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Update to version 2017

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Forum Description: issues and technical support
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Printed Date: 19 Nov 2024 at 12:23am


Topic: Update to version 2017
Posted By: lalexman
Subject: Update to version 2017
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2016 at 10:29am

Can we use existing preference files with the 2017 version ?


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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 11 Dec 2016 at 10:48am
Yes you can, but we recommend that you create a new Preference file using IPC-7351C technology.

Check out the 7351B and C differences in this folder -
C:\Program Files (x86)\PCB Libraries\Library Expert 2017\Documents

Advances in fabrication and assembly manufacturing and micro-miniature component package technology require new upgraded standards for solder pattern calculations.

Also, the 7351B 3-Tier technology was too extreme in the least, nominal and most density ranges and
7351C lightened up on the extreme differences between density levels.

Also, there were some typos in 7351B that were corrected in 7351C.

So we recommend that you take a little time to reproduce you Drafting and Component preferences and take advantage of the updated Terminal Preferences.



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Posted By: cioma
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2017 at 3:26am
So just to confirm, if I press "Restore Default Terminal" button in Library Expert 2017 preferences it will use values from IPC-7351C, right?

Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2017 at 10:30am
V2017 comes with IPC-7351C as the default.

Open Preferences and select "Save As" your personal name.

Then edit the settings however you want.

There are 70 new educational videos in V2017 Help that describe all the steps.



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Posted By: cioma
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2017 at 5:12am
Just a note for those who would like to compare their settings file with Library Expert v2017 defaults (IPC-7351C):

1. As Tom suggested, first make sure your settings file is saved

2. Press "New" button in the "Preferences" dialog. Settings will get reset to default ones

3. Save these default settings to another file

4. Use diff program (e.g. WinMerge) to compare both settings files (thankfully they are in XML format)


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