Release Date: 29.11.2016

Change Log

• New Features:

  • LayoutEditor:

    • EditInPlace with choosing from list,

    • global copy layer,
    • relink cells,
    • improved fracture to trapziod,
    • Boolean operations with delete to reduced version including toolbar,

    • editable cell/view name for OpenAccess designs,

  • SchematicEditor:

    • separate symbol editor,
    • selectable symbols for schematic ports,
    • component links,

    • direct open of OpenAccess schematic from OpenAccess symbols,

    • support of LTSpice XVII,

    • example basic.lel and analogLib.lel for loading OpenAccess example created with a different tool,

  • 3d Editor:

    • extrude to 3d editor with pointArray as edge,
    • several new supported file formats (see below),

  • LibraryManager;

    • option to start LayoutEditor with it,

    • text file handling,
    • context menus,

    • improved OpenAccess support,

  • TextEditor;

    • integration OpenAccess Script (linux only), TCL and Python in the TextEditor,

    • OpenAccess dump feature,

• File Formats:

  • OpenAccess:

    • update to version 22.50,
    • now included in all Windows and Linux packages,
    • correct view type for schematic,
    • adjust purpose/datatype for symbols and schematic,
    • avoid crash in case a referred techLib does not exist,
    • remove/rename/new cells and view in libraries,
    • import parameter from parametric cells to component,
    • save of port types,
    • dump feature,

  • Gerber:

    • support of aperture oblong,
    • support of aperture regular polygon,
  • Rhino:
    • export to Rhino 3dm format in 3d editor,
  • POV:
    • export to pov format in 3d editor

  • DXF:

    • correct layer table in 3d editor export,

  • GDSII:

    • modified GDS format for export/import in 3d editor,

• Macros:

  • add new method to class setup:
    • static double setup::povUnits,
    • void setup::useOaVersion(string) (python only)
  • add new method to class view3dModule:
    • void view3dModule::extrudeCurved(int source, pointArray edge, int destLayer=-1),
  • add new method to list classes:
    • void intList::removeAt(int pos),
    • void intList::insert(int pos, int value),
    • void intList::swap(int pos1, int pos2),
    • void doubleList::removeAt(int pos),
    • void doubleList::insert(int pos, double value),
    • void doubleList::swap(int pos1, int pos2),
    • void stringList::removeAt(int pos),
    • void stringList::insert(int pos, string value),
    • void stringList::swap(int pos1, int pos2),
  • correct ++i and i++ with returning a value,
  • arrays [] and intList auto convertion,
  • several minor bug with macros in 3d editor,
  • fix macro recording for extrude,
  • fix macro recording for sizeLayer,
  • fix macro recording for minimumInsideOrOutside,
  • show error message on tcl code execution,

• Bug Fixes:

  • store background color on Max OS X Sierra,
  • place reference arrays with empty cells,
  • update displayed layers in list after macro execution,
  • remove overlap with overlapping in 3rd hierarchy level and deeper,
  • minimumInsideOrOutside causes false error if boolean operation is splitted to regions
  • DRC enclosure for special polygons,
  • default values after parameter reset,
  • limit bezier iteration to avoid hanging,
  • correct update of userunits in user interface,
  • maintenance expiration warning in status bar,
  • detection of oa library in home folder,

  • correct display of loaded OpenAccess netlists,

  • instance name reading from OpenAccess netlists,

  • auto detection of requirement of secure option,

See also

• ChangeLog

• previous release

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