https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:47:56 +0000 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:10:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3384 https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/forum_images/PCBLForumLogo.gif https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/ https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/footprint-expert-24-07-released_topic3384_post13525.html#13525 Author: Nick B
Subject: 3384
Posted: 30 Apr 2024 at 9:10am

Version 24.07 was just released!!

Fixes & Enhancements:

• Library Editor:
• Library search with null manufacturer. 
• CAD Tool Interfaces:
• Xpedition and PADS Pro – fixed the thermal pad paste mask checker board pattern. 
• Options:
• Terminals > DPAK – updated Most Density Courtyard from 0.50 to 0.40.
• Updated the default silkscreen Line Widths and Clearances to: Least = 0.12, Nominal = 0.15 and Most = 0.20.
• Added information message to alert to Calculator user option file "may not be in V24 compatible format".
• To fix, users must resave their personal options form the V24 program.
• Tools:
• Grid Array Calculator – not syncing to Options.
• FP Designer:
• Cancelling Designer Import Pins gives erroneous message.
• Moving calculator footprints to FP Designer loses the Assembly Polarity Marker.
• Moving footprints to FP Designer will now make the 3D STEP model polarity the same as the Assembly.
• Non-plated through-hole pad stacks were creating 2 Bottom Solder Masks and no Top Mask.
• When moving 2-pin polarized footprints from the calculator to FP Designer the assembly polarity changed shape.
• Calculators:
• Oscillator, Side Concave – added an 8-pin version.
• PLCC – added a warning message that the D2 dimension cannot exceed the D1 dimension.
• SOT23 pad trimming for 3 and 4 pin versions needs to use 2 x pitch for pad spacing.

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