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Version 14.3.20
Build: 54863 Date: 30 November 2015
8987 | When using the Create Primitives From Board Shape command's Route Tool Outline option, you can now also select the Include Cutouts option to simulate tool paths that contour board cutout edges (BC:5185). |
8988 | Arcs export as OutputJob file correctly for IDF (BC:4541). |
8990 | The import of complex arc shapes from AutoCAD has been improved. |
9572 | An issue where arcs were sometimes flipped when a DWG file was imported into a PCB, has been resolved. |
Version 14.3.19
Build: 51423 Date: 6 October 2015
6285 | Error Message no longer occurs when Step-file are embedded to the PCB-document. |
6533 | Resolved an issue for Preview in Print Job where selecting multiple PCB or Schematic documents caused Access Violation or empty preview. |
6585 | Resolved an issue with Altium Designer hanging when attempting to import large Allegro design data. |
6913 | Resolved an issue where DXP.EXE stopped when trying to configure outputs in AD 14.3.17 for some projects created in AD 15.0. |
6961 | Resolved an issue where a new project being created from a template would point to the wrong OutputJob file. |
7386 | Exception no longer occurs when choosing PCB font style in VariantManager (BC:4664). |
7487 | PCB exception while re-building a net to an arc center point in a specific design no longer occurs. |
7488 | Issues with opening older Protel/Altium designs have been resolved. |
Version 14.3.18
Build: 45973 Date: 30 June 2015
6328 | Resolved an issue when Pad names were incorrect and Net information was missing in ASCII file after PADS import. |
6580 | Fixed several issues with pre-defined stackups in layer stack manager. |
6582 | DRC units window has variable size now. |
6604 | AVS 1.1 is now supported by Altium Designer 14.3. |
6330 | Fabrication output for a vault-managed, panelized PCB design now produces a warning message when the panel PcbDoc and referenced PcbDocs are not members of the same project. |
6332 | Fabrication output for a vault-managed, panelized PCB design now produces a warning message when the panel PcbDoc and referenced PcbDocs are not members of the same project. |
6333 | Error after trying to generate A4-size for PCB has been resolved. |
6334 | Resolved an issue where a BOM is added to a publishing destination and the Excel file is created but the file size is zero bytes (BC:973). |
6526 | Issue with Schematic compiler producing intermittent crashes when compiling integrated library has been resolved |
6534 | SimView.DLL access violation error no longer occurs while simulating Mixed Sim. |
6535 | Allegro importer does not crash anymore on large designs. |
6586 | Resolved an issue with the BGA "Escape Routes" Fanout Feature whereby traces were added to the top layer only, and vias were placed, but there were no escape routes. |
Version 14.3.17
Build: 42447 Date: 31 March 2015
5379 | Resolved issue where Gerber generation of an embedded board referencing a non-existent PCB document would cause crashes. |
5364 | Timeout errors after releasing project documents to Altium Vault have been resolved. |
5365 | Improvements to releasing projects to Altium Vault with file-locking enabled. |
5367 | Support for AVS 1.1 in Altium Designer 14.3. |
5369 | Updating Altium Designer from an NIS no longer requires a current Portal connection. |
5373 | Resolved an issue with saving menu customization between sessions (BC:4957). |
5375 | BOM generation do not hangs anymore, when ActiveBOM is used as source with Variant switch. |
5377 | Resolved an issue where it was not possible for CmpLib folders to share the same name on different paths. |
5380 | Resolved exception error while working with split planes (BC:5059). |
4032 | Resolved issue where the Parallel Segment rule would produce an adjacent layer DRC violation when layers are separated by internal plane layers. |
4278 | Resolved issue where deleting a free object inadvertently deletes nearby component-owned objects. |
4498 | Resolved issues with Legacy 3D View's display and export to STEP model. |
4557 | Testpoint component flipped in the PCB editor correctly shows as top or bottom, fabrication or assembly in the PCB inspector panel. |
5370 | The correct lifecycle and naming schema is now being loaded during CmpLib file-less editing. |
5374 | Resolved issue when deleting multiple sub parts of a component in the schematic library editor, the selected components aren't always the ones that are deleted (BC:4768). |
5381 | Device Support Report no longer crashes. |
