tabs of the Options for Project dialog (as applicable to the project type), when checking the source documents for violations.
The Messages panel also provides warning/error/status information for many other features in the software. These include DRC, Signal Integrity analysis, Mixed-Signal simulation, and when using the Situs Autorouter.
The information contained within a message can be broken down into several distinct areas:
The right-click menu provides the following commands:
When cross-probing (where applicable) from a message in the panel to the offending object(s) on the affected document, you will either be taken directly to the object on the associated document, or indirectly, depending on the particular source of the message.
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