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3.80 released 2006-07-06
Major update: Yes
(ADMIN) This version is a new release. Release date is July 2006.
Impact on customers: requested new passwords for Schema and PCB options.
Free update for customers, which purchased CADINT PCB April 2006 and later, free update for all customers with valid maintenance agreement.
(PCB+SCH) New external storage format. PCB jobs, schematics designs, symbols are not backward compatible with earlier versions of CADint PCB.
(PCB) Symbol Text Entry Name.
(PCB) Gerber driver. Disable polygons option is using Fill line width to build up polygon as scan lines. For polygons where OutlineWidth < defined Fill line Width. Polygons outlines are adjusted for new polygon outline.
(PCB) Pour Engine. Corrected blind pad support for components placed on bottom side.
(PCB) Spiral. Added Length in prompt. Spiral placed on copper layers is converted to trace in new temporary net.
(PCB) Spiral. Added build as pair. Selectable directions CCW/CW.
(PCB) Added VCut layer. Exported as Gerber Extended. Place primitive WIDE LINE, line width is used only for presentation on screen, not physical assignment. Line is adjusted to orthogonal for Create, Stretch. Move, Copy.
(PCB) Component. Added attribute FIXED for Move/Stretch/Delete. Property FIXED converted.
(PCB) Component. Removed attribute MIRROR. It is no way to mirror PCB component.
(PCB) Stretch/Move/Copy added option FLIP. Flip changes layer of selected primitives to mirrored in Layer StackUp. Example Copper Top <-> Copper Bottom. When PCB component is involved Flip forces Mirror and vice versa and PCB component flips between Component Top <-> Component Bottom.
(PCB) Added new manufacturing layer PeelOffMask Top/Bottom.
(PCB) Added new manufacturing layer CarbonPaste Top/Bottom.
(PCB) Board component created initially with attribute FIXED = TRUE;
(PCB) Interactive Router. Routed net displays Pad/Via nodes as yellow bounding boxes.
(PCB) PADS ASCII import. Added support for version POWER-V2005. Added support for pour polygons and ground planes.
(SCH) PADS ASCII import. Added support for version V2005.0.
(PCB) Route Bundle of nets.
(PCB) Polygon Tools, Add Size, Join etc.
(PCB) View of selected PCB nets. Unique color assigned to traces, vias, pads for each net. Length of all traces calculated.
(PCB) Trace Strip plot for Gerber driver with disabled polygons corrected.
(PCB) Specctra Router. Support for Blind,buried vias. List of vias to use during routing.
(PCB) Specctra Router. AutoPlace TOP/BOTTOM exported as Images outlines. Related to placement of components.
(PCB) Create Via. Possibility to place Via in the pad with trace segment connection on top or bottom layer.
(PCB) Route trace. Length of trace presentation and remove of collinear points and zero length segments.
(SCH) Import of CadStart CSA ASCII schematic.
(SCH) Import of Mentor Expedition Design Capture ASCII files.
(PCB) Report of used vias in design.
(PCB) Detection of signals loops across Layer StackUp in PCB design.
(PCB) EE Designer Import. Extra layer re-map from MLAYER into Paste, option used by older EE Designer versions.
(PCB) Import of Mentor Expedition PCB ASCII files.
(PCB) Easy Gerber & Drill. Added option to redirect outputs to Job folder.
3.70.1 released 2005-05-30
Major update: No
(PCB) Macaos Output. It is possible now to output Macaos file without valid definition of LayerStackUp build. We have some problems with internet connection across companies firewalls. To define Macaos
LayerStackUp such connection is required.
(PCB) Interactive Router. Optimized resolve of vertical connection between objects placed on top of each other (PAD-PAD, PAD-VIA).
(PCB) Macaos. Layer StackUp Editor. Add/Delete layer pair and Load StackUp commands enabled again.
3.70 released 2005-04-15
Major update: Yes
(ADMIN) This version is a new release. Release date is April 2005. Impact on customers: requested new passwords for Schema and PCB options. Free update for customers, which purchased CADINT PCB January 2005 and later, free update for all customers with valid maintenance agreement.
