The Bartels AutoEngineer® - Version 7.2 - Release Notes provide detailed information about new features, enhancements, changes and bug-fixing introduced with Bartels AutoEngineer Version 7.2. Forward compatibility from earlier versions to Bartels AutoEngineer Version 7.2 is ensured, but not backward compatibility.
Module and dialog window sizes and positions are not restored anymore unless they are fully within the boundaries of the current system viewport. This ensures that windows won't be positioned off the visible screen area anymore if the system's display configuration is changed between AutoEngineer sessions.
The + button in the toolbar has been modified to distinguish between left and right mouse button clicks. Left mouse button clicks activate a normal Zoom In. Right mouse button clicks zoom in at least to a level where the display grid becomes visible, unless the display grid is already visible in which case a normal Zoom In is caried out.
The toolbar mouse button icon has been modified to activate a dialog for directly setting the functions for right mouse button clicks and active element types.
The Favorite Dialog Boxes function for managaing a database with user-defined dialogs has been added to the Utilities menu. The dialogs consist of a matrix of buttons and labels and stay open after activation ("modeless" dialogs). It is possible to assign menu functions, user functions, macros and grid favorites to the dialog buttons. This allows for the definition of user-specific permanent dialogs and toolbars outside the BAE window, and it is also possible to automatically activate these toolbars when starting a BAE module.
The MOUSEREP_STD parameter for configuring mouse button command repetition behaviour has been added to the bae.ini file. This parameter can be modified with the Settings / Settings bae.ini function. A parameter option for including keystroke commands and right mouse button context menu functions in addition to normal menu functions has been added. Context function repetitions include the left mouse button click for element selections, thus potentially saving one mouse click when compared to standard menu function repetitions.
The Undo and Redo functions from the Edit menu have been modified to display the names of the undo operations with the menu text. In addition to that, the status line displays the undone function at the end of the operation and the name of the next function in the undo buffer if there is one.
The repeat function which can be activated through the left mouse button displays the next scheduled function rather than the previously undone function in the title bar of the BAE window. This allows for the controlled execution of multiple undo operations without having to go through the Edit menu.
The Edit|Undo/Redo List function has been added for listing all currently buffered undo/redo actions and for reverting all undo or redo steps up to a selectable action in one go.
The group select highlight wasn't displayed correctly when using Undo after deleting group elements and using Reset Group. This problem has been fixed.
Zoom and report functions without any relevance to the undo mechanism are not added to the undo queue anymore, thus eliminating redundant undo steps.
The CKEYSTEP_STD parameter for activating display pixel grid jumps rather than input grid jumps for mouse positioning through Shift with cursor keys has been added to the bae.ini file.
The Lines option for displaying the display grid using lines instead of dots has been added to the View / Settings function. With line display grid activated, the width of the element boundaries display is automatically set to 3 pixels and the workarea color is changed from white to dark grey if necessary to avoid any ambiguities.
The Zoom Window is now displaying a dotted rectangle during the selection of the second window corner point to indicate the resulting viewport of the current zoom window selection. This is helpful as the resulting viewport's dimension/proportion is dependent on the screen and/or BAE window aspect ratio and may well differ from the aspect ratio of the zoom window selection.
The Warp to Element Pick Position option for positioning the mouse pointer to the center of the zoom window when using Zoom Window whilst pressing the left mouse button has been added to the Mouse Warp setting in Settings / Settings bae.ini.
The Center/Pan Window function has been made available to the function key assignment facilities which can be activated through the toolbar mouse symbol. In addition to that, the Center/Pan Window function has also been added to the right mouse button Context Functions.
The origin of the currently loaded element is now displayed in the element overview window of the toolbar.
The name of the last loaded color table has been added to the output of the View / Other Functions / Show Parameters function.
The Jump Relative and Jump Absolute context menu functions have been changed to support zero radius inputs when specifying Polar Coordinates. This allows for the interactive selection of a circle point at the specified and/or selected angle. The resulting position is adjusted to the closest X or Y input grid coordinate if an input grid is activated.
An option for setting a zoom factor has been added to the function for configuring grid favorites which can be activated through right mouse button clicks on the F toolbar button. This zoom factor will be used for zooming into the element if the selected grid is not visible at the current zoom factor. The minimum required zoom factor for displaying the grid is automatically loaded to the edit box of the zoom factor selector.
The key programming sequence favorite:"!":"grid" for activating the grid favorites menu has been implemented, and the User Defined Grids function for accessing the grid favorites menu has been added to the View menu which is also available through the middle mouse button. I.e., it is now possible to access the grid favorites while executing other menu functions and/or graphic interactions without toolbar access.
Grid Selection and Add Grid buttons for directly assigning grid favorites to keys and/or menu entries have been added to the Key Programming and Menu Extension functions.
The macro function editor has been modified to support the definition of keystrokes. This allows for the automated activation of keystrokes during the execution of macros and/or menu functions. Keystrokes are defined through the identifier k followed by a numeric key code or a quoted key character as in #301:m:k"x":sl0 and/or #301:m:k120:sl0which defines a macro for selecting a part to be moved and then automatically activating the x key and the Crosspoint function for placing the selected part on a crossing point of two documentary lines.
Using the toolbar arrow buttons for switching between elements in the element history sometimes loaded incorrect zoom setting and/or the wrong element if more than 32 elements were loaded in a single BAE session. This problem has been fixed.
The File / File Contents listings have been modified to display file element comments.
Windows XP introduced automatic scrolling for multi-column list boxes when the left mouse button is held down inside the last list box column. This feature can cause unintended selections and has therfore been disabled in the AutoEngineer.
The Help / Product Info function has been changed to display additional information such as the Default Setup Files Folder and any alternative links to configurations files which might be set through environment variables. This information is useful to trace problems caused by user-specific network installations and/or the installation of different BAE versions on the same system.
The File / Operating System function for starting a operating system command prompt has been made available in the Windows version.
can be used to register an application for a file name extension (the /opt/bae/bin directory must be included in the PATH variable for this to work).
for loading a project-specific text file into an external text editor.
A Save Defaults button for saving the current dialog parameter settings as default values to the bae.ini file has been added to many of the BAE dialogs. The dialog default parameter values are automatically reactived in subsequent BAE sessions.
When specifying a destination file name different from the source file name, the Save As function is now asking the user whether Update Library should be carried out for the destination element. The SAVEASLIBUPD_STD parameter has been added to the bae.ini file for optionally deactivating the Update Library prompt or for deactivating Update Library altogether.
The BAE/ASCII Output function from the File / Import/Export menu has been moved to the new BAE/ASCII submenu, and the BAE/ASCII Input function for importing generic BAE ASCII schematic data has been added to that submenu.
The BAE ASCII format for schematic data has been modified to match the BAE ASCII format for layout data.
The sbaedmp.ulp ULP program for exporting BAE ASCII format schematic plans from Eagle is provided in the eagleulp directory of the BAE CD. The sbaedmp.ulp output is written to files named Projectname_s.dmp and Projectname.def. The BAE/ASCII Input function automatically removes the _s extension and saves the converted data including automatically compiled logical library definitions from Projectname.def to a project file named Projectname.ddb.
BAE screen redraws caused by other windows during interactive placement operations sometimes left graphic fragments of the currently placed element. This problem has been fixed.
The Plot Disabled entry for setting the color for elements which are disabled for plot outputs has been added to the View / Change Colors function. When loading old color tables without Plot Disabled color entries, Load Colors automatically assigns the Variant Attributes color entry to Plot Disabled .
The M (Move), D (Delete) and G (Group status) buttons for moving, deleting and changing group selection modes for different selectable elements have been added to the toolbar.
The toolbar buttons for drawing graphic and/or dotted lines have been modified to activate Add Connection and/or Point to Point Connection functions when clicked with the right mouse button.
The new Utilities / Packager Error List function lists project-specific symbol error and warning messages from the last Packager run in a modeless dialog. The message list can be restricted to error and/or warning messages. Clicking an entry in the list loads the schematic sheet with the selected symbol and automatically zooms to that symbol.
The functions from the File / Element Comment submenu have been changed to update currently loaded element comments when selecting DDB file elements. This prevents the system from resetting element comment changes when subsequently saving the currently loaded element.
A library directory prompt and an option for automatically processing of library files from the selected directory has been added to the clogdefs User Language program for verifying the existence of logical library definitions for SCM symbol libraries. The clogdefs User Language program has been integrated as Check Definitions function to the File / Library Utilities menu.
String, Double and Integer buttons for directly setting and/or controlling rule predicates with the corresponding data types have been added to the rule assignment functions of the Settings / Rule Attachment submenu. Predicate name menus only display predicates suitable for the currently selected element and provide some help text about the purpose of the predicate. Single mouse-clicks on assigned predicate rules in the rules menu cause the system to display the current value together with predicate info text in the comment line above the rule menu box.
The l and r keys are now activating functions for rotating multiple selectable texts and/or symbols when pressed while no other function is active.
Functions for mirroring multiple selectable texts and/or symbols have been added to the context menu which is activated when pressing the m key while no other function is active.
The function for loading schematic plans has been modified to check whether the actice variant in the layout previously processed by Packager or Backannotation matches that of the schematic plan. The system issues a warning message if this is not the case. Both schematic plan and layout must have been saved with the new BAE Version for this to work.
The New Workspace Rectangle function for setting the element boundaries by selecting two rectangle corner points has been added to the Settings / Element Size submenu which can also be activated through the F12 function key.
The Origin Snap to Input Gridfunction for adjusting the origin of the currently loaded element to the internal system grid origin has also been added to the Settings / Element Size submenu.
The complementary color display during the placement of black (non-coloured) elements did not work correctly when using the Schematic Editor with white workarea/background configurations. This problem has been fixed. A very dark grey instead of white is now used as complementary colour for black elements on white background.
The Other Attribute button for selecting the attribute to be listed has been added to the View / Find Symbol / Search in list function which can also be activated through Ctrl-F.
The Symbols / Other Functions / Symbol Browse function has been modified to display the contents of selected libraries in a separate permanently open dialog box. This dialog provides a library element name listbox and displays the currently selected symbol in a preview window. The dialog also provides a Place button for placing the selected symbol on the currently loaded SCM sheet and a Load button for loading the symbol for editing.
New options have been added to the Symbols / Other Functions / Renumber Parts / Update Names from $ function to allow not only for the renaming of group-selected symbols, but also for the renaming of all symbols of the currently loaded sheet or for the renaming of all symbols on all sheets of the current project file.
The Insert Prefix, Delete Prefix, Insert Suffix, Delete Suffix and Replace Pattern functions from the Symbols / Other Functions / Renumber Parts submenu can now be called from both SCM sheet and SCM symbol level and support options for simultaneously processing labels and texts and for restricting rename operations to groups.
The Rename Labels function with options for assigning a new name to all group-selected labels or for renaming net names of the currently loaded sheet or all sheets of the current project file have been added to the Symbols / Other Functions / Renumber Parts menu.
The Import button for importing pin names and texts from an external text file with a pin and/or text definition in each line has been added to the Symbol Edit Functions, and the Place Pin List/Row and Place Texts/Labels functions which can also be activated through the e key.
The File / Library Utilities / Symbol Edit Batch function has been updated to support pin marker macro swaps.
Tag pin modes got lost when applying the p key to tag symbol pins. This problem has been fixed and a control for directly manipulating tag pin modes has been added to the p key dialog.
The Move Symbol Pin function for moving mouse-selectable symbol pins on SCM sheet level has been added to the Symbols menu and to the symbol pin context menu. On default, symbol pin positions are locked. The Permit Pin Movement mode from the p pin data dialog on symbol level must be activated to allow for symbol pin movements with Move Symbol Pin. Alternatively, the scm_pin_move rule can be assigned to pin marker macros to release such macros generally for pin movement operations on SCM sheet level.
The No Mirroring and No Rotation options for excluding pins from mirroring and/or rotating when the symbol is mirrored/rotated on SCM sheet level have been added to the p dialog for pins on symbol level. These SCM symbol/pin settings are useful for defining special symbol types such as block symbols with pin rows on either side for which the pin text placement is fixed (e.g, above the pin connection segments), regardless whether the symbol is mirrored or rotated by 180 degrees.
A new pin_move predicate has been introduced to the BAE rule system. This can be assigned on plan marker level and allows for the deactivation of mirroring and rotation of selected marker macro symbols in general.
The label selection menu from the previously loaded project file was still active after creating a new schematic sheet. This problem has been fixed.
The Attribute Default Values function has been modified to support the input of multiple attribute values without having to restart the function when using Add List and Add. This simplifies the definition of lengthy attribute lists.
Setting default values in Attribute Default Values to ++ causes the Add Symbol function to assign the attribute value 1 and the Next Symbol/Label function to assign the attribute value of the previously placed symbol incremented by one. This feature is very useful for automated $gp (gate pin) attribute value assignments on connectors consisting of single pin symbols.
The VATTRMODE_SCM parameter for activating alternative display modes for attribute values in active variants has been added to the bae.ini file. !Base_variant_value! causes base variant values to be marked. A Base Value checkbox can be configured for variant attribute value inputs. Variant attribute value inputs are only allowed if this checkbox is not ticked, otherwise the base variant attribute value is displayed as read-only text.
It wasn't possible to change symbol plot visibility modes through the p key if a variant was active. This has been changed. I.e., symbol plot visibility modes can now be changed through the p key if a variant is active.
The Update and ID Replacement functions from Symbol Database have been changed to process all symbol attributes of all project variants. Previously, only the currently active variant was processed which could have caused unintentional base variant default value substitutions.
The database field which is configured through the SSELPDF_SCM parameter in bae.ini has been modified to accept other file types in addition to .pdf. The Doc function automatically activates the application which is registered for viewing the specified file type.
The def2csv User Language program for converting logical library definitions to .csv and .map files as required for the creation of the symbol database has been modified to support the splitting of mapping file outputs according to $gp gate assignments. The new options are No $gp (default; previous processing mode), $gp for single pin gates, $gp for all gates and $gp if attribute text. Splitting mapping files can be very useful for connectors consisting of single pin symbols as it allows for the Symbol Pool to provide a selection of unused connector pins with automatic $gp attribute value assignment.
The Symbols / Other Functions / Check $noplc Consistency has been added to check whether $noplc symbol attribute settings match symbol plot visibility status settings. Any inconsistencies in that respect are listed in a dialog box, and the check is carried out for all project variants, regardless of the currently active variant.