5382 | A PDF generated from a schematic that includes an image pasted from the Windows clipboard now works correctly. |
Version 14.3.16
Build:37051 Date: 16 December 2014
4233 | Changing PCB layer names could result in layer-related lists populating incorrectly and certain outputs not generating correctly, this has been fixed. |
4235 | Improved performance of selection and zooming in Schematic in comparison with 14.3 |
4236 | STEP models from Inventor 2014 are now loaded without errors |
4237 | Class generation settings are now stored for device sheets (BC:3840) |
4238 | An AV could occur while placing a pin in a schematic library and pressing Esc to quit the command, this no longer happens. |
4239 | With a specific combination of preferences, placing a component from the schematic libraries panel could cause Altium Designer to crash, this no longer occurs. |
4380 | Performing a release after file-less editing an Item in the Planned state, no longer fails with the error (BC:4677, BC:4870). |
Version 14.3.15
Build:35511 Date: 02 October 2014
3550 | The BomDoc now correctly includes all of the defined solutions. |
3656 | Users without Admin permissions can now log into a Vault when there is no TC2 configuration defined. |
3730 | Multi-selection in the Variant Management dialog followed by an editing action no longer causes occasional exceptions. |
3496 | The PCB Hole Size Editor now correctly includes blind and buried layer pairs in the list of holes to be drilled. |
3503 | Vault login now supports including a protocol prefix, such as http. |
3555 | Updating a PCB footprint from a library now correctly retains all objects and only updates modified objects. |
3589 | Comments can now be added to a newly created managed project via the Comments panel. |
3599 | If a managed project had a space character in the name, it could not be opened on a remote PC. This fix allows new projects to be created and opened with spaces in their names, it does not support opening an existing space-in-name project. |
3718 | Opening a large CmpLib via file-less editing no longer causes an overflow error. |
3731 | OpenBus Ports can now be correctly linked to in an OpenBus document (BC:4669). |
3372 | When a multi-part component is varied, each part in the component now retains the same part in the new component. |
3426 | The designer can now decide if parameter values come the database components, or the variant management dialog. |
3714 | Generating a Pick and Place file from a variant no longer results in the duplication of Alternate Parts. |
3756 | Setting a component to Fitted via the right-click menu in the Variant Management dialog now functions correctly. |
3855 | Generating ODB++ after running Remove Unused Pads on a design with blind vias, no longer causes the application to crash. |
Version 14.3.14
Build:34663 Date: 25 August 2014
3161 | If a design which uses ComponentLink parameters is PDF'ed with the Include Component Parameters option enabled, you can now click on the link in the PDF to open the referenced document. |
3616 | Comments are no longer posted with the wrong author name. |
3297 | New Project dialog no longer prefixes each file with the project name, when the Create Project Folder option is enabled. |
3298 | Switching a component from Alternate Part to Not Fitted now correctly clears the component parameters. |
3371 | Creating a polygon from the Board Outline in the Polygon Manager no longer causes an exception. |
3488 | When a copied polygon is pasted, it now retains the pour state of the original polygon. |
3516 | In certain situations, changes made in the Parameter Manager were not applied to all objects, this has been resolved. |
2551 | Generating a BOM from an Outjob now retains the Excel template formatting. |
3200 | A schematic auto-junction at a 4-way + junction is now retained when a drag occurs. |
3209 | An exception no longer occurs when the Class Generator is used to create a component class. |
3247 | The Variant Manager now supports changing the order of variants. |
3254 | Parameters varied in an Alternate Part can now be restored to the original values in the Alternate Part. |
3365 | Alternate Parts no longer produce schematic compiler warnings stating that multiple pins are connected. |
3368 | Alternate Parts now show correctly as fitted in the assembly drawing. |
3374 | The number of clicks required to choose an alternate part has been reduced. |
3376 | Hatched polygons now switch to the unpoured state correctly. |
3382 | Pick and place data generated from a variant now displays the correct component data (BC:4344). |
3383 | Creation of components with identical names in a Schematic library is now prevented. |
