Results Pane

If you selected Results pane in the Output box in the ERC options tab to display your output, errors and warnings are detailed in the Results tab of the Spreadsheet View as shown in the example in the figure below.

The red circles in the diagram below are ERC markers (2). These indicate either errors or warnings.

Double-click on individual errors or warnings in the ERC list (1). The error or warning is selected and zoomed as shown in (2) below. Double-click on the same error or warning to zoom to the other pin associated with the error or warning (3). This does not apply to unconnected pins.

ERC File

If you selected File in the Output box in the ERC options tab, the results of the ERC are saved to a text file in the file path and name that you entered in the File field.

ERC markers (red circles), indicating errors or warnings also appear on the schematic as in the examples below:

ERC Report

If you selected List view in the Output box in the ERC options tab, the ERC Report dialog box displays.

Use the buttons detailed below as required:

Button Description
Save to text file button. Click to save the data in the dialog box to a text file. A standard Windows save dialog box appears. Choose the desired file path and click Save.
Print button. Click to display a standard Windows print dialog box. Choose the desired print options and click OK.
Print Preview button. Click to display the Print Preview dialog box.
Export to MS Excel button. Click to open a Microsoft® Excel spreadsheet with the data from the dialog box displayed. (You must have Excel installed to use this function).

After you close the ERC Report dialog box, ERC markers (red circles), indicating errors or warnings also appear on the schematic as in the examples below: