Release Notes for Altium Designer Version 16.

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Modified by Maksim Feshchanka on 3-Jun-2016

KEY FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

PCB Draftsman
USB 3.0 Mode for the xSignals Wizard
3D Measurements
PCB Enhancements
Schematic Enhancements
Enhanced Component Link Synchronization
Changes to Default Altium Designer Preferences

Version 16.1.9
Build: 221 Date: 3 June 2016

Draftsman - Fixed issue when objects outside board were not shown for the Fabrication
12175
view.

Draftsman - Improved Dimension feature for Fabrication view (including snapping to hole
12115
centers).

12223 Fixed an issue when footprint name was missed during importing Orcad files (BC:6656).

Fixed bug in which "Project show difference" stops working for ECO Netlist to PCB
12141
(BC:6637).

Fixed bug in which Teardrops disappear when using Analyze Net, if trace does not
12078
terminates in the center of a via or pad.

12079 Fixed bug that occurred when multiple special strings in one line were not recognized.

Improved display for regular measurements - lines with results are now shows, similar to
12067
3D measurements.

Version 16.1.8
Build: 203 Date: 16 May 2016

Fixed a bug in which polygon pours with the same-net clearances had violations with the
11935
via.
12049 Draftsman - Added support letter for Drill Symbols representation.

Draftsman - Added support Mechanical Layers as geometry source in Assembly

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Drawings.

Fixed crash while generation IDF output via PCB Release (caused by the new file added
11945
to the project).

Fixed error while loading PCB files that contain more than 64kb per section (in rare cases
11968
caused by a large number of xSignals).

Fixed issue when both alternative parts was presented in Assembly Drawing. Now
11918 Assembly Drawing contains only one part from current variant if component has
alternatives for different variants.

11980 Fixed issue when was not possible to drag track ends on Mechanical layers (BC:6531).

Fixed issue when was not possible to place Assembly view if PCB has components with
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empty Designator (Draftsman).

Fixed issue with random crashes of Altium Designer during updating (Extension Manager
11981
crash).
 Fixed regression issue with parameter list performance, when defining 'Visibility on Add'
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property for the Vault folder.

11951 Restored the order of print for layers and not-fitted graphics as in Altium Designer 16.0.6.

Version 16.1.7
Build: 188 Date: 2 May 2016

Vault Component Template, specified in the Folder properties, is no longer erased after
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new revision of the template is created.

Document parameters are now support in the BOM template, when the source document
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is an ActiveBOM.

Placed schematic component parameter settings are now preserved when the Vault
9818
component is updated to the latest revision.

Update to latest version does not cause solution ranks reset for the component in
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ActiveBOM.

10295 All Suppliers now connect correctly when there is a proxy server in use.

Multi-line text string properties are now correctly retained when a footprint is released to
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the Vault.

Even though component release failed, under certain conditions the CmpLib would close.
11556 This no longer occurs, the CmpLib now remains open until all components have been
successfully released.

Vault Explorer - Fixed floating bug with model preview download when using https
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connection.

Fixed bug in Vault Explorer, which limited a maximum of 100 templates being displayed
11849
in the properties dialog.
11135 Connection to the Private License Server is now being restored automatically.

Altium Designer would occasionally generate an assertion failure during PCB import
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using the Mentor Expedition Importer, this no longer occurs.

ODB++ viewers can return a "No token" failure if the PCB component has an empty
8922
name field, this situation is now detected and resolved during ODB++ generation.

A footprint comparison performed through an OutJob now correctly detects hole size
9423
differences.

Fixed an issue where alternative parts were missing in the Pick & Place file in a
9603 multichannel design. This fix requires that the Variant Management dialog be opened and
closed, to re-validate the variant data. (BC:5791)

Single Pin Nets report now correctly generates a report for the entire project, rather than
6343
the current sheet. Note that this report detects named single pin nets.

If a dimension is in a union with a component, the dimension now retains its association
8917
with that component when the component is moved.

8918 Arc radius inside of the differential pair is now changed as expected during dragging.

8921 Show Pad Numbers option in the Printout Properties dialog now functions correctly.

Resolved an issue when in mirrored Design View copper was displayed in draft mode and
8926
no holes were visible.