3384 | Alternate parts now display the correct layer information in the BOM. |
3413 | Random crashes no longer occur when working in the PCB Panel. |
3458 | Performance while deleting schematic wire segments has been improved. |
3466 | Document Insight now works for all schematic documents in the project. |
3467 | The Include not fitted components BOM option now works correctly. |
3479 | The Comment is now displayed correctly in the BOM for a component that has varied parameters. |
3480 | ECO no longer detects unmatched nets for alternate components. |
3508 | The order of variants can be changed by clicking and dragging the column header, this new order is retained between edit sessions. |
3509 | Comment is now displayed correctly in an Assembly drawing for a varied component. |
3517 | The values for multiple variant parameters can now be edited in a single editing action. |
3549 | An Out of Resource error no longer occurs when printing a schematic document with an embedded Excel sheet. |
Version 14.3.13
Build:34012 Date: 09 July 2014
Layer Stack Manager could be started now if .Net 4.5 is not installed |
Version 14.3.12
Build:33957 Date: 01 July 2014
3386 | Invalid pointer error fixed in cmplib editor when working with component libraries created in older versions |
3237 | Fixed error where Objects were accessed after being destroyed when working with the Filter panel |
3302 | Resolved application error on Windows XP when a PCB was reopened during Altium Designer start up |
3373 | Alternate part information no longer erased when original library is not accessible anymore |
3378 | Manually adding a Vault in the Preferences dialog would sometimes causes an invalid handle error, this no no longer occurs |
3284 | Select Next command could cause a crash in certain conditions, this has been resolved |
3355 | Variant Management dialog, Set Selected As Alternate no longer causes an error |
3358 | Footprint changes done through the Footprint Manager are now preserved |
3454 | Errors caused by the XSpice Model Wizards have been resolved |
Version 14.3.11
Build:33708 Date: 13 June 2014
3241 | Exception no longer happens when copy/pasting component in cmplib editor. |
3280 | Selecting an object in the PCB workspace now correctly selects that object in the PCB panel (Nets mode). |
3296 | Alternate parts are no longer removed when opening an older design that includes variants. |
3301 | Model and parameter inheritance in CmpLib files is now correctly handled when opening an older version CmpLib in AD14.3. |
3273 | Handling of duplicate UIDs has been strengthened, to ensure that the compiled project correctly synchronizes with the PCB. |
3304 | Editing a Part Choice List with insufficient rights no longer causes an exception. |
Version 14.3.10
Build:33625 Date: 4 June 2014
3219 | PCB Release process now continues correctly when non project documents are encountered. |
3221 | Component variant parameters can now be changed back to their original values. |
3222 | BOM documents can now update alternate variant components from database parameters. |
3234 | Schematic connection highlighting no longer cause incorrect results after deleting wire segments. |
3244 | The polygon pour order is now used correctly when rebuilding polygons. BC:4283 |
3245 | Varied components can now be restored to their original Fitted state. |
3249 | PCB Design View layer visibility is now working correctly. |
3256 | PCB string formatting issues when pasting from MS Excel documents has been fixed. |
3278 | Polygon Pours now use the correct clearance rule values when rebuilding polygons. |
Version 14.3.9
Build:33548 Date: 29 May 2014
1053 | RS Components and Future Electronics Suppliers have been added as new extensions. |
1113 | STEP Export now supports folded state of the PCB design. |
1290 | Opening OutJob BOM report no longer generates "Could not convert variant of type" errors. |
1510 | New front end VHDL and Verilog compilers have been included in Altium Designer. |
1583 | Smart PDF paper sizes are now maintained regardless of Default Printer settings. BC:2009 |
1595 | A problem in the Signal Integrity extension causing an access violation when parsing certain comment fields has been fixed. |
1623 | Objects are now pushed even if the object being moved has a violation. BC:1067 |
1628 | PCB Polygons now pour correctly when remove necks setting is greater than Electrical clearance. BC:678 |
1631 | Schematic Multi-Part components are now displayed using the Alpha Numeric Suffix preference in the Libraries and SCH Library Panels. BC:291 |
1632 | P-CAD and PADS PCB Importer fixes incorrect component rotations. |
