What's new in Fritzing 0.9.3b
Jun 10, 2016
- CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED PARTS LIBRARY:
- The Fritzing parts library is now stored online at github and is automatically checked for updates. This means you will now get new parts (or fixes) in the moment when they are created. No need to wait for the next Fritzing release anymore!
- CRITICAL BUG FIX FOR MESSED UP PCB TRACES:
- We have been plagued by an annoying bug that occasionally caused PCB traces to get loose and flip around. It has been tricky to track down but it's finally fixed, sigh.. Plus, the fix will recover any files that have been mangled by this bug!
- HIGH-DPI DISPLAY SUPPORT:
- Fritzing now looks properly on High-DPI (aka Retina) displays on all platforms. It's not really high-res but scaling well according to the higher screen resolution.
- Easier handling of self-created parts:
- Custom / self-made parts and bins used to be stored in a hidden location on your hard drive, which made it really annoying to edit them with an external tool such as Illustrator or a text editor.
- They are now conveniently located in your ~/Documents/Fritzing folder for easy access!
- LOAD/SAVE UNCOMPRESSED FRITZING FILES (.FZ):
- You can now alternatively save your fritzing sketches as an uncompressed set of files (.fz plus additional custom parts etc). This allows for proper versioning with systems like git or svn. Thanks to Sergio Oller (zeehio) for this contribution.
- FILE ICONS:
- fzz, fzb, fzp, etc. now also have shiny file icons on Mac (thanks to scribblemaniac) and Ubuntu Linux (thanks to el-j - for the latter you have to run the install-fritzing.sh script)
- NEW PARTS:
- Added and/or revised by Fabian Althaus (el-j):
- Full set of Molex Picoblade and Hirose DF13 header series, thanks to steelgoose
- Lots of new SparkFun parts,
- Particle Photon
- Raspberry Pi 3 and Zero, thanks to Nagaranudit
- DQuid IO GPRS, thanks to DQuid team
- nRF24L01 2.4GHz RF, thanks to Doume
- nRF24L01+ 2.4GHz RF, thanks to Richard Bruneau
- RFduino BLE SMT, thanks to Arnaud Boudou, Felix Kosmalla
- Micro Python pyboard, thanks to Mike Causer
- Pololu A4988 stepper motor driver, thanks to Matteo Perini
- WeMos D1 Mini, thanks to Mike Causer
- Adafruit HUZZAH ESP8266 Breakout, thanks to pkurtans
- Adafruit push-power button
- Adafruit Powerboost 500C, thanks to Dean Cording
- Bluetooth HC-05 module, thanks to Computação na Escola
- HC-SR04 distance sensor, thanks to Ricky Ng-Adam
- SIM800L GPRS breakout, thanks to AlbMA
- Monacor LTR 110 line transformer
- MBR745 Schottky diode, thanks to S. van Doorn
- 10A rectifier diode, thanks to tomaskovacik
- OMRON G5LE and NVF4-2 relays, thanks to tomaskovacik
- MPX2010 pressure sensor, thanks to Knutse
- MPX4250AP pressure sensor, thanks to Old Grey
- 174917 DENSO ECU-socket, thanks to Old Grey
- Rotary Switch 12 position 1 pole, thanks to Old Grey
- 4060 counter/divider, thanks to neutmute
- LM124-324 Quad Opamp, thanks to Knutse
- Hi-Link HLK-PM01 power module, thanks to inahas
- LTC3105 step-up DC/DC converter
- Refined ruler design, thanks to duff2013
- NEW/UPDATED TRANSLATIONS:
- Czech, thanks to Vasekdvor
- German, thanks to Atalanttore and aknoerig
- Italian, thanks to Gianpaolo Macario
- Polish, thanks to jacekjaros
- Portuguese, thanks to Bruno Ramalhete
- Spanish, thanks to bazza
- Turkish, thanks to Kaan Özdinçer
- Vietnamese, thanks to Duyệt Đinh Xuân
- ..and various smaller improvements and fixes, including contributions from Duane Johnson, Luke Benstead, Nicolas Raynaud, scribblemaniac and duff2013. Thanks!
New in Fritzing 0.9.2b (Apr 4, 2015)
- This is a minor release that mainly brings these popular new parts:
- RaspberryPi 2, the new version of the Model B
- WeIO web of things platform
- RaspIO Duino microcontroller
- STM32 Nucleo microcontroller
- SODAQ Mbili microcontroller
- Netduino Plus2 microcontroller
- SIM928A GSM module
- Large 8x8 LED matrix (the one used in the Fritzing Creator Kits)
- WS2812, the popular RGB SMD LED
- Plus various part bug fixes to pin headers, FET, Arduino FIO & Yun
New in Fritzing 0.9.1b1 (Dec 3, 2014)
- NEW PARTS:
- Seeeduino, Grove, and more, thanks to SeeedStudio
- Intel Galileo Gen. 2, Edison, and more, supported by Intel Software
- Raspberry Pi B+ and RPi Hat template
- Pinocc.io Scout, Backpack supported byPinocc.io
- LightBlue Bean, supported by Punchthrough
- UDOO Duo/Quad, supported by Udoo
- Touch Board, supported by Bare Conductive
- blueIOT, thanks to Guido Burger
- More SparkFun parts, thanks to SparkFun
- and a couple of smaller components
- BUG FIXES:
- Jumper wire couldn’t be resized
- Traces were sometimes displaced after file load
- Windows 8: printing didn’t work
- Linux: Gerber export, ground fill, autorouting broken if OS language was set to non-English
- and various part definition fixes
- DEVELOPERS:
- Simplified build setup for Windows (less dependencies)
- Moved source code to github
- Documented command line options
- UPDATED TRANSLATIONS:
- German, thanks to Atalanttore
- French, thanks to klostery
New in Fritzing 0.9.0b (Jul 15, 2014)
- Upgraded to Qt5 (5.2.1, to be precise)
- Lots of new parts:
- ADI analog parts, which make use of split schematics and SPICE output, a new feature sponsored by Analog Devices we will write more about soon
- Intel Galileo, sponsored by Intel Education
- Arduino Yún and Linino One, sponsored by doghunter
- ChipKIT WF32, MX4 and shields, thanks to Digilent (more to come)
- Spark Core, thanks to spark community member technobly
- Atlas Scientific sensors, thanks to Atlas Scientific
- more Raspberry Pi versions (A, B, B rev2)
- Teensy 3.0/3.1, because we love it
- several contributed parts, thanks to FrodeLillerud and others
- Several bug fixes and tweaks
New in Fritzing 0.8.7b (Jun 5, 2014)
- some schematic parts had reversed connectors
New in Fritzing 0.8.6b (Jun 5, 2014)
- schematic view: all core parts now conform to a .1 inch grid (many thanks Fabian)
- ratsnest wires now drawn with dashed lines
- updated examples (many thanks Nushin)
- updated French translation (thanks Roald)
- gerber export: separate plated and unplated drill holes
- more tips and tricks
- bug fixes:
- offset silkscreen layer on rectangle pcbs
- part labels rotate along with part
- wire colors: orange was green
- set logo-text and netlabel from the text-entry widget at the top of the Inspector (this used to set part label)
- Mavericks ground fill crash
- Arduino part fixes
- equipotential highlight disappearing after wire color change
- wire self-connection prevention was broken
- disappearing wires in schematic or pcb view when parts were directly connected in breadboard view
New in Fritzing 0.8.3 Beta (Aug 1, 2013)
- Fixes a bug in the Half+ Breadboard part, and a few others.
