Public Release Notes for Altium Designer
Created: November 30, 2023 | Updated: February 15, 2024
The following sections list the release notes for publicly released versions of Altium Designer 24.
Version 24.2.2
Build: 26 Date: 15 February 2024
Schematic
51525 | There was a noticeable performance impact when moving/dragging objects on a schematic if large bitmaps had been placed. |
58235 | With the cross-selection feature enabled, selection of an area on a schematic sheet would be delayed, noticeably so when selecting larger areas. |
58609 | In some cases when annotating components, the error "EOleException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" would be encountered. |
58836 | In some cases when running a validation, the error "System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object" would be encountered. |
58837 | In some cases, an Access Violation (at address 0000000149D1BE14 in module "AdvSch.dll") would be encountered. |
59360 | With the Properties panel open and pinned, there was a noticeable delay observed when selecting a note or text frame that included an active link. (BC:22546) |
PCB
49483 | Significantly improved overall routing performance in rigid-flex designs. |
55827 | Performance when restoring shelved polygon pours (with the options to automatically repour polygons enabled in Preferences) would be considerably reduced. |
56005 | Added Common Mode Impedance (Zcomm) as part of the Simbeor-calculated transmission line data, when defining an Impedance Profile for use with diff pair routing rules. (I:11503) |
56283 | For a specific PCB, minimum width violations were not always being detected. Added option PCB.Rules.Width.CopperLoopsCalculation to improve calculation of width of copper loop segments. |
58677 | The Miter parameter for a tuning pattern is now used instead of the general interactive routing Miter Ratio, when connecting an accordion to a trace. (BC:22293) |
58845 | The PCB Layout Replication tool now provides the ability to manually map components in target blocks, where multiple components have been detected by the tool as having similar connections. |
58974 | Optimized performance when rendering blind vias. |
59080 | With the 'Altium Light Gray' theme enabled, text was illegible in the Altium Material Library dialog when adding a new user material, or editing an existing material entry. |
59143 | With the Properties panel open, pinned and its Health Check tab active, there was a noticeable delay observed when starting to move any object on the PCB document. |
59280 | The Section View feature is now officially made Public with this release. |
59282 | The EngineX features (enhanced Clearance Rule, Expression Engine and DRC implementations) are now officially made public with this release, enabled by default for improved performance. |
59327 | When interactively routing using the Diff Pair Router (Any Angle), a crash would be encountered when a Diff Pair Routing rule was missing. |
59385 | A placed special string (using a TrueType font) was being displayed as truncated in the design space after having changed the value for its parameter in the Project Options. (BC:22559) |
59402 | There was a noticeable delay observed when interactively routing from a pad of a BGA component and the Width_BGA design rule was enabled. |
59592 | For a pad and polygon in the same net and the pad's hole size >= copper size, the polygon would be poured incorrectly (to the edge of the pad) when PCB.Rules.HoleClearance option enabled. |
59652 | With the PCB.Text.TTFontSaving option enabled, a placed text frame, rotated by 360 degrees and set to use TrueType font, could not be selected after closing and reopening the PCB. |
PCB CoDesign
59244 | For comparison results, the Via Stitching and Via Shielding entries can now be found under the 'Other' category in the PCB CoDesign panel. |
59426 | For a specific case, merging changes led to the exception "This implementation is not part of the Windows Platform FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms". |
Constraint Manager
58854 | For the Via Style rule, the ability to add a via template is now disabled if there are no defined via templates on the PCB side (through the associated Pad Via library). |
58862 | When creating a new project with the Constraint Management option enabled, the 'Rule Wizard' entry is no longer presented on the PCB editor's Design menu. |
58927 | It is now possible to transfer constraints, defined on the Physical and Electrical views, from the PCB to the Schematic through the ECO process. |
59297 | Hole-to-Hole clearance is now ignored when entering values into the Clearance matrix. |
