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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> 3591<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 03 Jan 2026 at 12:56pm<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pcblibraries.com/downloads" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><font color="#0066cc"><u>Version 26.01 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;">Calculators:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">DFN 3-Pin – when using the ‘mfr. recommended pattern’, the G and G1 dimension entries swap when the Calculate button is selected</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Rounded Rectangle corner radius was calculated using the original calculation and not the mfr. recommended pattern</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">CAPAE threw a Handled Exception error message if the Calculate button was selected with missing dimensions</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">FPX Library:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Library Editor will now stay open or closed in the same location as when the program closes</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Issue regarding keepout and non-plated hole keepout from FPX files created prior to V25.02</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">3D STEP:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Creating through-hole footprints in mil units – the lead extension was not working correctly</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">PLCC polarity dot was not created in the 44-pin version</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">CAD Tools:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Altium:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Added new Option for Ref Des justification</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Changed enabling and error listing for Altium eMechanical layers</li></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Cadence:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Allegro/OrCAD V25.1 script error for part description and ref des justification</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Issue with silkscreen pin 1 polarity dot not sizing correctly</li></ul></ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">&nbsp;Options:</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Drafting &gt; Silkscreen &gt; Set Margin wasn’t working of small chip footprints</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">The Design Option/FP Inclusions checkbox option for turning on/off the Solder Mask layer did not turn off the gang mask drafting shape</li><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">New Circle assembly polarity marker added</li><ul><li ="ms&#111;normal"="" style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Assembly polarity now includes options for a Dot, Circle, Chamfer &amp; None</li></ul></ul></ul><div><br></div></div>]]>
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