Public Release Notes
Created: March 09, 2017 | Updated: November 07, 2017
| Applies to version: 17.1
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The following sections list the release notes for publically released versions of Altium Designer 17.1
Version 17.1.9
Build: 592 Date: 7 November 2017
| 20989 | Data Management - Resolved an issue in which invalid information showed for a component template when using "Where used" feature. |
| 22190 | Data Management - Fixed bug where Symbol and Footprint item revision field were not mapped to schlib and pcblib attribute while the object has been opened via file-less editing. |
| 22336 | Data Management - Resolved an issue with a decimal symbol in case of different formats on server/client PC settings (Win7x86 only). |
| 17982 | Draftsman - Fixed bug that caused it to not be possible to select some designators on BAV. |
| 18773 | Draftsman - Fixed Regression that caused Exception to occur when editing parameters for a document that is not in a project (Free Document). |
| 20998 | Draftsman - Added backward compatibility for Draftsman files. |
| 21457 | Minimum solder mask sliver rule check was reverted as it works in AD17.0 (BC:1122). |
| 20794 | Fixed regression that caused ComponentLinkURL with the page number to call out Error in Schematic. |
| 19354 | Fixed bug in Output Job that caused Alternate Part with the same Footprint to destroy BOM when datasource PCB was selected. |
| 19634 | Fixed bug that caused Datasheet data to be missed after the update of a component model. |
| 20405 | Fixed bug where supplier search does not work when logged in to SolidWorks PCB Services. |
| 20604 | Fixed bug that caused missing components after importing from xDxDesigner. |
| 20792 | Fixed bug causing rounding issues for 3D models in IDF export. |
| 20798 | Fixed bug in PCB where Phantom Drill Pair remains after it is deleted. |
| 20799 | Fixed bug that caused components that have alternate part with a different footprint to present both parts in the Pick and Place file for "No Variations" (BC:7786). |
| 20800 | Fixed bug in PCB that caused the Layer Stack Table to not update automatically if layer stack was changed (BC:4619). |
| 20801 | Fixed bug that caused inability to generate DWG/DXF output when a ' / ' was used in a file name. |
Version 17.1.6
Build: 538 Date: 7 July 2017
| 17494 | Fixed bug where non-keepout primitives can be copied/pasted on Keep-Out Layer and keep-out primitives on a non-signal improper layer. |
| 17691 | Fixed bug where Managed OutJobs could only utilize Vault based BOM templates locally. |
| 17787 | Fixed pasting of graphics from the clipboard in Schematic. |
| 18044 | Fixed regression bug where polygon cutouts do not appear in ODB++ assigned on mask layers. |
| 18174 | Data Management: Improved Item Manager performance for projects with Vault components. |
| 18283 | Vault Explorer - Fixed bug where switching to preview on Windows 10 Creator causes BSOD (BC:8015). |
| 18308 | Draftsman - Fixed regression bug where titles appear in the PDF generated from an output job (BC:8074). |
| 18345 | Draftsman - Added support for individual variants in OutJoub for Draftsman drawings. |
| 18368 | Fixed regression bug where PCB file from the previous version cannot be open in AD17.1. |
| 18372 | Fixed bug where keepout object options clear after Union creation. |
| 18414 | Eagle Importer - Fixed regression bug which caused a wrong placement of objects on the top layer. |
| 18415 | Fixed regression bug where projects under Version Control are not recognized as so by AD 17 (BC:7966). |
| 18445 | Fixed regression bug where was not possible to open Supplier Links dialog if Future Electronics supplier is installed. |
| 18513 | Fixed regression bug where lifecycle state change does not work in "Full item history" window. |
| 18566 | Draftsman - Fixed regression bug where in 17.1 not showing reference designators for parts not fitted (BC:8001). |
| 18628 | Library Panel - Fixed bug where the status of the Load all Pages preference in was not saved between AD launches. |
| 18628 | Library Panel - Added ability to save/load list of the visible columns while performing import/export of the preferences. |