59603 | Altium Designer would 'freeze' after clicking on a cell value for an added Board Outline Clearance rule, on the Constraint Manager's All Rules view (when accessed from the PCB). (BC:22674) |
Draftsman
57713 | There was a noticeable lag when changing selection between different types of object on a Draftsman document, and when deselecting (by clicking away from objects). (BC:21860) |
58709 | The Bookmarks panel is now available for use with a Harness Draftsman document (.HarDwf) and Multi-board Draftsman document (.MbDwf). |
58931 | When using a special string that calls for a document parameter that is driven by a project parameter (nested parameters), the special string was not being converted. (I:19218) |
CAMtastic
59081 | When exporting ODB++ data to a PCB file, blind vias in the same x,y position on different layers were being incorrectly exported as thru-hole vias. |
3D-MID Design
58021 | When exporting, the name of the entry on the File » Export menu has been changed from '3D Layout' to '3D-MID'. |
Harness Design
53125 | Added support for transferring multi-part component data from the Wiring Diagram to the Layout Drawing. |
53943 | Various UI elements have been cleaned up to remove many features and controls not applicable to Harness Design. |
55033 | Added support for multi-colored (striped) wires, with the ability to define primary/secondary/tertiary and border colors as part of a wire's parameters. (BC:20187) |
56387 | Shield Wire, defined in the Wiring Diagram as part of a Shield with a connection, can now be terminated at the connection point in the Layout Drawing. |
57408 | When defining properties of a Wiring List object in a Draftsman document, the Columns tab now has Move Left/Right buttons and an Order column, similar to that for a BOM table. |
57409 | When defining properties of a Connection Table object in a Draftsman document, the Columns tab now has Move Left/Right buttons and an Order column, similar to that for a BOM table. |
58016 | In some cases when dragging a wire on a Wiring Diagram, wire optimization would fail with a wire being split, especially if the wire was connected to pins and had visible parameters. |
58062 | When creating a new harness wiring component involving a cable/shield object around wires, the wires were not highlighted when the cable/shield was selected in the Harness Wiring editor. |
58468 | On the Layout Drawing, bundles were not being automatically merged after removal of an intermediate connection point. |
58756 | When generating a PDF from a Wiring Diagram/Layout Drawing using Smart PDF, any designator links defined within text frames and notes would not function when clicked. |
58759 | When generating a PDF of a Wiring Diagram only (using Smart PDF Wizard), color mode options were only available for/applicable to the Layout Drawing, on the Additional PDF Settings page. |
58761 | Parameters defined at the component level for a harness wiring component (created as part of a Workspace Library) were not present after placing the component into a Wiring Diagram. |
58773 | On the Wiring Diagram, the Duplicate Designator warning for Cable/Shield/Twist designator has been removed. This can now be split and used in different places using the same designator. |
58778 | If a twist/shield is associated to wires in multiple places on the Wiring Diagram (using same designator), selecting a twist/shield instance will highlight all associated wires in the group. |
58838 | After splicing an existing wire on a Wiring Diagram and performing annotation, the resulting wires were not being annotated. |
58929 | The HarDwf document now supports multiple Wiring Diagram documents in the same project, enabling you to choose from which document a placed view should be generated (and updated from). |
Platform
58558 | In some cases, an Access Violation (at address 0000001400137E7A in module "X2.EXE") would be encountered. |
58860 | Various color changes have been made to the Altium Light Gray UI theme, aiding to improve the contrast of the interface. |
59055 | In some cases, SSO login through the Altium Designer Installer was not possible with a certain number of characters entered in the 'Your Business Email' field. |
59243 | When accessing the License Management page, an exception would be encountered if licenses were present with the same S/N or Activation Code. |
Data Management
57934 | If a category was pre-chosen in the MPS panel, browsing to a component (in Components and Explorer panels) and using the Part Choices menu to open it in the MPS panel, would not find the part. |
58418 | When connected to an Enterprise Server (v6.0.5), Item IDs are now generated by the server in batch mode for all selected components in the Component editor (in Batch Editing mode). |