New in Fritzing 0.8.0 Beta (Jun 22, 2013)
- Pcb view:
- view sketches from either 'above' or 'below'
- place THT parts "through" the top or bottom of the board
- silkscreen bottom layer support
- new Fritzing Fab price-quote feature
- drc now checks if connectors on the same part overlap
- board 'stickyness' is now disabled by default
- copper fill keepout setting on the ground fill submenu
- Schematic view improvements (sponsored by Analog Devices Inc.):
- rotation and flip are enabled for all parts
- when flipping or rotating parts, text elements remain upright and do not mirror
- new voltage label and voltage source parts--the older versions are now obsolete
- Inspector:
- 'placement' properties grouped together
- new widgets to display and modify part coordinates and rotation
- editable comboboxes are now graphically distinct from drop-downs
- New parts:
- a big bundle of Arduino microcontrollers
- a set of Lilypad parts
- Teensy 3.0
- Raspberry Pi
- a set of textile parts (thanks to Texe SRL)
- Other improvements:
- top, left, bottom, right, center alignment functions (available under the Part menu)
- 'delete plus' is now 'delete'; the former 'delete' is now 'delete minus'
- parts editor: parts filenames now include a user-supplied prefix
- breadboard view: new 'banded' wire style option; new pink wire color option
- all example sketches updated
- easier to select parts beneath other parts (schematic and pcb views)
- Translations
- new Turkish translation (thanks Mete)
- Dutch translation update (thanks Davy)
- Greek translation update (thanks Alexander)
- French translation update (thanks Yvan)
- Portugese-Brazilian translation update (thanks Gabriel)
- Bug fixes:
- obsolete parts were no longer so marked
- ratsnest wires were not rubberbanding as parts were dragged or free-rotated
- default properties were no longer visible in schematic view part labels
- fixed wire-color-menu multiple check-marks bug
- ground fill 'extensions' weren't clipped to pcb border
- 'Mine' bin was no longer current after importing a part
- parts editor crashed after all connectors were removed
- parts editor was trashing svg element IDs
- parts editor: new connectors not named correctly when using the connectors tab UI
- font-size issue sometimes resulted in missing text in custom parts or export
- better gerber conversion for some custom parts
- some autorouter crashes eliminated
New in Fritzing 0.7.12 Beta (Jun 22, 2013)
- autorouter: remove excess bendpoints
- gerber export drill files now visible in MSN Gerber Viewer (set the m.n format to 2.4)
- Updated Dutch translation (thanks Davy)
- Updated Greek translation (thanks Alexander)
- hide individual part silkscreen
- imported parts now go to MyParts bin instead of Contrib
- PNG export now taking much less disk space (thanks Jerome)
- max pin count for generic IC bumped to 128
- handful of fixes to DRC
- find part in sketch (text search)
- rgb led hole size enlarged
- lots of little bug fixes
New in Fritzing 0.7.11 Beta (Jun 22, 2013)
- new autorouter
- rarely breaks DRC
- handles diagonals
- misses fewer routing possibilities
- has variable keepout setting (in autorouter settings dialog)
- curvy wires now enabled in pcb and schematic views
- use shift-wheel to navigate SVGs in the parts editor; wheel events without shift will zoom (or pan) as usual
- updated Simplified Chinese translation (thanks Yuelin and Ninjia)
- new Bengali translation (thanks Faruk and friends)
- improved DRC result highlighting
- Bug fixes:
- free rotate broken when only top view was active (thanks to Gijs for spotting the connection)
- ground fill connections to small vias were being clipped
- annoying offset when dragging a via from the parts bin
New in Fritzing 0.7.10 Beta (Jun 22, 2013)
- new DRC
- Bug fixes:
- parts losing 'family' after editing part metadata (leading to "swapping is broken" message)
- SMD on bottom not reloading properly
- crash dropping pad part onto schematic view
- schematic logo text now appearing in printout
- unblocked schematic logo text editing
New in Fritzing 0.7.9 Beta (Jun 22, 2013)
- new parts editor--phase one (thanks to Shunichi and Tatsuya for beta-testing)
- SMD parts can be added either to the top or bottom of a two-sided board
- updated Greek translation (thanks Alexander)
- resize schematic-frame part with text entry or combo box
- 'delete plus' function--for those that miss the old 'delete' which included attached wires. For wires, this deletes up to the next bendpoint.
