GerbView 10.12

News:
ZIP files can now be opened from command line.
ZIP and TGZ files can now be opened using drag and drop.
Solved Issues:
1524 Missing trace elements in DXF file from customer.
1518 Missing ODB++ layer named "drill_non-plated_bottom-top" in file from customer.
1517 Added support GPI37 aperture format.

News:
Added an option to create PNG files with transparent alpha channel (32-bit) instead of filled background (e.g., white) if true color is selected for output. This option is enabled by default.
Solved Issues:
1512 An Excellon file from customer was not detected as a valid drill file.
#### The transparent setting in the Save As Image dialog was not stored between sessions.

News:
If a Gerber layer doesn't have any apertures with hole definition, you will now be asked if the tool sizes should be created from the aperture size instead.
You can optionally convert tracks into Excellon slot commands. A new setting was added to enable or disable inclusion of tracks, and it can be found under Settings->Formats->Advanced.
Added a new setting for controlling the resolution (DPI) for the PDF created by saving the comparison result.
Added a new setting to allow Merge Mode to be remembered between sessions.
Information text showing the meaning of the different colors, are now added to the PDF when comparison is saved.
Solved Issues:
1509 One of the Gerber files in a ZIP archive could not be loaded.
1508 Converting two drill layers into a new DXF file caused the layers to be misaligned.
1507 Converting Gerber and Drill layers into a DXF file caused the drill layer to be displaced.
1505 Saving a comparison result of customers files had wrong colors for equal content.
#### Only BMP files up to 64K file size could be imported.
#### Query of Excellon slots will now highlight the whole element.

Changes:
Added an option to set maximum size of burn-in markup images. Any image larger than this limit will be scaled down.
Solved Issues:
1501 Added support for OrCAD aperture file format.
1500 Markup image burn-in was inverted.
1494 Excellon drill file was loaded as metric, but corresponding REP file (drill tool definitions) was loaded as inch.
1486 Rectangle apertures with height set to 0.0 were not displayed correctly.
Burn-in of rotated markup image was missing the rotation.
Alpha channel for 32-bit markup images were not handled correctly for burn-in.
Now uses flash commands instead of filled areas for Gerber markup image burn-in.

Major Update Downloads:
32-BIT 64-BIT
Main New Features:
Added support for ODB++ net information.
Added a dialog for highlighting a selected ODB++ net.
Added option to toggle component name for ODB++ component layers visibility.
General Changes:
Advanced format settings are now a separate property page.
Touch and application theme buttons added.
New workspace format version (10).
Markup Changes:
Added CTRL+D keyboard command to delete all existing markup elements (You will be asked to confirm).
Solved Issues:
1480 An unwanted extra line was displayed when a PDF file from customer was imported.
1479 An Excellon file from customer was identified as unknow format.
1477 Hovering the mouse over a layer in the layer list caused exception error if layer name was longer than 80 characters.
1472 An Excellon file from customer was identified as unknow format.
1470 GerbView did not properly display the workspace if it was running on a second monitor with higher resolution that the primary monitor.
1469 DXF files had wrong line end style. A new option was added for selecting default DXF line end style.
1465 ODB++ file from customer failed to open.
1457 Missing layer named "rout" in ODB++ file from customer.
1455 An extra line was visible in a HPGL file that should not have been there.
1453 A drill file was loaded as inch even if metric unit was selected.
1447 Gerber files from customer containing M25 (step/repeat) was not displayed correctly.
1446 VeriBest aperture file using METRIC setting was not supported.
1442 Excellon M98 (message) command was not handled correctly.
1438 Excellon G93 (set origin) command was not handled correctly.
Excellon M70 (flip axis) command was not supported.
An application error could occur if markup dimension line was used on a loaded ODB++ project.

News:
Added support /mx and /my parameters to use with the /c conversion parameter (/mx will mirror about x axis and /my will mirror about y axis).
Added support /r90, /r180 and /r270 rotation parameters to use with the /c conversion parameter. These parameters will rotate the output 90,180 or 270 degrees.
Added /q command line parameter. If this is used the splash startup image will not be displayed.
Compare layers will now also work for Excellon, HPGL and DXF.
Added an option to use the extent of all visible layers for Fit to Page print, instead of workspace extents.
Solved Issues:
1432 Gerber macro aperture was not displayed correctly.
1431 Compare of two power plane layers sometimes gave wrong results.
1430 Inspect and measure distance did not work if GerbView was running on a secondary/external monitor.
1428 TOPCAD aperture format was not supported.
1422 DXF file not displayed correctly due to to several polyline related issues.
1415 PDF file caused exception error during loading.
- Watermark and header were missing in Print Preview.

Новости:
Добавлена возможность удаления элементов, найденных на всех видимых слоях Gerber.
Добавлена опция включения/выключения "регулировки цвета" для Gerber.
Теперь можно выбрать серый тон от черного до белого для "неизмененных" элементов во время сравнения слоев. Это может облегчить просмотр изменений.
Добавлена опция в диалоге слоев DXF для управления тем, должен ли этот диалог отображаться каждый раз при загрузке DXF или нет.
Решены проблемы:
1420 DXF-файлы вызывали ошибку исключения при загрузке.
1419 Файлы DXF с одинаковой системой координат не выравнивались после загрузки нескольких файлов в один проект.
1418 Элементы LWPOLYLINE с выпуклостями (дугами) не всегда отображались правильно.
1414 Некоторые изображения неправильно переворачивались в импортированном PDF-файле.
1410 Поворот дисплея не влиял на некоторые макроапертуры.
1405 Файл сверла загружался с неправильными размерами инструментов.
1403 Файл сверла загружался некорректно из-за отсутствия поддержки команды M17.
1402 Файл сверла загружался неправильно.
1401 Прямоугольная апертура Eagle загружалась как квадратная.
1400 Добавлена поддержка формата апертуры WHL.
- Окно ссылок теперь обновляется после выравнивания слоев.
- При запуске все еще отображалась версия 8.
- При экспорте повернутого слоя он мог быть перевернут по сравнению с отображаемым.

1397 Gerber macro circle primitives in file from customer had wrong rotation.
1395 Excellon file from customer failed to load.

Solved Issues:
1368 Bezier curves were missing from imported PDF file.
1366 Excellon file from customer failed to load.
1365 Macro pads in Gerber files from customer had incorrect rotation.
1363 Step and repeat with mirroring in an Excellon file were not working correctly and the file had wrong units.
1362 Step and repeat with mirroring in Excellon files were not working correctly.
1348 Arcs were always converted to a polyline during RS-274X export causing files to be very large.

Solved Issues:
1349ODB++ file from customer failed to open.
1339Added support for Excellon type 2 format step and repeat commands (M25, M01, M02 and M08).
1338Slots in Excellon drill file had wrong size.
1336Loading of Excellon drill file from customer did never complete.
1330ODB++ ZIP file failed to open.
1325Excellon drill file was loaded with incorrect tool sizes.
 Zoom to extents did not show correct area after a layer alignment or move.
 Profiles found in ODB++ files are now loaded as a separate layer.
 Component layers are now loaded from ODB ZIP files too.
 Layers are no longer added to the recently used file list if they are loaded from a ZIP file.