Fixes & Enhancements:

• 3D STEP:
• Update Polarized Chip Capacitor
• KiCad - terminal outlines are not registering correctly on the pads
• FP Designer:
• Adding a Paste Mask Layer to a through-hole pad stack for Pin-in-Paste added it twice in the Pad Stack Manager
• BGA automatic alphanumeric pin numbers start repeating at 'BA' after 'BY'
• When Drafting > Silkscreen > Allow Expanded Outline was turned off, the Save to FPX would not turn on
• Remove the word Flat from the SON and PSON in Specifications > Description Category list
• Library Editor:
• Right Mouse > Add New Rows > 2. If you change the number of rows from 2 to 1 the program added 2 
• Utilities > Find Duplicate Part Numbers was displaying one less found item than reality
• Remove the word Flat from the SON and PSON Physical Description in the FPX file 
• Options:
• Pad stack name was adding redundant Mask pads shape identifier (C, R, etc.) if it is the same as the top pad shape
• SMD Pad Stack Rules > Thermal Tabs
• Added Thermal Tab Minimum Pattern to Pad Edge
• Added ability to corner radius thermal pad paste mask apertures
• The SOIC/SOP component family zero orientation was not communicating to the Calculator
• Components > Surface Mount > DPAK > Thermal Tab Paste Mask Shape > 'Pattern' is the new default
• Calculators:
• Added reconciliation for 2 pin parts with dissimilar terminal sizes and tolerances (keeps calculation the same when pin locations are reversed)
• Surface Mount > DPAK > Paste Mask – 'Simple' now follows the Paste Mask Reduction % set in Options

Fixes & Enhancements:

• General:
• Resolved Microsoft Windows update-related compatibility issues for PCB Libraries, Inc. Cloud (Subscription) License for both full Footprint Expert and free Calculator
• Options:
• Updated IPC-7351B and IPC-7352 pad stack naming conventions to include SMD pad stacks with no paste mask and modifiers when the pad stack has a different shape than the top pad
• Add a new Design feature for the Footprint Name Suffix when the Mfr. Recommended Pattern is used
• Added a new pad stack naming convention ODA (Optimum Design Associates)
• Calculators:
• DFN - missing assembly outline
• SOT component family - Added options for SOT323, SOT346, SOT353, SOT363, SOT416 & SOT753 
• 2-Pin discrete components - Added a new 'Bar' assembly polarity marker
• Mounting Holes - updated a graphic image in the mfr. recommended footprint panel
• Drafting Symbols - when selecting drafting symbols, the 'Half Round' option disabled the Fill Option
• CAD tool Interfaces:
• Cadence - Allegro 23.1 using mil units did not import the silkscreen and assembly ref des
• eCADSTAR - didn't work correctly
• Altium - changed the UI text for Ref Des Justification from 'Default' to 'Left'

Fixes & Enhancements:

• Calculators:
• DFN 3-Pin – when using the ‘mfr. recommended pattern’, the G and G1 dimension entries swap when the Calculate button is selected
• Rounded Rectangle corner radius was calculated using the original calculation and not the mfr. recommended pattern
• CAPAE threw a Handled Exception error message if the Calculate button was selected with missing dimensions
• FPX Library:
• The Library Editor will now stay open or closed in the same location as when the program closes
• Issue regarding keepout and non-plated hole keepout from FPX files created prior to V25.02
• 3D STEP:
• Creating through-hole footprints in mil units – the lead extension was not working correctly
• PLCC polarity dot was not created in the 44-pin version
• CAD Tools:
• Altium:
• Added new Option for Ref Des justification
• Changed enabling and error listing for Altium eMechanical layers
• Cadence:
• Allegro/OrCAD V25.1 script error for part description and ref des justification
• Issue with silkscreen pin 1 polarity dot not sizing correctly
•  Options:
• Drafting > Silkscreen > Set Margin wasn’t working of small chip footprints
• The Design Option/FP Inclusions checkbox option for turning on/off the Solder Mask layer did not turn off the gang mask drafting shape
• New Circle assembly polarity marker added
• Assembly polarity now includes options for a Dot, Circle, Chamfer & None

Fixes & Enhancements:

• FP Designer:
• The .CSV file import - when the wrong column name was selected, the program stopped working
• CAD Tools:
• Altium: 
• Updated Keepouts from a donut shape to filled shape
• In some cases, the FP Designer customized thermal pad solder mask was not translating
• 3D STEP:
• The 2, 3 and 4 pin DFN 3D STEP model creation was disabled
• Utilities:
• Update BOM From Library feature was improved
• Calculators:
• Added ability to rename all polarized component pin names with any ASCII character
• Using Mfr. Recommended Pattern was unchecking the box when opening a footprint in the viewer
• Library Editor:
• When merging 2 FPX files, if one part number was a duplicate, nothing was merged
• Drafting Symbol/Shape/Keepout toolbar icons were updated
• Drafting Shapes:
• Updated Symbols/Shapes minimum line width from 0.05 to 0.01 
• Updated Drafting Symbols/Shapes properties dialog UI
• Updated the Help > User Guide

Fixes & Enhancements:

