Print ERC Results

Element 14 User wrote on Wed, 02 November 2011 08:21

Hi,

Is it possible to some how get a text or formatted print of the ERC

results. Some legitimate ERC warnings need to be documented. I do not see

any menu that allows me to do that. Please help.

There is no way to do that currently.  Same for DRC errors.  Nor is there

any way that I know of to get to them using the ULP language.  I've put the

request in before that these lists of errors/warnings be able to be saved

out to file.

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Am 02.11.2011 13:21, schrieb Savanth:

Is it possible to some how get a text or formatted print of the ERC results. Some legitimate ERC warnings need to be documented. I do not see any menu that allows me to do that. Please help.

EAGLE doesn't provide any function for that. Neither do lots of other

programs, where one also wants to save things on screen.

For purposes like that, some screen shot programs provide a decent

functionality. E.g., the ability to take a screen shot of a scroll box

that is larger than the screen (and things like that).

I myself like 'SnagIt' (http://www.techsmith.com).

Andreas Weidner

Am 02.11.2011 13:21, schrieb Savanth:

Hi,

Is it possible to some how get a text or formatted print of the ERC results. Some legitimate ERC warnings need to be documented. I do not see any menu that allows me to do that. Please help.

 

Many Thanks,

A SAVANTH

 

If I need something for documents I use screen shots. But that is

certainly not the way the cookie crumbles...

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Am 02.11.2011 14:16, schrieb James Morrison:

Element 14 User wrote on Wed, 02 November 2011 08:21

>> Hi,

>> Is it possible to some how get a text or formatted print of the ERC

>> results. Some legitimate ERC warnings need to be documented. I do not see

>> any menu that allows me to do that. Please help.

>

There is no way to do that currently.  Same for DRC errors.  Nor is there

any way that I know of to get to them using the ULP language.  I've put the

request in before that these lists of errors/warnings be able to be saved

out to file.

 

I cannot speak for Version 4 or 5, but with Eagle 3.53 you can print the

result of ERC.

Sven Hegewisch

Using screenshots is a work-around. But difficult to use. I can't believe it was in 3.53 and they decided to take that out for 4 & 5.  Sven, Can you please describe how you were printing it out in version 3.53? May be the method still works.

Am 03.11.2011 09:58, schrieb Sven Hegewisch:

I cannot speak for Version 4 or 5, but with Eagle 3.53 you can print the

result of ERC.

Yes. This is because in version 3.x, the ERC just produces a TEXT file.

This can easily be printed, but is REALLY a pain somewhere if you want

to FIND the errors on screen to correct them.

In versions >=4, the ERC has a NICE window on its own, and you can

easily jump to the error location with a mouse click. MUCH better than

before! But on the other hand, you cannot directly print its output

anymore...

Andreas Weidner

Am 03.11.2011 12:09, schrieb Savanth:

Using screenshots is a work-around. But difficult to use. I can't believe it was in 3.53 and they decided to take that out for 4&  5.  Sven, Can you please describe how you were printing it out in version 3.53? May be the method still works.

 

running ERC opens a text window with the results. Its looks like any

usual editor window with the possiblities of saving, printing etc.

I do remember, that very long ago in an earlier eagle version this text

window did not allow printing. Several users asked for this possibility

and cadsoft added it.

Sven Hegewisch

Am 03.11.2011 12:54, schrieb Sven Hegewisch:

>> I can't

>> believe it was in 3.53 and they decided to take that out for 4& 5.

The ERC is WAYS, WAYS better now than previously, because it is an

interactive window that takes you to all the errors immediately, so

correcting them is a breeze. MUCH quicker and nicer than having to look

through a text file and look up the grid coordinates yourself.

The ONE thing that cannot be done easily anymore is printing, but I MUCH

prefer being able to correct errors quickly to the printing capability

(I never wanted to print it, anyway).

Andreas Weidner