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Gerbview Changelog

What's new in Gerbview 10.24

Apr 26, 2024
  • News:
  • Added an option to set how many decimals that should be used for Inspect tool results.
  • This option can be found under Settings->Applications->Advanced.
  • Solved Issues:
  • ODB++ component layer conversion to DXF had wrong text placement.
  • Saving Gerber layers to a multilayer PDF could cause layers to be displaced.
  • Excellon drill file not loaded correctly.

New in Gerbview 10.21 (Dec 13, 2023)

  • Solved Issues:
  • Custom pads were missing from an ODB++ file (ZIP) from customer.
  • Excellon drill file from customer failed to open.

New in Gerbview 10.20 (Sep 29, 2023)

  • News:
  • Added an option to keep layers order during export to e.g., PDF. This option can be found under settings->conversion->advanced.
  • Snap to track midpoint is now possible if "Snap to Center" is active.
  • Solved Issues:
  • Aperture table definition file was not loaded correctly.
  • Missing macro pads in Gerber file from customer.

New in Gerbview 10.18 (Jul 11, 2023)

  • It could be almost impossible to inspect tracks and pads if an area was outlining the same location.
  • Added an option to import closed DXF polylines as filled polygons. The option is enabled by default.
  • Added aperture unit selection to the aperture highlight dialog.

New in Gerbview 10.16 (Jun 5, 2023)

  • Solved Issues:
  • Gerber files from customer not identified as valid Gerber files.
  • Drill files from customer were displayed with wrong extents.
  • RECTANGLE type apertures were not saved to, or loaded from, GBA files.
  • GBA aperture file with unit set to "0.001 mm" was not handled correctly.

New in Gerbview 10.15 (May 10, 2023)

  • Changes:
  • Vertical mirror option was missing from the Gerber File Property dialog.
  • Horizontal and vertical mirror option was added to the Excellon File Property dialog.
  • Solved Issues:
  • Excellon drill file was not displayed correctly.
  • Arcs displayed wrong if vertical mirror was activated.
  • Markup tab Fill and Draw text were not translatable to other languages.

New in Gerbview 10.12 (Mar 8, 2023)

  • News:
  • ZIP files can now be opened from command line.
  • ZIP and TGZ files can now be opened using drag and drop.
  • Solved Issues:
  • 1524 Missing trace elements in DXF file from customer.
  • 1518 Missing ODB++ layer named "drill_non-plated_bottom-top" in file from customer.
  • 1517 Added support GPI37 aperture format.

New in Gerbview 10.10 (Nov 8, 2022)

  • Fixed:
  • One of the Gerber files in a ZIP archive could not be loaded.
  • Converting two drill layers into a new DXF file caused the layers to be misaligned.
  • Converting Gerber and Drill layers into a DXF file caused the drill layer to be displaced.
  • Saving a comparison result of customers files had wrong colors for equal content.
  • Only BMP files up to 64K file size could be imported.
  • Query of Excellon slots will now highlight the whole element.

New in Gerbview 10.01 (Sep 8, 2022)

  • Changes:
  • Added an option to set maximum size of burn-in markup images. Any image larger than this limit will be scaled down.
  • Solved Issues:
  • 1501 Added support for OrCAD aperture file format.
  • 1500 Markup image burn-in was inverted.
  • 1494 Excellon drill file was loaded as metric, but corresponding REP file (drill tool definitions) was loaded as inch.
  • 1486 Rectangle apertures with height set to 0.0 were not displayed correctly.
  • Burn-in of rotated markup image was missing the rotation.
  • Alpha channel for 32-bit markup images were not handled correctly for burn-in.
  • Now uses flash commands instead of filled areas for Gerber markup image burn-in.

