FAB 3000 Changelog – Revision History & Latest Updates
This is the official chronological log of all FAB 3000 software releases, improvements, fixes, and feature updates.
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How this changelog works:
- • Each entry includes the version number and official changes.
- • Releases are listed in order from newest to oldest.
- • Older versions are grouped at the bottom for historical reference.
Latest Release
FAB 3000 - Version 9.1.15 Released
- Add QR-Code. Easily add unlimited QR-codes into any Gerber, ODB++, IPC-2581 and all other formats. Supports QR-Code Models 1 & 2, and Versions 1-40.
- Add Tooling Holes. Easily add tooling holes to any existing PCB design (directly on CAM files). Choose either type : Drill or Slot.
- Add Mounting Hole. Easily add Mounting holes to secure the finished PCB to enclosure. Plated mounting holes, requires a copper pad (top/bottom), and automatically connect to net GND (or another selected net). Outputs the Mounting holes directly into existing CAM files.
- Multi-Line Text - Add Clearance/Outline option. New ability to add either a Clearance area or outline box for the Multi-Line Text. Clearance areas are useful for adding Multi-line Text into filled polygon regions.
- Multi-Line Text - Padding (per side) option. Assigns Padding to Multi-Line Text objects for better display and more visually readable.
- Panel Setup (Label). Automate adding QR-Codes to Panels is now available. Select the Font type: QR-Code and enter text plus formatting options.
FAB 3000 – Version 9.1.11 Released
- Automation Add-On (Optional) - Run XML Apps with Full Export Automation (i.e use FAB 3000 similar to a command-line tool).
- DFM Rule - Missing Pastemask: Reports missing pastemask definition for SMD pins.
- DFM Rule - Missing Pad: Reports missing Pad definition for SMD pins.
- DFM Rule - Pastemask Overlap Drill: Reports pastemask definition that overlap drill locations.
- DFM Rule - Maximum Ratio Pastemask / Pad: Calculate ratio of Pastemask area divided by Pad area. Default 1.0
- DFM Rule - Minimum Annular Ring: Pad-Pastemask
- DFM Rule - Minimum Clearance: Pastemask to Via Pad
- Dark UI Theme - Added Dark Theme Colors option
- Blue UI Theme - Added Blue Theme Colors option
- Add Smart Filter to Properties pane (right of editor).
- Gerber Export option - Explode Custom Apertures to simplify compatibility with 3rd party tools.
FAB 3000 Version 9 – Official Changelog
Complete Version 9 revision history from the Numerical Innovations development and support team.
- Numerical Panel (located right-side) - New UI feature that displays object properties, attributes, comments, and more.
- DFM Check now includes 500+ Rules and constraints.
- DFM Comprehensive Rules Manager - Assign extensive DFM Rules for a comprehensive DFM Check.
- DFM Rules Manager - Added DFM Error Level Color and Toggle
- Added new DFM Checks: DRC_Outline, DFC_Cutout and onChoreTileOutline.
- Added new MatchConstraints - which extracts all matching DFM Constraints and returns Row Values.
- DFM Comprehensive Rules format (XML) - Created a new easy to edit format to for comprehensize DFM rules.
- Added Attributes: .insert_total, .insert_unique
- Added Back Drill DFM reference (BDLVIAHL).
- Comments - Added Priority to Comments.
- Add Home Page button.
- Apertures table - Edit Custom Aperture
- Apertures table - Duplicate Apertures
- Gerber Import - New option: Arc Start/End Tolerance. Default minimum arc start/end point distance tolerance to consider as a full circle. Default: 0.0
- Panel Setup - Added Panel Padding. Additional Inner space between panel and jobs.
- Panelize Wizard has new padding options. Additional Inner space between panel and jobs.
- Matrix XML format supports Panel padding.
- Customer Aperture Editor - Save As.. Allows you to easily save new custom apertures - used for editing and testing purposes.
- Panelize Wizard - Center Jobs about the Panel, Margin area, or Padding Area.
- Panelize Wizard - Add Offset X,Y for Panelization.
- Drill Span table to support Backdrill and Dual diameter.
- Allow multiple instances of FAB 3K. Permit multiple instances of FAB 3000 to run simultaneously.
- Zoom Comment includes Focus lines to help pinpoint regions.
- New Object Snap (Lower-Left) - Snaps to object Lower-Left bounding box. Excellent for editing and placing Inserts into Panels, etc.
- Layer Sets menu for: Top side, Bottom side, Assembly Front, Assembly Back, Metal, Inner Metal.
- Compile ODB++ Fonts - Allows ODB++ specific fonts to be used anywhere and exported to any format.
- Auto-Rout - Use Cutter Compensation. Now has the ability to calculate/offset rout path cutter-compensation.
- Remove Rout Compensation. Removes the compensation of selected NC Rout paths.
- Object Snap (Quadrant) - Snap cursor location to the four object points (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees).
- Object Snap (Selection) - Snap cursor location to the selection set bounding box corners and center. Improves editing experience and capabilities. Great feature for aligning objects to selection sets.
- Object Snap - Ability to Combine multiple object snaps to specify more precise locations.
- Viewer Modes - Assign editor modes for object snap and more.
- Scale X/Y - Scales the active selection separately in both X and Y directions.
- Save Component Package As - Easily create new component packages.
- Transparency display modes - Opaque (Solid), Transparent (See-through), XOR (Difference), Red-Green (Compare) and Dim (Inactive Layers).
- Add Layer(s) - Create up to 250 new layers at once. Assign starting layer number and enter the count.
Over 85 other minor UI fixes and improvements.
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