CIRCAD Version 5.0 Information
5.0a
Released on March 15, 2006
5.0b - April 15, 2006
Program:
Net Scan + and Net Scan - have been implemented.
File Erase has been implemented.
Auto via placement has been implemented.
All menus now grey out items that are not available.
The .jpeg import filer will now process file with large EXIF headers.
Improved star targeting for stacking of astro images.
Block layers now auto excludes layer that are disabled for display.
Block mirror X and Y now process newly placed schematic dots.
The Remove All File Names function on the Re-Open menu has been implemented.
Pixel images have been moved to the Edit menu.
Dialog:
The image editor can now re-size pixel images.
The Select Layer box now has numbers preceding the layer names.
Display:
ALT-V now resets the panning parameters.
Multi-line text now displays properly while panning.
5.0c - April 15, 2006
Program:
A bug has been removed that would cause a lockup condition when clicking the the Nets or the Delete menu on an new (empty) file.
A progress indication has been added to the Net Scan Log function.
Log files will now be written by default. This can be disables in the Setup Options dialog box.
A less flexible but more compact disk file format is available in the Setup Options dialog box.
File Save is now always available, even if the file has not been modified. This feature can be disabled in the Setup Options dialog box.
Highlighted items will now display on top of all other layers.
5.0d - April 25, 2006
Program:
A bug introduced in 5.00c that did not save filled solids correctly when written to disk has been removed.
A set of "Data will be lost" warning messages for the export filters.
5.0e - May 1, 2006
Program:
A Quick Zoom dialog box has been added.
A bug in the Protel AutoTrax export filter not rotating arcs correctly has been removed.
The Protel AutoTrax import filter has been added.
A bug has been removed from the Un-Do of a deleted vertex.
An option has been added to show all readouts in metric when a metric grid snap is active.
The "standard" Windows file open box has been added as an option.
Number processing has been added the text editor.
Dialog:
A units tab has been added to the Setup Parameters dialog box.
5.0f - May 15, 2006
Program:
A flood feature has been added to the pixel image processor.
A bug has been removed from the image ortho-rectification function.
An export filter for version 3 (DOS CIRCAD) data files has been added.
The 45° cursor has been added to the place line function.
A bug has been removed from the Grid Align Components function.
An option to start CIRCAD in "Maximized" mode has been added. This is to keep the status bar visible if the Windows® taskbar is not in "Auto-hide" mode.
5.0g - June 1, 2006
Program:
The set/flood pixel functions have been extended to all color depths.
A monochrome floating point format has been added to the pixel image processing.
HTML image map editing has been added to the text editor.
Support for PNG images has been added.
Dialog:
The display/hide of the file bar has been added to the Setup Options dialog box.
5.0h - July 1, 2006
Program:
A bug has been removed form the DOS CIRCAD import filter.
Support for version 4 graphics libraries has been added.
A bug has been removed from the Gerber out functions not generating data for lines on the Pad Master layer.
The pixel image editor now responds to the enter key as a mouse click.
An option to use the Windows® Recycle Bin as the file backup destination has been added.
An import filter for ESRI shape files (.shp) has been added.
An import filter for dBase spreadsheet files (.dbf) has been added.
Pixel image processing has been enhanced to support images larger than 256 megabytes.
A library of dark-frames has been added to the astro-camera image capturing.
5.0i - August 1, 2006
Program:
A bug has been removed from the Gerber Out function.
Null data text strings will now be removed from data file on file open.
Zoom in/out with the mouse buttons has been added to the Setup Options.
A bug has been removed from the Place X/Y Dimension where default size was not being observed.
An additional algorithm for inline routes has been added to the autorouter.
The pixel image editor now has a full complement of Un-Do/Re-Do functions.
The pixel image processing now has cropping with optional rotation and re-sampling.
The schematic editor now has a smarter rotation for horizontal/vertical components.
The Place Component Reference ID increment/decrement buttons will now step over used numbers.
A bug has been removed from the Netlist In when encountering a component not in the data file.
A bug has been removed from the autorouter allowing it to make multiple passes using additional layers.
Options have been added to show/hide the File Bar, Menu Bar, Status Bar, and the Windows® Application Bar.
A Zoom Absolute function has been added. This will zoom such that the screen resolution is 1:1 of the attached pixel image.
5.0j - August 15, 2006
Program:
A bug has been removed that would cause a crash when encountering a component that contained no data elements. Theses components will now be deleted on input.
A bug has been removed from the Netlist In function when placing components from a graphic library.
Tooltip messages have been added to the file bar.
The text editor now has the ability to add and remove words from the lexicon.
The process of converting a data file from inches to metric has been streamlined.
Gerber output now supports metric data file format.
File navigation via the mouse buttons has been implemented.