(PCB+SCH) New external storage format. PCB jobs, schematics designs, symbols are not backward compatible with earlier versions of CADint PCB.
(SCH) Improved on-line connectivity check. Impact on DRC, view logical net and transfer to PCB.
(SCH) Import of OrCAD EDIF ASCII files.
(PCB) Layer StackUp. Load definition of layer build directly from PCB manufacturer. First implemented Elprint. We are hoping to support word-wide Macaos community in the future.
(PCB) Layer StackUp. Board Thickness is now preserved during Delete/Add commands. Many customers did manufacture boards without checking final thickness of the board after editing Layer StackUp.
(PCB) Layer StackUp. Define new Board Thickness. Dielectric layers are recalculated to fit requested thickness of board.
(PCB+SCH) New Screen Dump option, export to Windows enhanced Meta File supported. Advantage of this export is that primitives are exported as vectors and after pasting in your document(example Word) you will preserve current color of page (no background color forced).
(PCB) Postprocessing. Easy Gerber and Macos outputs are now opening Layer StackUp dialog box to confirm final board thickness. Sorry for inconvenience, but it is only way to be sure that customer designed PCB according to his in-data.
(PCB) Report Component Properties. New property PP_ROTATION_B reports component rotation for Pick and Place output. CCW rotation rules, but rotation of components on bottom side of the board is viewed from bottom. PCB board is flipped and rotation of components is calculated as for top side.
(PCB) Report Component Properties. New property PP_ROTATION_CW reports component rotation for Pick and Place output. CW rotation rules rotation of components on bottom side of the board is viewed from Top.
(PCB) Report Component Properties. New property PP_ROTATION_CWB reports component rotation for Pick and Place output. CW rotation rules, but rotation of components on bottom side of the board is viewed from bottom. PCB board is flipped and rotation of components is calculated as for top side.
(PCB) 3D Viewer. Added property Material Color to primitives Placed on Package Top and Package Bottom layers. Primitives with undefined material color inherit it as before from Package Top/Bottom layer description.
(PCB) 3D Viewer. Primitives Text and Annotate Text can be now placed on Package Top/Bottom layer, to produce text extraction in 3D viewer.
(PCB) 3D Viewer. New 3D primitive Cylinder. This new primitive is encoded as plain Rectangle (not filled Rectangle) placed on Package Top/Bottom layer. Property Width is interpreted as Height, property Height will be Diameter of Cylinder. Redundant property Extrusion is used to rotate Cylinder above/below XY plane. Rotation is calculated so that placed rectangle is assumed to be cylinder projection on XY plane and extrusion is a position of the end of cylinder relative to start of cylinder in Z direction.
(PCB) 3D Viewer. DXF export redefined. New DXF primitive 3DFACE is used instead of previously 3D-mesh, which only AutoCAD was able to import. Most 3D-DXF importers do not have any problems with 3DFACE. Problems encountered with Solid Works, which did place DXF import as 3D, but really 2D projection on XY plane of 3D-DXF is supported.
(PCB) 3D Viewer. New export, Stereo Lithography file (STL), almost all 3D packages can import this format. Drawback is that face colors are not supported, this is only plain triangulated solid.
(PCB) 3D Viewer. New export, VRML 2.0, almost all 3D packages can import this format. Material Color property is supported, so imported object appears in target system exactly as viewed in CADint.
3.60 released 2004-04-21
Major update: Yes
(ADMIN) This version is a new release. Release date is April 2004. Impact on customers: requested new passwords for Schema and PCB options. Free update for customers, which purchased CADINT PCB December 2003 and later, free update for all customers with valid maintenance agreement.
(PCB) GenCAD export added Via type TOP/BOTTOM/INNER/ALL.