The NOPLCCHK_SCM parameter for activating automatic consistency checks during SCM plan save operations has been added to the bae.ini file.
The Edit Symbol Logic function has been changed to include file names with file-spcific error messages. This makes it easier to recognize and fix certain problems such as a wrong library file selection.
A scroll box displaying the layout part macro pin name list has been added to the dialog for Table pin assignments. The pin names can be copied and pasted to the input fields for the layout pin names.
The pin assignment worksheets for Graphically with Lines and Graphically with Texts have been modified to display the layout part macro underneath the layout pin text area.
The Edit / Layout Part Set function has been modified to empty the part set if all layout parts are already selected. I.e., it is not necessary anymore to change to the layout for part set resets before selecting new part sets.
With Element Selection activated for the Pick Mode, it was sometimes necessary to reselect connection segments after selecting a context menu function. This problem has been fixed.
The View / Highlight Net has been changed to allow not only for the selection of connections segments, but also for the selection of label and bus tap contacts. This allows for the net highlight to be activated for unconnected bus taps and labels which have been placed directly onto symbol pins (in Connectivity - Full Pin Check mode).
The contact areas of unconnected labels were not correctly displayed and/or included in nethighlights. This problem has been fixed.
The signal router algorithm for rerouting symbol and group connections has been modified to allow for T-connections to be considered as valid connection points. Cost calculations have been introduced to better facilitate the use of existing connections when rerouting connections, thus resulting in more compact connection structures.
The signal router used to add surrounding rectangles of symbol pins, texts and graphic elements to blocked symbol areas. This caused unnessessarily complex routing results, especially alongside symbol outlines with attribute texts and/or values exceeding the outline. To solve this problem, the signal router collision check has been modified to consider symbol level elements separately.
The Move Group function did not change any connections outside the group. This behaviour has been changed. Connections which are positioned in line of the group movement vector and connected to group-selected connections and pins are now automatically shortened. This prevents antennas from being created and simplifies the job of moving groups of circuitry closer together.
The Group Antenna Optimization signal router parameter with the options None, First Segment and Complete Antenna has been added to Settings / Settings. First Segment (default) removes the first segment of connections which are not group-selected but are connected to the currently processed group. Complete Antenna removes connections up to the next connection point which are not group-selected but are connected to the currently processed group. These options prevent from unintentionally connecting to existing unselected connections when placing signal groups on such connections. The signal router is capable of removing and/or rerouting affected connections. The None option deactivates group antenna optimizations.
Modifications in the currently loaded schematic plan were discarded without user prompt when applying the Load Macro context menu function on bus taps. This problem has been fixed.
The bus tap placement functions have been modified to allow for the bus tap to be moved over bus T-connection points of the selected bus segment.
Using group functions on T-connections with plot visibility settings sometimes transfered incorrect plot visibility modes to adjacent connection segments. This problem has been fixed.
The Insert Corner function has been modified to preset the angle direction to the side of the polygon segment which is closer to the pick point. With this feature and appropriate pick point selections, it is possible to eliminate otherwise necessary context menu interactions for toggling the angle direction.
The Mirror at X-Axis, Mirror at Y-Axis, Mirror at X/Y-Axis and Rotate Symmetrically functions have been added to the context menu which can activated through right mouse button clicks during interactive polygon drawing operations. These new functions create mirrored and/or rotated copies of the currently drawn polygon at a selectable reference point. Mirroring at a single coordinate axis appends a single polyline copy and X/Y axis mirroring or rotation appends three polyline copies. The time and effort required for the generation of symmetric polyline structures is obviously significantly reduced when using these new function. The polygon drawing function is automatically terminated by any of those symmetric polygon copy functions.
It is recommended to draw the basic ("template") polyline in counter-clockwise direction and left to and/or above the mirroring axis to avoid the creation of invalid (filled or closed) polygons.
The Draw Assistant dialog for placing texts and standard polygons such as squares, rectangles, circles and lines has been added to the Graphic / Other Functions / Drawing Utilities. The Draw Assistant dialog is a (permanently visible) modeless dialog with buttons and controls for specifying polygon types, dimensions and line widths for the polygons and texts to be created. Either single or multiple elements can be placed. A radius for rounded corners can be specified for squares and rectangles. Those rounded corners are displayed during interactive placement operations. The Corner,Corner and Center,Corner buttons can be used to defined square and rectangles either by two cornerpoints or by a center and a corner point.
The Pin Text button can be used on symbol label to place texts derived from the names of mouse-selectable pins.
The Draw Assistant dialog also provides a section for selecting groups with preview from a library with optional X and Y input fields for a matrix placement of multiple instances of the selected group.
The Area Measure, Angle Measure and Delete Measurement/Ruler functions have been added to the Graphic / Other Functions / Drawing Utilities submenu, and new options for measuring horizontal or vertical distance components have been added to the Distance Measure function.
