Release Notes for Altium Designer Version 14.1
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As well as numerous new features and enhancements to the Altium Vaults, this update brings the following improvements that deliver improved stability and performance.
Version 14.1.5
Build:30772 Date:5 December 2013
| 1111 | PCB object transparency levels are now displayed correctly. |
| 1281 | AVS and PVS now support prefixed wildcard searches. |
| 1282 | The graphical selection issue with the Layer Stack Table has been fixed. |
| 1285 | The slow editing performance when selecting pins in the Schematic Library Editor has been fixed. |
| 1291 | An access violation with the Silk to Board Region DRC check has been resolved through investigation of a crash report. |
| 1292 | The dielectric layers have been removed from Layers drop down list in the PCB inspector and PCB list panel. |
| 1298 | A "memory error" when opening the Layer Stack Manager dialog has been resolved through investigation of a crash report. |
| 1299 | Solder Mask expansion now updates correctly when updating a footprint from a PCB library. BugCrunch #3493. |
| 1301 | An access violation when Board Regions do not have a defined layer stack has been fixed through the investigation of a crash report. |
| 1304 | PCB Collaborate, Compare & Merge panel is now showing / matching layers correctly. |
| 1314 | The differential pair rule width now displays "N/A" instead of "0" when mixed widths are defined. |
| 1315 | PCB Polygons can now be placed on solder mask layers. |
| 1318 | Mixed Sim and SIMetrix no longer cause exception errors if models not found or other schematic problems encountered. Mixed Simulation extension update v1.1.0.30712. SIMetrix/SIMPLIS Interface extension update v1.01.30765. |
| 1319 | TME Supplier search has been improved to support different currency selection. |
| 1322 | PCB net name and pad number display issues have been resolved. |
| 1323 | STM32 Write to Flash dialog is enabled now. |
| 1328 | An access violation in Core3D.dll has been fixed through investigation of a crash report. |
| 1334 | Schematic editor local language resource files have been updated. |
| 1341 | Xilinx Spartan 3AN internal flash programming is working correctly now. |
| 1342 | The slow performance issue with some designs when moving PCB components has been fixed. |
| 1350 | The "Drill symbol limit exceeded, switching to letter generation" message is now displayed in the Messages Panel instead of a popup dialog. BugCrunch #652. |
| 1365 | PCB split planes no longer lose their net assignments when opening and closing the Layer Stack Manager dialog. BugCrunch #3571. |
| 1385 | An issue with DRC Report that affected some boards resulting in additional error counts has been fixed. |
| 1386 | The PCB Width rule now correctly calculates the impedance-driven width value. |
| 1392 | OrCAD Capture export now correctly handles Power, GND and test point objects. |
| 1395 | DXF/DWG Export from an OutJob no longer causes an exception error. |
| 1402 | The Release Manager no longer causes an access violation when releasing footprint models to AVS. |
| 1403 | IDF export now associates the correct component footprints when using Integrated Libraries. |
| 1406 | P-CAD and PADS importers have been updated to fix a crash or lockup with some files. |
| 1407 | An access violation when editing union objects has been fixed through investigation of a crash report. |
| 1410 | Internal Plane layers are now added correctly to the design when placing snippets or pasting internal plane objects. |
| 1414 | ODB++ Export no longer produces a crash when using embedded components. |
| 1419 | DXF/DWG Export has been updated to fix a layer mapping problem with arcs. |
| 1429 | DXF/DWG Import no longer causes an exception error when "Paper" option is selected. |
| 1433 | Step Model cache handling has been improved and crashes associated with "Cannot load 3D model from file" errors have been fixed. BugCrunch #2733. |
| 1434 | Hyperlynx export now supports 6 digit precision. BugCrunch #2899. |
| 1479 | Generated Pick and Place files now ignore Design View objects. |
| 1487 | The Copy Room Formats command now moves objects to the correct layers. BugCrunch #3566. |
| 1512 | Mirrored Design Views now generate pad objects in outputs. |
| 1515 | Camtastic "File»Export»Export to PCB" command no longer generates an exception error. BugCrunch #3556. |
| 1523 | An offline version of the Altium Installer is now available for Altium Designer 14.1. More Information |
| 1524 | FPGA Synthesis options panel correctly shows all options for Altera Quartus synthesizer. |