58469 | The Save to Server dialog was not presenting files that had been deleted outside of Altium Designer (through a Windows operation). |
58635 | Added support for SiliconExpert 'Product Change Notice' to the Manufacturer Part Search panel and to all places where Part Choices can be accessed. |
58726 | Improved VCS performance when opening large, multi-year design projects. |
58843 | When downloading a specific component (R7F7015813AFP-C#AA3) as a file library from the Manufacturer Part Search panel, only one of its three associated footprints were being downloaded. |
58864 | When connected to an 'on-prem' Workspace, the 'Make Available on Server' command was available from the Project menu when no projects were actually open. |
58891 | 'Free' SiliconExpert parameters (Lifecycle, YTEOL and RoHS Status) are now presented by default in the Manufacturer Part Search panel and all places where Part Choices are presented. |
58896 | SiliconExpert parameters are now supported in the 'Selected Part Details' region of the Manufacturer Part Search panel, when comparing two selected parts. |
58939 | Added support for aggregated lifecycle information to an ActiveBOM solution added as a Manufacturer Link, whenever multiple data providers are available (Octopart, IHS Markit, SiliconExpert). |
58944 | Components panel UI changes. For the root node, 'All' is used instead of Workspace name. When a child category is chosen, the root node is no longer reflected in the full category path. |
59040 | Added ability to use just 'Free' SiliconExpert parameters (Lifecycle, YTEOL and RoHS Status) in ActiveBOM. |
59128 | When opening a Git-based project from a remote repository, the Commit command has been added back to the right-click History & Version Control context menu. (BC:22629) |
59132 | Running the 'Update Whole Project' command resulted in the Git error "conflict prevents checkout", when a document with the same name (not under VCS) existed in the local project's folder. |
59199 | When adding multiple alternates to a BOM component, including one already added elsewhere, the subsequent Warning dialog would lead to the other valid selected alternates not being added. |
59201 | It was not possible to add the same alternate part to more than one alternative group. |
Import/Export
58055 | When importing a specific Allegro design file, power planes were being imported with copper islands inside. |
58998 | When importing an Xpedition library, footprints with differing 3D Body heights are now uniquely named (based on height). Height values for footprints are sourced from existing CSV file(s). |
59303 | For an Xpedition library whose schematic symbols (only) were previously imported, you can now choose to import footprint models into a PCBLib as part of the existing project structure. |
Circuit Simulation
58988 | When running an OP analysis with TF for a specific design, the resulting chart 'Transfer Function' was empty. |
58989 | When running an AC analysis with Noise for a specific design, the resulting charts 'Noise Spectral Density' and 'Integrated Noise' were empty. |
58990 | The stress model (and parameters) defined for a sim model in a library/Workspace was not being recognized when assigning that model to a schematic component through the Sim Model dialog. (BC:22594) |
58991 | When assigning a sim model (with no defined stress model) in a library/Workspace to a schematic component through the Sim Model dialog, the 'Unknown' stress model type was not being saved. |
Version 24.1.2
Build: 44 Date: 16 January 2024
Schematic
58010 | It was not possible to change font size from '9' to '10' in the SCH List panel. |
58013 | The IsComment query keyword was not working in the SCH Filter panel. |
58169 | Added ERC violation types to detect when a wire/bus/signal harness connects to edge of harness connector, but isn't connecting to a harness entry, and to detect unconnected harness entries. |
58445 | When performing project validation, objects not aligned to the current snap grid were not being detected. |
PCB
53006 | Enhanced performance of the interactive router when pushing obstacles (Walkaround, HugNPush, Push) on boards with a complex border outline. |
56171 | In some cases when opening a PCB document in a separate window, a catastrophic error (in module 'ADVPCB.DLL') would be encountered. |
56217 | Added ability to automatically store geometries of text objects using TT fonts inside of PCB documents. Streamlined choice of replacement font(s) for missing TT fonts, for textual entities. |
57719 | Improved hole clearance detection for the Clearance rule, now checking clearance to the pad hole in case the pad has no annular ring (pad hole is greater than or equal to pad diameter). |
