| Version |
What's New |
Released |
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7.75
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Maintenance Update
Solved issues:
| 1212 | ODB++ apertures using diamond shape were not displayed correctly. |
| 1210 | DXF exporter did support only up to 64 characters in a layer name. |
| 1203 | Several polygons were not filled correctly in imported PDF file. |
| 1184 | Tango aperture format variant was not supported. |
| 1181 | Tango aperture format variant was not supported. |
| The INSUNIT header variable is now set to 4 for metric DXF output (was always set to 0). |
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11-Aug-2019
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7.74
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Maintenance Update
New features:
| 1 | Added option to create Metric Gerber files. |
Solved issues:
| 1171 | DXF files could in some cases be exported with invalid layer names and failed to open in AutoCAD. |
| 1162 | Fixed an issue with macro aperture rotation in Gerber files. |
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25-Apr-2019
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7.73
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Maintenance Update
New features:
| 1 | Added support for EBCDIC encoded Gerber files. |
| 2 | Added an option for setting default quadrant mode for Gerber files. This is normally not required as it is usually defined inside the Gerber file. |
| 3 | Increased resolution for exported SVG files. Added circle element to exported SVG files. |
Solved issues:
| 1139 | EBCDIC encoded Gerber files could not be loaded. |
| 1134 | Some of the pads in an ODB++ file had wrong rotation. |
| 1131 | Some Excellon files with FMAT,2 command set were sometimes loaded with wrong drill sizes. |
| 1127 | ODB++ file from customer failed to open. |
| 1109 | Missing anti-pads in ODB++ file. |
| 1108 | A duplicated G37 command was in some rare cases added to exported Gerber files. |
| 1107 | Some of the pads in an ODB++ file had wrong rotation. |
| 1106 | Missing details in Gerber file. |
| 1104 | Loading a Tango aperture file could cause program failure. |
| 1103 | Missing anti-pads in ODB++ file. |
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25-Oct-2018
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7.72
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Maintenance Update
New features:
| 1 | Added an option for setting a default scale for added PLT (HPGL/2) files. |
Solved issues:
| 1099 | Converting a HPGL/2 file to PDF caused some of the lines to be displaced and appear as noise. |
| 1070 | Excellon file was not loaded with correct unit (Metric instead of Inches). |
| 1064 | Some of the flashes were loaded with wrong polarity. |
| 1060 | Some of the paths in an imported PDF had wrong line end cap styles. |
| 1032 | ODB chamfered rectangles were not displayed correctly. |
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17-Jun-2018
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7.71
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Maintenance Update
New features:
| 1 | Added an option for displaying mirrored markup text. This feature may be very useful if you for example want to burn in mirrored text on a bottom layer. |
Solved issues:
| 1025 | Some ODB pads that should be rounded rectangle were incorrectly displayed as ordinary rectangles. |
| 1024 | The tool sizes in an Excellon file from customer were wrong. |
| 1017 | An ODB++ file from customer could not be loaded. |
| - | The correct layer names will now be written to exported DXF files. |
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14-Dec-2017
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7.70
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Maintenance Update
New features:
| 1 | Add option to mirror Excellon files. |
| 2 | Added monochrome (Black & White) option for multi-file export. |
| 3 | Added option to add margins for multi-file export (PDF, DWF). |
| 4 | Added option to add margins for multi-layer export. |
| 5 | Added option to add margins for multi-page export. |
Solved issues:
| 992 | Excellon G85 (slot) command was not supported. |
| 991 | Excellon file from customer failed to load. |
| 987 | PDF to DXF: Some of the text were not correctly converted. |
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20-Oct-2017
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7.68
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Maintenance Update
New features:
| 1 | Added RS-274D (legacy Gerber) as an output option for conversion dialogs. |
| 2 | Mirror and flip do now work for HPGL/2 plotter files. |
Solved issues:
| 981 | Some macro apertures in file from customer were not displayed correctly. |
| 969 | Some thermal pads were incorrectly overlapping other pads. |
| 968 | Drill sizes were lost for Excellon drill file from customer. |
| 949 | Exporting a Gerber file from custom with to RS-274X turned some small arcs into full circle. |
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27-Jul-2017
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7.66
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Maintenance Update
Solved issues:
| 944 | Some of the apertures in gerber files generated by Tango, were not displayed correctly. |
| ### | In some cases the colors could be reset to default when loading a project file. |
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22-Mar-2017
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7.65
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Maintenance Update
New features:
| 1 | The project format is now a Unicode text file that can be edited by Notepad, or other text editors, if needed. |
| 2 | Layer on/off state are now stored in the project file. |
| 3 | Added transparency option for the Save As Bitmap function. |