(PCB+SCH) Reports: Components Properties. Command Generate Part Classes Report improved. Default is First Column : NO_COMPONENTS and after answering on "Include Designators = YES" additional columns DESIGNATORSx will be added, each containing 10 designators. You can add to the left properties list ( class sorting properties ) property NO_COMPONENTS in position you wish to output number of components in the class or/and property DESIGNATORS, which defines where designators will be outputted. When you use DESIGNATORS property ALL designators will be outputted in this column.
(PCB+SCH) New approach to define alternative components in design. Problem is solved by component property VARIANT. To define common subset of components ( included in all Variants ) add component property VARIANT= ..(do not define value of this property). To define in which Variant component is included add component property VARIANT=A B ...etc. (list of Variants Names "SpaceBar" separated ). Example: Design consists of 4 components U1,U2,R1,R2 where U1,U2 are included in all Variants and Variant A uses additionally R1, R2 , but Variant B only defines R2. Following component properties must be defined in component property list. U1 VARIANT= ( this is common for ALL Variants ) U2 VARIANT= ( this is common for ALL Variants ) R1 VARIANT=A ( included only in Variant A ) R2 VARIANT=A B ( included in Variant A and Variant B ) Properties as: VALUE, PARTNAME, BOMVALUE, BOMPARTNUMBER, BOMDESC, PP_SYMBOL, PP_PARTNUMBER, PP_DESC and PP_EXCLUDE are resolved
relative to current selected design VARIANT property. Example: Current Variant selected A, if you are reporting R1 VALUE property system will look for VALUE_A property and if not found for VALUE. Generally first try resolve above properties is to look on "decorated" property PropertyKey_VariantName. Variant related resolve of above properties is effective in the following modules: Components Properties Report, Bill of Materials and Pick & Place routines.
(PCB+SCH) Component Properties Report. New button "Change Variant". System scans all components to find all unique Variants combinations, after selecting from list of available variants list of components will be filtered. (Only components included in Selected Variant and Common Components will be listed). Current effective Variant is displayed in the Title Line of the Dialog Box.
(PCB) Bill of Materials Report. New button "Change Variant". System scans all components to find all unique Variants combinations, after selecting from list of available variants list of components will be filtered. (Only components included in Selected Variant and Common Components will be listed). Current effective Variant is displayed in the Title Line of the Dialog Box.
(PCB) Pick & Place. Before outputting any data system is asking you to select current effective Variant. Only components matching Variant rules are included in generated output.
(PCB+SCH) Current Selected Variant is persistent in Design. Current Variant selection list consist of one additional item "NONE". When you select "NONE" Variant system behaves as no Variant was defined and selected (as in previous versions of CADint).
(PCB+SCH) VARIANT property is automatically included in FLAT netlist, which is used in Forward/Backward Annotation process. ( Do not define FLAT_INCLUDE=VARIANT).
3.50 released 2003-03-24
Major update: Yes
(ADMIN) This version is a new release. Release date is March 2003.
Impact on customers: requested new passwords for Schema and PCB options. Free update for customers, which purchased CADINT PCB December 2002 and later, free update for all customers with valid maintenance agreement.
(PCB+SCH) New external storage formats. PCB jobs, schematics designs are not backward compatible with earlier versions of CADint PCB.
(PCB+SCH) Preview Window of requested symbols.
(PCB+SCH) New rules in Classes. Default trace width, minimum trace width and minimum annular ring size.
(SCH) Added support for PCB classes in schematic. Class property is assigned to component pin. Class Editor in schematics supports only global rules (layer rules only supported in PCB).
(SCH) BusWire container in not accessible by user.
(SCH) Removed AUTOSPLIT property (always ON in schematics).
(PCB) Removed AUTOSPLIT property (always OFF in PCB).
(SCH) Propagate by Name connectivity tag not longer supported.
(SCH) DRC. Compares logical nets with PCB connectivity.
(SCH) DRC. Repair Error reconnects wires to follow PCB connectivity.
(PCB) Query/Delete trace commands work for whole connection. To query/delete single segment use Select “Force” modifier.
(PCB) Strip line trace type with Miter fraction. (Mitered bends).