New in Gerbview 10.00 (Jun 2, 2022)

  • Main New Features:
  • Added support for ODB++ net information.
  • Added a dialog for highlighting a selected ODB++ net.
  • Added option to toggle component name for ODB++ component layers visibility.
  • General Changes:
  • Advanced format settings are now a separate property page.
  • Touch and application theme buttons added.
  • New workspace format version (10).
  • Markup Changes:
  • Added CTRL+D keyboard command to delete all existing markup elements (You will be asked to confirm).
  • Solved Issues:
  • 1480 An unwanted extra line was displayed when a PDF file from customer was imported.
  • 1479 An Excellon file from customer was identified as unknow format.
  • 1477 Hovering the mouse over a layer in the layer list caused exception error if layer name was longer than 80 characters.
  • 1472 An Excellon file from customer was identified as unknow format.
  • 1470 GerbView did not properly display the workspace if it was running on a second monitor with higher resolution that the primary monitor.
  • 1469 DXF files had wrong line end style. A new option was added for selecting default DXF line end style.
  • 1465 ODB++ file from customer failed to open.
  • 1457 Missing layer named "rout" in ODB++ file from customer.
  • 1455 An extra line was visible in a HPGL file that should not have been there.
  • 1453 A drill file was loaded as inch even if metric unit was selected.
  • 1447 Gerber files from customer containing M25 (step/repeat) was not displayed correctly.
  • 1446 VeriBest aperture file using METRIC setting was not supported.
  • 1442 Excellon M98 (message) command was not handled correctly.
  • 1438 Excellon G93 (set origin) command was not handled correctly.
  • Excellon M70 (flip axis) command was not supported.
  • An application error could occur if markup dimension line was used on a loaded ODB++ project.

New in Gerbview 9.20 (Oct 7, 2021)

  • News:
  • Added support /mx and /my parameters to use with the /c conversion parameter (/mx will mirror about x axis and /my will mirror about y axis).
  • Added support /r90, /r180 and /r270 rotation parameters to use with the /c conversion parameter. These parameters will rotate the output 90,180 or 270 degrees.
  • Added /q command line parameter. If this is used the splash startup image will not be displayed.
  • Compare layers will now also work for Excellon, HPGL and DXF.
  • Added an option to use the extent of all visible layers for Fit to Page print, instead of workspace extents.
  • Solved Issues:
  • Macro aperture was not displayed correctly.
  • Compare of two power plane layers sometimes gave wrong results.
  • Inspect and measure distance did not work if GerbView was running on a secondary/external monitor.
  • TOPCAD aperture format was not supported.
  • DXF file not displayed correctly due to to several polyline related issues.
  • PDF file caused exception error during loading.
  • Watermark and header were missing in Print Preview.

New in Gerbview 9.10 (Sep 14, 2021)

  • News:
  • Added option to delete items found on all visible Gerber layers.
  • Added option to toggle "color adjust" for Gerber on/off.
  • You can now select a gray tone from black to white color for "unchanged" items during layer compare. This may make it easier to see the changes.
  • Added an option in the DXF layer dialog to control if this dialog should be displayed each time a DXF is loaded, or not.
  • Solved Issues:
  • DXF files caused an exception error during loading.
  • DXF files with same coordinate system were not aligned after loading multiple files into the same project.
  • LWPOLYLINE elements with bulges (arcs) were not always displayed correctly.
  • Some images were incorrectly flipped in an imported PDF file.
  • Rotated display did not affect some macro apertures.
  • Drill file was loaded with wrong tool sizes.
  • Drill file was not loaded correctly due to missing support for M17 command.
  • Drill file was not loaded correctly.
  • Eagle rectangle aperture was loaded as square.
  • Added support for WHL aperture format.
  • The reference window is now updated after layer alignment.
  • Startup splash did still display version 8.
  • Exporting a rotated layer could cause it to be inverted compared to the display.

New in Gerbview 8.29 (Jan 29, 2021)

  • Solved Issues:
  • Bezier curves were missing from imported PDF file.
  • Excellon file from customer failed to load.
  • Macro pads in Gerber files from customer had incorrect rotation.
  • Step and repeat with mirroring in an Excellon file were not working correctly and the file had wrong units.
  • Step and repeat with mirroring in Excellon files were not working correctly.
  • Arcs were always converted to a polyline during RS-274X export causing files to be very large.