Solved issues:
| 932 | Converting PDF to DXF: some filled circles were not completed. |
| 931 | Some of the text in HPGL/2 file had wrong rotation. |
| 928 | Gerber files not loaded. |
| 926 | Missing pads in files generated by Altium Designer. |
| 911 | ODB+ file from customer failed to open. |
| 892 | Some macro apertures was not drawn. |
| ### | The actual numbers of layers are now written to the DXF file (no longer always 256 layers). |
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25-Feb-2017
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7.63
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Maintenance Update
Fixed problems:
| Issue | Description |
| 888 | Some arcs was incorrectly drawn as full circle in an ODB++ file from customer. |
| 885 | Some arcs was incorrectly drawn as full circle in a Gerber file from customer. |
| 884 | Drill size information was not read from an Excellon file. |
| 880 | Now supports P-CAD aperture file format. |
| 878 | An ODB++ TGZ file from customer failed to open. |
| 861 | PDF to Gerber: Some sub-paths were not converted correctly in file from customer. |
| 860 | Some macro apertures in file from customer were drawn using wrong polarity. |
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5-Oct-2016
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7.61
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Maintenance Update
New feature:
| No | Description |
| 1 | A bookmark for each page will be now be added when converting multiple layers into a multi-page PDF file.
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Fixed problems:
| Issue | Description |
| 859 | Converting a Gerber file to PDF did not include the complete layer.. |
| Moving a layer up/down/top/bottom in layer list will now keep the layer selected. |
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3-Aug-2016
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7.60
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Maintenance Update
New feature:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added a new option for converting multiple layers into a multi-page PDF, DWF or PLT file.
By using this option all layers will be placed on an separate page in converted file.
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Fixed problems:
| Issue | Description |
| 834 | Some macro apertures were not displayed correctly in file from customer. |
| 833 | File from customer had some tracks that shouldn't have been there. |
| --- | Drag and drop no longer use the drop position as layer origin. Files that are added using drag and drop will be loaded the same way as loading them using the add layer dialog. |
| --- | In some cases it was not possible to change the color in the layer color configuration dialog. |
| --- | On some systems the user defined Gerber layer colors was not saved and restored correctly. |
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30-June-2016
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7.59
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Maintenance Update
New feature:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added a new option named "Allow Sketch Mode Conversion" under Tools->Options->Conversion. If this option is enabled all exported files will be converted in sketch mode if this mode is currently active.
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Fixed problems:
| Issue | Description |
| 825 | Adding POS files to a workspace caused GerbView to crash. |
| 819 | Added support for CAM350/DFMSTREAM GAPFile Version 3.0 aperture files. |
| 818 | Two ODB++ .tgz files from customer failed to open. |
| --- | Active layer visibility settings from layers list are now copied to export dialog list. |
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31-May-2016
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7.58
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Maintenance Update
Fixed problems:
| Issue | Description |
| 800 | Some macro apertures were not displayed (or converted) correctly when a layer was rotated. |
| --- | Sometimes pads were exported to PDF with rounded ends when they should be flat. |
| --- | For some macro apertures the width and/or height were not reported correctly. |
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13-Jan-2016
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7.57
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Maintenance Update
Fixed problems:
| Issue | Description |
| 797 | Added support for Wintek Corporation's HiWIRE II aperture files (.APT). |
| 796 | Aperture file from customer was not read correctly (.REP format). |
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23-Dec-2015
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7.56
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Maintenance Update
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 793 | PLT file converted using "save as" and "command line conversion" created different results. |
| 792 | Macro aperture in file from customer was missing completely. |
| 791 | Macro aperture in file from customer was not displayed correctly. |
| 790 | Aperture file was not loaded. |
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03-Dec-2015
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7.55
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Maintenance Update
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 786 | Gerber file from customer was displayed as a blank layer. |
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20-Oct-2015
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7.54
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Minor Update
New features:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added WebP image format to the list of available output formats in the Save to Bitmap dialog.
