Design»connectivity check, Design menu, Place»automatic test points – National Instruments Graphical User Interface Ultiboard User Manual

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Appendix A

Menus and Commands

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Place»Automatic Test Points

Use to automatically place a test point on each net on your design. Refer to
the

Placing Automatic Test Points

section of Chapter 7,

Autorouting and

Autoplacement

, for more information.

Place»Unplace Parts

Use to unplace all non-locked parts. Refer to the

Unplacing Parts

section

of Chapter 4,

Working with Parts

, for more information.

Place»Comment

Places a comment on the design. Refer to the

Placing a Comment

section

of Chapter 8,

Preparing for Manufacturing/Assembly

, for more

information.

Design Menu

The subjects in this section describe the commands found in the Design
menu.

Design»Netlist & DRC Check

Use to run the design rules and netlist check utility. Results are displayed
in the DRC tab of the Spreadsheet View. Refer to the

Spreadsheet View:

DRC Tab

section of Chapter 1,

User Interface

, for more information.

Depending on your settings in the PCB Design tab of the Preferences

dialog box,

this utility may run automatically. You can use this command

to force a check of the board's integrity, and may want to use it prior to
saving or exporting the design.

Design»Connectivity Check

Runs a connectivity check on the design.

When this command is selected, the Select a Net dialog box displays.
Select the net on which you wish to run the connectivity check and click
OK.

Results are displayed in the Results tab of the Spreadsheet View. Refer to
the

Spreadsheet View: Results Tab

section of Chapter 1,

User Interface

, for

more information.

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