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TinyCAD Changelog

What's new in TinyCAD 2.80.03 Build 514

Nov 22, 2013
  • New Feature #3043277 - Show '*' in title bar when document has been changed.
  • New Feature #3062572 - Auto DRC before netlist generation.
  • New Feature #3001869 - Add DRC check for unplaced multiple gates This DRC check is active when the "Unconnected nets" option is selected. In the ERC list it is reported as: "Not all parts in this package are in this design".
  • New Feature #3121004 - Single key Rotate and Duplicate - When a symbol or group of objects is selected, it is now possible to Rotate, Flip and Duplicate with a single keystroke. The recognized keys are: R, L, F and U for Right,Left,Flip and Duplicate respectively.
  • New Feature #3121047 - Keep symbol options dialog open - When TinyCAD looses focus, it now keeps the tool dialog open. This allows convenient switching between applications without having to reselect the object again.
  • New Feature #3121306 - Spreadsheet compatible BOM - New 'speadsheet compatible CSV' file type in the "Create Parts List" function.
  • New Feature #3089316 - 'symbol origin' marker. The symbol origin is used as an anchor when changing the part nr, showing power pins and when replacing the symbol.
  • New Feature #2998184 - Value parameter in PADS-PCB Netlist.
  • Bug Fix #3097650 - library symbol picker: the filtering made case-insensitive.
  • Bug Fix #3089308 - Prevent writing '1.#QNAN' into the dsn file at node TinyCAD/SYMBOLDEF/FIELD/POS. This anomaly was caused by the solution for "hidden power pins bug".
  • Bug Fix #3067069 - Improvement to the DEL key functionality. Allow all common cut/copy/paste/delete/undo/redo keyboard shortcuts to be usable in a dialog.
  • Bug Fix #3103931 - Symbol parameter fields too small in the symbol property dialogs.
  • Bug Fix #3112030 - Attribute edit box stays visible - When editing an attribute on the "Update library symbol" dialog, and then switch to the 'SPICE' tab, the attribute edit box stays visible.
  • Bug Fix #3089316 - Improved symbol 'anchor' handling when the symbol has no explicit origin marker.
  • Bug Fix #3109743 - Improved "not" bar position for labels.
  • Bug Fix #3125062 - Dr Watson crash on generate XML netlist.
  • Bug Fix #3105141 - Crash after DRC correction and recheck.
  • Bug Fix #3087569 - No prompt to "save changes" after editing "Design Details".
  • Bug Fix #3106824 - Can't undo network wire color change.
  • Bug Fix #3046032 - refdes default Visibility follows Name setting.
  • Bug Fix #2710265 - Ampersand in filenames gets turned into _ in the title (design details) block.

New in TinyCAD 2.80.02 Build 462 (Oct 29, 2010)

  • Bug Fix #3092340 - 5-step crash using Text Tool - Yet another fix for the 'DEL' key problem. In this case it is the ESC key with the focus on a modal dialog.
  • Bug Fix #3089308 - Hidden power pins will connect to other hidden power pins in different symbols if the symbols are arranged such that the hidden power pins active ends are positioned on top of each other.
  • Bug Fix #3094447 - ERC list does not show up
  • Bug Fix #3096965 - Duplicate parts after Paste+Undo - After pasting (Ctrl+V) a selection, and then do Undo (Ctrl+Z) you will end up with a duplication of your initial selection, which is difficult to detect.
  • New Feature Request #3097756 - Add Ctrl+A to select all objects
  • FAQ List updated with Q&A #4.

New in TinyCAD 2.70.00 Build 248 Beta (Nov 10, 2009)

  • This release now fixes all known hierarchical symbol netlist problems.
  • A new netlist format has been added to support a Linux program called simply PCB.
  • Problems with displaying extra parameters added to symbols from the schematic editor have been fixed.
  • SQLite3 format libraries are now included in the install. Microsoft JET format libraries (.mdb) are still included also. Either may be used.
  • Various problems associated with power symbols not getting connected together correctly in the netlist are now fixed.

New in TinyCAD 2.60.01 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • Just a couple of minor bug fixes. Fix the library so that the single image libraries work again. Fix the font on dialogues for i18n.

New in TinyCAD 2.60.00 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • The following features have been added:
  • You can now have heterogeneous symbols.
  • To make a symbol that can have a different outline for each of the different parts per package, change its type to heterogeneous.
  • Do this from the "Library" menu whilst you are editing the symbol. You can only change the type if you have just a single part per package.
  • Once changed, select the number of parts per package (again from the "Library" menu). You can then draw any outline you like for each of the different symbols.
  • You can show the power pins on a symbol.
  • If you have a symbol with hidden power pins (e.g. 01 in the 74TTL library). Then you can show the power pins of that symbol, and make manual connections to the power pins instead of using the automatic connection system.
  • A new pin shape
  • You can now have a pin with a name above the pin's line rather than at the end of the pin. This is mainly so that when you show the power pins you can connect to them easily.
  • Bug fixes
  • There have been quite a few bug fixes over the last few months, the most significant are:
  • I have fixed some bugs around the delete, so TinyCAD should not crash when you delete objects.
  • Symbols should now stay put between loading and saving, meaning you should get fewer disconnected nets.
  • Switch to Unicode
  • Internally TinyCAD has changed from an 8-bit ASCII application to a 16-bit Unicode application. For most users this will not have an immediate effect, but it will TinyCAD more i18n compliant in future.

