Release 20180129

Release Date: 29.1.2018

Change Log

• New Features:
  • new reworked web based manual,
  • point entry by dialog in path/polygon mode,
  • end polygon/path mode by double click or clicking on start point,
  • display scale in main window,
  • center box in properties dialog,
  • the length element feature is nor poart of the element size feature,
  • element size displays area and perimeter as well,
  • measure angle can create permanent display and measure polygon edges,
  • OpenCellLibrary supports white background,
  • exact sizing of font height to entered width,
  • update to newest version of FreeRouting,
• File Formats:
  • OpenAccess:
    • edit OS library definition as content menu item,
    • export via 'save as',
    • correct viewtypes for symbols,
    • import view option,
    • open from command line by cellname, viewname and libraryname,
  • DXF:
    • cell references with negative x scale,
  • CIF:
    • support of text element (type 94),
    • multi threaded result in faster load,
    • support of separator # and / in DS line,
  • Electromask:
    • error message in case of negative coordinates,
  • Eagle:
    • import of spice data,
  • Lasis:
    • handling of filename with capital letters when running under wine,
• Macros:
  • automatic generation of settings macro within the setup dialog,
  • setShortCut will find the old binding to this key and removes it,
  • support of char, float and long,
  • disable qt warning in LayoutScript,
  • add new method to class cell:
    • element* cell::addBox(rect r,int layer),
  • add new method to class element:
    • rect element::getBoundingBox(),
    • pointArray element::getSelectedPoints(),
  • add new method to class process:
    • static bool process::openBrowser(string url),
  • add new method to class setup:
    • static bool setup::showScale,
    • static bool setup::whiteBackground(),
• Bug Fixes:
  • path mode and polygon mode will avoid double entered points,
  • incorrect identification of a sector shape,
  • access compressed GDS in file dialog,
  • incorrect interface lock when calling parametric cells from a macro,
  • Boolean Engine may produce touching link line,
  • polygon check on the first point of a polygon may fail,
  • addText use default width,
  • cancel in select cell dialog,
  • correct display of font block,
  • handling of huge path elements,
  • preview of circular shape in case of extreme high circle resolution,
  • recount of selected shapes when using FastCap and FastHenry,
  • avoid invisible menu bar after restart,
  • point in polygon detection for polygons with high density of points,
  • missing sip.so on mac systems to use pylayout,