Public Release Notes
Created: May 05, 2016 | Updated: April 11, 2017
| Applies to version: 16.1
Now reading version 16.1. For the latest, read: Public Release Notes for version 25
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The following sections list the release notes for publically released versions of Altium Designer 16.1
Version 16.1.12
Build: 290 Date: 18 August 2016
| 12431 | Draftsman - Fixed bug where access violation happens in particular cases when placing a layer Stack legend for Rigid-Flex PCB. |
| 13365 | Draftsman - Fixed bug where access violation has occurred when trying to create Draftsman document from the Default Fabrication Drawing template with Rigid-Flex on PCB. |
| 12409 | Draftsman - Fixed bug where new document's "Modified Status" remains unchanged after placing any objects (BC:6781). |
| 12325 | Draftsman - Fixed bug where only the pad that is inside the custom pad generates Solder Mask/Paste Mask. |
| 12583 | Draftsman - Fixed bug where PCB was not shown in board assembly front view. |
| 12320 | Draftsman - Fixed bug where solder mask expansion is absent for Vias on Fab view (BC:6697). |
| 12303 | Draftsman - Fixed crash on complex 3D designs while placing assembly view. |
| 12118 | Draftsman - Fixed massive memory leak during switching between Draftsman and PC (BC:6633). |
| 10295 | Fixed - All Suppliers now connect correctly when there is a proxy server in use. |
| 13364 | Fixed - bug where board fabrication view goes black after Update from PCB. |
| 12888 | Fixed - bug where special string in quotes are not interpreted in output for a particular designs. |
| 13326 | Fixed - regression bug where some tracks disappeared after routing (BC:6843). |
| 12760 | Importers - Fixed bug in Allegro Importer where pads of rotated components have pad-shaped regions added. |
| 12959 | Importers - Fixed bug in allegro importer, where PCB boarders are defined incorrectly. |
| 13181 | Importers - Fixed bug in xDx Designer Importer where pins are missing after the library import. |
| 12703 | Importers - Fixed bug where pads of bottom components appear on top layer after the import from Eagle file in 16.1.8. |
| 13024 | Restored - column Average Length for Diff. pair in PCB panel. |
Version 16.1.11
Build: 255 Date: 20 July 2016
| 11409 | Added support for the SOLIDWORKS 2016 parasolid file format. |
| 12701 | Fixed a critical issue in the PCB Editor where arcs were being multiplied during interactive routing, or track modification (BC:6843). |
| 12625 | Fixed an issue in the PCB Editor where the 3D Lock option was not being taken into account properly for rigid flex designs. |
| 12708 | Fixed an issue of duplicated leasing of on-demand licenses, which was otherwise possible when the software startup time took more than 20 seconds. |
| 12525 | Fixed an issue where 3D Body Height Rule checking was not considering the real height of a STEP model. |
| 12628 | Fixed an issue where pads of components - with Alternate Parts in a defined Variant - were being incorrectly displayed in Draft mode on the generated assembly drawing. |
| 12522 | Fixed an issue where special strings in footprints were not being correctly displayed as converted, after generating a footprint comparison report. |
| 11988 | Fixed an issue where special symbols - in the User Name or PC Name - were causing a constant exception during PCB Collaboration (after connecting to an Altium Vault and opening a PCB file). |
| 12513 | Fixed an issue with the incorrect rotation of the QFN and PQFN STEP models in the IPC Wizard (BC:6692). |
Version 16.1.10
Build: 233 Date: 21 June 2016
| 12353 | Fixed an error that occurs if using non-american regional settings for unit aware parameters in cmplib editor. |
| 12306 | Resolved an issue that prevented to add Mechanical Layers 17-32 to All Plots in ODB++ Setup (BC: 6573). |
| 12230 | Fixed bug with inability to create a new project when using network path. |
| 12385 | Restored work of Mouser server for Supplier Search (it requires authorization from now) (BC:6734). |
| 12475 | Fixed minor UI issues in the Library panel. |
| 12104 | Draftsman - Fixed bug where PDF by Draftsman was faulty (BC:6606). |
| 12363 | Draftsman - Added ability to save circles in sheet templates. |
| 12362 | Draftsman - Fixed bug where documents options are not saved in Document Template (BC:6745). |
| 12303 | Draftsman - Fixed crash on complex 3D designs while placing assembly view. |
| 12339 | Draftsman - Resolved an issue where component marked as not fitted was presented on Sectional view. |
Version 16.1.9
Build: 221 Date: 3 June 2016
| 12175 | Draftsman - Fixed issue when objects outside board were not shown for the Fabrication view. |
| 12115 | Draftsman - Improved Dimension feature for Fabrication view (including snapping to hole centers). |