New in Gerbview 8.27 (Nov 11, 2020)

  • Solved Issues:
  • ODB++ file from customer failed to open.
  • Added support for Excellon type 2 format step and repeat commands (M25, M01, M02 and M08).
  • Slots in Excellon drill file had wrong size.
  • Loading of Excellon drill file from customer did never complete.
  • ODB++ ZIP file failed to open.
  • Excellon drill file was loaded with incorrect tool sizes.
  • Zoom to extents did not show correct area after a layer alignment or move.
  • Profiles found in ODB++ files are now loaded as a separate layer.
  • Component layers are now loaded from ODB ZIP files too.
  • Layers are no longer added to the recently used file list if they are loaded from a ZIP file.

New in Gerbview 8.25 (Jun 25, 2020)

  • News:
  • Merge mode is available again, now located in the status bar.
  • Solved Issues:
  • 1306 Merging two or more Gerber files, and then saving the result as a single Gerber file, caused the coordinates in the created file to be shifted (always using workspace coordinates). This caused the merged file's coordinate system to be incompatible with other files for the same PCB.
  • The Save As RS-274X dialog has been modified so you can now choose between workspace and original coordinates for the output file.
  • 1305 An ODB++ round thermal aperture was not drawn correctly (type: thr).
  • 1304 Round apertures with hole did incorrectly cover other information below with background color.

New in Gerbview 8.24 (Apr 24, 2020)

  • News:
  • You may now export ODB++ component layers to DXF format.
  • Added an option to only show differences in compare mode.
  • Added an option in the Save Drill dialog for enabling or disabling the use of aligned workspace coordinates.
  • Added support for older Cadstar drill .rep files.
  • Solved Issues:
  • A macro aperture using circle entity was not displayed correctly if the Gerber layer was rotated.
  • An HPGL/2 file from a customer had extra lines that should not be visible.

New in Gerbview 8.20 (Mar 1, 2020)

  • News:
  • GerbView now displays component layers if available in ODB++ files.
  • New dialog for listing component information in ODB++ files.
  • New dialog for searching for components in ODB++ files.
  • Added a tool that can be used replace the aperture for a single selected item.
  • Added support for EasyPC DOS aperture file format.
  • Added support for EasyPC DOS drill size file format.
  • Align layer function now ignores invisible layers to make it easier to pick elements for alignment.
  • Added new separate output tabs for query and measurements information.
  • Added new option for the Convert Layers to Multiple files dialog that make it possible to enable or disable use of aligned workspace coordinates. Enabling the use of workspace coordinates is very useful if you've manually aligned Gerber layers.
  • Solved Issues:
  • Added support for older Cadence Allegro software aperture format.
  • Several apertures in Gerber file was not displayed correctly.
  • ODB++ apertures of type DONUT were sometimes covering other information because the hole was drawn using background color.
  • Added support for EasyPC DOS aperture file format.
  • Some ODB++ apertures had wrong rotation.
  • ODB++ apertures of type OCT was not drawn correctly due to missing support of corner size variable.
  • Filled surfaces in a Gerber file were not displayed correctly.
  • If step selection is cancelled, GerbView will no longer load the first step.

New in Gerbview 8.10 (Jan 9, 2020)

  • News:
  • This update will fix several reported problems related to ODB++ viewing and conversion.
  • Most of these issues was related to complex surfaces with one or more holes covering other features (surfaces, tracks and pads).
  • Added an option to include or skip empty layers when loading ODB++ files.
  • New command line parameter to force a file to be loaded into the active instance: Gerbview.exe /add filename
  • You can now load several files using wildcards from command line, for example: Gerbview.exe "c:gerbers*.gbr"
  • Solved Issues:
  • 1255 A very large ODB++ file caused exception error during loading.
  • 1254 Tracks and pads were covered by a surface with holes.
  • 1253 A surface in an ODB++ file was loaded with wrong polarity.
  • 1252 Some of the apertures in an ODB++ file was too large because the layer defined apertures using both metric and inch.
  • This was not supported in previous versions.
  • 1248 Extra lines were incorrectly added when a PDF file was imported.
  • 1246 Filled surfaces in an ODB++ file was missing because they were covered by a surface with holes.
  • 1245 A filled surface in an ODB++ file was missing because it was covered by a surface with a hole.
  • 1130 A power plane in an ODB++ file was not displayed correctly.