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Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 784 | Some arcs was incorrectly drawn. |
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8-Oct-2015
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7.53
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Minor Update
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 776 | Polygonal macro apertures in Gerber file from customer had wrong rotation. |
| 775 | Some IFC files was incorrectly identified as Gerber files. |
| 768 | Missing characters when converting from PDF to Gerber. |
| --- | Show extents now uses the true extent of all loaded layers including pad sizes. |
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10-Sep-2015
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7.51
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Minor Update
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 766 | Offset error when converting Gerber files from customer to PDF. |
| --- | Some of the text was missing in the advanced options dialog. |
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15-Aug-2015
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7.50
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Feature Update
New features:
| No | Description |
| 1 | PDF417 barcode can now be added as markup.
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| 2 | Added function for copying a part of displayed file and add to symbol library.
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| 3 | Added paste image from clipboard and add to a symbol library.
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| 4 | Added support markup burn-in for PDF format.
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| 5 | Added support markup burn-in for DXF format.
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Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 749 | GerbView will now remember last used path when files are added using File Open dialog. |
| 746 | Some DXF files was imported with poor resolution. |
| 739 | Excellon file from customer loaded was with wrong extents. |
| --- | CGM files was sometimes written using wrong metric scaling. |
| --- | Some TIFF files could not be added to workspace. |
| --- | Some symbols had wrong size when added from symbol library. |
| --- | PDF importer curve resolution is now configurable. |
| --- | Now writes correct MEASUREMENT value to exported DXF files. |
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08-Jul-2015
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7.44
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Minor Update
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 738 | "Convert Layers to Multiple Files": If one or more layers had same filename only one file was created |
| --- | Pressing page setup button from the print dialog didn't work. |
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22-May-2015
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7.43
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Minor Update
New features:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added option to print the currently displayed portion (available in the Print dialog).
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| 2 | Added print selected region function (new button found in the toolbar).
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| 3 | Added custom paper size selection for Save to Raster dialog.
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| 4 | Added new option for enabling creating PDF files with transparent layers. If this option is enabled and layer transparency, or merge mode, is enabled, the created PDF file will have transparent layers.
The new option can be found under Tools->Options->Conversion.
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Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 734 | Some text that should be invisible was incorrectly imported. |
| 732 | Missing text when importing PDF page 2. |
| 728 | Macro apertures in file from customer were displayed using wrong rotation. |
| --- | Updated PDF reader library. |
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30-Apr-2015
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7.40
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Feature Update
New features:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added support for viewing and conversion of ODB++ files (ZIP and TGZ archive formats).
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| 2 | Added support for multi-page PDF import. Each page in a PDF file can now be imported as a separate layer.
A dialog will be displayed where you can select how the PDF should be imported.
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| 3 | Added support for Boardmaker aperture format.
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| 4 | Added new option for displaying HPGL/2 files with selected color (color override).
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| 5 | Added support for GerberX2 file and pad attributes.
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| 6 | Datamatrix2D barcodes can now be added as markup.
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| 7 | EAN13 barcodes can now be added as markup.
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Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 725 | Gerber file from customer caused a crash in GerbView. |
| 724 | Some macro apertures in file from customer were displayed using wrong orientation. |
| 718 | Missing items in PDF file from customer. |
| 717 | Missing linewidth for some elements in DXF file from customer. |
| 714 | Gerber file from customer caused an exception error during loading. |
| 710 | Thermal macro apertures in file from customer were not displayed correctly. |
| 709 | DXF solid hatched polygons were not supported. |
| 706 | Text in HPGL file from customer not displayed correctly. |
| 704 | Only first page of a PDF was imported. |
| --- | Updated PDF reader library. |
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28-FEB-2015
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7.30
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Minor Update
New features:
| No | Description |
| 1 | New delete Gerber items by aperture and usage dialog.
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| 2 | Added undo for delete Gerber items by aperture and selection.
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| 3 | GerbView now prompts you for a new file name if a file has been renamed, or is missing, when loading a project.
The scaling and position for the original file will be maintained when loading the selected file.
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| 4 | Aperture Report dialog now has a copy to clipboard option.
