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How Do You Download The New V2014 Release?

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URL: https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1326
Printed Date: 25 Nov 2024 at 11:08am


Topic: How Do You Download The New V2014 Release?
Posted By: Matthew Lamkin
Subject: How Do You Download The New V2014 Release?
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 1:06am
How are we supposed to download the new release?

http://www.pcblibraries.com/downloads/FPX%21Library_Expert_2014.asp takes me to a page with the following links.

Viewer does nothing, Upgrade to pro?
That leads to a download the lite version link that then links back to the same links page as above.

Give us a clue chaps....




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Posted By: jameshead
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 3:31am
I also have problems but get taken to a "password" reset page.  When I enter my e-mail address and forum user name I get "Error 16: the password reset request could not be processed".


Posted By: jameshead
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 3:36am
I get taken to the same page as Mathew now.


Posted By: Matthew Lamkin
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 3:42am
I had the password problems too, ending up using IE instead of the normal Firefox so no cookies or password apps were involved.



Posted By: jameshead
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 4:22am
Yeah, I was using Firefox where it had issues.


Posted By: layouter88
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 8:04am
same problem
new password, login now possible
but I do not find a link to download the SW
PADS, STEP, all lead to 2013 downloads




Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 8:44am

Please start from here http://www.pcblibraries.com/forum/version-history_forum1.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.pcblibraries.com/forum/version-history_forum1.html  and if you're not watching this forum page I highly recommend that you select "Forum / Watch This Forum" to get instant software release information.

This is where you can download the latest versions and even "sneak releases".




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Posted By: jameshead
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 8:47am
Hi Tom,

that's the link I'm using, from Nick's post, but it goes to a new login page which after I've logged in again takes me to the same page as Mathew inserted into his first post on this topic.


Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2014 at 9:15am

Matthew - the distributors are currently being setup; you will be emailed later today with details.

James - Please make sure you use the email linked with your purchase (Crowcon).

Layouter88 - Please make sure you use the login that is linked with your purchase. In your case, the 'web' address.

The databases have been consolidated, and in the process there may be some issues we need to clarify. However, for the most part the data is pretty accurate and should only allow you to download the version that you have purchased. If you do not see version 2014 and only 2013, a link was now added where you can purchase the upgrade. This is a new page, and in the future, I would also like to add the purchase history here, Key ID, and other infomration you may find helpful.

Here is what the download options should look like now, if yours doesn't look like either, please logout and log back in and it will. If you get the third set of options but you purchased, please confirm that the email you are logged in with is what you purchased with. If it is, contact me offline and I'll get the problem fixed right away.



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Posted By: GrungyRemnant
Date Posted: 01 May 2014 at 9:32am
I too cannot download the new version.  The links are not working.

Any other suggestions?


Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 01 May 2014 at 9:40am

V2014.01 was temporarily taken off-line for repair due to a faulty .dll file. We've fixed the problem and it should be up and running shortly.

Please check back in an hour or so.



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Posted By: rdl86626
Date Posted: 01 May 2014 at 9:49am
Is this available to all license holders or just the ones that have paid for the update?


Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 01 May 2014 at 10:19am

If you didn't upgrade from 2013, you will have the latest 2013 link still available and the 2014 will be disabled.

2014.01 was just reposted. Please uninstall the previous version to clear out the bad DLLs and install this latest update.



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Posted By: Matthew Lamkin
Date Posted: 02 May 2014 at 1:52am
I have them now thank you.

Is there some information on the viewer?
I.E. what it can & cannot do etc.


Posted By: jameshead
Date Posted: 02 May 2014 at 2:52am
I am still struggling.  I registered on the site originally with my Institute of Engineering Technology e-mail address alias which automatically re-directs to my Crowcon e-mail address and that's what I've been using since.

The crowcon e-mail address that you've got on your system has no "user name" to it so I can't log on with it!  I guess you added it as a registered customer? If I try to re-register myself with the crowcon e-mail address I get "this e-mail address is already on the system".


Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 02 May 2014 at 2:56am

http://www.pcblibraries.com/products/compare" rel="nofollow - http://www.pcblibraries.com/products/compare
We plan on having a press release on the Viewer next week.

Changing gears, for those who were having problems with the site using Chrome and Opera, you should be all set now.



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Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 02 May 2014 at 3:01am

Names, Usernames, and Emails are required for each account. Can't have an account if any one of these three are missing. If you're not sure what your username is, go to the password reset page, and just enter your email address only, and the username associated with the email you entered will be sent to you.




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Posted By: Nick B
Date Posted: 02 May 2014 at 3:08am
To make things easier, the username will now also be emailed with the reset password link; the link expires in a day so I figured this isn't a security issue. Please let me know if you think otherwise...

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Posted By: Tom H
Date Posted: 02 May 2014 at 7:53am

The Library Expert Viewer is a free program and it's intended use is just like any Viewer, to open data to search, find, view and quality control. Two good examples are -

  1. Large company with many EE engineers who need access to the FPX file attributes that contain the Physical and Logical data including the link to the datasheet. The EE engineer can open any .DAT preference file and any FPX file in the Librarian. Maybe the engineers goal is to locate the Footprint Name for their schematic symbol or to verify the size of the Footprint and placement courtyard area or to simply open the latest version of the datasheet.
  2. The Service Bureau that has dozens of customers with different library rules. Give each customer their personal DAT rule file and your entire FPX library so they can see what parts are in your library using the customer rules to view the footprint. They can easily see what parts are not in the library so they can provide the URL link or PDF datasheet. For many service bureau's, PCB library construction is costly to their customer's and they can offer more competitive prices if their customers put the correct Footprint Name in the netlist. However, we understand that some service bureau customers have more money than time so they want the service bureau to be responsible for all PCB library parts, but even large service bureau employees need the LE Viewer in that case.

More to come in the next week or so, especially in our 1st Newsletter.




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