PlaceNoERC

Applied Parameters: SuppressAll=True|Repeat=True

Summary

This command is used to place a Generic (or non-specific) No ERC object onto the current document. The No ERC object is a design directive that can operate in two modes. In this generic mode, the directive is placed on a node in the circuit to suppress all reported Electrical Rule Check warnings and/or error violation conditions that are detected when the schematic project is compiled. Use this directive to deliberately limit error checking at a certain point in the circuit that you know will generate a warning (such as an unconnected pin), while still performing a comprehensive check of the rest of the circuit.

Access

This command can be accessed from the Schematic Editor by:

• Choosing the Place » Directives » Generic No ERC command from the main menus.
• Clicking the  button on the Wiring toolbar.
• Right-clicking in the workspace and choosing the Place » Directives » Generic No ERC command from the context menu.

Use

After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter placement mode. The graphic for the No ERC object will appear floating on the cursor. Simply position the cursor over a wire or other net object, and click, or press Enter, to place a directive at that point in the circuit.

Continue placing further Generic No ERC directives, or right-click, or press Esc, to exit placement mode.

Additional actions that can be performed during placement – while the No ERC object is still floating on the cursor – are:

• Press the Tab key to access the No ERC dialog, from where properties for the No ERC object can be changed on-the-fly.
• Press the Spacebar to rotate the No ERC object anti-clockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation. Rotation is in steps of 90°.
• Press the X or Y keys to mirror the No ERC object along the X-axis or Y-axis respectively.

Tips

1. Rather than deleting a No ERC directive, it can be simply made inactive (disabled in the eyes of the Compiler). This state can changed by toggling the directive's Active property - either through the No ERC dialog, or on the SCH Inspector panel, or SCH List panel.
2. A Generic No ERC directive can be quickly switched to be a Specific No ERC directive, either through the No ERC dialog, or by toggling the Suppress Specific Violations property, on the SCH Inspector panel, or SCH List panel.
3. All No ERC directives - used across the entire project - can be reviewed and edited through the NoERC Manager dialog. From here, you can move through the list of nets with directives applied, and edit any number of No ERC directives. When editing is complete, changes are applied through an Engineering Change Order (ECO).
4. Suppressed violations can be displayed on the Messages panel by enabling the Report Suppressed Errors in Messages Panel option, on the Error Reporting tab of the Options for Project dialog. This feature can be used in the final stages of design to ensure that no critical errors have been inadvertently suppressed.
5. By default, all design directives are included during printing. To control this, disable directives that you do not want included on your printouts in the Schematic Print Properties dialog.
6. While attributes can be modified during placement (Tab to bring up associated properties dialog), bear in mind that these will become the default settings for further placement unless the Permanent option on the Schematic – Default Primitives page of the Preferences dialog is enabled. When this option is enabled, changes made will affect only the object being placed and subsequent objects placed during the same placement session.

Applied Parameters: Source=CompileErrors

Summary

This command is used to place a Specific No ERC object onto the current document. The No ERC object is a design directive that can operate in two modes. In this specific mode, the directive is configured to target one or more specific violations, so it must be configured to do this. To simplify this process, Altium Designer launches an interactive tool to automatically configure the directive to target the appropriate violation, during placement. Use this directive to only suppress selected warning or error conditions, while allowing any other warning or error to be detected and reported.

Access

This command can be accessed from the Schematic Editor by:

• Choosing the Place » Directives » Specific No ERC command from the main menus.
• Clicking the  button on the Wiring toolbar.
• Right-clicking in the workspace and choosing the Place » Directives » Specific No ERC command from the context menu.

Use

After launching the command, the Place Specific NoERC dialog will appear. The procedure for using this interactive tool is as follows:

1. The dialog will automatically load a list of all violations present on the current schematic sheet, by net. To be confident that it accurately reflects the violations that currently exist, click the Recompile project button.
2. If there are multiple violations detected, the Automatically recompile option should also be enabled, to ensure the list remains accurate as you place directives.
3. Click on a violation in the list, the view of the schematic sheet will automatically change to show the violating object. Note that each detected violation can be expanded to show details of the error.
4. Enable the associated Suppress option for the error of interest.
5. Click OK to close the dialog, a No ERC marker will appear on the cursor, ready for placement on the point in the circuit that is creating the violation.
6. Place the directive on the point of violation in the circuit. After clicking to place, the Place Specific NoERC dialog will automatically re-appear, ready to resolve the next specific violation. The big advantage of this guided automatic process is that each directive is automatically configured to only suppress specific errors/warnings.
7. Continue to place directives to resolve further violations on the current schematic sheet, or click Cancel to close the dialog and exit.