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Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 700 | Text in PDF file from customer had wrong spacing and position. |
| 268 | Combination of "Output round Pads as Circles" and "Add Circles to all tracks" was not working as expected. |
| 267 | Missing items in Gerber file from customer (Step and Repeat issue). |
| --- | Updated PDF reader library. |
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13-Jan-2015
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7.22
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Maintenance Update
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 265 | Exporting a mirrored Gerber layer could cause arcs to be inverted. |
| 264 | An error in the PDF importer caused some curves to be rendered incorrect. |
| --- | Clipping problems in some PDF files. |
| --- | Wrong color displayed in GerbView for PDF files using CMYK colors. |
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28-Nov-2014
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7.20
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Feature Update
New feature:
| No | Description |
| 1 | GerbView can now import PDF files, and you may convert from PDF to Gerber, DXF, PLT and other formats.
Please note that GerbView can only import PDF files that contains vector information. PDF files that contains only raster (e.g.:scanned images) are not supported.
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Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 261 | Rescaling workspace during file load sometimes caused some files to have wrong offset during export. |
| --- | You can now rasterize (Save to Bitmap function) files using any DPI. |
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31-Oct-2014
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7.10
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Minor Update
New feature:
| No | Description |
| 1 | GerbView can now import DXF files. |
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 255 | Missing circles in Gerber file from customer. |
| 254 | Loading files from a ZIP archive may cause GerbView to crash if some the files was empty (0 byte file size). |
| 253 | Loading files with different extents may cause problem with alignments, if one or more of the loaded files had larger extents than the active workspace. |
| 252 | Excellon files from customer was loaded with incorrect hole sizes. |
| 251 | Some of the filled areas in Gerber file was incorrectly displayed. |
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28-Jun-2014
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7.07
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Minor Update
New features:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added a unit selector for the Aperture Usage Report dialog. |
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 250 | Excellon drill file from customer not loaded. |
| 249 | Using the Save Layers To Multiple Files function may caused exported drill files to have wrong coordinates. |
| 248 | Gerbview now writes aperture definitions in exported files using 4 digits. |
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1-Apr-2014
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7.05
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Minor Update
New features:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added a new option to Tools->Options->Conversion->DXF Settings: Output round Pads as Circles. This option can be used to force GerbView to output DXF Circle entities for round apertures, instead of Lwpolyline entities. |
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 246 | Gerber trailing/leading zero supression settings not stored in registry. |
| 245 | Problems with reading aperture definitions in file from customer. |
| - | Updated with latest HPGL/2 reader engine (from ViewCompanion). |
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20-Mar-2014
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7.03
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Minor Update
New features:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added send project as PDF option. |
| 2 | Added send project as ZIP option. |
| 3 | Added save aperture report as CSV file option. |
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 244 | Exported PDF/A files could cause warning/errors when verified by Acrobat Preflight. |
| 243 | A problem could occur when entering a serial number after the trial had expired. |
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12-Feb-2014
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7.02
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Minor Update
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 242 | Watermark setup dialog is now working again. |
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24-Jan-2014
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7.01
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Minor Update
New feature:
| No | Description |
| 1 | Added layer transparency display option. |
Fixed problems:
| Bug | Description |
| 241 | Macro apertures in Gerber file from customer were exported with wrong size. |
| 240 | Excellon sometime got wrong hole size when exported to PDF. |
| 239 | Some Gerber files were exported with wrong offsets. |
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1-Jan-2014
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7.00
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New Major Release
Some of the new features and improvements include:
- New and improved user interface.
- Both 32- and 64-bit downloads available.
- Gerbview is now using Unicode, and do support virtually every written language in the World; including Chinese (traditional/simplified), Korean, Japanese, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and much more.
- Added support for reading additional aperture formats.
- Added support for writing PDF/A files.
- Improved SVG exporter.
- New feature: Create project from folder. Automatically load all files found in user selected folder.
- New feature: Delete selected items from a Gerber file.
- New feature: Inverted layers (powerplanes) will now be exported correctly.
- New feature: Markup Burn-in. This feature allows you to convert a markup element to native Gerber data.
This works for all markup elements: text, symbols, bardcodes, qr-codes and more.
- New feature: Add markup symbol. Insert symbol(s) from user defined libraries.
- New feature: Add markup QR-Code. Insert a user defined QR-code.
- New feature: Add markup barcode. Insert a user defined barode.
- New feature: Save loaded layers to multiple files. Sample usage would be to convert all loaded layers in RS-274D format to RS-274X files in a single batch.
- New feature: Command line conversion.
- And a lot more!
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20-Dec-2013
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