58373 | For a PCB with two flex layer stacks defined on one branch, the Layerstack visualizer (with 'Show full stack' enabled) showed an offset between the second flex and main rigid stacks. |
58416 | Custom-shaped pads were not exported correctly when generating a DXF file. Also, pad shape information was lost on export if the Select Corners option was enabled. (BC:20855, BC:22045) |
58482 | PCB.Pad.CustomMasks ON, changing Corner Radius of rounded/chamfered rect. pad would not stick in Properties panel. Top Paste Expansion field missing for non-signal layer pads. (BC:22161) |
58519 | Stacked thru-hole pads and vias were generating duplicate drill holes in a generated NC Drill file, which was then inconsistent with the PCB's Drill Table. |
58605 | After running the 'Remove Unused Pad Shapes command, any waived electrical clearance violations would become un-waived. |
58607 | When generating Gerber files with the PCB.Pad.CustomMasks option enabled, bottom Solder Mask and Solder Paste Gerber layers were missing information. |
58665 | Usability improvements made to the UI for the Pad Stack region of the Properties panel, when a pad is selected in the design space. (BC:22114) |
58787 | Added controls to quickly expand/collapse all Target Blocks in the PCB Layout Replication dialog. |
58810 | Stacked thru-hole pads and vias were being incorrectly included in generated ODB++ outputs, which was then inconsistent with the PCB's Drill Table. |
58847 | Added controls to quickly select all Target Blocks in a category (NO ROUTING, ROUTING DETECTED) within the PCB Layout Replication dialog. |
59087 | Solder and Paste masks for component pads were absent after creating a PCB library from the PCB document, using the 'Make PCB Library' command. (BC:22437) |
PCB CoDesign
58400 | With 'Show on PCB' enabled, you can now highlight all changes in a specific category, when that category is selected in the PCB CoDesign panel's Changes list. |
58541 | After a merge, the PCB document will remain in the 'Merged' state (in the Projects panel) until there is a new conflict. Local changes will no longer change the state to 'Modified'. |
58832 | Added support for comparison of, and application of changes to, unions (defined groupings of primitives on the PCB). |
Constraint Manager
58334 | Added a column for line numbers to each tab/grid within the interface. |
58447 | When defining a custom topology, an xSignal is now proposed for each distinct 'Source to Destination' combination. |
58448 | When defining a custom topology, the proposed xSignals are now presented in a structure reflective of 'Source to each Destination' (S-T) and 'Destination to Destination' (T-T). |
58449 | When defining a custom topology, xSignal names (in the proposed listing only) are now presented in the format <SourceNetName> (<SourcePinDesignator> → <DestinationPinDesignator>). |
58763 | Improved class selection from the context menu when adding selected net(s) to a target class. |
58788 | Without Altium Designer Pro/Enterprise Subscription, the Constraint Manager will present in 'View Only' mode, with the ability to see, but not modify, defined constraints. |
58852 | When creating a new project, you now have the ability to control whether it will use the Constraint Manager or older Design Rules system. |
59223 | In some cases when attempting to access the right-click context menu from the Constraint Manager's xSignals tab, a cyclic crash would be encountered. |
59286 | In some cases, and with the Constraint Manager enabled, the PCB document was opening empty (no primitives presented). |
Draftsman
49636 | Sometimes when working with Draftsman, the error "System.IndexOutOfRangeException: Index was outside the bounds of the array" would be encountered. |
58476 | Component designators in a placed Board Assembly View were being reset to their defaults after importing changes made to designators on the PCB. |
58846 | There was a noticeable delay with presentation of information in the Properties panel when deselecting objects to access document options, giving reduced performance. |
3D-MID Design
58517 | The length for selected track is now correctly calculated (and therefore also Delay) in the Net Information region of the Properties panel. |
Multi-board Design
56072 | Added support for the addition and use of a Draftsman document with a multi-board project. (I:13991) |
56738 | For a specific multi-board schematic document, it was not possible to make a connection between module entries because they were off-grid. |
57868 | Added the ability to move a selected group of module entries in a multi-board schematic document. |
Harness Design
