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Design Rule Checking Keywords

These keywords are used by the DRC system and are not generated by or recognized in XicII or Xiv.

Drc [y|n]
This sets whether or not the interactive rule checking is applied to objects being added to the database, controlling the initial status of the Enable Interactive button in the DRC Menu. This is used by the extraction system and is not recognized in XicII.
Default: n

DrcLevel [level]
This sets the error recording level for design rule checking. If level is 0 only one error is recorded per object. If 1, one error of each type is recorded per object. If 2, all errors found are recorded.
Default: 0

DrcMaxErrors num
This keyword sets the maximum number of design rule errors reported in batch mode, at which point checking terminates. If num is set to zero, all errors are reported. This is used by the extraction system and is not recognized in XicII.
Default: 0

DrcInterMaxObjs num
In interactive design rule checking, this keyword provides a limit on the number of objects checked, to minimize the pause after an operation. If num is set to 0, there is no limiting. This is used by the extraction system and is not recognized in XicII.
Default: 0

DrcInterMaxTime num
This keyword limits the time of the interactive design rule checking performed after each operation. The value is given in milliseconds. If the value is 0, there is no time limit imposed. This is used by the extraction system and is not recognized in XicII.
Default: 0

DrcInterSkipInst [y|n]
If a subcell is copied, moved, or placed, by default the subcell is tested for design rule violations if in interactive mode. Setting this value to ``y'' will cause this checking to be skipped. This is used by the extraction system and is not recognized in XicII.
Default: n

DrcNoPopup [y|n]
This keyword determines whether errors generated in interactive DRC will be listed in a pop-up window. If set, the messages will not pop up automatically. This is used by the extraction system and is not recognized in XicII.
Default: n


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Stephen R. Whiteley 2012-04-01