(SCH+PCB). Polygon. “Zero” width outlines supported.
(SCH+PCB) Polygon. New filling positive rules.
(PCB) Gerber drivers support G36, polygon object. Use plotter setup dialog box to control this option.
(PCB) Block Import. Gerber Import changed to Gerber Excellon import. Support for apertures macros and negative/complex images.
(PCB) Gerber Excellon import. Drill holes can be imported as Gerber.
(PCB) Macaos. Current version of Macaos does not support G36 polygon objects. Polygons are converted to scan lines. This will be changed as soon Macaos improves polygon support.
(LIB) PartNumber manager: Added Load,Save of property set. Can be used to move set of properties between partnumbers.
(PCB) Specctra. Changed padstack behavior. Use design property HOLES_OMIT_PAD_SPECCTRA to exclude drill holes from padstacks. For compatibility with earlier versions of CADint, drill holes are now included on signal layer.
(PCB) Add Design as Component imports now all objects on primitives layers.
(PCB) New system properties CLEARANCE_MIN.xxx and CLEARANCE_MAX.xxx to annotate global effective clearance on PCB (use of @xxxxx text variable, Design Notes, Cover Sheet). xxx is coded as follows: 0-total of all, 1- board to any, 2- area to any, 3- Pin to any, 4- SMD to any, 5-VIA to any, 6-Wire to any and 7-Drill to any,
(PCB) Component pad. Added new filter property SMD On/Off to monitor smd pads.
(SCH) Pages. Use @PINDESIGNATOR in hierarchical entries to annotate name of entry.
(SCH) @PINDESIGNATOR text variable can be used for all objects to annotate pin name.
(SCH+PCB) @xxx text variables in symbols are now ALWAYS updated. This is no way to delete annotate text object, which has matching @text variable.
(PCB) New component property NOUPDATE_VERTEX disables auto-reconnect of traces, which follow now pads, when component’s symbol pads change position (Changed behavior).
(PCB) Board Format1 layer are recognized now in all objects.
(PCB) KeepOut, KeepIn is now recognized in component pads.
(SCH+PCB) DXF import, supports closed polyline as polygon.
(PCB) Component’s power nets ALWAYS follow REMAPNET properties.
(PCB+SCH) Forward/Backward annotate rules changed. Pcb net name transferred back to schematics. Pin Swap absolute supported. PARTNAME, VALUE can be changed on PCB without unpacking schematic components. Power assigned can be changed on PCB. VALUES, PARTNAME, power assignment are now backward annotated to schematics.
(PCB) Backward Annotate. Generates new schematic components for all free groups found in PCB. (You can create schematic from PCB).
(SCH) Update PCB properties. Creates schematics components added in PCB.
(SCH+PCB) Load schematic netlist, update Pcb properties: Display Pre-View window with redundant components, action option delete/highlight.
(PCB) Packaging. New Mismatch Status for already packed components. PARTNAME, VALUE, Power assignment difference between schematic and PCB.
(SCH) DRC PCB Net Class assignment. Net Class can be assigned to component pin, which is now only one way to define net class for PCB net. In case of conflict (two different net class defined for the same PCB net), DRC will flag and arbitrary resolve effective PCB net class.
(PCB) Pour Engine. Improved speed.
(PCB) Net property Default Width removed. Default width is now resolved by PCB Net Class.
(PCB) Add/Via. Changed behavior: defined via can assigned until user cancels command.
(PCB) Report Component Properties. Added button Import Classes properties.
(SCH) Added Report component Properties support.
(SCH+PCB) Query Annotate text command exposes annotated property value for edit. You can change internal properties of objects, without entering Query of object command by using this method.
(SCH+PCB) New design property UNDO=OFF to disable, undo/redo functionality.
3.40 released 2002-09-02
Major update: Yes
(ADMIN) This version is a new release. Release date is September 2002. Impact on customers: requested new passwords for Schema and PCB options. Free update for customers, which purchased CADINT PCB June 2001 and later, free update for all customers with valid maintenance agreement.
