V1.8.x Update Notes

Schematic

• Support for searching network tags

• Support for the device manager, enabling device parameter substitution (does not support simultaneous substitution of symbols and packages).

Entry: Top menu - Tools - Device Manager

• When drawing wire buses, support for switching the wiring direction using the spacebar.
• Add a "Request Drawing Library" button to the component placement dialog box and the bottom component library.

• When searching for all objects, support for selecting and highlighting all objects.

• Remove the network segmentation pop-up window when splitting wires.

• The input box for attribute values now supports Greek characters.

• A regular text input box supports ALT/SHIFT+ENTER for line breaks (properties such as network names and bit numbers do not support this).

• Support for exporting the netlist of PADS9.5

• When the network port and wire name are not consistent during placement, support for a pop-up prompt to modify the wire name.

• The left tree supports opening multiple selected pages simultaneously.
• A new "Design Rules" tab has been added to the bottom panel.

• The exported BOM supports exporting the "Add to BOM" and "Go to PCB" attributes. Configuration settings are on the left side.

• The schematic theme now includes a white background with black graphics and a black background with white graphics.

• When placing network identifiers, support for setting the global network name using the TAB key.

• Removing network ports supports automatic clearing of wire names.
• Components not included in the BOM and not transferred to the PCB are not subject to design rule checks.
• The package preview window of the package manager and the right-click menu in the package list have added an "Edit Package" function.

• Deleting the reused symbol in the engineering library supports prompts for whether to delete the corresponding schematic simultaneously.
• CTRL + ALT moving the wire name supports wire not following.
• Reconfigure the wire routing logic to optimize the routing operation.

Panel

• Support for arbitrary angle dragging and rotation of graphic elements.
• The 3D preview panel supports setting the background color.

• When multiple objects are selected, the property panel supports overall position movement.

PCB

• Support for reusing combined layout and routing. Usage method: Draw multiple circuit groups on the schematic, update to the PCB, select a group for layout and routing, select the laid-out objects, right-click to create a combination. Other modules also right-click to create combinations respectively. Select the first unfinished layout and routing combination, and click: Layout - Reuse Layout and Routing. The cursor selects the previously completed layout and routing combination, and the layout and routing will be automatically completed.

• Support for setting pad pairs, facilitating equal-length routing. Entry: Top menu - Design - Pad Pair Manager

• After modifying the case height of the PCB, support for synchronizing with the 3D case preview.
• Support for saving PCBs with a large amount of copper pouring and a large amount of custom font text.
• Support for the preview version of automatic layout (under continuous development). Entry: Top menu - Layout - Automatic Layout

• The left tab in the packaging editing interface supports the packaging wizard.

• Support for exporting and importing automatic routing files

• PCB one-click ordering supports detecting flying wires, detecting whether there is a frame, and detecting DRC.

• Routing supports recording the last set wire width.

• 3D case ordering supports detecting whether there are 3D case primitives.

• Adjust the highlight effect of component selection and remove the highlighted box effect.

• Via holes support adding within the copper pour of the corresponding network.

• Optimize the exit and entry routing of solder pads.

• Right-click editing of the component's package is only applicable to the current component.

• The relative offset function supports recording the previous parameters.
• When dragging and moving components by selecting a frame, support for continuous connection of wires without breaking.
• Equal-length adjustment supports automatically finding the starting position for equal length.
• The copper pour and inner layer design rules support the respective connection methods of solder pads and plug-in solder pads.

• The drop-down option supports arrow key selection.
• All network-enabled objects support manually creating a network in the properties panel
• Support shortcut key ctrl+SHIFT+V Paste board to keep the bit number unchanged and hide the flying line layer, convenient manual Mosaic
• Drop text support TAB key to modify text attributes
• The Equal-length adjustment dialog supports setting the required additional length. Press TAB when adjusting the length.

-Left network Tab supports wire length sorting for network classes, differential pairs, pad peers, etc

• Support for drawing self-intersecting multi-morphing primitives, automatically split multiple disjoint primitives after drawing
• Specify that the spacing distribution supports both center spacing and edge spacing

• Equal-length network groups support the distinction of networks already belonging to other network groups

• 3D preview adds import change button to support importing PCB changes

• Optimize the fan-out of pad outgoing and incoming wires
• Differential pair routing supports pressing the space bar to switch wiring corners when starting wiring and punching holes
• Support continued stretching after stretching the wire fusion node
• Arc mode routing is supported to finish in arc mode at the end
• The component layer cut shortcut is left blank by default
• Support different network names for pads with the same pad number in the package

Others

• Support project cache recovery. Five minutes automatically cached once in the local, accidentally deleted projects can be found here.

Entry point : Top menu - File - Cache Recovery

• Added project Tab to left panel
• Add a refresh menu to the document right-click menu of the Tab on the left diagram page
• Add a hint to sync data to the cloud in the top right corner

• Add an update button in the top right corner when a new version of the editor is released
• Custom keyboard shortcuts are supported for both the top menu and right-click menu functions.

Entry : Top menu - Settings - Shortcut

• Support single keyboard shortcuts to call out the top menu and display single key letters in the top menu.

Entry : Top menu - Settings - Shortcut - Theme switch to Altium Designer

• Add rectangle interior selection to the selection menu

• Added refresh button to support reloading of common libraries

• Schematic, symbol, and numeric input fields in the panel support four operations

• Schematic and PCB support print menu.

Entry : Top menu - File - Print

• Copy and paste between schematic and symbol, PCB and package
• Component property names support calling custom property values for display

• Migrating to Standard Edition does not require logging into Standard Edition again
• Cross-check supports multiple Windows
• Add project basic information and member information to the right property panel of the project blank page

• Add the permission role of the corresponding project to the left project list
• Solve the problem that engineering library classification is not documented
• Whether symbols and encapsulation are removed when removing devices from the engineering library

• Save supports a Save as popup when opening a document without editing permission
• Client activation popup is adjusted to support pasting activation codes directly. Client upgrade is expected in two weeks

• Client supports loading different project directory paths up to 10.

Entry Point : Settings - Client Settings - Project directory