New in Gerbview 8.00 (Nov 17, 2019)

  • Main New Features:
  • New flat styled GUI with additional application themes, including Microsoft ® Office White, Colorful and Black.
  • You can find pictures of all the available themes here.
  • New tool for comparing Gerber files. Result of comparison can be saved to a PDF file.
  • New tool for aligning Gerber and Drill files.
  • New aperture replacement tool where you can replace one aperture with another. You can optionally define a new aperture.
  • Excellon files can now be mirrored about both x and y axis.
  • New dialog for editing drill tool sizes. You can also save and load tool sizes.
  • Gerber files can now be mirrored about both x and y axis.
  • HPGL and DXF files can now be mirrored about both x and y axis.
  • Added option to extract drill data from Gerber and DXF files. For DXF file all circle entities will be used to define a drill hole.
  • Added dialog for setting Gerber output format specification (inch/mm, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, zero suppression).
  • New drill report dialog where you can see tools, sizes and the movement distance required for each tool.
  • General Changes:
  • Mousewheel zoom-in is now using mouse position.
  • Aperture editor now allow you to enter sizes in mm, tenths, inch and mils (1/1000 inch).
  • Aperture editor now displays a preview of pads while editing.
  • All report dialogs can now save reports to XLSX (Excel) file format.
  • Now shows file location in the PropertyBar window.
  • Added mirror and invert status indicator in the layer info bar.
  • Double clicking on layer name in the layer info bar now toggles its state.
  • When a layer is select its position is now frozen until you unlock it. When a layer is now selected a layer context tab will activated and you will find a button for unlocking the layer here. This is to avoid that you unintentionally move the layer from its current positon. You may also unlock it by selecting it with shift + left mouse button.
  • The aperture editor may now show only used apertures if selected.
  • All internal coordinates and dimensions are now using double precision double values for maximum accuracy.
  • Export function now uses file name as default layer name option to avoid problems with duplicated layer names in exported DXF files.
  • Current Gerber and Excellon format settings are now stored in the project file.
  • You can now save Excellon drill files from GerbView.
  • New option to show Excellon drill movement.
  • There is also a new tool available for optimizing drill movement.
  • Markup Changes:
  • Revision cloud is now always be outlined by default, independent of current fill style.
  • Added hotkey 'M' for mirroring text element while editing.
  • Added line point editing for lines, polylines and polygons.
  • Added Aztec barcode format (Insert Barcode function).
  • Solved Issues:
  • Excellon file was not detected as Excellon.
  • Added support for Excellon R# command (repeat hole with x/y offset).
  • Moire aperture type was not displayed correctly.
  • Drill size was not read correctly for one of the tools in an Excellon file.
  • Gerber files caused exception error.
  • Tool sizes were not loaded from Excellon file.
  • Delete by aperture didn't work for some files.
  • ODB file caused crash during loading.
  • Fixed an error with chamfered rectangles in some ODB files.
  • Markup undo action should now work as expected.
  • Some colors could be very wrong if transparent layer mode was enabled.
  • No longer ask if project should be saved on exit, if an ODB file is currently loaded.
  • Many minor fixes in dialogs.

New in Gerbview 7.75 (Aug 12, 2019)

  • Solved issues:
  • ODB++ apertures using diamond shape were not displayed correctly.
  • DXF exporter did support only up to 64 characters in a layer name.
  • Several polygons were not filled correctly in imported PDF file.
  • Tango aperture format variant was not supported.
  • Tango aperture format variant was not supported.
  • The INSUNIT header variable is now set to 4 for metric DXF output (was always set to 0).

New in Gerbview 7.74 (Apr 26, 2019)

  • New features:
  • Added option to create Metric Gerber files.
  • Solved issues:
  • DXF files could in some cases be exported with invalid layer names and failed to open in AutoCAD.
  • Fixed an issue with macro aperture rotation in Gerber files.