(PCB+SCH) New external storage formats. PCB jobs, schematics designs, symbols, Part References and Part Number are not backward compatible with earlier versions of CADint PCB.
(PCB) PCB Layer StackUp. To begin PCB edit, you have to define current PCB Layer StackUp. Internal layers are numbered from Inner Layer 2 to Inner Layer (max_nb_layers-1). Jobs from previous versions will be converted (all inner layers renamed). You can increase number of layers only by "2". It is possible to remove layers from Layer StackUp, but only in pairs and layers which do not contain any copper primitives.
(PCB) PCB Layer StackUp. Delete ALL copper on selected layer.
(PCB) PCB Layer StackUp. Swap of internal layer pair.
(PCB). Net. New property of net "Net class". Name reference to net-class object containing clearance rules for ALL nets attached to this net-class.
(PCB) Net-class Editor.
(PCB) Inter net-class editor. Net-classes can be grouped into inter-classes. Inter class defines clearance rules between nets from different net-classes, which net-classes are grouped into same inter-class.
(PCB) Clearance rules. ALL resolved rules of global, net-class and inter-class clearances are based on "worst case algorithm", which applies maxim clearance defined in objects inheritance tree.
(PCB) Pour follows now PCB clearance rules. Pour clearance has lowest priority and will be overwritten by any effective clearance rule in which Pour Reference Net is involved. You can apply "Zero" pour clearance and consequently your ground plane will use minimum allowed by resolved clearance rules spacing.
(PCB) Pour Area. Change of pour rules: Pour Outline is now reported as a Pour KeepOut for other pour polygons. Any resulting polygon totally enclosing PourOutline is skipped.
(PCB) Interactive Router. Orthogonal move of trace segments with Shove of conflict objects. Clearance rules are resolved dynamically.
(PCB) Interactive Router. Initial conditions: PCB Board and PCB Layer StackUp must be defined. Ground planes filled polygons are hidden along width thermal traces and restored on exit from the Interactive Router.
(PCB) PAD, VIA: new property, Layer Range. This property defines padstack's layer span.
(PCB) DRILL HOLE: new property, Layer Range. This property defines from-to for drill hole in terms of current PCB Layer StackUp. Default value is Top-Bottom. Layer Range property of Drill Holes placed in PAD/VIA padstack is over-written by PAD/VIA Layer Range property. Drill Hole which Layer Range of "1" (Top-Top) is excluded from Post Processing. It opens possibility to convert BGA pads from plain top SMD by top BLIND into THROUGH padstacks.
(PCB) Drill Hole new attributes: Tolerance PLUS Tolerance MINUS.
(PCB) Drill Hole new annotate property "HOLE_CLASS.xx". Use it to add next column in the drill-template table (Design Notes). Annotates Type of drill hole( Free PCB, PAD or VIA), layer span and defined PLUS/MINUS Tolerance.
(PCB) Drill Hole. Add PCB body property HOLES_SPLIT_OBJECTS to split holes originating from VIA/PAD/Free Symbol/Free PCB. This property effects EASY Gerber & Drill, Macaos, Drill, Plotting and drill template table sorting. This property allows reporting drill holes for PAD/VIA/Free PCB as separate outputs during postprocessing and reports.
(PCB) Macaos. Output of drill holes with Layer Range not TOP-BOTTOM is disabled due to Macaos incompatibility to such PCB manufacturing process.
(PCB) Tear Drops on-line. Selectable for every PAD and VIA. Tear Drop Min. size attribute defines radius used to build teardrop, size of 0.000 opens auto-adjust mode and radius is calculated from the width of the trace segment. TearDrops are generated for every trace segment joining PAD/VIA on all layers. Tear Drop layer rules can be changed in next versions of CADint: to exclude Top/Bottom surface, but we are waiting for customers feedback.
(PCB) Omit internal layers in PAD and VIA padstack (when not connected). Selectable for every PAD and VIA. Internal layer is defined as an internal layer to the object (PAD, VIA) not to the defined for current PCB Layer StackUp.