1640 | Schematic wire dragging has been greatly improved. BC:3216 |
1649 | Altium Designer now supports file-less editing of vault data. Right-click on Item in vault to edit model, component or managed sheet. |
1650 | Vaults panel right-click menu enhanced to support logical behavior throughout the panel, for example right-click in search results to place, or add to content cart. |
1661 | Generate Board Edge Rout Paths option (NC Drill Setup dialog) now supports complex and curved board shapes. BC:821 BC:705 |
1696 | Solder and Paste Masks are now rendered correctly with Embedded Board Arrays. BC:3790 |
1702 | Variants now support the ability to specify a different (alternate) component. BC:1921 |
1704 | ActiveBOM document memory management has been improved. |
1835 | Schematic wire segments can now be individually deleted. BC:829 BC:3410 BC:1501 BC:1223 |
1853 | PADS Logic Importer has been updated. Fixes to Port Sizes and Designator naming. |
1871 | Via Shielding tool has been added. Tools>>Via Stitching/Shielding>>Add Shielding to Net. |
1873 | Unused Pad Removal tool has been added. Tools>>Remove Unused Pad Shapes. |
1875 | Polygon Pour thermal connections now correctly connect to the corners of pads, rather than the center. |
1876 | PCB Interactive Length Tuning tool (and gauge) has been improved and patterns can now be modified after placement. |
1877 | PCB track chamfering has been added. Tools>>Convert>>Convert Selected Tracks to Chamfered Path. |
1880 | Differential Pair rule now displays metric values correctly for Gap values. |
1881 | Moving Rooms has been greatly improved. |
1884 | PADS Importer has been improved and supports version 9.5 files. |
1885 | PCB object selection popup can now be disabled in PCB Preferences. Pressing TAB will cycle through overlapping objects. |
1886 | PCB component placement now uses the Polar Grid to allow automatic rotation to the origin of the grid. |
1889 | Memory leaks while debugging discrete CPUs have been fixed. |
1895 | PCB Nets Panel has been updated with Min, Max and Estimated Length columns and uses color coding (green, yellow, red) to indicate range values. |
1897 | Moving Vias with connected tracks has been improved. |
1899 | Refactor clearance rule into grid form. |
1901 | Now the used part of the via has been taken into account when calculating the routed length of net. |
1903 | PCB Teardrop tool has been improved providing more control over generated teardrop shapes. |
1906 | Interactive Routing now supports automatic neck down while routing through rooms. |
1915 | IPC-7351B-Compliant IPC Wizard added packages: CAPAE, DFN, LGA, PQFN, PSON, SODFL, SOF, SON, SOTFL. |
1921 | ActiveBOM documents now support Variants and includes a Variants toolbar. |
1927 | CmpLib editor has been extensively updated to improve usability & release process, including: simplified presentation with column-based filtering, grouping, horizontal scrolling, multi-select, drag and drop models from Vault, and right-click model editing. |
1928 | ± character is now included in PDFs for all language regions. |
1933 | Schematic text drawing of Japanese characters has been improved. |
1943 | Top and bottom paste masks are displayed correctly in Layer Stack Table. |
1946 | Access violations associated with switching between Sch and SchLib documents and making library edits has been fixed through investigation of crash reports. |
1955 | ActiveBOM now supports components with different values but using same Design Item IDs. |
1970 | New PCB SMT Design Rule - "SMD Entry". |
1973 | Schematic Fonts can now be copied/pasted in the Inspector Panel. |
1974 | Schematic Power Objects now include Font property. |
1975 | Schematic Text Frames now support text margins. |
1977 | Schematic Update From Libraries now correctly ignores parameter changes that have been excluded from ECO. |
1982 | 'PCB Density Map' can be displayed successfully in 2D Mode. |
1994 | PCB Component "Flipped On Layer" property has been added to Inspector, FSO and List Panels. BC:3864 |
2090 | PCB Polygon Pour Vertices editing has been improved. |
2111 | PCB GDI support has been removed. |
2120 | Gerber output of octagonal pad shapes now accurately matches the PCB octagonal pad shapes. |
2122 | PCB Polygon Pour Shelving has been replaced with Unpoured. Commands added to Polygon menus and Polygon Manager dialog. Loading earlier version designs will change shelved polygons to unpoured state. |
2123 | PCB Clearance Rule introduces a new "minimum clearance matrix". |
2142 | Length tuning tolerance is now applied to the length of the longest scoped net target. |