New in TinyCAD 2.50.10 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • Bug-fix version of TinyCAD. This release fixes a few minor bugs in the Spice engine and other areas. Download this version if you are planning on using the Spice file provided on the Yahoo web-site.

New in TinyCAD 2.50.00 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • New features:
  • Hierarchical drawing support
  • Conditional statements in SPICE files and a new error listing file
  • Improved drawing system with higher resolution to remove rounding errors in drawing
  • Three new labels shapes
  • Text display for exported files
  • Improved UI look and feel on Windows XP
  • Bug fixes:
  • Better XML compliance now includes the charset that the file is written in and it now defaults to UTF-8.
  • Improved thumbnail printing of libraries
  • Improved multi-sheet support of design rules checker
  • Fixed bugs with Spice generation and multiple-sheets
  • Improved font rendering for different scaling factors

New in TinyCAD 2.10.00 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • New features:
  • SPICE file generation (but no SPICE libraries at the moment)
  • New library selection in the symbol fetch dialogue
  • Insert bitmaps, (from BMP, EMF, PNG or JPEG files)
  • Save as an EMF file as well as PNGs
  • Create Parts Lists as CSV files and include all symbol information in the parts list Reload symbols has been replaced by a new Replace symbol option on the symbols right-click menu
  • Bug fixes:
  • Sheet to sheet copying has been tidied up
  • Selecting junctions is much easier
  • Copy & paste to word now includes junctions
  • Import now works better with auto-junction placement
  • Block rotate and flip has been tidied up
  • Snap to pins now works with re-sized symbols

New in TinyCAD 2.00.01 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • New features:
  • Each single drawing file can now be made up of multiple sheets (just like Excel).
  • Screen re-drawing has been improved to reduce flicker
  • Save as a black & white bitmap and select the scaling factor
  • Autosave every n minutes
  • New library editing features:
  • Library Symbols can now have multiple names
  • Export and import single library symbols or the entire library into an XML file
  • Right click on a symbol in the thumbnail view to get direct access to the symbol's properties
  • Multi-sheet tabs make multiple part per package symbols easier to draw

New in TinyCAD 1.95.20 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • New features:
  • Change the colours of the drawing items such as pins and wires
  • A new ?Windows? menu option to navigate between your open windows
  • Make horizontal? & ?Make vertical? menu options for wires
  • Increased zoom on drawings
  • Integrate more easily with other programs
  • TinyCAD now loads and saves it's files in an XML file format
  • Save as a PNG file for sharing your designs with others
  • Output a netlist for common PCB programs, including PADs and Protel
  • Improved symbol & library editing:
  • Copy symbols from one library to another
  • New context (right-click) menu on library thumbnails for faster library editing
  • Pins have even more options to make them look better
  • Improved features:
  • The Undo/Redo has been completely re-written to make it more robust
  • The dragging of wires and symbols has been re-worked at length to improved ease of use
  • .. and numerous bug fixes to improve stability and make TinyCAD easier to use!

New in TinyCAD 1.90.00 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • This version along with the normal round of bug fixes includes a new symbol picker dialogue, and libraries stored in Access Database format.

New in TinyCAD 1.80.05 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • This release fixes a bug that caused crashing when you dragged objects.

New in TinyCAD 1.80.01 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • Lots of changes to editing, drawing, annotations and an updated help file

New in TinyCAD 1.60.13 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • Only one major change, you can now resize the symbols even after they have been placed. A few other minor updates, and I have changed the installer options so that it works even for Win9x and NT which haven't used the Windows Installer before.

New in TinyCAD 1.60.10 (Nov 10, 2009)

  • New non-printable drawing rulers for aligning objects
  • You can now place horizontal and vertical rulers. These rulers are to allow you
  • to line up objects more precisely. The rulers will do not get printed, but they
  • do save with your files.
  • New reference painter
  • When creating annotations you have the option to use the "Reference painter". Select
  • this option, and then click on each of the symbols you wish to add a reference to.
  • Click in the order that you wish the symbols to be numbered. Use the left mouse button
  • to add a reference and the right mouse button to remove it.
  • New Analog symbol library
  • Emile de Groot has supplied me with a new Analog symbol library which I have included
  • with this release for you!
  • Pan with the middle mouse button
  • If you have a 3 button mouse then you can use the middle button to pan the drawing.
  • Libraries are now a single file (the idx file)
  • Libraries used to be stored in a .idx and a .m?? file. They are now stored in just
  • a .idx file. This will make your life easier to move libraries about.
  • You can print in black and white and scale print jobs
  • This feature used to be in 1.26 but it went missing. It's now back!
  • Bug fixes
  • Left & Right pins did not rotate properly.
  • Printing in landscape/portrait works better