52892 | It was not possible to use the Parameter Manager from the Wiring Diagram. |
53154 | When highlighting (tracing) a wire/cable path on the Layout Drawing, the feature is now applied when clicking in the row for the wire (not just clicking its string). |
53416 | Object designators can now be included as active links in Text Frames and Notes, facilitating quick cross-probing capabilities within the Wiring Diagram and Layout Drawing. |
55355 | There was an empty row/entry in the Components listing for a selected Connection Table in a Harness Draftsman document. |
56254 | Added the Designator property to the Shield object in the Wiring Diagram. |
56255 | When using a 'Shield with Connection' object, its designator will now be added to the Wiring List (in the HarDwf document) when a wire is connected to its connector. |
57880 | Coverings used in the Layout Drawing are now treated as components in the BOM, with support for part choices and grouping. |
57881 | A full Wiring Diagram can now be defined over multiple *.WirDoc documents (in a 'flat' design fashion), with the ability to split a wire using the new Wire Break object. (BC:20335) |
58034 | When deleting a specific segment of a wire (Wiring Diagram) or bundle (Layout Drawing), the entire wire/bundle would be removed. |
58061 | When replacing a placed harness wiring component with another (in the Wiring Diagram), parameters present in the former but not in the latter were not being removed. |
58191 | It is now possible to show a connection table for individual splices, in a Harness Draftsman document. |
58330 | Added the Designator property to the Twist object in the Wiring Diagram. |
58331 | In a placed Connection Table in a Draftsman document, Pin IDs were incorrectly being sorted in the order "1, 10, 2, 20, 21,..." instead of sequentially "1, 2, 3, 4, 5,...". |
58333 | When placing a splice/connection point on a wire (Wiring Diagram)/bundle (Layout Drawing), the new wire/bundle will have a reset designator (<Prefix>?). Bundle length will be preserved. |
58450 | For a connection point on a Layout Drawing, it is now possible to move its designator independently of the point itself. |
58451 | 'Crimps' have been renamed 'Cavities' in the UI of the Wiring Diagram and Layout Drawing. |
58452 | For a harness component in a Layout Drawing with multiple physical views defined, the component's properties will always be presented in the Properties panel irrespective of view selected. |
58454 | Added ability to 'split' a Wiring List in a Harness Draftsman document to be presented over a number of 'pages', along with control to limit the page height. |
58599 | In a specific design, a particular selected bundle was not showing the correct bundle objects (separate wires instead of a single cable). |
Platform
56216 | When using a license served by the PLS of an Enterprise Server, it was possible to lose that license when the PC was awakened from a period of hibernation. |
58291 | Improved text for the three variations of the 'License Renewal Failed' dialog, along with a link to the relevant Knowledge Base article with steps for resolution. |
58559 | In some cases, an Access Violation (at address 000000010DE27684 in module "WorkspaceManager.DLL") would be encountered. |
58700 | Altium Designer now installs, by default, the latest version of the 7-Zip Standalone Console (7za.exe). |
Data Management
53752 | When attempting to release a specific design with the Project Releaser, the error "Coordinates cannot be negative" would be encountered. (BC:21770) |
57940 | Added support for aggregated lifecycle states (wherever part choices/details are presented), whenever multiple data providers are available (Octopart, IHS Markit, SiliconExpert). |
58356 | When connecting to an SQL database from a CmpSync document, an error would be encountered if database headers included spaces or special characters. |
58358 | When using the 'Export Grid' feature in the Explorer panel, exporting to 'XLS' format would result in the error "The file format and extension don’t match..." being encountered. (BC:22106) |
58402 | For Git-based projects, the Commit command has been removed from the History & Version Control sub-menu. Visibility is controlled by the VCS.AllowGitCommit advanced option (OFF by default). |
58412 | When editing a Workspace Library component, if the models were inspected without change, they would still be released into their next revision and set back to the base lifecycle state. |
58465 | Added the 'General' tab to the Project Options dialog for a Workspace project, when working with the project and disconnected from its Workspace. |
58631 | Internal details now hidden from the messaging in the error dialog that appears when attempting to share a snapshot of a project that is restricted for sharing. |