The tracks and arcs in a hatched polygon are no longer checked against the routing width
8927
design rule.

Fixed a regression issue where the generated PDF was doubled in size compared to earlier
8928
versions of Altium Designer.

8930 Improved PADS import for components with multiple footprints of the same part type.

8932 Resolved an issue where designators were hidden after importing an Orcad .max file.
8935 Resolved an issue where there was a delay when moving an Embedded Board Array.

Resolved an issue where DXF export of the drill drawing layer would use circles instead
8939
of the specified drill symbols.

Resolved an issue where the Gerber Output would include a zero value D Code for certain
8940 values of a round pad with the Paste Mask Expansion equal to minus one half of the pad
size.

Design View are now correctly displayed if placed on a mechanical layer, and that layer
8946
has the Linked to Sheet option enabled.

Right-clicking over overlapping PCB polygons, with the Display popup selection dialog
8947
option enabled, now behaves correctly.

Components which have pads outside the workspace limits no longer cause the software
8949
to hang, displaying "Analyzing Nets".

8951 The Edit xSignal Class dialog now supports resizing. (BC:5368)

The Hyperlynx Exporter no longer gives an exception when the design includes a polygon
8955
with a large number of vertices.

8957 Gerber Batch import now works correctly.

Entering the string ".comment" into the Comment field of a PCB component no longer
8958
causes an exception.

Length tuning accordion objects can now be selected using the Find Similar Objects
8960
dialog.

The Radial Diameter Symbol now exports correctly during PDF Output, when the Stroke
8961
font option is used.

Placing a via during interactive routing, in Any Angle mode, with an SMD To Corner rule
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defined, no longer results in invalid behavior.
 Single layer pads on a mechanical layer, with a hole size greater than zero, are no longer
9086
included in drill outputs.

9195 PCAD PCBLib Exporter is now included in the software, as it was before version 15.0.

The PCB editor String dialog now uses Enter to accept and close the dialog, instead of
9263
entering a new line in the string. Use Shift+Enter to add a new line to the string.

When importing an OrCAD library the component Comment field is now handled
9278
correctly.

9601 Footprint assignment and rotation is now correctly managed during PADS PCB import.

The "Forgotten Password" option on the Altium Designer License Management page now
9778
works correctly.

The OrCAD translator could fail on designs with certain bus configurations, this has been
9892
resolved.

Certain schematic designs would result in empty printouts for some sheets, this has been
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resolved.

Importing a large Allegro design could result in an "Out of memory" error, this has been
9951
resolved.

Importing a large CADSTAR design could result in an import error, this has been
10009
resolved.

An issue where the Eagle importer would sometimes assign items to the wrong Altium
10373
Designer layer, has been resolved.

10480 SCH List panel now includes the Text String object type in the Display objects filter.

10508 The duplication of the S shortcut in the schematic editor Design menu has been resolved.

10535 The Import Wizard now supports resizing.

10560 The incorrect use of a colon character in a project name is now detected and prevented.

Unconnected/Floating Net labels within a schematic Blanket are now detected and
10803
reported correctly.

The detection of directives placed on a blanket has been improved, to ensure they
10831 associate to the correct blanket. Blankets should be separated at least by the blanket line
width to ensure correct directive association.

10837 Dashed lines now copy/paste correctly to other Windows applications.

An issue where updating a schematic component from a library would result in the
10857
location of parameters being incorrectly changed, has been resolved.

"Preserve parameter visibility" setting is now used during update from library to control
10858
Comment parameter visibility.

NC Drill Fabrication output now produces correct Drill Layer field values in the .LDP
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file.

8936 Fixed issue with circular board shape modification after design reopen.

9259 Improved behavior when editing a long string in the PCB String properties dialog.

Added a check to STEP export to test for board availability in the design view, needed to
10506
resolve an export exception in a specific board.

An issue where polygons on an embedded array could be omitted during Gerber

11459
generation when the embedded array is within a polygon cutout, has been resolved.

Export of Gerber data now produces the correct apertures for stroking arc shapes (round
8943
apertures instead of oblong).

