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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=1">Nick B</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 2931<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 Jun 2021 at 5:39pm<br /><br /><p style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.pcblibraries.com/downloads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><font color="#0066cc"><u>2021.08 was just released</u></font></a>!!</p><p style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"><img src="https://www.pcblibraries.com/Forum/uploads/1/PCBLDVDDownloadNow2021.png" height="275" width="204" border="0" /></p><div>&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr"><u><strong>Updates &amp; Bugs Fixed:</strong></u></div><ul dir="ltr"><li>Added the ability to edit the pad stack names in all Calculator created footprints.</li><li>Added a new feature for converting Excel spreadsheets into FPX files.</li><li>CAD Tools:</li><ul><li>Allegro/OrCAD PCB – fixed an issue with the “Pad on Assembly” outline was going to the Silkscreen Layer.</li></ul><li>Calculator Component Families:</li><ul><li>Grid Array’s (BGA, LGA, CGA, PGA) – fixed an issue with rectangular shape packages.</li><li>TO Flange Mount Horizontal – the “d” dimension did not allow a value of 0.00.</li><li>Header, Right Angle – fixed an issue with the Pin Pattern option.</li><li>BGA – fixed an issue with Non-collapsing ball saved to FPX and reopened as Collapsing.</li><li>Several 2-Pin Component Families – when the component tolerance is 0.00 and the Map Outline to Body &gt; Nominal the outline would flatline.</li><li>All – Pad on Assembly was disabled.</li><li>LCC – under certain conditions with dimensions and tolerances, pin 1 would inadvertently relocate from the Left Center to the Lower Left.</li><li>4-Pin DFN – when using the mfr. recommended pattern, pins 3 &amp; 4 did not follow the mfr. dimensional values.</li><li>Header, Right Angle Post and Shrouded – the footprint name had 0 for package height and the Physical Description had 0.00 for Height.</li></ul><li>FP Designer:</li><ul><li>Pad Stack Manager – updated the feature for renaming pad stacks to include spaces in the name.</li><li>Footprint Name – selecting Case Code or Part Number did not register as a change.</li></ul><li>Options:</li><ul><li>There were updates and the only way to fix them is to recreate your Option file.</li></ul></ul><p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr">&nbsp;</p>]]>
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