Release 20221126

Release Date: 26.11.2022

Change Log

• New Features:
  • display option to display polygons without connection lines to holes
  • display option to display shapes with thicker outline
    
  • Add a Cell Hierarchy dock widget
    
  • edit custom fill styles
    
  • Add a minimum edge length check in the design rule checker
  • cell deselect by name via status bar
  • feature to automatically select element with an identical shape
  • support of Apples M-series processors for MacOS 12.3 and heigher
  • box convert to path as 2 point path with width
• File Formats:
  • GDS:
    • hanging of user interface when loading corrupt GDS file
  • OASIS:
    • support of 'GDS_width' attribut in prop table at file end
    • handling of intergers with leading '0'
    • support of forward defined text
  • DXF:
    • import LWPOLYLINE ending with a bulge & mirrored
    • store/read DXF $INSUNITS in HEADER
    • experimental HELIX support
  • SVG:
    • support of matrix transformation with scaling/rotation
  • Gerber:
    • better format detection
    • import comments starting with an #
  • Qucs:
    • improved QucsStudio support
  • Spice:
    • netlist import with .ends without parameter
• Macros:
  • add new method to class booleanHandler:
    • void booleanHandler::clear();
  • add new method to class cell:
    • void cell:setMirrorxSelect();
    • void cell::toggleMirrorxSelect();
    • void cell::clearMirrorxSelect();
    • void cell::deselectCellref(QString cellname)
    • void cell::selectIdentical();
    • int cell::countSelectCircles();
    • int cell::countSelectElements();
    • int cell::countSelectShapes();
    • void cell::setPresentationSelect(int);
    • void cell::sortElements(string type);
  • add new method to class drc:
    • void drc::minimumEdgeLengthOnLayer(int edgeSize, int layer);
  • add new method to class dialog:
    • int dialog::addLayer( int defaulLayer)
    • bool dialog::getBool(int id);
    • int dialog::addCheckBox(string label,bool checked=false);
  • add new method to class drawingField:
    • drawingField::setPresentation(int);
    • void drawingField::setMirrorx();
    • void drawingField::clearMirrorx();
    • void drawingField::toggleMirrorx();
  • add new method to class setup:
    • static bool setup::paintHoleConnection;
    • static bool setup::paintThickLines;
• Bug Fixes and Minor Adjustments:
  • clear button for boolean operations
  • multi count of multi self-intersection polygons in the DRC
  • LayoutScript for Python List function in class element for retuning value lists instead of pointers
  • set default value when reating MBMS paths for raith systems
  • background image cut off on MacOS
  • memory leak in select Cell
  • pointArray::separate check for single/dual point 'holes'
  • stacked paint engine: grid always in front
  • cut may fail if cut-source point on corner (rounding error)
  • macro function string::toDoubleFromEng only checks first non digit character
  • crash on routeNode click when not existing
  • layer tool dock will adjust font size if layer name is too long
  • bow improvment to reduce number of points
  • circle alignment in polygon properties by side or by point on x-axis
  • set fix scale on empty cell scaleFull()
  • layout set initial scale and pos to origin
  • LayoutScript for Python hangs after double calling of scaleFull on emtpy cell on Windows systems