The Jump Relative context menu function of the Draw Rectangles, Draw Circles and Draw Arrows functions from the Areas / Other Functions / Drawing Utilities submenu was behaving like Jump Absolute when selecting the second point. This bug has been fixed.
A user prompt verifying whether the polygon should stay closed is now activated when using Move/Delete Corner or Move Segment at the start and/or end point of closed polygons. The start and end point and/or the start and end segment are are automatically moved if the option for keeping the polygon closed is selected.
The CLINEEDIT_SCM parameter has been added to the bae.ini file. CLINEEDIT_SCM is also available through Settings / Settings bae.ini and can be used to deactivate the close polygon query and to leave polygons always open or to close polygons.
The parameter dialog box of the AutoCAD/DXF Input function has been extended to support additional settings which were previously only available through bae.ini. This allows for the import of DXF data with different parameter configurations without having to edit bae.ini and restart the AutoEngineer.
The AutoCAD/DXF Input function has been modified to create interpolated polylines for imported ellipses. Previously, DXF ellipses were imported as circles.
Long DXF input texts which have to be split into multiple strings are now converted to multiline texts to ensure that they can subsequently be processed as units.
The polygon check routine which is activated at the end of the Add Graphic Area function has been changed and is now providing an option for saving the polygon as a graphic line rather than terminating with an invalid polygon error if the polygon contains crossing segments. This allows for the subsequent removal of crossing segments without having to recreate the polygon from scratch.
The text placement functions have been modified to display not only the text string of the currently placed text but also its text size and text mode in the status line.
The Load Text Sheet function can now be applied to $pltecomment:planname sheet comment reference texts.
A new system attribute $pltpagecnt for displaying the total number of project SCM sheets has been introduced.
A context menu with the functions from the Text / Other Functions / Multi Line Text submenu has been implemented for multi-line texts.
The Link to External File function for automatically loading a selectable file to the application which is registered for the file name extension has been added to the Text / Other Functions submenu and to the right mouse button text context menus.
Between applications of the Disolve Rotations and Combine Rotations functions from the Settings|Rule Attachment submenu, the element set for right mouse button context functions is now automatically restricted to texts to prevent from selecting invalid elements for these functions.
The VARATTRCHK_SCM parameter for activating automatic checks on variant-specific attribute value and plot visibility settings with Load Group operations has been added to bae.ini. The system checks for variant-specific data in the loaded group and suggests to delete such data as it might refer to variants which are not definied in the current project.
The number of modified elements and the total number of group-selected elements have been added to the confirmation messages of the group selection functions. With single element selections, the type of the processed element is also displayed.
The Control Output option for automatically passing PDF outputs to the system's .pdf file viewer is now also supported by EPS/PDF output batch definitions.
A new option for deactivating the fit to page option in the print function of Acrobat Reader has been added to the batch defintions for .pdf outputs.
The Variant Attribute+Extension and Variant Name/Attribute+Extension modes for automatically creating output file names according to variant-specific attribute values of specific symbol macros have been added to the output batch definitions. Batch definitions with variant-specific file names provide the new Single File for every Variant option for automatically creating output files for all project variants.
In special cases and for rather specific page setups, invalid PDF compression data was created for compressed PDF outputs. This problem has been fixed.
The Settings / Rule Attachment / Single Elements / Texts function has been modified to support the envvar String predicate for assigning environment variables to texts. The assigned environment variables are transferred to File / Import/Export / EPS/PDF Output batches. I.e., it is possible to compile output files names using environment variable values and/or attributes. E.g., with the envvar string predicate values date and varname assigned to the $pltdateus and $?s:variant_name texts/attributes on a plan header symbol, a specification such as $projectfile_$varname_$date.pdf can be used to include the project file name, the variant name, and the plot date in the batch output file name.
The DXFFONT_SCM parameter for specifying alternative character fonts for DXF outputs by specifying the target system font and/or font shape file (e.g., monotxt.shx) has been added to the bae.ini file.
Due to character font size and base line configurations, the BAE vector font looks significantly different from the AutoCAD default font. New text output size, aspect ratio and base line parameters have been added to the bae.ini file to provide options for tackling this problem. The default settings for these parameters have been chosen in such a way that texts don't cross surrounding graphics anymore.
The DXF output function has been modified to support the output of centered text reference points and corresponding text attributes. This ensures that text is correctly centered even if a character font with a different character aspect ratio is used in the target system.
The DXF output function has been modified to support text frames.
Multi-line/multi-part texts created with the Text / Other Functions / Multi Line Text / Add function are now concatenated to single strings for DXF outputs to avoid text gaps and/or overlaps in target systems with different font selections.
Error and warning counts are now displayed with the concluding messages at the end of Packager runs.
Packager error and warning messages which are specific to schematic symbols are now written to a projectname_pack.err database to enable the SCM system to jump to any of the erroneous symbols.