New in Gerbview 7.73 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • Added support for EBCDIC encoded Gerber files.
  • Added an option for setting default quadrant mode for Gerber files. This is normally not required as it is usually defined inside the Gerber file.
  • Increased resolution for exported SVG files. Added circle element to exported SVG files.
  • Solved issues:
  • 1139 EBCDIC encoded Gerber files could not be loaded.
  • 1134 Some of the pads in an ODB++ file had wrong rotation.
  • 1131 Some Excellon files with FMAT,2 command set were sometimes loaded with wrong drill sizes.
  • 1127 ODB++ file from customer failed to open.
  • 1109 Missing anti-pads in ODB++ file.
  • 1108 A duplicated G37 command was in some rare cases added to exported Gerber files.
  • 1107 Some of the pads in an ODB++ file had wrong rotation.
  • 1106 Missing details in Gerber file.
  • 1104 Loading a Tango aperture file could cause program failure.
  • 1103 Missing anti-pads in ODB++ file.

New in Gerbview 7.72 (Jun 18, 2018)

  • Added an option for setting a default scale for added PLT (HPGL/2) files.
  • Solved issues:
  • 1099 Converting a HPGL/2 file to PDF caused some of the lines to be displaced and appear as noise.
  • 1070 Excellon file was not loaded with correct unit (Metric instead of Inches).
  • 1064 Some of the flashes were loaded with wrong polarity.
  • 1060 Some of the paths in an imported PDF had wrong line end cap styles.
  • 1032 ODB chamfered rectangles were not displayed correctly.

New in Gerbview 7.71 (Dec 15, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Added an option for displaying mirrored markup text. This feature may be very useful if you for example want to burn in mirrored text on a bottom layer.
  • Solved issues:
  • Some ODB pads that should be rounded rectangle were incorrectly displayed as ordinary rectangles.
  • The tool sizes in an Excellon file from customer were wrong.
  • An ODB++ file from customer could not be loaded.
  • The correct layer names will now be written to exported DXF files.

New in Gerbview 7.70 (Oct 21, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Add option to mirror Excellon files.
  • Added monochrome (Black & White) option for multi-file export.
  • Added option to add margins for multi-file export (PDF, DWF).
  • Added option to add margins for multi-layer export.
  • Added option to add margins for multi-page export.
  • Solved issues:
  • Excellon G85 (slot) command was not supported.
  • Excellon file from customer failed to load.
  • PDF to DXF: Some of the text were not correctly converted.

New in Gerbview 7.68 (Jul 28, 2017)

  • New features:
  • Added RS-274D (legacy Gerber) as an output option for conversion dialogs.
  • Mirror and flip do now work for HPGL/2 plotter files.
  • Solved issues:
  • Some macro apertures in file from customer were not displayed correctly.
  • Some thermal pads were incorrectly overlapping other pads.
  • Drill sizes were lost for Excellon drill file from customer.
  • Exporting a Gerber file from custom with to RS-274X turned some small arcs into full circle.

New in Gerbview 7.66 (Mar 23, 2017)

  • Solved issues:
  • Some of the apertures in gerber files generated by Tango, were not displayed correctly.
  • In some cases the colors could be reset to default when loading a project file.

New in Gerbview 7.65 (Feb 27, 2017)

  • NEW FEATURES:
  • The project format is now a Unicode text file that can be edited by Notepad, or other text editors, if needed.
  • Layer on/off state are now stored in the project file.
  • Added transparency option for the Save As Bitmap function.
  • SOLVED ISSUES:
  • Converting PDF to DXF: some filled circles were not completed.
  • Some of the text in HPGL/2 file had wrong rotation.
  • Gerber files not loaded.
  • Missing pads in files generated by Altium Designer.
  • ODB+ file from customer failed to open.
  • Some macro apertures was not drawn.
  • ### The actual numbers of layers are now written to the DXF file (no longer always layers).

New in Gerbview 7.63 (Oct 21, 2016)

  • Fixed problems:
  • Some arcs was incorrectly drawn as full circle in an ODB++ file from customer.
  • Some arcs was incorrectly drawn as full circle in a Gerber file from customer.
  • Drill size information was not read from an Excellon file.
  • Now supports P-CAD aperture file format.
  • An ODB++ TGZ file from customer failed to open.
  • PDF to Gerber: Some sub-paths were not converted correctly in file from customer.
  • Some macro apertures in file from customer were drawn using wrong polarity.

New in Gerbview 7.61 (Oct 21, 2016)

  • New feature:
  • A bookmark for each page will be now be added when converting multiple layers into a multi-page PDF file.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Converting a Gerber file to PDF did not include the complete layer.
  • Moving a layer up/down/top/bottom in layer list will now keep the layer selected.

