What's New in v6.1.30

2019.04.22

New Features

• New Copper Area
  • Remove copper corner and thin line: NOTICE!!! When open the old PCB file, it maybe need to add the track or via to finish the copper connection， please check it carefully!
  • The Faster grid copper performance
  • Support to generate the clearance from the copper to board outline
    Known issue: When multiple same net copper areas overlap the edge for each other will generate the round corner clearance, it will be fixed at v6.2
• Support to modify the prefix at the schematic and then update to PCB will not change part's position
• Support object filter feature. Entrance: Layers tool
  • Layer type and object filter
  • Click the eye icon to hide object
  • Diselect the object option, you will not able to select & move & copy the object etc.
• Signal layer and board outline layer support to draw cirle
• Support System Setting. Via: Topbar - Setting - System Setting
  • Canvas zoom mode
  • Schematic: display package name; auto-annotate prefix
  • PCB: zoom efficiency mode; rotation step setting; auto-assign the net name for free track/arc; new PCB wizard; favorite track width
• PCB support to export DXF
• Footprint manager support to check package's size
• Support to remove track loop. via: right-hand panel - Other - Remove Loop
• Component support to be selected direclty at PCB
• New Parts searching dialog
  • Show tags direclty
  • Highlight keyword after searching
  • Part's price and storage same as LCSC
  • Mini dialog mode. Via: Dialog left-top corner button
  • Add New searching engine LCSC, better searching experience
• The track and arc and solid region support to convert to be a pad
• Support to place multiple vias. via: copper area property - place multiple vias button
• Panelize function support display V-CUT line
• New hotkeys
  • SHIFT+G：Display track length while routing
  • CTRL+R：Depend on reference point for copy object repeatly
  • SHIFT+W：Show favorite track width
  • SHIFT+1：Cycle forward to next open tabbed document
  • SHIFT+2：Cycle backward to next open tabbed document
  • +，-：Switch to the forward/next signal layer
  • * ：Cycle switch to the next signal layer
  • SHIFT+R：Change routing conflict
  • SHIFT+S：Toggle layers which is not active
  • ALT+click the track：Highlight this track's net
  • CRTL+SHIFT+L：Align left
  • CRTL+SHIFT+R：Align right
  • CRTL+SHIFT+O：Align top
  • CRTL+SHIFT+B：Align bottom
  • SHIFT+ALT+H：Align horizontal centers
  • SHIFT+ALT+E：Align verticas centers
  • CRTL+SHIFT+G：Align grid
  • CRTL+SHIFT+H：Distribute Horizontally
  • CRTL+SHIFT+E：Distribute Vertically
  • CTRL+L：Open layer manager
  • T、B：Change Selected component to top layer or bottom layer
  • ALT+F5：Full screen at browser
  • CTRL+HOME：Set canvas origin by coordiante
  • HOME：Set canvas origin by mouse location
  • CTRL+SHIFT+F：Find similar objects
  • CTRL+SHIFT+SPACE：Change routing angle, same as hotkey L
  • Q：Change canvas unit
  • CTRL+Q：Hide/show network
  • SHIFT + drage component：The cursor snap to component's origin while component moving
  • F1：Open FQA page
  • CTRL+SHIFT+C: Copy object(s) by reference point
  • CTRL+SHIFT+V：Paste object(s) and keep the prefix, and hide the ratline layer
• DRC check support to check text and image etc.
• Net color setting. via: topbar - tools - net color
• Support panelize board by manually. How to use: Use CTRL+SHIFT+C or CTRL+C to copy board, and then CTRL+SHIFT+V to paste, and then SHIFT+B to rebuild copper area
• Auto mirror the bottom side component's coordiante while export the pick and place file
• The via's net support to follow the pad's while placing the via on the pad
• Netflat support to display name and change its location
• Add "View Datasheet" button at part's property panel
• Support to rotate the footprint manually
• Track and arc support to edit the length
• Hightlight the document's name at the project list while change documents tabs
• Schematic support H hotkey to highlight the wires
• The schematic wire support to pan
• New symbol DIP-B for schematic library wizard

Improvements

• Improve auto router, local auto router updated to v0.8.10
• Footprint manager support to extend the dialog size
• Remove object's net attrubite of PCBlib
• Track and Pad support SHIFT+X to cross probe
• Hotkey H hightlight the network until press H again
• Show error at design manager for netlabel which is without connection
• Remove Board Ouline Setting will auto enlarge the size issue
• Delete the prefix or name will hide it automatically
• Remove the Hide Component function at PCB design manager
• Remove some auto rebuild copper behaviors
• Add recycle bin icon at left side panel
• Find similar objects support find prefix and name
• PCB doesn't support the repeatly prefix(except CTRL+SHIFT+V)
• Improve the circle drawing experience
• Improve the snap feature for track/arc/measure/set canvas origin
• Seleted all text while double click the text
• Add search input box at the top
• BUG fixed