The Packager was issuing not only first pin but also redundant successive swap pin warning messages for unused gates. These redundant warning message have been eliminated. I.e., the number of unused gate warnings issued by the Packager is now identical to the number of unused gates.
The Packager sometimes issued confusing attribute value assignment warning messages when using tag symbols for automatically setting $orgname, $pagename, $blkname and $blkrname attribute values. This problem has been fixed.
A project .lck file check has been introduced prior to any Packager run to verify whether the target net list and the corresponding layout are currently loaded by a different user in which case the name of the other user is displayed together with information on how to prevent unintentional loss of layout or netlist changes.
Upon successful execution without errors or warnings, the Packager now switches automatically to the next module when invoked from the Schematic Editor with either Packager and back or Packager and Layout Editor. Previously, a user interaction was required for this module switch.
For pins connected through the net internal command, the pin attributes of the first symbol pin are assigned to all other net internal pins without symbol pin assignment.
Attribute values from netattr routwidth, netattr powwidth, netattr mindist and netattr priority commands of logical net tag symbol defintions are not transfered to the net tags' target nets anymore. This prevents the system from issuing redundant warning messages when different net tags with the same attribute name are connected to a net (e.g., tag_net_mindist and tag_net_routwidth both with attribute name $val).
The Load Settings, Save Settings and Delete Settings functions for loading, saving and deleting Packager parameter settings have been added to the Packager's Settings menu. The parameter sets are stored in the default layout library. Upon startup, the Packager automatically loads the parameter set named default (if available).
The prompt for the Test Points Logical Library has been modified to allow for the deactivation of automatic test point generation through the input of a - (hyphen).
The BAE/ASCII Output function from the File / Import/Export menu has been moved to the new BAE/ASCII submenu, and the BAE/ASCII Input function for importing generic BAE ASCII layout data has been added to that submenu. Please note that BAE/ASCII Output does not include layout net list data. I.e., when transferring BAE ASCII from one project to another, it might be necessary to import net list data separately before importing generic BAE ASCII data into the destination project file.
The lbaedmp.ulp ULP program for exporting BAE ASCII format layouts from Eagle is provided in the eagleulp directory of the BAE CD. The lbaedmp.ulp output is written to a file named Projectname_l.dmp. The BAE/ASCII Input function automatically removes the _l extension and saves the converted data to a project file named Projectname.ddb. A complete Eagle project can be transferred to the AutoEngineer by first using the Single Project Library Only option for importing the layout part macros required by the Packager, then importing the schematic data and running the Packager, and finally importing the layout data with the Single Project All option.
The Layer Browse, Part Browse, Net List Assistant and Draw Assistant functions have been added to the Utiltites menu from where they can be activated in modeless (permanently visible) dialog boxes for easy access.
The X Coordinate Snap and Y Coordinate Snap options for snapping X and Y or Y and X coordinates has been added to the coordinate snap function menu which can be activated through the x key during interactive placement operations. The first snap coordinate is easily identified through its constant value display in the status line. This is useful in connection with the p key coordinate snap as it provides a facility for using gridless coordinates from different previously placed elements in the current placement operation.
The l and r keys are now activating functions for rotating multiple selectable texts and/or parts when pressed while no other function is active.
Functions for mirroring multiple selectable texts and/or parts have been added to the context menu which is activated when pressing the m key while no other function is active.
The function for loading layouts has been modified to check whether the actice variant in the corresponding schematic plan matches that of the layout. The system issues a warning message if this is not the case. The schematic plans and the layout must have been saved with the new BAE Version for this to work.
The Solder Side View option for switching to a mirrored display has been added to the View / Settings menu. The display is mirrored at the X axis, resulting in a view of the layout solder side (as if the layout was turned around). Mirror direction arrows are displayed at the origin in the element overview window of the toolbar to indicate that solder side view is activated. The default part placement mirror mode is automatically updated when switching to or from the solder side view.
The current solder side view setting is saved and restored with the toolbar design views. I.e., with solder side and part side views assigned to different toolbar design views it is possible to toggle quickly between those display modes.
The function for querying element data which can be activated through View / Query Element or by holding down the Ctrl key has been modified to display layer names instead of the Top Layer signal layer number for elements placed on Layer n (Parts.). This makes it easier to check whether an element is correctly placed on the top layer.
The LAUTOSCAN_GED parameter for activating an automatic layer usage scan for indicating the layers used on the currently loaded element through the Change Colors function has been added to the bae.ini file.
The + and - menu buttons of the View / Other Functions / Layer Browse function have been modified to ignore unused layers when stepping through the layer list. The LBRWBUTN_GED parameter for setting an arbitrary number of direct layer access buttons has been added to the bae.ini file. These buttons are displayed in rows of 5.
The LBROWSEBOX_GED parameter for automatically activating the Layer Browse dialog after starting the Layout Editor has been added to the bae.ini file.
