GerbView 4 Revision History
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- Version 4.3
Released 11/21/2000
Bugfix 121: Added support for Regular Polygon aperture shapes.
Bugfix 121: Now saves whole file to raster when saving 100% using original size.
In previous versions pads sometimes was clipped in the exported raster file.
Bugfix 119: Some pads was drawn with round aperture even if the current aperture was square.
Bugfix 117: Trouble with some files using incremental format fixed.
Fix: Now longer uses the AcomImg.dll. All problems with this component are therefore fixed.
The AcomImg.dll often caused errors during installation, especially on Windows NT/2000.
HPGL Fix: Shading now implemented (HPGL FT command).
HPGL Fix: Many minor issues.
New: Added support for PDF (raster only) format.
- Version 4.27
Released 06/18/2000
Bugfix 116: Gerber files with embedded apertures defined in mm not handled correctly.
Bugfix: Arcs not always correct in some Gerber files.
New: Added info icon on toolbar.
New: Added function for panning around while pressing the left mouse button.
- Version 4.26
Released 04/26/2000
Bugfix 100: Some Gerber files could not be loaded.
Bugfix 115: Text in Workspace settings always said "inch".
Bugfix: Program sometimes crashed when running on NT 4.0.
Bugfix: Minor HPGL fixes.
- Version 4.23
Released 02/05/2000
Bugfix: Some types of macro apertures failed.
Bugfix: Several minor hpgl bugfixes.
Bugfix: A few Gerber files was not recognized by the program.
- Version 4.21
Released 10/15/1999
HPGL bugfix : A bug in the display module caused some lines to disappear on some files.
- Version 4.2 Build 162
Released 10/11/1999
Added support for VeriBest aperture map format.
HPGL bugfix : Misplaced text.
HPGL optimize: Faster redraw and printing. Also smaller spooling files.
- Version 4.2 Build 160
Released 9/23/1999
Fixes:
Black excellon files on black background didn't show anything. Fixed.
More problems with arcs fixed (eg. arcs couldn't be part of a filled area).
Minor HPGL fixes.
OVAL styled pads was not supported properly.
- Version 4.2 Build 155
Released 9/04/1999
Fixes:
Some arcs was shown incorrectly.
Query of arcs didn't work.
Incremental Excellon files was not shown correctly.
Spelling issues.
RS274X macro apertures was shown wrong or not shown at all.
- Version 4.2 Build 150
Released 8/7/1999
Fixed problem with opening files from Explorer containing spaces.
HPGL bug fixes and optimizing.
Now uses coordinate precision also for measuring.
Now longer uses Rebar control. Not dependent of IE4.x anymore.
If gerber file was drawn with black color and the background color
was black, nothing was shown. Fixed.
- Version 4.2 Build 148
Released 7/18/1999
Fixed more problems with detection of some Gerber files.
Added work grid, useful when files are moved/placed within Workspace.
New "other" page in Tools->Setup for setup of work grid.
It also now possible to associate Gerbview with different extensions,
You can select which extensions to use from the Tool->Option->Other page.
"Print Centered" option was not working properly in all cases, fixed.
Filled areas in RS274-X was not working, fixed.
- Version 4.2 Build 145
Released 7/01/1999
Fixed problem with detection of some Gerber files.
Several minor HPGL bug fixes.
Added PNG file format. PNG files can now be part of workspace, and
it is possible to save to PNG format.
Fixed problem with opening of Gerber and Hpgl files directly from Explorer.
To use this feature you have use the "Open With..." dialog box
and associate eg. PLT to Gerbview.
New option "Always Resize Workspace if loaded File have bigger extents".
- Version 4.2 Build 142
Released 6/01/1999
Added Save As Raster feature. Makes it possible to save any loaded file or the
whole workspace as a raster file.
New AComImg fixes problem with some JPEG files.
From this version samples files is also included.
- Version 4.2 Build 139
Released 5/26/1999
If a linked file is not found in the directory it was last loaded from, the
program will now try to find it in the same directory as the Workspace file.
If a file with extents larger than the workspace is loaded, the program
will ask if the workspace should be resized.
Print scaling implemented, useful if you want to print a large workspace (eg A0)
on a printer with smaller paper size (eg A4).
Minor GUI changes.
- Version 4.1 Build 134
Released 4/8/1999
Bug fix: Registered version did show "Evaluation Message Box" when loading files.
- Version 4.1 Build 133
Released 4/7/1999
Will now expire 30 days after installation.
- Version 4.1 Build 130
Released 4/6/1999
HPGL Bug fixes.
New expiry date June 1. 1999.
- Version 4.1 Build 127
Released 2/24/1999
Minor Bug fixes.
- Version 4.1 Build 126
Released 2/23/1999
Added floating information window (query).
Added Polygon support for HPGL/2 files.
Minor Bug fixes.
New expiry date April 1. 1999.
- Version 4.0 Build 125
Released 1/11/1999
Fixed more problems with some RS274X files. Minor bug fixes.
New expiry date Mars 1. 1999.
- Version 4.0 Build 123
Released 1/5/1999
Fixed problems with some RS274X files. Minor bug fixes.
Added Aperture usage report.
- Version 4.0 Build 121
Released 12/31/1998
Added mirror option to Gerber files. Added "recently added files" button to
Toolbar. Further improvements on HPGL/2 loading, less memory required to load files.
Added query of HPGL/2 files. You can now query for information about lines,arc,circles etc..
- Version 4.0 Build 120
Released 12/19/1998
Added Aperture highlight. Move file now works.
Faster loading of HPGL/2 files.
- Version 4.0 Build 119
Released 12/13/1998
Added JPEG and HPGL/2 file formats. Several bug fixes.
- Version 4.0 Build 118
Released 12/5/1998
Drag and drop now works correctly. Minor bug fixes.
- Version 4.0 Build 117
Released 11/29/1998
Support for BMP files added.
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