DRC from TCL

HI Georg,

Please try the below tcl command , which dump the drc rule in drc.log file and then use drc.log to run the drc.

RECORD:

1. Type following command in capture command console:

orPrmAutomation::setMode 1
orPrmAutomation::setPath {D:/temp/drc.log}

2. Launch DesignRuleCheck UI , select the DRC rules you want to configure and press Run. This will create a file at the above path.

REPLAY:

3.Type following command in capture command console:

orPrmAutomation::setMode 2
orPrmAutomation::setPath {D:/temp/drc.log}
Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check" | DialogBox "OK" "C:%temp%/CAPTURELOG/<Folder_name_with_day_date>/Undo Warning!!_1.xml"

Hope this helps!

Hi CadAP, 

I am still having problems executing the DRC check automatically. 

2. 

I tried your suggested way, but in the command window following gets printed after I ran the DRC manually:

Error : invalid command name "OnScriptExecComplete"

The drc.log file is still generated.

3. 

I did not "pipe" the DialogBox stuff, because it does not get displayed in my command window, when I execute the DRC manually even though the logging is enabled. has this maybe changed in OrCAD 22.1 and you are using 17.4? 

Using just the command 'Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check" ' starts the DRC then automatically, but I get following printed on the command window.

     Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check"Error reading XML data.Error reading XML data.

When I use 'Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check" | DialogBox "OK" "C:/temp/Undo Warning!!_1.xml" ', then the DRC window just opens, but it does not start automatically and after running it manually then I get the same "Error reading XML data" again.

Any other hints?

Hi CadAP, 

I am still having problems executing the DRC check automatically. 

2. 

I tried your suggested way, but in the command window following gets printed after I ran the DRC manually:

Error : invalid command name "OnScriptExecComplete"

The drc.log file is still generated.

3. 

I did not "pipe" the DialogBox stuff, because it does not get displayed in my command window, when I execute the DRC manually even though the logging is enabled. has this maybe changed in OrCAD 22.1 and you are using 17.4? 

Using just the command 'Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check" ' starts the DRC then automatically, but I get following printed on the command window.

     Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check"Error reading XML data.Error reading XML data.

When I use 'Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check" | DialogBox "OK" "C:/temp/Undo Warning!!_1.xml" ', then the DRC window just opens, but it does not start automatically and after running it manually then I get the same "Error reading XML data" again.

Any other hints?

Hi George,

Please remove the below dirtive form the capture.ini if present.

IssueUndoWarning=FALSE

After removing you can run the step 2.

2. Launch DesignRuleCheck UI , select the DRC rules you want to configure and press Run. This will create a file at the above path.

Then try rest fo the steps.

Make sure that drc.log file and undo Warning!!_1.xml file location are correct.

It runs on SPB22.1 also.

Hello CadAP, 

I did what you suggested, but I am not able to get it to work. Isn't there another way using the already existing procedures which also get called, when executing the DRC from the gui? Something like this:

Any updates for 23.1? As the menu has changed and ​'Menu "Tools::Design Rules Check"' no longer outputs anything regarding DialogBox