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ACE Translator 3000 - Revision History

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ACE 3000 Version 6.5.7 (May 2nd, 2012)

Improvement
Improved - Large Bitmap Export
Bug Fix
Fixed: Processing of Solid hatches with edges that do not form a continous boundary.

ACE 3000 Version 6.5.6 (April 20th, 2012)

Improvement
Improved - Press 'Esc' Key to Break long conversions.
Improvement
Improved DXF/DWG Import
Improvement
Improved ODB++ Import.
Improvement
Fixed Windows XP Start-up Problem.
Improvement
Layer Stackup has been activated.
Bug Fix
15 minor bugs have been fixed.

ACE 3000 Version 6.4.9 (August 19th, 2011)

Improvement
Large Bitmap Export - Improved Accuracy.
Improvement
DXF/DWG Import Improvements

ACE 3000 Version 6.4.5 (May 24th, 2011)

Improvement
Compile TrueType Font Quality - Choose the quality of ACE Font files (*.fnt) derived from TrueType fonts.
Bug Fix
GDSII Import - Better handle polygons with Coincident/Colinear points.
Bug Fix
Replaced several invalid font files (*.fnt) Tahoma, Verdana, Bank Gothic, etc. that were missing kerf spacing.

ACE 3000 Version 6.3.4 (March 3rd, 2011)

Improvement
DXF/DWG Import: Added option - Use AutoCAD Layer Colors
Improvement
DXF/DWG Export: Outputted DXF/DWG uses layer colors from ACE 3000 Viewer.
Bug Fix
DXF/DWG Import: Repaired setting for option - Flash Circle/Rects Less Than (mil)

ACE 3000 Version 6.3.3 (March 2nd, 2011)

Improvement
Introducing ACE 3000 News and Conversion Center. Keep all users up to date with the latest versions, news, and online tutorials.
Improvement
DXF Export. Added option to export DXF flashes as Blocks. Saves about 50% final DXF/DWG file size.
Improvement
Improved GUI to simplify the conversion process for all users.
Improvement
STL/IGES Export - Optimize so the files are much smaller and easier to use by solidworks.
Improvement
Clip Area has been improved. Use can now create a new cell to output clipped results.
Bug Fix
Over 5 other minor improvements & fixes

ACE 3000 Version 6.2.7 (January 10th, 2011)

Improvement
Make option in preferences to hide "Object Hover". Some users prefer to not display the Object Hover (especially with very large polygons).
Improvement
Improved Import of non-AutoCAD DWG files from SolidWorks.
Bug Fix
Fixed Bug in Boolean Engine. In some cases, it caused invalid polygon boundaries during import of Mentor Gerber files.
Bug Fix
Fixed bug how ODB++ Import handles metric units
Improvement
Import Drill: Sieb & Meyer, Decimal Format, AutoScale
Improvement
DXF/DWG import flattens hierarchy, especially for non-hierarchal formats like gerber

ACE 3000 Version 6.2.3 (November 17th, 2010)

Improvement
GDSII Export option "Convert Paths to Polygons".
Improvement
GDSII Export option Scale Multiplier.
Improvement
Add NC Table for editing drill hole sizes.
Improvement
DXF/DWG export has been optimized to output even smaller files.
Bug Fix
Over 5 other minor improvements & fixes

ACE 3000 Version 6.1.5 (August 20th, 2010)

Improvement
Export (Gerber, DXF, ODB++) will automatically detect Arcs (improve quality plus 70% smaller file sizes).
Improvement
2D Boolean Operations are improved.
Improvement
Composite Layer(Dark/Clear) creation is improved.
Improvement
15% Overall Performance Gain (using new c++ compiler)
Improvement
PDF Plot with user defined scale.
Improvement
DXF/DWG import (arc deviation can be lowered to 1 nanometer) - works wells for flat & shallow arcs.
Bug Fix
Over 5 other improvements & fixes

ACE 3000 Version 6.0.3 (May 3rd, 2010)

Improvement
DXF/DWG import (wide polylines remove tiny gaps between line/arc intersections).
Improvement
ODB++ Import (process symbol names better).
Improvement
Hover feature is faster.
Improvement
Display of large features when zoomed in at high resolution.

