Release 20170115

Release Date: 15.01.2017

Change Log (preliminary / planned)

• New Features:

  • Sizeadjust have a type option to set the style of the adjustment,

  • Sizeadjust work multithreaded and thereby faster on multi core systems,

  • ShowStatistic includes information on used layers,

  • CopperPour for Printed Circuit Boards,

  • 3d-view deposit model,
  • new dialog for easy entry of boolean operations,

  • mouse wheel zoom is adjustable in SetupDialog,

  • faster schematic component management,

  • SelectCell displays information of arrays references,

  • delete existing rulers,

  • extend component info dialog inside SchematicEditor,

  • path to polygon conversion uses circular default from the setup,

• File Formats:

  • OASIS:

    • support of standard GDS-properties,
    • stores non existing attributes as properties (like mirrored text, text angle),

  • OpenAccess:

    • support of cell names with special chars,
    • support of component links,
    • extend dump output,
    • schematic loading of views not named schematic,
    • avoid of double loaded schematics,
    • dump on empty views,
    • iPDK_getParamDef to read defValue,

  • MEBES

    • support of version 5,

  • DXF:

    • support of non closed Splines,

  • ODB++:

    • support of rounded round thermals,
    • automatic inversion of negative layers,

  • LEF:

    • export in case of no technology layer definition,

  • LEL:

    • fix problem on components with multi symbols,

  • Eagle:

    • component with more than one symbol,

  • KiCad:

    • support of all new file format features,
    • update PCB foot-prints

  • DXF:

    • warning in case of coordinate range overflow,

• Macros:

  • add new method to class drawingField:

    • cell oaFindCell(string libName,string cellName,string viewName,stringList parameterName=,stringList parameterValue= ),

    • string oaGetCellName(string libName,string cellName,string viewName,stringList parameterName=,stringList parameterValue= ),

    • method int unusedLayer(int) is fixed,
  • add new method to class cell:
    • void selectShapeWithArea(double min,double max),
    • void deselectShapeWithArea(double min,double max),
    • void sizeAdjustSelect(int value,int type),
    • void sizeAdjustSelect(int valueX, int valueY,int type),
  • add new method to class booleanHandler:
    • void aPlusBDelA(),
    • void aPlusBDelB(),
    • void aMinusBDelB(),
    • void bMinusADelA(),
    • void aMultiBDelA(),
    • void aMultiBDelB(),
    • void aExorBDelA(),
    • void aExorBDelB(),
  • add new method to class view3dModule:
    • void view3dModule::depositReset(),
    • void view3dModule::deposit(int source, bool invert, int thickness, int destLayer=-1),
    • void view3dModule::depositFill(int soucre, bool invert, int toLevel, int destLayer=-1),
    • void view3dModule::depositSetLevel(int soucre, bool invert, int toLevel),
  • add new method to class cell3d:
    • void cell3d::mirrorSelect(int plane),
    • void cell3d::moveSelect(int x, int y,int z),
    • void cell3d::rotateSelect(double angle,int x, int y,int z),
    • void cell3d::deleteSelect(),
  • add new method to class extractionmodule:
    • void extractionmodule::setDetailsResistance(int),
    • set return type of calcResistance() to double (was int before),

• Bug Fixes:

  • connection build on Windows on multi-processor systems,

  • set cell origin will not terminal EditInPlace,

  • start with schematic on XFCE desktop,
  • layout-pycell start script used outside /opt/layout folder,
  • schematic add placement can cause crash,
  • detection of circular component links,
  • management of sheet components, after deleting source sheet,
  • file names with space on Linux system, if used as command line parameter,
  • command line parameter and autostart macro sometimes causes crash,

  • reset undo buffer in case EditInPlace is ended,

See also

• ChangeLog

• last release

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