New in Gerbview 7.60 (Jun 30, 2016)

  • Added a new option for converting multiple layers into a multi-page PDF, DWF or PLT file. By using this option all layers will be placed on an separate page in converted file.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Some macro apertures were not displayed correctly in file from customer.
  • File from customer had some tracks that shouldn't have been there.
  • Drag and drop no longer use the drop position as layer origin. Files that are added using drag and drop will be loaded the same way as loading them using the add layer dialog.
  • In some cases it was not possible to change the color in the layer color configuration dialog.
  • On some systems the user defined Gerber layer colors was not saved and restored correctly.

New in Gerbview 7.59 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • New feature:
  • Added a new option named "Allow Sketch Mode Conversion" under Tools->Options->Conversion. If this option is enabled all exported files will be converted in sketch mode if this mode is currently active.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Adding POS files to a workspace caused GerbView to crash.
  • Added support for CAM350/DFMSTREAM GAPFile Version 3.0 aperture files.
  • Two ODB++ .tgz files from customer failed to open.
  • Active layer visibility settings from layers list are now copied to export dialog list.

New in Gerbview 7.58 (Jan 14, 2016)

  • Some macro apertures were not displayed (or converted) correctly when a layer was rotated.
  • Sometimes pads were exported to PDF with rounded ends when they should be flat.
  • For some macro apertures the width and/or height were not reported correctly.

New in Gerbview 7.57 (Dec 29, 2015)

  • Added support for Wintek Corporation's HiWIRE II aperture files (.APT).
  • Aperture file from customer was not read correctly (.REP format).

New in Gerbview 7.56 (Dec 3, 2015)

  • PLT file converted using "save as" and "command line conversion" created different results.
  • Macro aperture in file from customer was missing completely.
  • Macro aperture in file from customer was not displayed correctly.
  • Aperture file was not loaded.

New in Gerbview 7.55 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • Fixed problems:
  • Gerber file from customer was displayed as a blank layer.

New in Gerbview 7.54 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added WebP image format to the list of available output formats in the Save to Bitmap dialog.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Some arcs was incorrectly drawn.

New in Gerbview 7.53 (Nov 3, 2015)

  • Fixed problems:
  • Polygonal macro apertures in Gerber file from customer had wrong rotation.
  • Some IFC files was incorrectly identified as Gerber files.
  • Missing characters when converting from PDF to Gerber.
  • Show extents now uses the true extent of all loaded layers including pad sizes.

New in Gerbview 7.51 (Aug 17, 2015)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Offset error when converting Gerber files from customer to PDF.
  • Some of the text was missing in the advanced options dialog.

New in Gerbview 7.50 (Jul 14, 2015)

  • New features:
  • PDF417 barcode can now be added as markup.
  • Added function for copying a part of displayed file and add to symbol library.
  • Added paste image from clipboard and add to a symbol library.
  • Added support markup burn-in for PDF format.
  • Added support markup burn-in for DXF format.
  • Fixed problems:
  • GerbView will now remember last used path when files are added using File Open dialog.
  • Some DXF files was imported with poor resolution.
  • Excellon file from customer loaded was with wrong extents.
  • CGM files was sometimes written using wrong metric scaling.
  • Some TIFF files could not be added to workspace.
  • Some symbols had wrong size when added from symbol library.
  • PDF importer curve resolution is now configurable.
  • Now writes correct MEASUREMENT value to exported DXF files.

New in Gerbview 7.44 (May 22, 2015)

  • Fixed problems:
  • "Convert Layers to Multiple Files": If one or more layers had same filename only one file was created
  • Pressing page setup button from the print dialog didn't work.

New in Gerbview 7.43 (May 1, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added option to print the currently displayed portion (available in the Print dialog).
  • Added print selected region function (new button found in the toolbar).
  • Added custom paper size selection for Save to Raster dialog.
  • Added new option for enabling creating PDF files with transparent layers. If this option is enabled and layer transparency, or merge mode, is enabled, the created PDF file will have transparent layers.
  • The new option can be found under Tools->Options->Conversion.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Some text that should be invisible was incorrectly imported.
  • Missing text when importing PDF page 2.
  • Macro apertures in file from customer were displayed using wrong rotation.
  • Updated PDF reader library.

