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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> 2998<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 19 Oct 2021 at 4:09pm<br /><br /><p style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.pcblibraries.com/downloads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><font color="#0066cc"><u>2021.18 was just released</u></font></a>!!</p><p style="margin-right: 0px;" dir="ltr"><img src="https://www.pcblibraries.com/Forum/uploads/1/PCBLDVDDownloadNow2021.png" height="275" width="204" border="0" /></p><div>&nbsp;</div><div dir="ltr"><u><strong>Updates &amp; Bugs Fixed:</strong></u></div><ul dir="ltr"><li>CAD Tool Translators:</li><ul><li>Fixed an issue with multiple CAD tools. When the Build Library path was too long the program created an alternate folder</li><li>Fixed an issue with KiCad not getting Assembly Outlines on Non-Plated holes</li><li>Fixed an issue with Saving My Settings causing an Unhandled Exception Error</li></ul><li>Options:</li><ul><li>Added a new Rounded Rectangle feature for through-hole square pads in V2021.17 that caused regression for all SMD and PTH rounded rectangle pads</li><li>Changing the 'Density level (suffix)' Option, the “Courtyard to Body Excess” and “Courtyard to Pad Excess” didn't update</li></ul><li>FP Designer:</li><ul><li>Added Cole switches to the ManufactureList.txt</li><li>Fixed a Silkscreen on Pad bug in V2021.17 that caused regression for all FP Designer footprint silkscreen outlines</li></ul><li>Calculators:</li><ul><li>The master options value for Paste Mask is for Annular Ring and it was set to oversize instead</li><li>QFP w/Thermal Add Fiducials changed the thermal pad pin number</li><li>Axial Lead family – the silkscreen did not trim properly when the pads were a close pitch</li><li>Chip component family – the body width dimension was missing the leading zero when using the IPC-7351B naming convention</li><li>BGA Courtyard was 90 degrees out of rotation when opening a rectangle BGA<br></li></ul></ul>]]>
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