PCB Libraries Forum : Footprint Expert 24.03 Released!!

Footprint Expert 24.03 Released!! : Version 24.03 was just released!!Fixes...

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 19:48:28 +0000

Author: Nick B
Subject: 3349
Posted: 21 Jan 2024 at 7:48pm

Version 24.03 was just released!!

Fixes & Enhancements:

New Library Content:

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Options:

SMD terminal courtyard transposed pad and body excess
The orientation image for SON /PSON was updated

Library Editor:

Copy/paste multiple cells not working correctly
Copy/paste Footprint Date was throwing exception error
Utilities > Find Duplicate Entries – now defaults to Part Number

FP Designer:

Creating through-hole pad stacks was not producing the "Solder Mask Top" layer
Rounded rectangle shape produces wrong pad stack name in Pad Stack Manager
Importing a .csv file did not work correctly if you accidentally assigned 2 rows the same value like 2 – "X Coor." Added a popup menu that alerts the user when a column description was already assigned.

CAD Tool Translators:

The Siemens PADS Standard would not output a .d ASCII file.

Calculator:
Molded Body – hung up when Nominal dimensions had 0.00 tolerance

Updated silkscreen trimming feature for footprints with large thermal pads
BGA Footprint Name and Physical Descriptions for mirrored parts
Chip LED – changing alphanumeric pins to numeric did not save the change to the FPX library