Through the new bae.ini parameter TB_DOCFADEIN_LAY, the layer display focus activated by double-clicking a layer name in the toolbar can now be restricted to signal layers to prevent previously faded-out documentary layers from being displayed when deactivating the focus.
An option for selecting the VRML V2.0 / VRML97 output format has been added to the File / Import/Export / WRL/VRML Data Output functions.
The WRL/VRML Data Output output functions have been modified to include external 3D part models through model name reference texts placed on part level on a special documentary layer. This allows for the generation of more realistic 3D models/views if external 3D part models are available.
The DRCDISTPATT_GED parameter for configuring a pattern for the DRC Distance Display in View / Settings has been added to the bae.ini file. 32 different patterns numbered 0 through 31 are available as shown to the right of the three standard display modes in Change Colors.
Changed clearance settings through the Settings / Advanced DRC / Element DRC Block function are now immediately displayed when DRC clearance display is activated. Previously, a screen redraw was necessary to trigger a DRC clearance display update.
It is now possible to set part-specific DRC blocks by assigning $drcblk attributes to net list parts. The $drcblk attribute can be assigned through the new tag_sym_drcblk tag symbol or through newattr commands in the logical library.
The Utilities / DRC Error List / DRC Error List dialog has been changed to a modeless dialog, and error list entries can be clicked to jump to the error position in the layout. This allows for different errors to be examined and/or fixed without having to restart the DRC Error List function. The Update and Batch-DRC buttons have been added to allow for error list updates.
The lay_via_trcdist layout rule for treating via copper areas like traces was only active when checking via pad to trace clearances. This has been modified. With the lay_via_trcdist rule assigned to the layout, the Trace/Trace clearance is now applied when checking via pads against via pads, and the Trace/Copper clearance is now applied when checking via pads against pin pads.
The View / Settings dialog was internally rounding down the selected grid to 1/100000 mm units. This could cause the 1/60 Inch, 1/120 Inch, 1/240 Inch and 1/480 Inch grids to be slightly shifted at very large coordinate positions. This bug has been fixed. The grid functions from the Grids/Rotation context menu and the grid favorites toolbar function were not affected by this problem.
The Parts / Other Functions / Part Browse function has been modified to display the contents of selected libraries in a separate permanently open dialog box. This dialog provides a library element name listbox and displays the currently selected library part in a preview window. The dialog also provides a Place button for placing the selected part on the currently loaded layout and a Load button for loading the library part for editing. The system automatically names placed parts if a part name pattern is entered to the Base Name field, otherwise a part name prompt is activated when placing parts with Place.
The Parts / Add Part dialog has been modified to allow for name pattern inputs with Return key confirmation. I.e., part sets with part name patterns can now be selected without having to use the Select Pattern button.
Prior to part name pattern selections, the current part set is emptied if all net list parts are currently selected. I.e., it is not necessary anymore to manually reset the part set with Deselect All before carrying out a new part name pattern selection.
The Parts / Other Functions / Autoname Parts / All Prefixes function has been changed to allow for a start number prefix to be specified. The part numbering process can now be restricted to either the part side or the solder side to allow for different part number ranges to be created for the part and/or solder side. On default, the numbering is carried out according to the following sort order: mirror mode, x coordinate and y coordinate. These sort order priorities can now be changed.
Net list modifications can cause the Packager to change the automatically generated test point names for unnamed nets, thus converting previously placed test points into constructive parts. The Parts / Other Functions / Autoname Parts / Update Test Points function has been added to tackle this problem. Update Test Points analyzes test point net list connections and part package types and tries to assign unplaced test points to placed constructive parts. Successfully assigned constructive test points are automatically renamed and alternative test point package types are backannotated to the net list if necessary.
The Parts / Other Functions / Autoname Parts / Replace Block Number function for replacing Packager generated [p1] part name prefix patterns with block reference symbol names from $blkrname attribute settings for parts from hierarchical blocks has been added. This feature can be used to improve the traceability of parts in hierarchical designs by changing part name patterns such as [p1]c100 into, e.g., amplifier1_c100.
The Parts / Other Functions / Copy Hierarchie functions created incomplete copies in certain cases where the source hierarchy block contained moved names and/or attributes. This problem has been fixed.
The Highlight Net has been added to the right mouse button context menu for part pins.
The lay_pin_move rule for enabling part pin movements on layout level can now optionally be assigned as plan rule to padstack macros, thus enabling pin movements for all pin instances of that padstack macro.
The Parts / Other Functions / Find SCM Symbol functions has been added to the part context menu.
The Snap Start Point trace parameter has been added to Settings / Settings. Snap Start Point activates a gridless pin/trace position snap at the first point set with Add Trace. When picking an off-grid horizontal or vertical trace segment, the next orthogonal grid line cross point with the trace segment is chosen as the start point.
The p key position snap function for trace corner points has been modified to prioritize traces on the current layer over pins to allow for trace corner points on smd pins to be picked.