New in Gerbview 7.40 (Feb 28, 2015)

  • New features:
  • Added support for viewing and conversion of ODB++ files (ZIP and TGZ archive formats).
  • Added support for multi-page PDF import. Each page in a PDF file can now be imported as a separate layer. A dialog will be displayed where you can select how the PDF should be imported.
  • Added support for Boardmaker aperture format.
  • Added new option for displaying HPGL/2 files with selected color (color override).
  • Added support for GerberX2 file and pad attributes.
  • Datamatrix2D barcodes can now be added as markup.
  • EAN13 barcodes can now be added as markup.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Missing items in PDF file from customer.
  • Missing linewidth for some elements in DXF file from customer.
  • Gerber file from customer caused an exception error during loading.
  • Thermal macro apertures in file from customer were not displayed correctly.
  • Added support for DXF solid hatch.
  • Text in HPGL file from customer not displayed correctly.
  • Only first page of a PDF was imported.
  • Updated PDF reader library.

New in Gerbview 7.30 (Jan 14, 2015)

  • Minor Update:
  • New features:
  • New delete Gerber items by aperture and usage dialog.
  • Added undo for delete Gerber items by aperture and selection.
  • GerbView now prompts you for a new file name if a file has been renamed, or is missing, when loading a project. The scaling and position for the original file will be maintained when loading the selected file.
  • Aperture Report dialog now has a copy to clipboard option.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Text in PDF file from customer had wrong spacing and position.
  • Combination of "Output round Pads as Circles" and "Add Circles to all tracks" was not working as expected.
  • Missing items in Gerber file from customer (Step and Repeat issue).
  • Updated PDF reader library.

New in Gerbview 7.22 (Nov 28, 2014)

  • Fixed problems:
  • Exporting a mirrored Gerber layer could cause arcs to be inverted.
  • An error in the PDF importer caused some curves to be rendered incorrect.
  • Clipping problems in some PDF files.
  • Wrong color displayed in GerbView for PDF files using CMYK colors.

New in Gerbview 7.20 (Oct 31, 2014)

  • New feature:
  • GerbView can now import PDF files, and you may convert from PDF to Gerber, DXF, PLT and other formats.
  • Please note that GerbView can only import PDF files that contains vector information. PDF files that contains only raster (e.g.:scanned images) are not supported.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Rescaling workspace during file load sometimes caused some files to have wrong offset during export.
  • You can now rasterize (Save to Bitmap function) files using any DPI.

New in Gerbview 7.11 (Sep 2, 2014)

  • Fixed problems:
  • Saving an inverted Gerber layer could cause the exported file to have wrong extents.
  • Drill file from customer caused application crash.
  • Aperture file from customer not loaded correctly.

New in Gerbview 7.10 (Jun 30, 2014)

  • New feature:
  • GerbView can now import DXF files.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Missing circles in Gerber file from customer.
  • Loading files from a ZIP archive may cause GerbView to crash if some the files was empty (0 byte file size).
  • Loading files with different extents may cause problem with alignments, if one or more of the loaded files had larger extents than the active workspace.
  • Excellon files from customer was loaded with incorrect hole sizes.
  • Some of the filled areas in Gerber file was incorrectly displayed.

New in Gerbview 7.07 (Apr 2, 2014)

  • Minor Update
  • New features:
  • Added a unit selector for the Aperture Usage Report dialog.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Excellon drill file from customer not loaded.
  • Using the Save Layers To Multiple Files function may caused exported drill files to have wrong coordinates.
  • Gerbview now writes aperture definitions in exported files using 4 digits.

New in Gerbview 7.05 (Mar 21, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Added a new option to Tools->Options->Conversion->DXF Settings: Output round Pads as Circles. This option can be used to force GerbView to output DXF Circle entities for round apertures, instead of Lwpolyline entities.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Gerber trailing/leading zero supression settings not stored in registry.
  • Problems with reading aperture definitions in file from customer.
  • Updated with latest HPGL/2 reader engine (from ViewCompanion).

