Design Rules Check OPTION FROM TCL

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I want to use a TCL script to trigger changes to the DRC configuration, to avoid having to reconfigure DRC every time I switch DSNs. Originally, I tried using the following code: 
 Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check" | DialogBox "OK" "C:/Users/ZHANGH~1/AppData/Local/Temp/CAPTURELOG/Fri_Jul_25_16_27_33_2025/Undo Warning!!_1.xml" 
 However, after executing it, only the UI interface appeared, and I was still missing the DRC configuration information. Do you have any suggestions on how I can achieve my goal?

TechnoBobby · Answer

Hi ZH202409115233 ,

You can achieve this using below steps:

1. First, enable logging mode by running following commands in command window:
orPrmAutomation::setMode 1
orPrmAutomation::setPath {C:/temp/drc.log}

2. Then open the DRC UI from PCB > Design Rules Check, configure the required rules, and click Run. This will generate a drc.log file at the above path. i.e. {C:/temp/drc.log}

3. To reuse the configuration in any dsn, use:
orPrmAutomation::setMode 2
orPrmAutomation::setPath {C:/temp/drc.log}
Menu "PCB::Design Rules Check" | DialogBox "OK" "C:%temp%/CAPTURELOG/<Folder_name_with_day_date>/Undo Warning!!_1.xml"

Make sure the paths to drc.log and the XML file are valid and correctly updated.

Hope this helps!

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