| 18628 | Library Panel - Fixed bug where Component Type attribute was not available for the Vault-based libraries. |
| 18629 | Added ability to define a position of the visible parameters of the Vault components, by preserving position data from the symbol. |
| 18630 | Fixed bug where open pick and place file in source section caused Source out of date. |
| 18701 | Data Management - Added suggest to update related components after component template modification. |
| 18702 | Fixed bug where update related items feature allows to open component with different templates in one batch editor. |
| 18727 | Draftsman - Fixed regression bug where data is not loaded if components with variants have multiple (incorrect) Unique IDs (BC:8005). |
| 18809 | Draftsman - Fixed regression bug where 3D bodies are not displayed on Assembly Views on not-English Windows with non-English project path. |
| 18909 | Fixed bug where Component Links Parameters not migrated to a component by Library Migrator. |
| 18925 | Fixed regression bug where supply chain info shows up in the left top corner of the screen when navigating through components in Vault Explorer with opened Supply chain aspect. |
| 19024 | Draftsman - Fixed regression bug where some of the not fitted Hatching Pattern settings are not working. |
| 19103 | Improved open BOM document performance to use price data cache instead of additional requests to the server. |
| 19191 | Draftsman - Fixed regression bug where Components with Assembly Drawing source are not displayed under Detain View on PDF output (BC:8121). |
Version 17.1.5
Build: 472 Date: 15 May 2017
| 11128 | Draftsman - Added the ability to position the "Title": top/bottom, left/center/right, and manual. |
| 13021 | Draftsman - Added ability to display and configure footprint parameters in assembly view analogous with existing Designator automatic positioning. |
| 13712 | Draftsman - Added support for isometric view in Draftsman document (BC:6632). |
| 13755 | Draftsman - Added ability to split a BOM into several tables (BC:6704). |
| 13956 | Draftsman - Added ability to manually position the Designator in an Assembly View (BC:6733). |
| 14876 | Fixed bug that caused AD to crash when opening the Customize Window on the second AD screen. |
| 15019 | Draftsman - Added ability to enable fill, change fill color and set transparent for circular and rectangular shapes (BC:6718). |
| 15055 | Draftsman - Added Component Parameters as a source for callout. When selected an additional drop down with a list of parameters (same as BOM config) is displayed. |
| 15060 | Draftsman - Added support for geometric tolerancing (BC:3777). |
| 15061 | Draftsman - Added Surface Finish Symbol. |
| 15079 | Fixed bug in Symbol Wizard when the rectangle is placed in front of Pin Display Name. |
| 15131 | Fixed bug that caused tenting on thermal vias to stay on the original side, rather than following the component which was moved to the bottom side (BC:3647). |
| 15133 | Fixed bug that caused IDF settings for Exported Drilled Holes "larger than" in .OutJob file are ignored (BC:3306). |
| 15134 | Was added support for hide/show Mechanical Layers 17-32 from a script (BC:310) |
| 15224 | An issue with use of the PSpice switch model giving incorrect results in AC analyses has been fixed. |
| 15236 | Fixed a bug in the Project Options, Comparator tab, in Object Matching Criteria section. Structure Class got changed to Code Memory. |
| 15261 | Fixed a bug where, if you are in Single Layer Mode AND the "Show All Connections in Single Layer Mode" is off, when doing an Alt+AreaSelect R-L, it will select connections that are invisible on other layers. |
| 15268 | Fixed bug that caused signal integrity to crash when a component designator was double-clicked(BC:7694). |
| 15314 | Fixed a bug where blank component parameters disappear after you release a component. |
| 15316 | Fixed a bug that caused Drill Drawing symbols for embedded panels to include all pairs, not just a specific pair. |
| 15317 | Draftsman - Added ability to use arc center for snapping (BC:6760). |
| 15358 | When using a Route Guide, Gloss is performed after the routing is complete. |
| 15360 | Increase max Route Guide width to 5x, improve status message, use left & right arrow keys for min & max |
