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[Seth Hillbrand <seth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2019-07-04 09:24, Jeff Young wrote:
> > Since this is DRC, can we keep it in its current place until the DRC 
> > manager goes in
>
> Well, there’s DRC and there’s DR.  The other options really control
> only what is *checked*, whereas this one controls stuff *on* the
> board.  Granted a lot of Jon’s rules will also fit into the DR camp,
> but I feel a little more reticent to move this one out.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Jeff.

That's a valid point.  Ideally, I'd like to see this in a "DesignRules" 
section.  Different manufacturers will have different requirements here, 
so the DRC/DFM import would need to modify this value.  The check also 
needs to allow separate values for internal vs. external layers.

If we want to separate the generation from the checking, we might want 
to put this setting in the zone parameters.  In which case, we might use 
a global default setting that is used for new zones.

-Seth