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Fixed Feature
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DFM Check: Reduced False Positives for Drill-Pad Annular Ring. |
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DFM Check: Removed Performance bottle-neck. |
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3 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
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14 February, 2021
New Feature
Improved Feature
Fixed Feature
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DFM Check: Reduced False Positives for Drill-Pad Annular Ring. |
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DFM Check: Removed Performance bottle-neck. |
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3 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
04 February, 2021
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Improved Feature
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DFM Check: Find Missing Copper Pads. Searches for copper pads missing on either Top or Bottom layers. |
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DFM Check: Minimum Clearance between SMT Stencil Pads. |
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DFM Check: Minimum Clearance between SMT Stencil Pad and border. |
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Import Matrix has new features added (see Matrix file definition for more details). https://www.numericalinnovations.com/pages/fab-3000-matrix-file-description |
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Command-Line features (to automate FAB 3000) have been improved, https://www.numericalinnovations.com/pages/fab-3000-command-line-description |
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DXF Export better supports newer AutoCAD versions. |
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DFM Check: Reduced False Positives for overlapping/duplicate geometries. |
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All PDF Reports: Long text descriptions better fit now using word wrap. |
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10other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
25 November, 2020
New Feature
Improved Feature
Fixed Feature
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First 64-bit version of FAB 3000 released with improved performance and ability to process larger files. |
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3D Engine has been completely redone for optimized 3D STEP/STL Conversions. |
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BOM File Comparison. Find and highlight any differences between CAM Files (Gerber, ODB+, IPC2581) and BOM/Centroid files. |
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Generate a specific defined DFM Check PDF Report, https://support.numericalinnovations.com/discussions/topics/14000017225 |
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ODB++ Import and Export have been improved. |
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BOM Import has been improved, plus added templates for Altium and Eagle BOM files. |
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FAB 3000 Matrix file capabilities have been drastically improved. The matrix file allows you to automate just about any Gerber/CAM related task including: DFM Checks, Panelization, Editing, Exporting, and much more. https://www.numericalinnovations.com/pages/fab-3000-matrix-file-description |
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DFM Check. Find Missing mask clearances has been improved. |
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DFM Check. Minimum Annular Ring for Drill-SMT Stencil Pad has been improved. |
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DFM Assembly Check. Find Invalid Component Reference Designators has been improved. |
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DFM Assembly Check. BOM comparison has been improved. |
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Object Selection has been fixed. |
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PDF Report - Text not fitting in the proper area has been fixed. |
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Aperture Rules dialog crash has been fixed. |
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22 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
23 July, 2020
New Feature
Improved Feature
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DFM Check. Minimum Annular Ring: Drill to SMT Pads. |
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DFM Check. Annular Ring Checks have reduced false positives when multiple flashed pads overlap. |
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DFM Check. Minimum Clearance: Solder Mask to Copper has reduced false positives. |
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DFM Check. Detect Acid Traps has reduced false positives. |
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8 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
13 July, 2020
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Improved Feature
Fixed Feature
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Stack up Layers control. Hover box quickly shows all attributes of each stackup layer. |
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Stack up Layers control. Dropdown can be used to display affected layers in the stackup per the Drill file. |
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Stack up Layers control. Display Total thickness of the entire stackup. Automatically adjusts when changes are made to the stackup. |
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DFM Check. Minimum Clearance: Solder Mask to Copper. |
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Stack up Layers control. Easier to sort layers used in the stackup. Drag up/down. |
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8 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
23 June, 2020
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Improved Feature
Fixed Feature
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Stack up Layers control. Build and save stack ups for reuse. |
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Auto-Fit Panel. Automatically adjusts panel size based on inserted jobs. |
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Panel Wizard. You can now define separate X and Y spacing when running Panel Wizard. |
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ODB++ Import. Improved performance when importing large ODB++ files. |
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Layers Table. Can now generate reports in any units (mm, mils, microns, inch) -- previously only Inch was permitted. |
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PCB Fabrication Report. Right Click over any layer in the Design Navigator and select "Properties...". Edit attributes and more. |
