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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> 3473<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 03 Mar 2025 at 4:36pm<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pcblibraries.com/downloads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><font color="#0066cc"><u>Version 25.04 was just released</u></font></a>!!<p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px;"><img src="https://www.pcblibraries.com/Forum/uploads/1/PCBLDVDDownloadNow25.png" height="275" width="204" border="0" /></p><div><p ="ms&#111;normal"=""><b><u>Fixes &amp; Enhancements:</u></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle"> <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;       tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">User     Interface:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle">  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Middle      Mouse Scrolling over combo boxes no longer changes the values<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;       tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">CAD     Tools:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle">  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Allegro/OrCAD      24.1 - translator script for 3D STEP model placement adjusted for version      24.1.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;       tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">3D     STEP:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle">  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Fixed      model for Side Concave Package concave terminal orientation off by 180'      for parts with vertical orientation<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ul> <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;       tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">FP     Designer: <o:p></o:p></span></b></li></ul><p ="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:  0in;margin-left:1.0in;mso-add-space:auto;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;  tab-stops:list 1.0in"><!--if !supLists--><span style="font-size:10.0pt;  mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;;  mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Courier New&quot;">o<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-size-adjust: n&#111;ne; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-variati&#111;n-settings: normal; font-variant-: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!----><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Updated automatic alphanumeric pinnumbering<o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle"> <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;       tab-stops:list .5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Options:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p></o:p></span></li> <ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle">  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Updated      the IPC-7352 Naming Convention:<o:p></o:p></span></li>  <ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle">   <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;         tab-stops:list 1.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Added       Lead Length to the end of 7352&nbsp;<i>Chips (L = terminal length)</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>   <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;         tab-stops:list 1.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Added       Lead Diameter for BGA and CGA <i>(D43 = terminal diameter</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>   <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;         tab-stops:list 1.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Added       Lead Range to the end of 7352&nbsp;<i>QFP, SOD, SOP, SOT’s 23, 143, 223       (L = Length X Width)</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>   <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level3 lfo1;         tab-stops:list 1.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Moved       Thermal Tab Name to end of 7352&nbsp;<i>QFP, SOP (T + length + width)</i><o:p></o:p></span></li>  </ul> </ul></ul><p ="ms&#111;normal"=""></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle"> <ul style="margin-top:0in" ="circle">  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Updated      Design Units for pad stack size and place to allow 0.10 increments&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></li>  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Updated      3D STEP color feature from not saving the changed colors<o:p></o:p></span></li>  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">GUI      for Drafting/Silkscreen Map Outline to Options redesigned to provide      selection selections for "None, Minimum, Nominal, Maximum and      Margin"<o:p></o:p></span></li>  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Drafting/Silkscreen      Options for "Add Outline to Footprint"&nbsp;removed and      replaced by "None"&nbsp;mapping option.<o:p></o:p></span></li>  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;        tab-stops:list 1.0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Drafting/Silkscreen      Options for "Add Margin to Footprint"&nbsp;removed and replaced      by "Margin"&nbsp;mapping option.<o:p></o:p></span></li>  <li ="Ms&#111;normal" style="margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2; 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