Import (Design Rule Library)

The Import (Design Rule Library) dialog allows you to import a design rule from a selected design rule library to the design data that is being edited. It is displayed by clicking Import (Full) in the Rule Editor dialog in eCADSTAR PCB Editor.

Item		Description
Design rule library		Shows the design rule library that is referenced. Design rules in the selected design rule library are shown in the Design rule list box.
	button	Select a design rule library using the Open dialog. The selected design rule library is shown in the Design Rule Library box.
Associated Technology Library		Specify the technology library that is referenced. When a design rule is imported, the design data is reconstructed using the specified library.
	button	Select a technology library in the Open dialog. The selected technology library is shown in the Associated Technology Library box.
Design rule list		Shows the design rules in the selected design rule library, and allows you to filter them.
	Filter	Allows you to filter the design rules in the selected design rule library.
	Show all design rules	Clears any values that you enter in the Filter section, and shows all design rules in the selected library.
	Name	Enter an alphanumeric value to match to a design rule name. The displayed design rules are filtered using the specified value. The value that you enter is not case-sensitive.
	Number of conductor layers	The number of layers are shown that are associated with each design rule in the design rule library. The displayed design rules are filtered using the value that you select.
	Technology	The technologies are shown that are associated with the selected design rule library. The displayed design rules are filtered using the value that you select.
	Design rule list box	Shows the design rules in the selected design rule library. This list can be filtered by entering values in the Filter section.
Technology information in board		This section allows you to view the conductor layers in the design data, and in the technology that you select in the Technology list box. It also allows you to specify that layer comments in the design data are kept.
	Technology information in board box	Shows the conductor layers in the design data, and in the design rule that you select in the Design rule list box.   If there are more conductor layers in the imported design rule than in the design data, specify the location of the new layers using the and buttons. If there are fewer conductor layers in the imported design rule than in the design data, specify the layers in the design data that are removed using the and buttons.
		Moves a selected layer up by one place in the Technology information in board box.
		Moves a selected layer down by one place in the Technology information in board box.
	Keep layer comment	If selected, layer comments in the design data are kept.
Library reload		When the design rule is imported, this section allows you specify that all footprints, padstacks and pads in the design library are overwritten by the components in the library.
	Reload all footprints, padstacks and pads	If selected, all footprints, padstacks and pads in the design library are overwritten by the components in the library.
Footprint		Allows you to specify whether padstacks shapes, pad shapes and general figures in components are kept when the design rule is imported.
	Keep edited padstacks	If selected, padstack shapes are kept for the components in the design library.
	Keep edited pads	If selected, pad shapes are kept for the components in the design library.
	Keep edited figures	If selected, general figures in the components are kept. These include lines and other editable internal component figures, but exclude component symbols, padstacks and pads.
Track		Allows you to specify whether routing patterns that connect to unconnected pins are kept.
	Keep unconnected track	If selected, routing patterns that connect to unconnected pins are kept.
Overwrite		The selected design rule is imported and the design data is reconstructed.
Close		Closes the Import (Design Rule Library) without importing design rules.