58657 | Upon validating a component created through a part request workflow, a fatal error would be encountered relating to the Description/Comment (Name) parameter not having a value defined. |
58760 | When turning off synchronization for a Git-based Workspace project, the .gitignore file was not being deleted from the local project copy's folder. |
58796 | The control to obtain paid SE parameters for a part ('Get SiliconExpert Advanced Part Data') now remains visible if free parameters (with lifecycles) have been received. |
58822 | When saving a Git-controlled project to the connected Workspace, Merged files are now always enabled for committal (and can't be disabled). |
58839 | When browsing the history of a symbol/footprint in the Explorer panel, the preview was not being shown if the Part Choices tab of a component's history had been previously selected. |
Import/Export
54302 | When exporting a PCB into Ansys EDB format, some pads would be rotated when compared to the original board layout. (BC:20506) |
57576 | Updated CAD Exchanger library to 3.23.0. This updates supported versions of import/export formats and resolves some export issues (e.g., Parasolid Models compatibility with SOLIDWORKS). |
58149 | When importing a specific xDX Designer design, ports were missing on a generated schematic document. |
58150 | When importing a specific xDX Designer design, ports were being placed at incorrect locations on a generated schematic document. |
58152 | When importing a specific xDX Designer design, an unexpected port placed between two wires on a generated schematic document caused a short circuit. |
58154 | When importing a specific xDX Designer design, the values for Description and Comment parameters for specific components were empty. |
58159 | When importing an xDX Designer design, there was no support for custom colors, resulting in generated schematics not containing the same coloring for elements as per the original file. |
58438 | When importing a specific xDX Designer design, the snap grid was disabled for the generated schematic document(s). |
58492 | When importing a specific Allegro design, buried vias were being imported incorrectly. |
58608 | When importing an Xpedition design/library, the Placement Outline layer is now mapped to the Courtyard layer and the Insertion Outline layer is now mapped to the Component Outline layer. |
58626 | When importing a specific Xpedition library, the centers of the text boxes for Ref Des and Part No fields (for any footprint) were not being located on the footprint origin. |
58681 | When importing a Zuken CR-5000 design, the Drawing layer was being imported as primitives on signal, overlay and paste layers. |
58682 | When importing a Zuken CR-5000 PCB, the layer mapping was not getting reset to defaults, sometimes resulting in incorrect layer conversion. |
58757 | When exporting a PCB into Ansys EDB format, resistor values specified in MOhm were being incorrectly exported in mOhm. |
58792 | When importing an xDX Designer design, the "Force passive PinType for IN,OUT,BI pins" option (on the Reporting Options page of the Import Wizard) is now disabled by default. |
58803 | When importing a specific Xpedition library, Top Solder Paste and Mask were being incorrectly imported for a particular footprint. |
Circuit Simulation
55555 | In some cases, an Access Violation (at address 00007FFAEEEE1A2F in module "xspice.dll") would be encountered. |
58026 | Added Stress Analysis option as part of Transient Analysis, calculating operating conditions (max V, I, P) for each component, checked against defined limits in a component's Stress model. |
58340 | For a specific design, running an OP analysis with the Transfer Function enabled resulted in no Transfer Function tab created in the SDF document. |
58633 | For a specific design, running a Noise analysis resulted in no Noise Spectral Density and Integrated Noise charts being created in the SDF document. |
58834 | After placing a differential voltage probe between Vcc and out on the first sheet of the Quick Start project, running an OP analysis resulted in an "Index out of range" exception. |
Version 24.0.1
Build: 36 Date: 13 December 2023
Schematic
57925 | In some cases when working with a schematic, the error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" would be encountered. |
PCB
54402 | Introduced support for the "Any Angle" corner style when using the Interactive Differential Pair Router. |
54880 | Optimized and increased performance when selecting a via to access its properties in the Properties panel, especially in large designs. |