| 12223 | Fixed an issue when footprint name was missed during importing Orcad files (BC:6656). |
| 12141 | Fixed bug in which "Project show difference" stops working for ECO Netlist to PCB (BC:6637). |
| 12078 | Fixed bug in which Teardrops disappear when using Analyze Net, if trace does not terminates in the center of a via or pad. |
| 12079 | Fixed bug that occurred when multiple special strings in one line were not recognized. |
| 12067 | Improved display for regular measurements - lines with results are now shows, similar to 3D measurements. |
Version 16.1.8
Build: 203 Date: 16 May 2016
| 11935 | Fixed a bug in which polygon pours with the same-net clearances had violations with the via. |
| 12049 | Draftsman - Added support letter for Drill Symbols representation. |
| 11938 | Draftsman - Added support Mechanical Layers as geometry source in Assembly Drawings. |
| 11945 | Fixed crash while generation IDF output via PCB Release (caused by the new file added to the project). |
| 11968 | Fixed error while loading PCB files that contain more than 64kb per section (in rare cases caused by a large number of xSignals). |
| 11918 | Fixed issue when both alternative parts was presented in Assembly Drawing. Now Assembly Drawing contains only one part from current variant if component has alternatives for different variants. |
| 11980 | Fixed issue when was not possible to drag track ends on Mechanical layers (BC:6531). |
| 12048 | Fixed issue when was not possible to place Assembly view if PCB has components with empty Designator (Draftsman). |
| 11981 | Fixed issue with random crashes of Altium Designer during updating (Extension Manager crash). |
| 11942 | Fixed regression issue with parameter list performance, when defining 'Visibility on Add' property for the Vault folder. |
| 11951 | Restored the order of print for layers and not-fitted graphics as in Altium Designer 16.0.6. |
Version 16.1.7
Build: 188 Date: 2 May 2016
| 11325 | Vault Component Template, specified in the Folder properties, is no longer erased after new revision of the template is created. |
| 3387 | Document parameters are now support in the BOM template, when the source document is an ActiveBOM. |
| 9818 | Placed schematic component parameter settings are now preserved when the Vault component is updated to the latest revision. |
| 9819 | Update to latest version does not cause solution ranks reset for the component in ActiveBOM. |
| 10295 | All Suppliers now connect correctly when there is a proxy server in use. |
| 11359 | Multi-line text string properties are now correctly retained when a footprint is released to the Vault. |
| 11556 | Even though component release failed, under certain conditions the CmpLib would close. This no longer occurs, the CmpLib now remains open until all components have been successfully released. |
| 11685 | Vault Explorer - Fixed floating bug with model preview download when using https connection. |
| 11849 | Fixed bug in Vault Explorer, which limited a maximum of 100 templates being displayed in the properties dialog. |
| 11135 | Connection to the Private License Server is now being restored automatically. |
| 7317 | Altium Designer would occasionally generate an assertion failure during PCB import using the Mentor Expedition Importer, this no longer occurs. |
| 8922 | ODB++ viewers can return a "No token" failure if the PCB component has an empty name field, this situation is now detected and resolved during ODB++ generation. |
| 9423 | A footprint comparison performed through an OutJob now correctly detects hole size differences. |
| 9603 | Fixed an issue where alternative parts were missing in the Pick & Place file in a multichannel design. This fix requires that the Variant Management dialog be opened and closed, to re-validate the variant data. (BC:5791) |
| 6343 | Single Pin Nets report now correctly generates a report for the entire project, rather than the current sheet. Note that this report detects named single pin nets. |
| 8917 | If a dimension is in a union with a component, the dimension now retains its association with that component when the component is moved. |
| 8918 | Arc radius inside of the differential pair is now changed as expected during dragging. |
| 8921 | Show Pad Numbers option in the Printout Properties dialog now functions correctly. |
| 8926 | Resolved an issue when in mirrored Design View copper was displayed in draft mode and no holes were visible. |
| 8927 | The tracks and arcs in a hatched polygon are no longer checked against the routing width design rule. |
| 8928 | Fixed a regression issue where the generated PDF was doubled in size compared to earlier versions of Altium Designer. |
| 8930 | Improved PADS import for components with multiple footprints of the same part type. |
| 8932 | Resolved an issue where designators were hidden after importing an Orcad .max file. |