- New parts:
- Schematic logo items
- Schematic net labels
- Bug fixes:
- "show unrouted" is also available under the routing menu
- schematic image export: bounding area fix
- default breadboard now aligned to grid
- miscellaneous Gerber export fixes
- culled most red dots (zero length traces) from pcb view
- text entry problems with notes
New in Fritzing 0.5.2 Beta (Feb 21, 2011)
- Fixed: crash bug when deleting a part with custom properties; crash bug when closing the parts editor without showing anchor points
New in Fritzing 0.5.0 Beta (Feb 12, 2011)
- Completely new autorouter! (see blog post)
- Nicer footprints for standard parts
- Capacitors have been reorganized (and capacitance can be set to any value)
- "Locking" for parts (so they're not accidentally moved)
- New Design Rules Check (use before pcb production)
- Trace wire thickness can vary from 8 to 128 mils
- New parts:
- Netduino Mini and Netduino Plus
- Teensy 2.0 and Teensy 2.0++
- a set of four logic gates parts
- Translations:
- new Portuguese (Brazilian) translation
- updated Chinese (Simplified) translation
- Many bug fixes/new bugs created
New in Fritzing 0.4.3 Beta (Dec 18, 2010)
- much easier on the eyes, faster, and smaller files: reduced rats nests (see the blog post)
- no more jumper wire/item confusion (got rid of the legacy 'wires')
- now building with latest Qt (4.7.0) under pc, mac, and linux
- added a 64-bit intel build to the mac bundle
- new parts:
- Netduino
- GLCD
- 9V battery
- GogoBoard
- Arduino Ethernet Shield, Digital Potentiometer, Barometric Pressure Sensor, Flex Sensor
New in Fritzing 0.4.2 Beta (Dec 17, 2010)
- Much easier on the eyes, faster, and smaller files: reduced rats nests (see the blog post)
- No more jumper wire/item confusion (got rid of the legacy 'wires')
- Now building with latest Qt (4.7.0) under pc, mac, and linux
- Added a 64-bit intel build to the mac bundle
- New parts:
- Netduino
- GLCD
- 9V battery
- GogoBoard (thanks again Lionel--and to GogoBoard for supporting the work)
- Arduino Ethernet Shield, Digital Potentiometer, Barometric Pressure Sensor, Flex Sensor
- many bug fixes; in particular--thanks to Qt 4.7--Fritzing on Mac no longer crashes if you're running Universal Access (or Cinch)
New in Fritzing 0.3.14 Beta (Jan 13, 2010)
- new parts: mbed microcontroller
- part search
- snappier graphics performance courtesy of Qt 4.6
- bug fixes
New in Fritzing 0.3.10 Beta (Nov 9, 2009)
- Revised footprints for many parts (bigger pads for easier manual production): In order to make use of them in existing sketches, click on "Part > Select outdated parts".
- New parts:
- Customizable DIP & SIP ICs (no need to fiddle with the graphics outside of Fritzing anymore)
- Customizable Resistor (any value is now allowed)
- Editable labels for DIP, SIP and mystery parts
- Pin headers, screw terminals and mystery parts in any length
- Web-based part generator is therefore now obsolete
- RFID reader module (thanks Tuommo)
- Many parts editor bug fixes:
- Connector editing should finally work reliably
- Resizable, so that you have more space to look at a part
- Real jumper wires with pads (for PCB layout, placed manually or during autorouting)
- More translations:
- Russian translation (thanks Vladimir)
- Chinese (Simplified) translation (thanks Ninjia and Yuelin)
- Japanese translation (thanks Hiroshi)
- Portuguese (European) translation updated (thanks Nuno)
New in Fritzing 0.3.8 Beta (Oct 3, 2009)
- fixed some parts
- Portuguese (European) translation (thanks Nuno)
- bug fixes
- new parts (including a new breadboard--thanks Giuliano)
New in Fritzing 0.2.0 Beta (Mar 3, 2009)
- the new parts editor is officially released
- french translation
- new parts
- many bugs fixed; many bugs created