Footprint Expert 24.07 Released!!

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   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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Nick B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 02 Jan 2012 Status: Offline Points: 1904	Post Options Post Reply Quote Nick B Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Footprint Expert 24.07 Released!! 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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