• Calculators:
• New - Added Through-hole 'Minimum Pad to Pad Clearance' option and violation warning
• Synchronized the local 'SMD Pad Stack Rules' roundoff values to match the master Option Design roundoff settings 
• TO220 Vertical - Pin renaming restored and the ability to assign alphanumeric pin names
• Library Editor:
• Find/Replace Feature: fixed an issue with searching and replacing text strings with spaces
• Drafting Symbols:
• Fixed an issue with editing existing polarity symbol line widths
• Options:
• Design Pad Size and Pad Place round offs added to Calculator Rules
• Drafting > Assembly - added a new option for pin 1 Polarity Dot
• The default Assembly Polarity marker is chamfer
• Edit your master Option file to use this new feature
• There are min/max settings to automate scaling the dot diameter for small and large packages
• FP Designer:
• Set the Silkscreen and Assembly Ref Des label orientation to be Right Reading regardless of the footprint rotation
• Selection for pins, shapes, lines, and ref des labels is simplified so the View Properties context menu doesn't need to be closed and reopened every time a new selection is made
• Corrected pad stack names for PTH Thermal Relief and unique pad stacks
• CAD Tool Interfaces:
• Xpedition:
• Added the new default text font 'vf_std' while keeping the original text font 'VeriBest Gerber 0' as an option
• Write line for translator syntax changed from 'PASTE_MASK' to 'SOLDER_PASTE'
• Cadence - improved translations for PLACE_BOUND_TOP & DISPLAY_TOP
• 3D STEP Models:
• DFNs - Polarity color removed in Options. There are no 3D STEP model polarity marking for DFNs
• User Guide:
• Updated with the latest features

Fixes & Enhancements:

• 4K Monitors
• Mouse Wheel scrolling resized the program in certain scenarios
• Library Editor:
• Selecting one object after another no longer requires to close an open dialog box
• Improved the Highlight cell feature when searching for duplicate part numbers
• Calculators:
• Round keep outs not saving to fpx library or translating correctly
• PLCC – changed the default pad shape to Oblong due to colliding corner pins
• SOT143 – removed the pin quantity from the Footprint Name 
• BGA – the Footprint Naming Convention for IPC-7351B added a Ball Diameter Suffix
• Mounting Holes:
• Vias in mounting hole causing problems with count in both Min/Max and Nominal calculation modes
• Opening parts from FPX library not opening correctly
• Non-Plated Mounting Target Origin size was not syncing with Options
• Through-hole Footprint Naming Convention used the 'Nominal' lead diameter. Changed to 'Maximum'
• Footprint naming for parts with hidden or removed pins get a hyphen instead of an underscore
• Certain Thermal Tab sizes patterns allowing the pattern to overlap the pad
• Thermal Tab name for pad stack and pad not receiving the pattern name string
• Pad Stacks:
• Thermal pad 'Pad Stack' name was missing the p4x value
• 3D STEP:
• SON – The Polarity Dot color did not adhere to the assigned color
• CAD Tool Interfaces:
• Xpedition:
• Update text font to vf_std
• Altium:
• Changed UI text from 'Enable All Layers' to 'Enable Only Used Layers'
• KiCad:
• Manually inserted keepout was not translating properly

Fixes & Enhancements:

• Calculators:
• MELF - updated the silkscreen outline
• 2-Pin Side Concave - updated the silkscreen outline
• Mounting Holes - not opening in 'Nominal Calculation Mode'
• PTH Right Angle Headers - silkscreen not trimming around pads
• Surface Mount - Adjusted the origin marker to scale down for Chips smaller than 0402
• Options:
• Terminals - Changed the Gullwing, SO and QFP Pitch Ranges for Least, Nominal and Most
• Old - Pitch > 0.625, <= 0.80, New - Pitch > 0.65, <= 0.80
• Old - Pitch > 0.50, <= 0.625, New - Pitch > 0.50, <= 0.65
• CAD Tool Interfaces:
• Expedition - through-hole tolerance not adjusting to FPE design units
• All - improved the ability to manually type or copy/paste directory paths
• Library Editor:
• Updated and improved the 'Search' feature 
• Updated toolbar icons for:
• Clear Markers
• List by Category
• View Selected Part
• Updated the Datasheet column to only open to a fixed width, but users can open it full
• Fixed typo for right mouse button 'Selected Datasheet'
• Fixed 'Footprint Date' for regional settings

Fixes & Enhancements:

• Download Libraries here - www.pcblibraries.com/downloads
• 100% update on the 'Connectors' library
• Added 1,000 additional connectors 
• User Interface
• Drafting Symbols:
• Round-To added to the symbol and keep out properties
• Placement increment values are reduced for closer zoom and increased at further zoom levels 
• Only filled shapes are allowed for mask layers
• Symbol property line widths adjust according to the selected layer
• Symbol square and rectangle outline shapes not translating to any CAD tool
• Options:
• FPX Library File - Added ability to copy/paste FPX file paths
• CAD Tool Interfaces:
• PADS Layout - Drill orientation exceeding limits
• DipTrace - Added PADS p/d outputs to DipTrace translator output
• Cadence:
• OrCAD PCB translator was rejecting non-plated holes with annular pads
• Allegro/OrCAD slotted holes rotated in 180 and 270 degrees
• Pantheon - millimeters, micrometers, mils, and inch unit definitions
• Library Editor:
• Added new 'Services' dropdown menu
• Import FPX feature now prompts to Overwrite the row with a matching Part Number
• Fixed an issue with Region and Language formatting
• FP Designer:
• Import Pins via CSV not working with certain file formats
• Updated the Physical Description list
• Moving pad stacks can now be relocated by window selecting multiple pins
• Calculators:
• CAPAE and SMD Crystal - only 2 of 3 dimensions necessary now throws a warning when 3 optional dimensions are inserted