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Calculate Panel Efficiency. |
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Compare Jobs has been improved with reduced false positives. |
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5 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
31 May, 2020
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Improved Feature
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Gerber Export. "Optimize/Fix Polygons" ensures high resolution gerber files are free of any (self-intersections, bow-ties, etc.). |
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ODB++ Export. An option to assign overall board thickness attribute is now available. |
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ODB++ Export. Output Text now has an option to retain Dynamic Text. |
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DFM Check. "Minimum Clearance: SMT Stencil (Pad to Pad)" has been added. Let us know if you any additional DFM Checks. |
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Centroid Export. Now has the option to Mirror output either Vertically or Horizontally. |
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Layer Properties. Right Click over any layer in the Design Navigator and select "Properties...". Edit attributes and more. |
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Layer Table. Assign layer thickness. |
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Compare Layers has been improved with reduced false positives. |
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Compare Jobs has been improved with reduced false positives. |
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Components Table. Modified components maintain attributes. |
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12 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
14 April, 2020
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Export Gerber using EasyGerb format. Added an option to output Gerbers exactly as if they were generated from EasyGerb. |
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Open Workspace will automatically repair damaged or corrupted workspace files (*.wrk). |
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Import and Export latest Microsoft Excel Files (*.xlsx and*.xls). |
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BOM Export can now export as Microsoft Excel (previously only CSV). |
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Typing commands manually inside the command now functions properly. |
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Export 3D STEP will only add Dielectric layers when missing. |
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Open and Save DWG/DWG Import configuration file has been fixed. |
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Custom Aperture Editor - prevent any crash while saving an edited custom aperture. |
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5 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
30 March, 2020
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Component Package Properties. Modify the properties for the selected component package. |
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ODB++ Export. Step/netlists/cadnet/netlist has been added. |
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Maximum Composite Levels has been increased to 30,000. |
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Compare Layers. Overlay of other layer is more visible. |
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Compare Jobs. Overlay of other job is more visible. |
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DFM Check. Locating components exceeding a defined maximum height has been improved. |
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Export PDF. Compare Jobs now correctly shows the other job overlay. |
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ODB++ Export. Assign a defined origin in header Step/eda/data. (some 3rd party tools require a defined product origin) |
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ODB++ Export. Better handle components with offset datums. |
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ODB++ Import. Better handle components with missing Part Number. |
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Build Components. Properly assign component package datum. |
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NC Drill Import. Better detect Drill files when using Autoload. |
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Over 12 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
09 March, 2020
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DFM Check - Minimum Clearance: SMT Pad to Board Edge |
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Editor Modes such as "CAM Editor", "NC Editor", "Real PCB", "Documentation" are now accessable from the Windows menu. |
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Explode Text during Export. An optional setting that allows text to be exploded to base objects before export. |
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New FAB 3000 Startup Page. |
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DFM Check: All SMT Stencil checks have been improved. https://support.numericalinnovations.com/support/discussions/topics/14000014905 |
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ODB++ Export. Ensure component layer names to be either comp_+_top or comp_+_bot |
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ODB++ Import. |
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IPC-2581 Import. |
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Add Teardrop has been improved. |
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Export Bitmap has been improved. |
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Query: Area/Aspect ratios are now automatically included when you perform Query or List on SMT stencil pads. https://support.numericalinnovations.com/support/discussions/topics/14000015056 |
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Footprints have been optimized and may be shared among multiple components. |
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Centroid Import and Export. |
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BOM Import and Export |
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Gerber Export for Text. |
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Over 25 other minor bugs/fixes have been resolved. |
Coming NEXT: FAB 3000 Version 8.2 will be available shortly, with optimized ODB++ & IPC-2581/C importers, DFM Check runs at least 10X faster on complex PCB Designs, updated Linux builds, and much more.