Mounting-hole are not being moved to another place after ODB++ generation (for the
8945
design containing footprints with empty name).

An inverted multi-line string on the overlay no longer produces violations to itself when
9328
performing a batch DRC via an outjob.
 Removed the irrelevant hint about zero Slot Length for SMD pads in the Pad properties
9414
dialog, during switching of units.

Resolved an issue where the wrong template via would be placed during routing, occurred
9437 when there are two applicable rules, each targeting a different layer-pair, one constrained
by Min/Max Preferred, the other constrained by Template preferred.

Resolved an issue where a negative Mask expansion on a rectangular pad gave a zero
9469
sized opening, resulting in a zero sized Gerber aperture.

Fixed an issue in which Drill Drawing symbols were not visible inside of the Design View
9535
during output generation. (BC:5122)

Vias from old designs with defined attribute IsTearDrop are no longer removed during
9537
track modification.

Resolved an issue where a split line could move when the board shape was edited in
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Board Planning Mode.

The Via Shielding Tool now omits vias that violate clearance to solid copper regions and
9546
fills.

After adding shielding vias to PCB design, exception violation condition on File Open has
9547
been corrected.

Resolved an exception that could occur when output generation was launched, for a
9567
project where the referenced PCB file had been removed.

Gerber X2 fabrication output was slightly modified to comply with Gerber X2 Rev
9650
2015.10.

9725 Improved the handling of track width assignment during AutoCAD import.

Units are no longer appended while typing a value into the Pin/Pkg Length field in the
9973
Schematic Pin Properties dialog, they are now added when the dialog is closed.

Default settings are now applied correctly during footprint placement from a Library
10309
(already worked correctly during ECO-type placement).
 Fixed Gerber generation of Solder and Paste masks for Mirrored Embedded Board Arrays.
10323
(BC:2850)

10355 Restored ability to print html reports using context menu.

10358 Improved visual representations for non-selected Board Arrays and Design View objects.

An option has been added to automatically re-link any components that are currently un-
10417
linked during the Update PCB process.

Drill Tables with explicitly defined drill pairs are now being exported only to the Gerber
10479
layer dedicated to that pair.

Resolved an issue where a rectangular pad hole was exported as a square, during STEP
10622
generation.

PCB Rules And Violations panel is no longer shown automatically, after DRC
11195
completion.

Resolved an issue where the 3D model selection option changed from STEP model to
11358
extruded 3D Body, after model file replacement. (BC:6310)

Resolved an issue where an Assembly Drawing would incorrectly display the not-fitted
11360
symbol when the Mirror option was used in a printout. (BC:6424)

Resolved an issue where the Details were not shown in the Messages panel for the first
11668
item from the measurements result list.

Resolved an issue with a specific board with a large number of duplicate pin-pairs, which
11678
resulted in an access violation during file loading.

Altium Designer no longer freezes after adding a BomDoc to a specific project that
11361
contains a component with modified grouping parameters.

4360 EOleException error no longer occurs during import of certain large Allegro designs.

9181 FSO in Schematic now supports "All project documents" scope. (BC:2410)
 Html reports are no longer blocked from being opened, if browser is disabled in Network
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Connectivity.

9625 Restored the ability to highlight all nets in a net class covered by a schematic blanket.

Rule Directives attached to components are no longer deleted, when new variant is
9648
selected.

Altium Designer do not crashes anymore, while opening Protel DOS schematic S01
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extension files.

From version 16.1, Altium Designer no longer supports Windows XP. You will not be
9735
able to perform an install, or update an installed build.

An issue with the ibis model editor not retaining the selected component model has been
9846
fixed.

Missing Harness Type on Signal Harness compiler error is now generated for each
10168
unconnected Signal Harness.

It is possible now to update a footprint model for a varied component using the Update
10515
from Library command.

11055 Commonly used settings are now used as defaults in Altium Designer.

Resolved an issue where a schematic print preview, launched from the Default Prints tab
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of the Project Options dialog, would be blank.

Generate Table of Contents in the advanced options of assembly drawing is now

9260
preserved between sessions.

9282 Improved support for high DPI monitors.

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