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2024-12-11
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release: 3.1.6
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Release 3.1.6 <a href="releases"> available:</a> experimental polybool2 support (needs to be enabled manually), io_easyed (needs to be enabled manually), viewport dialog
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2024-07-10
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release: 3.1.5
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Release 3.1.5 <a href="releases"> available:</a> HP-GL export and bugfixes
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2024-03-13
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release: 3.1.4
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Release 3.1.4 <a href="releases"> available:</a> bugfixes
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2023-11-29
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release: 3.1.3
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Release 3.1.3 <a href="releases"> available:</a> back annotation upgrades
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2023-08-30
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release: 3.1.2
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Release 3.1.2 <a href="releases"> available:</a> bugfixes, openscad 3d models, gsch2pcb-rnd removal
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2023-05-24
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release: 3.1.1
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Release 3.1.1 <a href="releases"> available:</a> bugfixes, openscad 3d models
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2023-02-08
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release: 3.1.0
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Release 3.1.0 <a href="releases"> available:</a> librnd API upgrades; requires librnd 4.0.0
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2022-11-02
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release: 3.0.6
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Release 3.0.6 <a href="releases"> available:</a> feature release
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2022-07-20
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release: 3.0.5
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Release 3.0.5 <a href="releases"> available:</a> minor bugfixes
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2022-04-20
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release: 3.0.4
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Release 3.0.4 <a href="releases"> available:</a> minor bugfixes
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2022-01-12
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release: 3.0.3
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Release 3.0.3 <a href="releases"> available:</a> minor feature release; loads protel boards, partly loads altium boards, loads eagle footprints directly, depends on librnd >=3.1.0
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2021-11-04
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release: 3.0.2
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Release 3.0.2 <a href="releases"> available:</a> a single bugfix for a DRC/connectivity bug introduced in 3.0.1
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2021-10-20
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release: 3.0.1
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Release 3.0.1 <a href="releases"> available:</a> minor bugfixes and better external autorouter support
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2021-08-11
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release: 3.0.0
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Release 3.0.0 <a href="releases"> available:</a> full librnd separation, can save PADS ASCII boards (io_pads), full load/save DSN support
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2021-06-02
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release: 2.4.0
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Release 2.4.0 <a href="releases"> available:</a> can load PADS ASCII boards (io_pads), padstack prototypes in route style, lihata board v8
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2021-04-07
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release: 2.3.2
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Release 2.3.2 <a href="releases"> available:</a> more librnd separation, anyload, teardrop extended object
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2021-01-20
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release: 2.3.1
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Release 2.3.1 <a href="releases"> available:</a> librnd separation, optional netname display on traces
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2021-01-20
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Source execution change
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From after 2.3.1, until 3.0.0 the script pcb-rnd-src needs to be sourced
before executing pcb-rnd from source, if there is no system-wide librnd
installation available. The whole process of running pcb-rnd without
installation should be:
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<li> cd src
<li> . ./pcb-rnd-src
<li> ./pcb-rnd
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2020-11-18
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release: 2.3.0
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Release 2.3.0 <a href="releases"> available:</a> feature release (padstack save/load, ttf import)
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2020-09-09
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release: 2.2.4
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Release 2.2.4 <a href="releases"> available:</a> feature release (menu patching, 4 new netlist formats and more)
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2020-07-09
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release: 2.2.3
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Release 2.2.3 <a href="releases"> available:</a> critical bugfix of 2.2.2 (text object transformations)
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2020-07-01
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release: 2.2.2
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Release 2.2.2 <a href="releases"> available:</a> BXL, net length UI
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2020-04-22
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release: 2.2.1
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Release 2.2.1 <a href="releases"> available:</a> feature release with the new drc, new import_sch and the bus extended object
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2020-03-16
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NLnet sponsoration
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pcb-rnd is getting <a href="https://nlnet.nl/project/pcb-rnd/">NLnet</a>
funding from the NGI0 PET fund. This allows us to have one full time
developer for more than a year. According to the task list there will
be major improvements on DRC, file format support and autorouting.