| 15362 | Improved ActiveRoute messages to user when ActiveRoute doesn't work as expected. |
| 15363 | Enable use of existing track stub width for ActiveRoute. |
| 15370 | Fixed a bug that caused strange layer names behavior when names were changed in the Layer Stack Manager. |
| 15395 | Fixed bug where Supplier links info disappeared when opening an ActiveBoM document in AD 16.0.9. |
| 15529 | Fixed bug that caused violations to occur after glossing tracks near Pads with slot and rectangular holes with offsets. |
| 15535 | Draftsman - Added support of new graphical view for Callout (BC:7501). |
| 15679 | Added support for object specific keepouts (BC:1424, BC:3483). |
| 15705 | Added support for object specific keepouts in Pads importer. |
| 15706 | Added support for object specific keepouts in Allegro importer. |
| 15707 | Added support for object specific keepouts in EAGLE importer. |
| 15715 | Added support for object specific keepouts in Interactive Routing. |
| 15717 | Added support for object specific keepouts in Gloss. |
| 15835 | Draftsman - Added support for variant parameters (BC:6647). |
| 15836 | Draftsman - Added support for variant selection of a Draftsman document in an OutJob (BC:6869), and support for variant-based objects, such as special strings (BC:6690). |
| 15858 | Added functionality in the Simulation Profile Manager to export to or import from OutJob files to allow copying of Profile settings to and from OutJobs. |
| 15865 | Fixed regression error that caused DXP.exe to display an error message and stop working after opening a particular .BomDoc if Digi-Key supplier was enabled. |
| 15875 | Fixed a bug that corrupted the model list in SCH component if identically named footprints were released to a vault. |
| 15897 | Added support to allow users to waive selected violations after DRC and to document the waived violations (BC:219). |
| 15922 | Fixed bug in xDX importer that caused components in projects that were imported using the Xpedition importer to have different sizes/scale than the same components in an imported library. |
| 15931 | Fixed a bug where a symbol of Drill Drawing is overlapped on a PCB file with Embedded Board Array and a hole. |
| 15949 | Fixed PCB Ambiguity menu drawing glitch in Windows 7 classic theme. |
| 15956 | Added a waived section to the DRC report. |
| 15986 | Draftsman - Implemented another designator location option, 'Silkscreen', which uses Overlay layers for the source of the designator location (BC:7464). |
| 16048 | Added Retrace command, which allows designers to change previously routed diff pair(s) to conform to current gap/width rules. No pushing of nearby objects occurs, so if an increase is requested it only succeeds where room is available. |
| 16135 | Fixed a bug that occurred when a *.PIK file was read (Component Placement>Place From File). All the components were placed on the same side of the board (BC:4146). |
| 16204 | Fixed IDF Export to place keepouts according to relative origin and instead of absolute origin (BC:7507). |
| 16322 | Fixed bug where numeric data types sorting incorrectly in a Component View in Vault. |
| 16326 | Fixed bug where minimum Solder Mask Sliver violations are not produced for masks defined from primitives on Top and Bottom layers. |
| 16341 | Fixed bug that caused AD to report some false errors when the "Check for incomplete connections" was enabled under "Un-Routed Net" rule (BC:7488). |
| 16381 | Fixed bug that caused a crash after editing invalid polygon (BC:7575). |
| 16404 | Fixed a bug that prevented completing a big project release. |
| 16427 | Fixed a bug that caused multi-select to delete random items instead of the selected items. |
| 16453 | Fixed bug that caused 3D View to show Fill present on every layer in Single Layer Mode. |
| 16541 | Fixed bug, so when convergence errors occur during simulation runs, the plot setup is no longer lost. |
| 16608 | Fixed bug that caused pads not to be selected using right-to-left selection if they are placed on non-signal layers. |
| 16708 | Fixed bug that caused the Clearance measurement path representation to be incorrect for a board cutout. |
| 16728 | Improved Draftsman's rendering speed. |
| 16813 | Fixed bug that caused DXP.EXE to stop working during AD launch if Active BOM document was previously opened. |
