GerbView Version 6 Updates

• 234 - Some circles and arcs was wrong when converting to another format (DXF/PDF).

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• 232 - Some circles that should not be there in file from customer.
• 231 - Wrong rotation for macro apertures in file from customer.
• 231 - Error reading Excellon files from customer.
• 230 - Missing gaps around pads in filled area.
• 229 - Error drawing macro aerptures with polygons.
• 228 - Some arcs was inverted during exporting to PDF.

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• 226 - Wrong rotation for oblong macro aperture.
• 225 - Some arcs added to a filled area had wrong orientation.

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• 223 - Gerber file defined in inches was loaded with incorrect dimensions if metric units was selected in GerbView.

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• 222 - Some macro apertures had wrong rotation.
• A new option for enabling/disabling auto detection of Excellon files has been added. The new option is named "Detect Settings" and are disabled by default.

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• 221 - Odd rotations in rectangular macro entities in file from customer.

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• 220 - Conversion to PDF of files with very long file names caused GV to crash.
• 219 - Some macro aperture entities was not supported.
• ### - Adding many files at the same time to a workspace failed.

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• 217 - Added support for Layo1 PCB aperture file format.

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• 216 - Files from customer caused application error.

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• 215 - Tango aperture data not read correctly.
• 213 - Problems with positive/negative Gerber data in file from customer (LPD/LPC).
• 206 - Excellon files not loaded correctly.

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• 000 - Fixed a rendering speed issue introduced in 6.24.

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• 211 - Arcs drawn incorrectly in file from customers.
• 210 - Solid fills displayed as horizontal lines at some zoom-levels.
• 209 - EASY-PC aperture files not supported.
• 208 - Missing lines and arcs in file from customer.

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• 205 - Some pads in file from customer not displayed correctly.

• Includes latest HPGL import library with several bug fixes.

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• 203 - Error reading excellon file from customer.

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• 202 - Added support for Seetrax aperture format.
• ### - Latest HPGL import library with several bug fixes.

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• 200 - File from customer not loaded correctly.

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• 199 - Exported Gerber files contained illegal codes (%LPD% instead of %LPD*%).

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• 198 - Added support for Gerber Cut File format.

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• 196 - Added support for Tango Aperture format.
• 195 - Thermal Pads from standard Gerber (274D) was not exported correctly to extended Gerber (274X).
• 194 - Problems with displaying filled holes for Excellon files fixed.
• 193 - Support for Gerber step & repeat instructions have been added.

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• 191 - Panning in reference window at high zoom factor didn't work.
• 190 - Drill file from customer was not displayed correctly.
• 189 - A filled rectangle was incorrectly displayed as a triangle.

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• 185 - Windows Vista compatiblity problem fixed.
• 184 - Didn't draw thermal relief macro aperture correcty.

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• 182 - Exporting two or more Gerber files, to a single Gerber (RS274X) file produced incorrect result.
• 180 - Polygons with more than 16000 points were not drawn correctly.

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• 179 - Incorrect handling of macro aperture.
• 176 - More problems with arcs solved.
• 174 - Problems with arcs in file from customer.

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• 173 - Some macro apertures were not displayed correctly.
• 172 - Some arcs that where not displayed correctly.

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• 170 - Memory allocation error caused GerbView to crash.

• RS274X writer now writes rectangular flashes.
• Better control of layer names in Export dialog.

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• 168 - Coordinates truncated to zero in file from customer.

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• 167 - Gaps in angled tracks when converting to DXF format. A new and improved DXF writer solves this problem.
• 166 - Changes in layer settings was not reflected in the information window.

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• New feature: Magnifier - A window that shows a magnified view of the current mouse cursor area.
• New feature: Reference - A window that shows an overview of the whole workspace. The current displayed are is indicated in the overview. Scaling and panning can be done inside window.
• New export format: SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics).
• New export format: CALS Type 1. Now available in the "Save to Raster" dialog.
• New export format: HP-RTL Raster. Now available in the "Save to Raster" dialog.
• New feature: Merge Mode (mixed layer mode).
• New feature: Toggle background color. A new toolbar button has been added that toggles between black, white and a custom background color.
• Changed how "Print One Layer Per Page" works. Each layer is now centered on paper and can also be scaled with "Fit to Paper".
• New improved DXF writer (exporter).
• Improved support for Excellon Drill format.
• Added support for creating password protected PDF files.
• Added support for creating password protected DWF files.
• Added support for LZW compressed TIF files.
• JPEG compression rate can now be set by user.
• New markup element: Revcloud.
• New markup features: Bring to Front and Send to Back.
• New markup context menu with access to markup settings.

• Query and snap also worked for invisible layers.
• Gerber exporter created illegal Gerber files (LF-CR instead of CR-LF was used).
• Now snap correctly to flashes with different height/width.
• Gerber query now do search for flashes first, then tracks if no flash is found.
• Added support for arc/flash/track drawing with clear polarity (LPC).
• Aperture macro names starting with R was incorrectly handled as rectangles.
• Problem with arcs in file from customer. The arcs where displayed as circles, but should be only small arcs.
• Measure direct function sometimes displayed incorrect result.
• Query and snap on all visible layers implemented.

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