(PCB+SCH) BitMap as a background. Add body property "BACKGROUND=name_of_bitmap" (do not include extension of file). Control of position, size(mirror): properties "BACKGROUND_OFFSET=xpos ypos", "BACKGROUND_SIZE=xsize ysize". Numeric values MUST be Metric floating numbers. Negative size defines mirror in this direction. BitMap file "name_of_bitmap.BMP" must be located in "CADINT" root folder.
3.30 released 2001-06-05
Major update: Yes
(ADMIN) This version is a new release. Release date is June 2001. Impact on customers: requested new passwords for Schema and PCB options. Free update to version 3.30 for CADint PCB licenses: purchased Mars-May 2001 and licenses with a valid maintenance agreement.
(PCB+SCH) New external storage formats. PCB jobs, schematics designs, symbols, Part References and Part Numbers are not backward compatible with earlier versions of CADint PCB.
(PCB+SCH) CADint PCB uses now Windows character set.
(PCB+SCH) Changed resolution of angular unit to 1/1000 of degree.
(ALL) Support for long file names.
(ALL) Support for remote address formats exp. \\mysrver\c:\xxxx.
(ALL) Changed functionality of ScrollBar control.
(PCB) Implemented GenCAD ver.1.4 export. Component property GenCAD_TYPE=xxx is used to define type of GenCAD device.
(PCB) Implemented IPC2511A (GenCAM ver.1.5) export. Component property GenCAD_TYPE=xxx is used to defined type of GenCAM device.
(LIB) Removed CURRENT class from Library Class Manager.
(LIB) Increased number of library class slots.
(ALL) New format of path.prm setup file.
(INSTALL) Libclass.txt contains initial list of library classes for new installation.
(PCB+SCH) Changed TEXT graphic primitive. Height and Width of character cell and stroke width can be defined on text entity level.
(PCB+SCH) Implemented User Font Set database for every graphical editor or global User Font Set.
(PCB+SCH) Implemented Undo and Redo support in Design, Job and Symbol Editors.
(PCB+SCH) Command Edit->UnDelete removed, replaced by Undo, Redo.
(PLOTTING) Windows printer selection and Printer properties are preserved on module basis.
(ADMIN) "Log on as new user" shows now existing users and configurations.
(PCB+SCH) Added support for selection of the background color in all graphical editors.
(PCB) Coded error massages exp.: 10000(1), resolved to plain text.
(PCB) Added Clean Up of symbols loaded into local library from external storage. System will "glue" all copper and hole primitives into entry level of entry they cover.
3.20 released 2000-02-16
Major update: Yes
(HELP) New Html based help system. During installation, setup executes hhupd.exe (from Microsoft) to install/update HtmlHelp components. (WARNING required Microsoft Internet Explorer installed). Contexts help available on or supported on the fly, when HtmlHelp is already opened.
(PCB LIBRARY) Tools->Wizards: Create Paste&Solder Masks. Available in PCB symbol editor, Padstack editor and Remote and Local PCB library (under Process List option). Creates masks for THRU and SMD pads from copper defined on Top and Bottom layers. Wizard preserves shapes and adjust size of masks incrementally (add size related to copper size).
(PCB LIBRARY) Tools->Wizards: Adjust THRU Pads. Available in PCB symbol editor, Padstack editor and Remote and Local PCB library (under Process List option). Processes only THRU pads. Ajusts size of copper top, bottom (preserves shapes) incrementally (add size related to Drill-Hole size) and creates masks from copper defined on Top and Bottom layers (adjusted by first pass). Wizard preserves shapes and adjust size of masks incrementally (add size related to copper size.
(PCB LIBRARY) Tools->Wizards: Change Drill-Hole Type&Size. Available in PCB symbol editor, Padstack editor and Remote and Local PCB library (under Process List option). Processes only THRU pads. Replaces Type&Size of Drill-Holes. In the first pass all pads are scanned, Change Type&Size dialog box appears in which customer can define new Type&Size of Drill-Hole category.