| 8935 | Resolved an issue where there was a delay when moving an Embedded Board Array. |
| 8939 | Resolved an issue where DXF export of the drill drawing layer would use circles instead of the specified drill symbols. |
| 8940 | Resolved an issue where the Gerber Output would include a zero value D Code for certain values of a round pad with the Paste Mask Expansion equal to minus one half of the pad size. |
| 8946 | Design View are now correctly displayed if placed on a mechanical layer, and that layer has the Linked to Sheet option enabled. |
| 8947 | Right-clicking over overlapping PCB polygons, with the Display popup selection dialog option enabled, now behaves correctly. |
| 8949 | Components which have pads outside the workspace limits no longer cause the software to hang, displaying "Analyzing Nets". |
| 8951 | The Edit xSignal Class dialog now supports resizing. (BC:5368) |
| 8955 | The Hyperlynx Exporter no longer gives an exception when the design includes a polygon with a large number of vertices. |
| 8957 | Gerber Batch import now works correctly. |
| 8958 | Entering the string ".comment" into the Comment field of a PCB component no longer causes an exception. |
| 8960 | Length tuning accordion objects can now be selected using the Find Similar Objects dialog. |
| 8961 | The Radial Diameter Symbol now exports correctly during PDF Output, when the Stroke font option is used. |
| 8962 | Placing a via during interactive routing, in Any Angle mode, with an SMD To Corner rule defined, no longer results in invalid behavior. |
| 9086 | Single layer pads on a mechanical layer, with a hole size greater than zero, are no longer included in drill outputs. |
| 9195 | PCAD PCBLib Exporter is now included in the software, as it was before version 15.0. |
| 9263 | The PCB editor String dialog now uses Enter to accept and close the dialog, instead of entering a new line in the string. Use Shift+Enter to add a new line to the string. |
| 9278 | When importing an OrCAD library the component Comment field is now handled correctly. |
| 9601 | Footprint assignment and rotation is now correctly managed during PADS PCB import. |
| 9778 | The "Forgotten Password" option on the Altium Designer License Management page now works correctly. |
| 9892 | The OrCAD translator could fail on designs with certain bus configurations, this has been resolved. |
| 9930 | Certain schematic designs would result in empty printouts for some sheets, this has been resolved. |
| 9951 | Importing a large Allegro design could result in an "Out of memory" error, this has been resolved. |
| 10009 | Importing a large CADSTAR design could result in an import error, this has been resolved. |
| 10373 | An issue where the Eagle importer would sometimes assign items to the wrong Altium Designer layer, has been resolved. |
| 10480 | SCH List panel now includes the Text String object type in the Display objects filter. |
| 10508 | The duplication of the S shortcut in the schematic editor Design menu has been resolved. |
| 10535 | The Import Wizard now supports resizing. |
| 10560 | The incorrect use of a colon character in a project name is now detected and prevented. |
| 10803 | Unconnected/Floating Net labels within a schematic Blanket are now detected and reported correctly. |
| 10831 | The detection of directives placed on a blanket has been improved, to ensure they associate to the correct blanket. Blankets should be separated at least by the blanket line width to ensure correct directive association. |
| 10837 | Dashed lines now copy/paste correctly to other Windows applications. |
| 10857 | An issue where updating a schematic component from a library would result in the location of parameters being incorrectly changed, has been resolved. |
| 10858 | "Preserve parameter visibility" setting is now used during update from library to control Comment parameter visibility. |
| 9706 | NC Drill Fabrication output now produces correct Drill Layer field values in the .LDP file. |
| 8936 | Fixed issue with circular board shape modification after design reopen. |
| 9259 | Improved behavior when editing a long string in the PCB String properties dialog. |
| 10506 | Added a check to STEP export to test for board availability in the design view, needed to resolve an export exception in a specific board. |
| 11459 | An issue where polygons on an embedded array could be omitted during Gerber generation when the embedded array is within a polygon cutout, has been resolved. |
| 8943 | Export of Gerber data now produces the correct apertures for stroking arc shapes (round apertures instead of oblong). |
| 8945 | Mounting-hole are not being moved to another place after ODB++ generation (for the design containing footprints with empty name). |
| 9328 | An inverted multi-line string on the overlay no longer produces violations to itself when performing a batch DRC via an outjob. |
