Release 20170115

Release Date: 15.1.2017

Change Log

• 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,