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   <title><![CDATA[Version History : Footprint Expert 26.06 Released!!]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=1">Nick B</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Footprint Expert 26.06 Released!!<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 10 Jun 2026 at 10:43pm<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pcblibraries.com/downloads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><font color="#0066cc"><u>Version 26.06 was just released</u></font></a>!!<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"><img src="https://www.pcblibraries.com/Forum/uploads/1/PCBLDVDDownloadNow26.png" height="275" width="204" border="0" /></p><div><p ="ms&#111;normal"=""><b><u>Fixes &amp; Enhancements:</u></b></p><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Library Editor:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Problem with batch building a library containing both PADS-To-CAD unique parts and FPE parts mixing up footprint names</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Documents:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">New PCB Footprint Guide - placed in your installation folder /Documents</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">To quick access the Guideline select - Help &gt; Important Documents &gt; Footprint Expert Guideline</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Note: these three PDF files come in the current installer; you can delete all others as they are deprecated, updated and/or consolidated into the Guideline:</li><ol><li>Footprint Expert Guideline 1.41.pdf</li><li>PCB Design Perfection Starts in the CAD Library.pdf</li><li>PCBL Footprint Comparison.pdf</li></ol></ul></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Options:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Drafting:&nbsp;</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Courtyard - 'Apply Excess to Body/Pads' changed from Yes/No dropdowns to checkboxes</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Origin - 'Target Diameter' has no effect and was removed (diameter size is automatically derived from crosshair line length)</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Updated the ODA Pad Stack Naming Convention - changed the solder mask default oversize excess from 0.10 to 0.20 mm</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">3D STEP:&nbsp;</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Fixed 3D model offset problems in TH Headers</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">FP Designer:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Enabled Pad Stack Manager Pad Stack update button for use anytime to update pad stack name</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Updated the Zero Filter pin names when using Reorder Pins feature</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Updated the pad stack properties. The rotation cell value had unnecessary trailing zeros.</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Calculators:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Corner Concave Oscillator - Courtyard was ignoring Silkscreen when it was wrapped around pins</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Nominal Calculation Mode - SOP/QFP Pitch &gt; 0.50, &lt;= 0.65 was assigned to Pitch &gt; 0.65, &lt;= 0.80</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Added a new Chip Polarized Inductor component family&nbsp;</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Polarity dot location can be too close to body outline when placed to the side of pin one on some parts&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Now moved to end of pad if this condition occurs</li></ul></ul></ul><div><br></div></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Product Suggestions : Recommendations for Standardizing PAD Naming Conve]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=5510">pzt648485640</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Recommendations for Standardizing PAD Naming Conve<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 09 Jun 2026 at 6:30pm<br /><br />In Allegro, pad naming should follow the principle of assigning the larger value to the X-axis and the smaller value to the Y-axis.<div><br></div><div><div>example：</div><div>r20_40 and r40_20 refer to the same pad.</div><div><br></div><div>It is recommended to create the pad using the r40_20 orientation.</div><div>This effectively reduces the number of potentially duplicate pad sizes.</div></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Features &amp; Training : Compact Silkscreen for Miniature Components]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=1">Nick B</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Compact Silkscreen for Miniature Components<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 03 Jun 2026 at 10:45am<br /><br />The Footprint Expert lets you easily modify the silkscreen for miniature components.<div><ol><li>You can turn off the wraparound silkscreen in 'Tools &gt; Options &gt; Drafting &gt; Silkscreen'<br><img src="uploads/1/Silkscreen&#102;orminiature2.png" height="464" width="737" border="0" /></li><li>If you need a silkscreen outline you can add Drafting Lines<br><img src="uploads/1/Silkscreen&#102;orminiature3.png" height="93" width="177" border="0" /></li><li>You set the line shape, width, size, coordinates; put in one line and select 'New' and change the 'Y' to a negative value and Done - add to FPX.<br><img src="uploads/1/Silkscreen&#102;orminiature4.png" height="259" width="359" border="0" /><br><img src="uploads/1/Silkscreen&#102;orminiature5.png" height="180" width="346" border="0" /></li></ol><div><br></div></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Questions &amp; Answers : PCB Expert Feature Missing?]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=18524">Alex Quilty</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> PCB Expert Feature Missing?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 26 May 2026 at 1:18pm<br /><br />Hey Tom, I have one more question. I have some sample FPX Library files from some time ago, and I am able to see them in Footprint Expert 26 but I cannot select them for view like I use to be able to do. All the options to view, search, filter etc. are all greyed out. Any ideas why it is greyed out?]]>
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   <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=18524">Alex Quilty</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> PCB Expert Feature Missing?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 May 2026 at 11:46am<br /><br />Ah! I figured it out.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>I didn't realize that I needed to activate it with the code on the download page..&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Sorry Tom, and thank you for your time and help!</div><div><br></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=3">Tom H</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> PCB Expert Feature Missing?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 May 2026 at 11:30am<br /><br /><div>Are you sure you got this?&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><img src="uploads/3/Calculator.png" height="31" width="210" border="0" /><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>We don't show that you are using this licensed product.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>We tested that all features are working as intended.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=18524">Alex Quilty</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> PCB Expert Feature Missing?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 May 2026 at 11:24am<br /><br />Yes I installed the latest version this morning.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>So when I click "Demo" on say the Chip land pattern in Surface Mount, I use to be able to change just the dimensions of the Chip calculator and now they are greyed out and do not allow change.<br><br>Unless I am installing the wrong edition?<br><a href="https://www.pcblibraries.com/Downloads/FPX" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.pcblibraries.com/Downloads/FPX</a>!Footprint_Expert_26-05_Calculator.asp</div><div><br></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 11:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=3">Tom H</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> PCB Expert Feature Missing?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 May 2026 at 10:58am<br /><br />Are you using the free V26.05 Footprint Expert Calculator?&nbsp;<div><br></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=18524">Alex Quilty</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> PCB Expert Feature Missing?<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 May 2026 at 10:38am<br /><br />In the past I was able to click Demo for a particular pattern and adjust all of the dimensions to see the result but not change density or other options (due to no license, ie free use).&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>I can no longer do this though. Was this intended?&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Is it possible for those of us using the free features of the software to get this feature back?</div><div><br></div>]]>
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   <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Features &amp; Training : PCB Pad &amp; Footprint Orientation]]></title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.PCBLibraries.com/forum/member_profile.asp?PF=3">Tom H</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> PCB Pad &amp; Footprint Orientation<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 22 May 2026 at 8:59am<br /><br />Here's the IPC-7352 correction on Zero Component Orientation.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div><img src="uploads/3/7352_-_Zero_Comp&#111;nent_Orientati&#111;n.png" height="289" width="1000" border="0" /><br></div><div>&nbsp;</div>]]>
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