New in Gerbview 7.03 (Feb 14, 2014)

  • New features:
  • Added send project as PDF option.
  • Added send project as ZIP option.
  • Added save aperture report as CSV file option.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Description
  • Exported PDF/A files could cause warning/errors when verified by Acrobat Preflight.
  • A problem could occur when entering a serial number after the trial had expired.

New in Gerbview 7.02 (Feb 7, 2014)

  • Watermark setup dialog is now working again.

New in Gerbview 7.01 (Jan 7, 2014)

  • New feature:
  • Added layer transparency display option.
  • Fixed problems:
  • Macro apertures in Gerber file from customer were exported with wrong size.
  • Excellon sometime got wrong hole size when exported to PDF.
  • Some Gerber files were exported with wrong offsets.

New in Gerbview 7.00 (Jan 7, 2014)

  • New and improved user interface.
  • Both 32- and 64-bit downloads available.
  • Gerbview is now using Unicode, and do support virtually every written language in the World; including Chinese (traditional/simplified), Korean, Japanese, Russian, Hebrew, Arabic and much more.
  • Added support for reading additional aperture formats.
  • Added support for writing PDF/A files.
  • Improved SVG exporter.
  • New feature: Create project from folder. Automatically load all files found in user selected folder.
  • New feature: Delete selected items from a Gerber file.
  • New feature: Inverted layers (powerplanes) will now be exported correctly.
  • New feature: Markup Burn-in. This feature allows you to convert a markup element to native Gerber data. This works for all markup elements: text, symbols, bardcodes, qr-codes and more.
  • New feature: Add markup symbol. Insert symbol(s) from user defined libraries.
  • New feature: Add markup QR-Code. Insert a user defined QR-code.
  • New feature: Add markup barcode. Insert a user defined barode.
  • New feature: Save loaded layers to multiple files. Sample usage would be to convert all loaded layers in RS-274D format to RS-274X files in a single batch.
  • New feature: Command line conversion.

New in Gerbview 6.41 (Jul 6, 2013)

  • Some circles and arcs was wrong when converting to another format (DXF/PDF).

New in Gerbview 6.40 (Apr 9, 2013)

  • Some circles that should not be there in file from customer.
  • Wrong rotation for macro apertures in file from customer.
  • Error reading Excellon files from customer.
  • Missing gaps around pads in filled area.
  • Error drawing macro apertures with polygons.
  • Some arcs was inverted during exporting to PDF.

New in Gerbview 6.39 (Jan 3, 2013)

  • Wrong rotation for oblong macro aperture.
  • Some arcs added to a filled area had wrong orientation.

New in Gerbview 6.37 (Aug 20, 2012)

  • Gerber file defined in inches was loaded with incorrect dimensions if metric units was selected in GerbView.

New in Gerbview 6.36 (Aug 17, 2012)

  • 222 - Some macro apertures had wrong rotation.
  • A new option for enabling/disabling auto detection of Excellon files has been added. The new option is named "Detect Settings" and are disabled by default.

New in Gerbview 6.34 (Jul 30, 2012)

  • Odd rotations in rectangular macro entities in file from customer.

New in Gerbview 6.33 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Conversion to PDF of files with very long file names caused GV to crash.
  • Some macro aperture entities was not supported.
  • Adding many files at the same time to a workspace failed.

New in Gerbview 6.31 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Added support for Layo1 PCB aperture file format.

New in Gerbview 6.30 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Files from customer caused application error.

New in Gerbview 6.29 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Tango aperture data not read correctly.
  • Problems with positive/negative Gerber data in file from customer (LPD/LPC).
  • Excellon files not loaded correctly.

New in Gerbview 6.26 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Fixed bug:
  • Fixed a rendering speed issue introduced in 6.24.

New in Gerbview 6.24 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Arcs drawn incorrectly in file from customers.
  • Solid fills displayed as horizontal lines at some zoom-levels.
  • EASY-PC aperture files not supported.
  • Missing lines and arcs in file from customer.

New in Gerbview 6.21 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Fixed bugs:
  • Some pads in file from customer not displayed correctly.
  • Other changes:
  • Includes latest HPGL import library with several bug fixes.

New in Gerbview 6.20 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • Error reading excellon file from customer.