- NEW: Save menu replaced by Export, Select Output directory and or file name for the export (See How To)
- All loaded files can be translated in a single action.
- NEW: Load files defined in a text-file directly from the Viewplot workspace (See How To)
- NEW: Gerber layer name included in data when translating to DXF
- NEW: Drag & Drop all data directly into to workspace from Viewplot, to load additional data. (See How To)
- NEW: Drag & Drop Tool & Aperture files
- NEW: View polygon data as hatched or contour data (Viewable Objects) (See How To)
- NEW: Read multiple files using the same parameters for D Gerber
- NEW: Deleted layers in a Job file will be automatically removed and re-ordered
- NEW: DXF scaling implemented
- NEW: Create and name new Gerber files
- NEW: Rename existing layer names.
- Can be changed in Viewable objects. (Ctrl A) (See How To)
- NEW: Copy to multiple layers
- NEW: Select or deselect for Drill tools implemented
- NEW: Multiple selections in Select or deselect for Aperture or Tool supported (See How To)
- NEW: Option Reverse layer in PDF, to create openings in drill data as seen in VPL in combined data (See How To)
- NEW: DXF Circle object can be translated to Pads, this to support Drill data from DXF. :Convert Open circles to Pads
- Improved viewing capabilities during move and rotate actions
- Export to BMP improved, choose files to be exported to BMP
- Reading Drill data formats improved:
- Improved reading mechanism for Drill Tools and Apertures
- Drill format 14 add
- Full IPC-NC-349 support, as repeat codes e.g. R07Y00100
- Support for Gerber data including spaces; %FSLAX25Y25* %
- Output units extended to 6 digits (26 Inch)
- Improvements in Macro aperture conversion to polygon function
- Fix for viewing DXF circles as arcs in specific cases
- Fix for index/bookmark file in PDF output
- Fix for displaying some rotated Macro apertures from MGC Expedition
- Fix for Design Rule Check within Macro Apertures
- Fix for reporting Plated and Un-plated drill data
- Fix for reading 274X Gerber with additional spaces in the code
- Fix for Polygon to Pad bug.
- Fix to delete Drill Table and read in another Table
- BUG in Hint by program for reading drill data fixed
- Warning message pop-up, When comparing Inverted Polygon files in merged pen mode
- Update from the German language pack.
- Support for Macro Aperture names longer then 60 characters.
- New view option to easily compare Gerber data, (see How To)
- View active layer only function includes existing Drill data, (see How To)
- Skip unselected layers in the view active layer toggle mode.
- Toggle function for Move objects by using the Snap by base-point function.
- Update from the German language pack.
- Save polygon data to HPGL format with a pre-defined pen ; Pen 14/15 for positive and negative contours.
- Input filter for Tiff format will ignore none monochrome data files.
- Move objects using the Snap by base-point function and or disable the snap function by moving.
- View the selected objects :
- * The new "Center View" button in the info report window zooms in to the selected objects.
- Large Drill data files can be read in without limitation.
- Delete drills action will delete the Global Drill tool also.
- Saving oblong pads to DXF format mismatch fixed.
- Several smaller improvements for viewing the data.
- Update from the German language pack.
- Support for > xx
- Save correction for G36 repeat codes that can course reading problems in certain CAM systems.
- * Some CAM systems can not read in correctly the repeat codes for polygons" G36" and creating
- sharp edges in the data, These will be automatically fixed when Gerber data is saved using Viewplot.
- Extended capabilities for viewing multiple Polarity images.
- * Positive & negative objects defined in polygons on several object levels are now supported.
- Loading Viewplot with pre-defined Aperture & Drill tool settings. (New functionality)
- * Start Viewplot from command line using a project.ini file for format settings.
- Improves working with D-Gerber and project defined Drill settings.
- Extended capabilities for viewing circular objects.
- * Macro Apertures and Polygons viewing improved.
- * Positive & negative combined objects.
- Toggle option for viewing with a Cross Hair to optimize object manipulation. (New functionality)
- Text size & height will remain during editing.
- Save Job file improved for >1000 polygons.
- Fix for drawing circles in edit mode.
- Fix for Design Rule Check with arc objects.
- After a undo deselect all layers instead of unselect edit layer only.
- Missing initial settings for Drill & Gerber in the "viewplot.INI" file fixed.
- Save as function for none active layers disabled.
- Update from the German language pack.
- Extended capabilities for reading and translating DXF data format
- * Translate closed poly-lines with zero line width into a polygon (optional) (New functionality)
- * LWPOLYLINE primitive supported
- * Add lines with a certain width on a DXF layer
- * Read & Save-to capabilities improved
- Convert Macro Apertures to polygons by a menu click (New functionality)
- * Full Edit support from converted Macro Apertures
* Can be Scaled, Rotated, Mirrored, Copied, Moved....
- Improvements on the Export to Board-Station function (Arc's)
- Octagon aperture support in D-Gerber
- Fix for scaling problem with certain arc's in DXF & Gerber data
- Fix for wrong representation from the image when using small arc's in the Input data
- Fix for Viewplot crash during scaling action with large amount of data
- Update from the German language pack.
- Check on inverted objects during load process improved, Pop-up message: (switch to solid view)
- Additional check on object size and aperture value; a mismatch in the input data will be fixed within
- the save mode.
- Variable count %$* for Macro aperture extended.
- Fix for save to PDF with certain (Dark Clear) Gerber data objects.
- Modifications within the File menu structure.
Full Edit support from simple Macro Apertures (Rectangle or Circle) (New functionality)
Can be Scaled, Rotated, Mirrored, Copied, Moved & Measured.
e.g. used by Mentor Graphics Expedition PCB for all Rectangle and Square pads.
- Additional checks/warning messages on Move and Copy actions from Macro Aperture objects.
- Fix for header information within the global drill tool, for MM & Mils.
- Update from the German language pack.
- Load multiple & overlapping aperture tables support within 274X Gerber
- LPD & LPC (Dark & Clear) plot functionality generated by Ucam: Fixed
- Scrollable window for the data path within "Print & save to PDF"
- "Unselect first object" to unselect one object from a duplicate object selection
- Modifications within the German language pack
- Load Monochrome Bitmap & Tiff Image format Files (Translated to Horizontal lines)
- Measure Min X/Y & Center X/Y between 2 objects (New functionality)
- Loading negative polygons will warn you to switch to merged colors
- Extensive Drill formats support
- Check clearance improved
- Rotate oblong pads 90/270 degree scaling problem fixed
- Copy & move to other layer improved
- Menu load files updated, button Help & Ok are switched
- Full Circle support in DXF data
- Scrollable window for the data path within "Viewable objects"
- Print functionality within the Viewer version (New functionality)
- Language package for Viewplot in German (Viewplot auf Deutsch)
- Customized Page Offset settings for save to PDF (pdfexport.txt config file)
- Additional options for DXF out implemented
- Save job file part of Viewer (license free)
- HPGL save problem fixed
- Load multiple DXF layers improved
- Online manual updated
- Setup version finished and released on www.roneda.nl