56856 | It was not possible to apply a custom material to a Surface Finish layer in the Layer Stack Manager. (BC:21579) |
57845 | When generating ODB++ data directly from a PCB, folders for custom pad shapes would be created with naming that did not conform to Legal Entity Names in the ODB++ specifications. (BC:21104) |
58072 | In some cases, it was possible for a PCB to enter a state where its board region had no stackup assigned. |
58088 | When manually entering an invalid value for Paste Expansion (for a Paste layer), the error "The input value is invalid" would be encountered. |
58102 | When generating a printed composite drawing from a PCB (directly or through an Output Job), displayed pad numbers and pad nets were being mirrored about the X-axis. (BC:21511) |
58109 | A Diff Pair tuning pattern would lose its target rule whenever the PCB document was closed and reopened. |
58335 | Enhanced Layer Stack Report Setup dialog now includes all columns that are present in the Layer Stack, giving more control over the data to be displayed in a generated Layer Stack Report. |
58370 | It was not possible to set the impedance reference layer to 'None' when defining an Impedance Profile through the Layer Stack Manager. (BC:21626) |
PCB CoDesign
58023 | Enhanced performance when initially expanding a category involving many differences in the PCB CoDesign panel. |
58053 | You can now select coloring (View Configuration panel) for objects that have been added, modified, removed and not changed (unchanged objects of a pin-to-pin connection). |
58181 | Conflicts of copper objects are now grouped in pin-to-pin connection groups where applicable, to ease exploring and resolving the changes. |
Constraint Manager
57977 | Added ability to edit a custom topology of Nets when accessing the Constraint Manager from the PCB editor. |
57979 | Added the ability to edit the custom topology for a chosen constraint set. |
57981 | The Constraint Manager has been included as part of the 'Cross Select' feature. When enabled, you can cross-select nets from the Constraint Manager to the schematic/PCB and vice versa. |
58020 | All nodes, except for those that are predefined, are now collapsed by default on the Physical and Electrical views. Menu commands support the quick expand/collapse of all nodes. |
58240 | Added support for Differential Pair Classes to the Clearance Matrix (in the Clearances view). |
58299 | Added the ability to remove a selected xSignal from the xSignals tab (in the Electrical view). |
58625 | With the Constraint Manager enabled, creating a Clearance rule through the Polygon Pour Manager would result in the inability to save the PCB document and an Access Violation. (BC:22326) |
58634 | With the Constraint Manager enabled, it was not possible to disable Clearances rules, or change their scoping, in the 'PCB Rules and Constraints Editor' dialog. (BC:22295) |
Draftsman
57369 | There was a noticeable lag between selecting objects in the document and its properties being presented in the open Properties panel. |
57579 | Improved the progress message when importing component changes for a Board Assembly View, reducing the import time considerably. |
3D-MID Design
58426 | Support for direct layout on a 3D substrate in support of 3D-MID designs, with manufacturing export data in the format required by the Laser Direct Structuring (LDS) manufacturing process. |
Harness Design
56164 | The Wiring List and Connection Table in a Harness Draftsman document would not display the wire color in the Color column, if the color name had been specified using a hexadecimal value. |
57193 | In some cases, enabling/disabling the visibility of wire parameters in the Wiring Diagram would not work correctly for older Harness design projects. |
57407 | Layout Labels used in the Layout Drawing are now treated as components in the BOM, with support for part choices and grouping. |
57543 | Layout Labels in a Layout Drawing can now be rotated using either the Spacebar or the Rotation field in the Properties panel. |
57807 | Placing a Harness Wiring Component into the Wiring Diagram from the Explorer panel using drag-and-drop was not working correctly, while the right-click Place command was non-functional. |
57859 | Added extra data columns to the Connection Table (Cable, Crimp, ToPin, ToPart) and Wiring List (Cable, FromCrimp, ToCrimp) objects in the Harness Draftsman document. (I:22177) |
57866 | When updating a harness component on the Layout Drawing to the latest revision (in the connected Workspace Library), its orientation would be changed. |
57867 | When updating a harness component on the Layout Drawing to the latest revision (in the connected Workspace Library), the drawing order (Z-axis) of covering objects would be changed. |