2150 | Placing multiple Vias now retains the net names. |
2151 | Libraries panel now supports installing a Vault folder (or tree of folders) as a library, from which components can be browsed and placed. |
2152 | 3D PCB Flex rendering has been improved. |
2153 | During Release to Vault process Project no longer asks to be saved. |
2189 | File>>New>>Project commands have been replaced with a New Project dialog. |
2210 | Schematic Update From Libraries now preserve Designator, Comment and Parameter locations if "Choose Component" is used. |
2211 | Loading time for components in the Libraries Panel has been significantly improved. |
2237 | PCB track dragging now preserves non-orthogonal angles. |
2240 | DirectX memory limits have been increased, improving stability for larger designs. |
2247 | 3D PCB Variants now display correctly. |
2249 | PCB Object Class Explorer dialog now remembers column position and size. |
2250 | Compiling large Integrated Libraries no longer cause exception and out of memory errors. |
2262 | Schematic Text Frames no longer display invalid characters when empty. BC:3941 |
2281 | Schematic .PNG and .SVG graphic images with transparency can now be printed/saved to PDF. |
2294 | Schematic Update From Library no longer changes justification/mirrored settings when preserving parameter positions. |
2298 | FPGA Project options have been updated to support Verilog Include Paths and Defines. |
2315 | PCB tracks and vias now default to drag mode regardless of selection state. |
2230 | PCB DRC uncoupled length check no longer reports false length calculation errors. |
2338 | PADS PCB Importer option "Do not translate hidden net names" has been fixed. |
2343 | Support for Altium web applications, such as Vault browsing, in Internet Explorer 11 has been improved. |
2344 | P-CAD and PADS Logic Schematic importers now resizes Port objects correctly. |
2352 | P-CAD PCB import now translates clearance rules into new clearance grid matrix. |
2367 | Performance when changing component state of variant "fitted/not fitted" on large opened designs has been greatly improved. |
2373 | It is now possible to change the lifecycle state of multiple Items in a single edit action. |
2390 | PCB Layer Stack Internal Layer Pairs setting can now be selected and used. |
2392 | Recursive folder deletion in Vault Explorer has been improved. |
2394 | BOM now supports including Vault Item revision and lifecycle state. |
2405 | Navigation preview in PCB Panel now works correctly in 3D view. |
2412 | Non Altium Designer documents that are stored in a Vault can now be opened in the appropriate editor directly from the Vaults panel. |
2413 | Additional columns added in the Vaults panel: Item section now includes Note column, and Where-used section now includes State column. |
2414 | Display state of Vaults panel now retained between Altium Designer sessions. |
2417 | Vault web interface has been upgraded, including new Where-Used and Children features and improved browsing capabilities. |
2444 | Octagonal Pad selection issue when x-size is smaller than y-size has been fixed. |
2445 | Using "=VariantName" parameter in expressions is now interpreted correctly. |
2448 | PADS PCB Importer has improved translation of Matched Length and Diff Pair rules. |
2451 | OpenBus Signal Manager retains settings when invoked from processor configurator dialog. |
2480 | PCB Teardrop tool has been improved providing more control over generated teardrop shapes. |
2488 | Schematic wire dragging has been improved when connecting to other wires. New Junction display and color settings and cursor warning symbol have been added. |
2514 | Schematic .png graphic images can now be rotated. |
2515 | Vaults panel Preview display mode now presents ComponentLink parameters intelligently, combining them to display as ComponentLink1Description = ComponentLink1URL in the parameter list. |
2521 | Browser-based Vault access substantially enhanced to include all of the browsing and searching functionality available in the Vaults panel, as well as a broad range of Vault management features. |
2524 | Libraries panel no longer changes the selected library when the Refresh command is used. |
2532 | Smart PDF and Printer Page setup dialog now includes a Quality setting for DPI (75, 150, 300 and 600). |
2537 | "Variants..." and "Choose Alternate Part" commands have been added to the right mouse popup menu, when Variants are selected. |
2544 | Schematic Rubber Stamp command now maintains component rotation and mirroring after initial placement. |
2549 | The PCB Board Outline area is no longer generated in output if the multi-layer or a mechanical layer is enabled. |
