DRC error

[TERRY MCKEE]

Hey Gang,

What does this mean?


Broken-Net Constraint

I checked all the nets and the only thing that I found that it could be is a trace tied to a plane at a connector pin.

[Gizzmo]

I would think it would be more detailed like:

Protel Design System Design Rule Check
PCB File : \Documents and Settings\somewhere\My Documents\My Designs\someboard\
Date : 10/7/2003
Time : 10:09:46 AM

Processing Rule : board (Bounding Region = (3450mil, 950mil, 6850mil, 5100mil) (InComponentClass('board'))
Rule Violations :0

Processing Rule : Hole Size Constraint (Min=1mil) (Max=175mil) (All)
Rule Violations :0

Processing Rule : Height Constraint (Min=0mil) (Max=1500mil) (Prefered=500mil) (All)
Rule Violations :0

Processing Rule : Width Constraint (Min=10mil) (Max=12mil) (Preferred=10mil) (All)
Rule Violations :0

Processing Rule : Clearance Constraint (Gap=12mil) (All),(All)
Rule Violations :0

Processing Rule : Broken-Net Constraint ( (All) )
Rule Violations :0

Processing Rule : Short-Circuit Constraint (Allowed=No) (All),(All)
Rule Violations :0

Processing Rule : Width Constraint (Min=20mil) (Max=20mil) (Preferred=20mil) ((InNet('HEATER1') Or InNet('HEATER2') Or InNet('GND') Or InNet('12V') Or InNet('EARTH') Or InNet('VCC') Or InNet('ACTUATOR NC') Or InNet('ACTUATOR NO') Or InNet('ACTUATOR OUT') Or InNet('FAN NC')
Rule Violations :0

Processing Rule : Clearance Constraint (Gap=35mil) ((InNet('FAN OUT') OR InNet('FAN NC') OR InNet('HEATER1') OR InNet('HEATER2') Or InNet('FAN NO') Or InNet('HEATER AUX1') Or InNet('HEATER AUX2') Or InNet('AC NEUT') Or InNet('AC PHASE') Or InNet('ACTUATOR NC') Or InNet('AC
Rule Violations :0


Violations Detected : 0
Time Elapsed : 00:00:01

[Bhagyamala]

Hi,

Broken Net means it is incomplete net routing. I think there will be a connection to be routed ( partially routed). At that time broken net error will come in altium