| 16835 | Tracks exiting the route guide will be glossed outside, but not inside |
| 16845 | Fixed regression bug that prevented reusing a via stitching union name on another union even though the name was no longer being used. |
| 16861 | Draftsman - Fixed bug that caused the VersionControl_RevNumber to not work properly. |
| 16911 | Fixed bug that caused Altium Designer to crash when a Project File was saved after an alternate part, consisting of Supplier Parameters with Special Characters, was defined. |
| 16912 | Fixed bug in Variants where Not Fitted Markers are not shown in the assembly drawing for components with the same coordinates on the opposite layer. |
| 16913 | Fixed regression where designators in an exported ODB++ files were in lowercase. |
| 16916 | Rounded the solder mask expansion for rectangular pads, so they match polygon pour rounded shapes in order to avoid exposing copper in the corners (BC:7660). |
| 17039 | Fixed regression bug that caused the xDxDesigner importer to crash during an import. |
| 17054 | Fixed bug with an [Unknown] revision status on Item Manager. |
| 17067 | ActiveRoute used to crash if clearance rule scope "IsTestpoint" was used |
| 17070 | Was added the link to the violated rule from Violation Details dialog (BC:6695) |
| 17076 | Fixed bug where split planes are not rebuilt when .pcbdoc is opened. |
| 17084 | Fixed issue where component status check slowed down the compilation process. |
| 17086 | Fixed bug that caused Project Release to fail, for a particular design, with error: Duplicates not allowed at 0B9AD9AB. WorkspaceManager.DLL, Base Address: 0A6A0000. |
| 17106 | Fixed issue where Project Options dialogue had a long delay when opening project with variants in AD17. |
| 17147 | An issue where the Design Item Id of a schematic symbol was being replaced by * during an update from libraries has been fixed. |
| 17161 | Fixed bug that caused an error to occur while refreshing a library when components have a parameter with a reserved name. |
| 17213 | Fixed bug where the Project Releaser did not work with Personal Vaults. |
| 17216 | Fixed "where-used" functionality to restore the ability to multi-select the where-used Items to perform a global edit. |
| 17243 | Fixed bug where "List index out of bounds(-1)" error appeared after editing primitives in a net. |
| 17255 | Changed routing, so the Diff Pair Gap rule is not applied to the via-track for the complements. Standard via-track rule is used. |
| 17285 | Added check for shelved or modified polygons during DRC (even if the rule is disabled) before checking all other rules. A warning is displayed if this rule has any violations. |
| 17286 | Added "Use Left/Right selection" option to DXP preferences. When this option is checked OFF the selection should be always 'inside area' like in AD 16.1 (BC:7292). |
| 17342 | Fixed issue where components were displayed in the wrong order under section view. |
| 17522 | Fixed bug where the selection of a Custom Item was not possible in the Sources section of the Project Releaser. |
| 17525 | Fixed regression when Project Releaser creates unnecessary folders in the Vault if project released to a custom location. |
| 17529 | Fixed bug where Net color override does not mark PrjPcb as Modified and does not get saved. |
| 17544 | Release Manager - Added ability to include Design Snapshot sub-folder into the release (as it was in version 16.1 and below). |
| 17547 | Reverted earlier implemented solution with rounded edges of polygon around rectangular pads. |
| 17565 | Release Manager - Fixed bug where some of the output results on the preview stage of the project release cannot be viewed. |
| 17584 | Release Manager - Restored ability to generate individual containers partially, without generation of the whole batch. |
| 17585 | Release Manager - Added the full target item path in the Vault for the terget item on Configuration and Preview stages. |
| 17586 | Fixed regression in Release Manager to resolve the "invalid revision ID level" error that could occur when releasing a project. |
| 17725 | Vault Explorer - Fixed bug where redundant parameters were added automatically during the component editing in Vault. |