2560 | During interactive dragging of a wire end with multiple wires selected, all moving wire ends are displayed. |
2570 | Generic [ActiveBOM Document] can now be used as a source in Report Outputs job in an OutputJob file. |
2575 | Tiling documents and reopening Altium Designer no longer causes tiled blank space or access violations. |
2579 | Opening or compiling schematic documents could result in an access violation due to invalid expression references. This has been fixed through investigation of crash reports. |
2580 | Vaults panel, multiple selected Items can be moved to another folder using drag and drop. |
2607 | After generating a BOM, exporting to Excel, then closing the Excel BOM, Excel no longer remains running as a Process. |
2616 | Session validation cache added to the Vault and the Part Catalog. |
2622 | New Dragging options for selected and unselected vias/tracks have been added to the PCB Interactive Routing Preferences. |
2631 | Vault Explorer browsing control has been improved. |
2639 | Current Polygon editing style is now displayed on the Status bar during interactive polygon editing. |
2645 | "Retrieve Layer Colors" command now works correctly when setting up preferences for printing documents. |
2651 | "IsFree" function has been added to expression and scripting engine. |
2670 | The issue where the DXP menu would appear on all toolbars has been fixed. |
2676 | PCB Differential Pair routing now allows for proper corner exits. |
2679 | An exception that would occasionally occur during PCB collaboration has been resolved. |
2680 | PCB Inspector and List panels now display the layer order correctly for the Layer drop down. |
2682 | In Board Planning Mode, Move Board Vertices command has been replaced by Edit Board Shape command, which uses new polygon editing behaviors. |
2692 | Issue where Altium Designer would lose the project's SVN data, resulting in a project becoming unversioned, has been resolved. |
2720 | PCB special string .Application_BuildNumber now displays correct software version. |
2768 | Editing objects via the Inspector or List panel no longer causes the objects to de-select. |
2786 | PCB design objects can be locked via the right-click menu. |
2827 | Additions for new Jumper type component, including: automatic net name changes for Jumper pins, and new IsJumperComponent keyword added. |
2832 | Importing a specific PADS library no longer causes an exception. |
2838 | Smart PDF from schematic now supports Wingdings font. BC:4206 |
2841 | Net name inheritance now occurs correctly when routing from a PCB fill object. |
2842 | To support new Jumper component type, new View » Jumper submenu added in PCB Editor. |
2864 | Application_BuildNumber special string added to the Schematic editor. |
2868 | Support for a new Jumper component Type added to the Schematic editor. |
2869 | Importing a specific Texas Instruments WEBENCH design no longer results in incorrect object placement (requires WEBENCH Altium Connector Extension). |
2875 | Board units now toggle correctly when Q shortcut is pressed in Board Planning Mode. |
2905 | Custom page sizes for PDF output can now be defined in the DXP>>Preferences>>System>>Printer Settings dialog. |
2908 | Schematic objects incorrectly associated with a union while placing and using the insert key has been fixed. |
2921 | The Pad property for "Hole Width" has been changed to "Hole Length" in the Inspector and List Panels. |
2923 | The word Width now spelt correctly in the Width Constraint design rule. |
2927 | Message displayed during update installation reworded to clarify what will happen, now says: Altium Designer must be closed to complete the update process. Close Altium Designer now? |
2933 | Altium Designer status bar now includes indicators to show state of memory and GDI resource usage. |
2938 | FPGA Signal Manager no longer causes an exception when the Export To Do Item button is clicked after selecting an Unmatched Signal and adding ports. |
2976 | Updating PCB from Vault based components no longer cause "Invalid or Deleted Item Revisions" error when the symbol name contains special characters. |
2977 | Schematic redraw speed has been improved when using large blanket objects. |
2986 | License Management view has been adjusted to show at least three licenses on displays with lower resolution screens. |
3012 | Variants now support parameter inheritance. BC:2232 |
3070 | PCB multi-layer objects can now be properly filtered when in Single Layer Mode. BC:4008 |
3455 | InViaShielding query keyword added, use this to scope an applicable polygon connect style design rule for shielding copper. |