ACE 3000 Version 6.0.2 (April 15th, 2010)

New Feature
Powerful new licensing system allows you to install ACE 3000 V6 on any computer; you are no longer locked to a single machine using Host ID.
New Feature
Supports AutoCAD 2010 and AutoCAD 2011 DWG/DXF files.
New Feature
Object Hover Tool, drastically improves object selection and user experience.
New Feature
Draw to Flash Selective: Flash all selected objects at once to chosen shape.
New Feature
Interactive Join - Selectively connect adjacent line & arc segments to form complex boundaries.
New Feature
Convert to Cell
New Feature
Convert to Custom Aperture
New Feature
Free Trial extended to 4 hours of unlimited use.
New Feature
Bug in GDSII Export.
New Feature
Boolean Engine. Perform 2D boolean operations: AND,OR,XOR,Subtract,Invert,Sequential,Sizing, and more.
New Feature
Bitmap Export - Add Option to output as Negative
New Feature
Image Export - Add Option to output as Negative
New Feature
Add Dimensions
New Feature
Support for Barcode Fonts
Improvement
Overall 20% performance increase.
Improvement
PDF/Postscript Import (Separate color per layer, and let user choose location & version of Ghostscript dll)
Improvement
ODB++ Import has over 10 enhancements.
Improvement
Drill Import.
Improvement
Drill Export.
Improvement
Gerber Import has over 50 enhancements.
Improvement
Gerber Export.
Improvement
DXF/DWG Import has over 10 enhancements.
Improvement
DXF/DWG Export (Separate Fill Options for Path, Flashes, Polygons)
Improvement
Most editing features have been improved.
Improvement
Most tools have been improved.
Improvement
Fire9000 Gerber Import
Improvement
Implemented new license management system.
Improvement
DXF/DWG Import (polylines with width, xscale text, and more).
Improvement
DXF Import Backwards Text with rotations loads correctly.

ACE 3000 Version 5.0.7 (October 15th, 2009)

New Feature
Hold Ctrl key, to select multiple objects
New Feature
Add Invert Image to Large Bitmap export.
Improvement
Layer Map when exporting GDSII and OASIS

ACE 3000 Version 5.0.3 (July 22nd, 2009)

New Feature
Apply Layer Map (Automatically updates CAD viewer using Layer map names).
Improvement
Add Original Layer number for reference when modifying Layer Map File.
Flatten Hierarchy Option for GDSII Export
Flatten Hierarchy Option for DXF Export
Save/Open Layer Map File (Layer map files preserve layer settings for future translations).

ACE 3000 Version 5.0.1 (March 20th, 2009)

New Feature
Has Over 100 CAD/3D/EDA Translators Built into One Tool!
New Feature
STL 3D Import/Export
New Feature
Now supports AutoCAD DWG format!
Improvement
IGES Export
Improvement
DXF Export now supports 3DFACES
Improvement
Gerber Import (arcs)
Improvement
DXF Import (Handle Invalid Polygons)
Improvement
Gerber Import (Handle Invalid Polygons)
Improvement
Enter License Key Dialog
Bug Fix
Over 25 other improvements & fixes
New Feature
Database Accuracy. Choose from "Optimized" to "1/10000 micron".
New Feature
"Ask a Question" edit window instantly finds answers to questions.
New Feature
Now Supports Arcs
Improvement
Gerber Import (Explode Polygon feature)
Improvement
Ignore Units Warning Option. (Located in preferences)
Improvement
DXF Export (Outputs arcs)
Improvement
DXF Import (Handle Invalid Polygons)
Improvement
Gerber Export (Outputs arcs)
Improvement
ODB++ Import (Outputs arcs)
Improvement
Handle Invalid Layer Names
Bug Fix
Over 5 other improvements & fixes


 

 



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