57883 | Copy, Cut and Paste features were not working in the Harness Wiring Model editor. |
57968 | In the Layout Drawing, it is now possible to split cable wires at the end of a bundle. |
Platform
56676 | Added support for use of long paths, where <filepath>+<filename> is greater than 256 characters (requires long path support to be first enabled for Windows). (BC:20970, BC:21080, I:10475) |
57740 | In some cases when preparing a project for release using the Project Releaser, GDI handle usage would become very high and sometimes lead to Altium Designer crashing. |
57774 | In some cases, the error "System.InvalidCastException: Unable to cast COM object of type "System.__ComObject"..." would be encountered. |
Data Management
57726 | It was not possible to commit modifications to a free SchLib/PCBLib associated with an SVN Database Library, using the Storage Manager panel. (BC:18693) |
57834 | Accessing the Library Health view within the Explorer panel would result in the session for the Tasklist panel being terminated. |
57856 | Improved error message text when attempting to place a Workspace Library component that has no referenced schematic symbol. |
57892 | For a specific design repository, attempting to migrate constituent projects 'with history' would result in failure. |
57954 | Adding the .PrjPcb file to its own project and then right-clicking on the main project entry in the Projects panel, would cause Altium Designer to crash and close. (BC:21967) |
57991 | In the Open Project dialog, changes made to columns (ordering, visibility) were not being stored, instead reverting back to defaults after a restart of the software. (BC:22286) |
57995 | When Downloading Sources for a previous commit of a Workspace project (from the project's history view) that historical commit would not be opened in the Projects panel. (BC:22024) |
58176 | For a specific PCB design project, Altium Designer would 'freeze' when opening the project's ActiveBOM document. |
58180 | When saving defined variants in the new Variant Manager, the data in the generated .txt file was not consistent with the view of the data in the Variant Manager. |
58239 | Clicking Save to Server on a specific file (in the Projects panel) will now select only that file in the Save to Server dialog. |
58251 | When saving a Git-controlled project to the connected Workspace, conflicted items are now always enabled for committal (and can't be disabled). |
58285 | After transferring ownership of a component, its history would incorrectly show the new owner as the Creator of that component. |
58315 | When re-releasing a symbol to a connected Workspace, the name of the Workspace was not presented correctly in the listing of components related to that symbol. |
58376 | In some cases when working with the Components panel, the error "System.InvalidCastException: Specified cast is not valid" would be encountered. |
Import/Export
57381 | xDX Designer Importer has been enhanced to better handle import of multi-part symbols, provide symbol-only import functionality and generate part-symbol and pin mapping data in CSV format. |
57763 | When importing an Xpedition design, Placement Outlines can now be imported as primitives on the Placement Outline layer and also as extruded bodies on Top/Bottom 3D Body assembly layers. |
57932 | When importing an Xpedition design, it is now possible to choose the layer from which to create extruded body shapes, storing them on the Top/Bottom 3D Body assembly layers. |
58031 | For a specific imported OrCAD design, the pin names for components on the generated schematic sheets were rotated. |
58119 | xDX Designer Importer has been further enhanced to support datasheet information, storing as a reference (ComponentLinknDescription/ComponentLinknURL parameters) in the resulting CSV file. |
Circuit Simulation
57909 | In some cases when working with the Simulation Viewer, the error "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" would be encountered. |
58035 | Output currents for P-Channel transistors (BJT, JFET, MOSFET, MESFET) are now treated as inflow currents, making them consistent with N-Channel transistors. |
Ansys CoDesigner
52948 | Added support for collaborative design (CoDesign) between the ECAD (Altium Designer) and Simulation (Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT)) domains. |
Power Analyzer by Keysight
58001 | Added support for assigning currents for multiple nets on the same component, for different series elements. (BC:22388) |
Other
55571 | In some cases when moving a 'Windows User Interface' panel, an Access Violation (at address 0000001400011565 in module "X2.EXE") would be encountered. (BC:21826) |