| 9414 | Removed the irrelevant hint about zero Slot Length for SMD pads in the Pad properties dialog, during switching of units. |
| 9437 | Resolved an issue where the wrong template via would be placed during routing, occurred when there are two applicable rules, each targeting a different layer-pair, one constrained by Min/Max Preferred, the other constrained by Template preferred. |
| 9469 | Resolved an issue where a negative Mask expansion on a rectangular pad gave a zero sized opening, resulting in a zero sized Gerber aperture. |
| 9535 | Fixed an issue in which Drill Drawing symbols were not visible inside of the Design View during output generation. (BC:5122) |
| 9537 | Vias from old designs with defined attribute IsTearDrop are no longer removed during track modification. |
| 9538 | Resolved an issue where a split line could move when the board shape was edited in Board Planning Mode. |
| 9546 | The Via Shielding Tool now omits vias that violate clearance to solid copper regions and fills. |
| 9547 | After adding shielding vias to PCB design, exception violation condition on File Open has been corrected. |
| 9567 | Resolved an exception that could occur when output generation was launched, for a project where the referenced PCB file had been removed. |
| 9650 | Gerber X2 fabrication output was slightly modified to comply with Gerber X2 Rev 2015.10. |
| 9725 | Improved the handling of track width assignment during AutoCAD import. |
| 9973 | Units are no longer appended while typing a value into the Pin/Pkg Length field in the Schematic Pin Properties dialog, they are now added when the dialog is closed. |
| 10309 | Default settings are now applied correctly during footprint placement from a Library (already worked correctly during ECO-type placement). |
| 10323 | Fixed Gerber generation of Solder and Paste masks for Mirrored Embedded Board Arrays. (BC:2850) |
| 10355 | Restored ability to print html reports using context menu. |
| 10358 | Improved visual representations for non-selected Board Arrays and Design View objects. |
| 10417 | An option has been added to automatically re-link any components that are currently un-linked during the Update PCB process. |
| 10479 | Drill Tables with explicitly defined drill pairs are now being exported only to the Gerber layer dedicated to that pair. |
| 10622 | Resolved an issue where a rectangular pad hole was exported as a square, during STEP generation. |
| 11195 | PCB Rules And Violations panel is no longer shown automatically, after DRC completion. |
| 11358 | Resolved an issue where the 3D model selection option changed from STEP model to extruded 3D Body, after model file replacement. (BC:6310) |
| 11360 | Resolved an issue where an Assembly Drawing would incorrectly display the not-fitted symbol when the Mirror option was used in a printout. (BC:6424) |
| 11668 | Resolved an issue where the Details were not shown in the Messages panel for the first item from the measurements result list. |
| 11678 | Resolved an issue with a specific board with a large number of duplicate pin-pairs, which resulted in an access violation during file loading. |
| 11361 | Altium Designer no longer freezes after adding a BomDoc to a specific project that contains a component with modified grouping parameters. |
| 4360 | EOleException error no longer occurs during import of certain large Allegro designs. |
| 9181 | FSO in Schematic now supports "All project documents" scope. (BC:2410) |
| 9485 | Html reports are no longer blocked from being opened, if browser is disabled in Network Connectivity. |
| 9625 | Restored the ability to highlight all nets in a net class covered by a schematic blanket. |
| 9648 | Rule Directives attached to components are no longer deleted, when new variant is selected. |
| 9688 | Altium Designer do not crashes anymore, while opening Protel DOS schematic S01 extension files. |
| 9735 | From version 16.1, Altium Designer no longer supports Windows XP. You will not be able to perform an install, or update an installed build. |
| 9846 | An issue with the ibis model editor not retaining the selected component model has been fixed. |
| 10168 | Missing Harness Type on Signal Harness compiler error is now generated for each unconnected Signal Harness. |
| 10515 | It is possible now to update a footprint model for a varied component using the Update from Library command. |
| 11055 | Commonly used settings are now used as defaults in Altium Designer. |
| 11570 | Resolved an issue where a schematic print preview, launched from the Default Prints tab of the Project Options dialog, would be blank. |
| 9260 | Generate Table of Contents in the advanced options of assembly drawing is now preserved between sessions. |
| 9282 | Improved support for high DPI monitors. |