(PCB) Clearance errors and pour errors are now additionally marked by Yellow Arrow which preserves its size on the screen. This simplifies finding errors on the job visually.
(PCB+SCH) Dimensions: new button in dimension option dialog box to setup layres used for dimension primitives (not only hard routed as by previous versions).
(PCB) Import Visula/CadStar CADIF ASCII format.
3.15 released 1999-12-19
Major update: No
(PCB) Reports. Pick & Place Vendors. SPEA ATOS2 neutral ASCII file. File contains component placement and netlist information suitable for flying probe test.
(PCB) Rename Components. Renames selected components by prefix, start number and position and the board.
(SCH+PCB) New property for cover sheet and design notes to annotate user information: LOGINNAME.
(PCB) Block Import Exellon. Drill holes.
(PCB) Block Import Exellon Milling contour.
3.11 released 1999-01-20
Major update: No
(ADMIN) This version is a new release. Impact on customers: requested new passwords for Schema and PCB options. Free update for customers who purchased CADint September 1998 and later, free update for all customers with valid maintenance agreement.
(ALL) Toolbar support.
(PCB+SCH) ShortCut keys are now global for schematic and PCB editors.
(PCB) Support for 32 copper layers.
(PCB) Board Layer StackUp editor.
(PCB) Layers choose list limited to layers defined in the Layer StackUp editor.
(PCB) Impedance calculator.
(PCB) Function Measure Net Lenght has option to calculate impedance of selected part of the net.
(SCH+PCB) Polygons route mode. Possibility to define polygons as circles, circles 2 point and rectangles.
(PCB) Improvement in packaging, strong and week type checking by pack to placed.
(SCH+PCB) Print to bitmap as a plotter driver. Support for 16 colors, Black&White for BMP resolutions of 150,300,600 dpi.
(PCB) Autoplace support for Specctra.
(SCH) New property FLAT_INCLUDE to control which property to transfer for and back between schematic and PCB component.
New properties for cover sheet and design notes to annotate nb of pads THROUGH and SMD. Property key is NO_PAD. With following sub-keys: NO_PAD No_Total_Pads, NO_PAD.1 No_SMD_Top_Pads, NO_PAD.2 No_SMD_Bottom_Pads, NO_PAD.3 No_Tru_Pads, NO_PAD.4 No_Total_SMD_Pads, NO_PAD.5 No_Inner_Pads, NO_PAD.6 No_Undef_Pads.
New properties for cover sheet and design notes to annotate user information: ADDRESS_1, ADDRESS_2, ADDRESS_3, CITY, _STATE, ZIPCODE and COUNTRY.
(ALL) Access to setup files by full path name. Prevents loosing setup files when windows driver(PDF Writer) changes current subdirectory for CADint’s process.
(PCB)Cadence netlist import.
(PCB)LayerStackUp report added to EASY Gerber&Drill log file.
(ALL) Limit for repeat number increased to 200.
(SCH+PCB)) Exit, Close new YES NO CANCEL message.
(SCH+PCB) Select ADD(+) and select SUB(-) for traceseg and wire/busseg improved (select SUB did cancel all consequtive selects ADD for intire net/buswire container).
(ALL) Import of Extended Gerber generated by CADint. This is a first approach to read any extended gerber format!
(PCB) Pick & Place. Overwrite default properties. Place in the PCB properties container PP_PARTNUMBER=new_pp_partnumber_key, PP_SYMBOL=new_pp_symbol_key, etc. This mechanism will use new defined properties keys to resolve P&P properties instead of default. This is good solution to define different sets of properties for components for different vendors.
(PCB) Bill of Materials. Overwrite default properties. Place in the PCB properties container BOMPARTNUMBER=new_bom_partnumber_key, BOMVALUE=new_bomvalue_key, BOMEXCLUDE=new_bomeclude_key etc. This mechanism will use new defined properties keys to resolve Bill of Material classes instead of default. This is good solution to define different sets of properties for components for different versions of the PCB.
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