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Footprint Expert 23.04 Released!!

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Category: PCB Footprint Expert
Forum Name: Version History
Forum Description: software version release announcements & history
URL: https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3240
Printed Date: 25 Nov 2024 at 2:42am


Topic: Footprint Expert 23.04 Released!!
Posted By: Nick B
Subject: Footprint Expert 23.04 Released!!
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2023 at 5:57pm
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Fixes & Enhancements:
  • FP Designer:
    • Updated all non-plated holes to "Mechanical" pins
    • Fixed an issue with the non-plated hole with an annular ring pad
    • Removed annular size options from the non-plated pad stack Keepout
    • Pin Placement Wizard getting non-metric calculated values wrong
    • Non-plated annular pad stack selection should result in a 'Mechanical' pin application
    • Keep outs not required for Annular non-plated pad stacks
  • Calculators:
    • Right Angle Headers – Added a default Pin Pattern image needs to show something when it's an option
    • DIP Socket: Pin 1 Polarity Dot was in the wrong location
    • SODFL: Assembly label orientation was wrong
  • Options:
    • Add new feature for silkscreen outlines to allow the user to have a full body or hatched silkscreen
      • All Right-Angle Headers – Post, Receptacle, Shrouded
      • All Grid Array packages – BGA, CGA, LGA, PGA
      • DIP Socket
      • SIP
      • Axial
      • Radial Rectangle – Dipped, Disk, Molded, LED
  • Library Editor:
    • Comma added after "(_GA)," in grid array Physical Descriptions
    • Updating a Footprint to library updates multiple lines under certain conditions



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