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2020-01-22
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release: 2.2.0
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Release 2.2.0 <a href="releases"> available:</a> cleanup/bugfix release; plus extended objects, openEMS and STL export
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2019-10-30
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release: 2.1.4
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Release 2.1.4 <a href="releases"> available:</a> cleanup/bugfix release; more scripting, better buffer content save
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2019-10-15
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windows
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A <a href="INSTALL.win32.html">windows version</a> (from current svn head, pretty much what 2.1.4 is going to be)
is available
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2019-07-17
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release: 2.1.3
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Release 2.1.3 <a href="releases"> available:</a> cleanup/bugfix release; hidlib split, scripting
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2019-04-24
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release: 2.1.2
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Release 2.1.2 <a href="releases"> available:</a> cleanup/bugfix release; netlist rewrite, CAM jobs, better KiCad4 support
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2019-02-13
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release: 2.1.1
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Release 2.1.1 <a href="releases"> available:</a> cleanup/bugfix release; improved DRC GUI, find.c rewrite
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2018-11-25
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release: 2.1.0
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Release 2.1.0 <a href="releases"> available:</a> doc/mech layers, slots, text rotation & thickness, asm plugin
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2018-09-19
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CoralEDA
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pcb-rnd joins the <a href="http://repo.hu/projects/coraleda">CoralEDA</a> ecosystem (umbrella project).
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2018-08-29
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release: 2.0.1
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Release 2.0.1 <a href="releases"> available:</a> rendering speed optimization and various smallish features, including new scripting engine, CAM export, 2d drafting, new export dialog, easyEDA netlist import.
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2018-06-06
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release: 2.0.0
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Release 2.0.0 <a href="releases"> available: old data model fully removed; new default menu and key bindings. </a>
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2018-03-21
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release: 1.2.8
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Release 1.2.8 <a href="releases"> available, with all parts of the code handling the new data model. </a>
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2017-12-26
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release: 1.2.7
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Release 1.2.7 <a href="releases"> available, with padstacks. </a>
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2017-10-11
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release: 1.2.6
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Release 1.2.6 <a href="releases"> available, with subcircuit terminals, dxf, hpgl, openscad and poly-clears-poly support. </a>
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2017-09-15
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release: 1.2.5b
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Release 1.2.5b is <a href="releases"> is an 1.2.5 with a <b><a href="security/bug1.html">security fix</a>, please upgrade as soon as possible!</b> </a>
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2017-08-21
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release: 1.2.5
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Release 1.2.5 is <a href="releases"> available: it is an 1.2.4 with a few critical bugfixes </a>
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2017-08-07
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release: 1.2.4
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Release 1.2.4 is <a href="releases"> available, with subcircuit, eagle binary and protel autotrax support. </a>
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2017-05-30
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release: 1.2.3
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Release 1.2.3 is <a href="releases"> available, with a new plugin system and editable soldermask and paste layers. </a>
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2017-04-10
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release: 1.2.2
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Release 1.2.2 is <a href="releases"> available. </a>
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2017-03-12
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opengl
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Opengl support available in svn HEAD. Thanks to Keith Packard.
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2017-02-17
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EDA ecosystem, release: 1.2.1
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Release 1.2.1 is <a href="releases"> available. </a>
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We've strengthen our connections to other EDA tools, trying to
contribute more to the <a href="devlog/20170212_ecosys.html">
EDA ecosystem</a>, by implementing more import and export plugins.
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2016-12-28
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release: 1.2.0
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Release 1.2.0 is <a href="releases"> available. </a>
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2016-12-20
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Official Debian packaging
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Dima Kogan volunteered to do the packaging for Debian. We may get in
testing, or if we are lucky, in the next stable. To ease packaging
an unscheduled intermediate version 1.1.4 was released. Thank you Dima!
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2016-11-02
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Release: 1.1.3
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Available at <a href="releases/"> the download page </a>.
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Features kicad compatibility, advanced search and the
lihata board format.
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2016-09-04
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Rebranding
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We have a new main page reflecting the transition how we regard pcb-rnd:
it is not much of just a fork of geda/pcb by now, but a separate PCB
editor with its own team and own course. File save/load compatibility is
maintained.
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2016-08-24
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Release 1.1.1
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Available at <a href="releases/"> the download page </a>.
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The next development cycle will focus on editable/searchable attributes
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