Additional actions that can be performed during placement – while the No ERC object is still floating on the cursor – are:

• Press the Tab key to access the No ERC dialog, from where properties for the No ERC object can be changed on-the-fly.
• Press the Spacebar to rotate the No ERC object anti-clockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation. Rotation is in steps of 90°.
• Press the X or Y keys to mirror the No ERC object along the X-axis or Y-axis respectively.

Tips

1. Rather than deleting a No ERC directive, it can be simply made inactive (disabled in the eyes of the Compiler). This state can changed by toggling the directive's Active property - either through the No ERC dialog, or on the SCH Inspector panel, or SCH List panel.
2. A Specific No ERC directive can be quickly switched to be a Generic No ERC directive, either through the No ERC dialog, or by toggling the Suppress Specific Violations property, on the SCH Inspector panel, or SCH List panel.
3. All No ERC directives - used across the entire project - can be reviewed and edited through the NoERC Manager dialog. From here, you can move through the list of nets with directives applied, and edit any number of No ERC directives. When editing is complete, changes are applied through an Engineering Change Order (ECO).
4. Suppressed violations can be displayed on the Messages panel by enabling the Report Suppressed Errors in Messages Panel option, on the Error Reporting tab of the Options for Project dialog. This feature can be used in the final stages of design to ensure that no critical errors have been inadvertently suppressed.
5. By default, all design directives are included during printing. To control this, disable directives that you do not want included on your printouts in the Schematic Print Properties dialog.
6. While attributes can be modified during placement (Tab to bring up associated properties dialog), bear in mind that these will become the default settings for further placement unless the Permanent option on the Schematic – Default Primitives page of the Preferences dialog is enabled. When this option is enabled, changes made will affect only the object being placed and subsequent objects placed during the same placement session.

Applied Parameters: Source=UnderCursor

Summary

This command is used to place a Specific No ERC directive on a point in the circuit that is already showing a violation. The No ERC object is a design directive that can operate in two modes. In this specific mode, the directive is configured to target and suppress the warning or error conditions causing the violation, while allowing any other warning or error to be detected and reported.

Access

This command is accessed from the Schematic Editor by right-clicking over a violating object in the workspace (highlighted by a wavy colored line) and choosing the Place NoERC to Suppress command, from the context menu.

Use

First, ensure that the cursor is positioned over the required violating object in the main design workspace.

After launching the command, a No ERC directive will appear floating on the cursor, pre-configured to suppress the violation(s). Simply position the cursor at the relevant point of the object, and click, or press Enter, to effect placement.

Additional actions that can be performed during placement – while the No ERC object is still floating on the cursor – are:

• Press the Tab key to access the No ERC dialog, from where properties for the No ERC object can be changed on-the-fly.
• Press the Spacebar to rotate the No ERC object anti-clockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation. Rotation is in steps of 90°.
• Press the X or Y keys to mirror the No ERC object along the X-axis or Y-axis respectively.

Tips

1. You can also right-click on a warning/error in the Messages panel, choose the Place Specific NoERC for this violation command, then jump straight to that point in the schematic and place a No ERC directive configured to suppress that warning/error.
2. Rather than deleting a No ERC directive, it can be simply made inactive (disabled in the eyes of the Compiler). This state can changed by toggling the directive's Active property - either through the No ERC dialog, or on the SCH Inspector panel, or SCH List panel.
3. A Specific No ERC directive can be quickly switched to be a Generic No ERC directive, either through the No ERC dialog, or by toggling the Suppress Specific Violations property, on the SCH Inspector panel, or SCH List panel.
4. All No ERC directives - used across the entire project - can be reviewed and edited through the NoERC Manager dialog. From here, you can move through the list of nets with directives applied, and edit any number of No ERC directives. When editing is complete, changes are applied through an Engineering Change Order (ECO).
5. Suppressed violations can be displayed on the Messages panel by enabling the Report Suppressed Errors in Messages Panel option, on the Error Reporting tab of the Options for Project dialog. This feature can be used in the final stages of design to ensure that no critical errors have been inadvertently suppressed.
6. By default, all design directives are included during printing. To control this, disable directives that you do not want included on your printouts in the Schematic Print Properties dialog.
7. While attributes can be modified during placement (Tab to bring up associated properties dialog), bear in mind that these will become the default settings for further placement unless the Permanent option on the Schematic – Default Primitives page of the Preferences dialog is enabled. When this option is enabled, changes made will affect only the object being placed and subsequent objects placed during the same placement session.