The Insert Corner function has been modified to preset the angle direction to the side of the trace segment which is closer to the pick point. With this feature and appropriate pick point selections, it is possible to eliminate otherwise necessary context menu interactions for toggling the angle direction.
The Select Via(s) has been moved from the Parts menu to the Traces menu.
The Add Trace function has been modified to activate the Select Via(s) dialog instead of displaying an error message if no standard via is defined for the current project.
The Trace Routes and Nets functions for repetitively changing the via macros of selectable traces and/or nets have been added to the Traces / Via Functions submenu which can also be activated through the v key.
The TRCNQRYLIM_GED parameter for setting a minimum trace element count for activating confirmation prompts in the Delete Net function has been added to the bae.ini file. The default value for this parameter is 50.
The confirmation prompts and the status messages of the Delete Net are displaying deleted trace and via counts and the name of the deleted net. I.e., Delete Net can also be used for quickly querying the trace and vias counts of selectable nets.
An Info button for querying detailed net data has been added to the element property dialog which can be activated by pressing the p key.
The Net List Output and Net List Input functions from the File / Import/Export submenu have been modified to support the export and import of arbitrary net attributes. The format for the net attributes corresponds to that used for the part and pin attributes.
Logical definitions for fixed and user-specific net attributes which are not yet defined in the layout libraries are automatically created in the project file.
The Traces / Highlight Net / Color Nets function has been renamed to Color/Hatch Nets and supports not only color but also pattern assignments. With this feature, it is now possible to display nets on the same layer with the same color, yet and still distinguish those nets through different net display patterns.
The File / Import/Export / EPS/PDF Output has been updated to support coloured output for nets with Color/Hatch Nets settings. Net colours have priority over any other color settings.
A list box column for displaying current net visibility mode settings has been added to the Set Net Visible and Set Net Invisible functions in Settings / Settings.
The Round corners checkbox for deactivating the creation of rounded corners (trace arcs) has been added to the Equidistant function of the Traces / Other Functions / Parallel Traces submenu. This simplifies subsequent trace processing procedures at the cost of slightly inreased gaps between parallel trace corners.
The Traces / Other Functions / Trace Length / Pair Trim Length has been modified to support not only start point length offsets but also end point length offset adjustments. This allows for correct length adjustments when parts/modules with phase-shifted input/output pins are connected. Trace meanders in non-parallel trace segments are inserted at the end of trace pairs if required for trace lengths synchronization. The system issues a warning message displaying the remaining trace length difference in cases where the trace geometry doesn't allow for full trace length synchronization. A new parameter has been implemented to tell the system whether in-trace phase synchronization is more important than total trace length synchronization (phase synchronization at the end of trace pairs).
The Layer Pair function for converting traces with large via macros into two traces on parallel layers with smaller vias placed instead of the large vias has been added to the Traces / Other Functions / Parallel Traces submenu. The via macro and layer assignments for the Layer Pair function can be set through the rule system.
Information about vias and traces on part level has been added to the element info tooltips on layout level.
On default, traces on part level are not subject to connectivity checks against each other to allow for the creation of, e.g., printed inductors. Assigning the lay_trc_partcon rule to traces overrides this behaviour and forces full connectivity checks for traces on part level.
The Unroutes List button for listing unroutes with airline start and end coordinates has been added to the dialog of the Traces / Other Functions / Unroutes Report function. The unroutes list is sorted by net names, and double-clicks on unroutes list entries activate a net highlight with automatic Zoom Window to the selected airline. The + and - keys can be used to step through the airline positions.
The NETASSIBOX_GED parameter for automatically activating the Net List Assistant after loading a layout has been added to the bae.ini file.
Pick and Report Net Data buttons have been added to the Net List Assistant dialog. Pick allows for mouse-selecting a layout net. Report Net Data displays net data for the current net name. This allows for pin and trace net data queries without having to select a net and/or netname with another function.
Parameters for specifying isolation thickness tolerance and isolation type (core or prepreg) have been added to the Settings / Rule Attachment / Layer Stackup dialog.
The Material button has been replaced with layer-specific material selectors. This doubles as a query function as these selectors are displaying the names of the selected materials. The special entry can be used to set user-specific epsilon r and tan delta values. The list of materials can be extended through the new LAYIMATL_LAY parameter in bae.ini.
Using the Mirror context function from within Move Area and Copy Area could cause erroneous processing of the changed area in the connectivity and DRC procedures of the currently active BAE session. This problem has been fixed.
The Draw Assistant dialog for placing texts and standard polygons such as squares, rectangles, circles and lines has been added to the Areas / Other Functions / Drawing Utilities. The Draw Assistant dialog is a (permanently visible) modeless dialog with buttons and controls for specifying input layers, polygon types, dimensions and line widths for the polygons and texts to be created. Either single or multiple elements can be placed. A radius for rounded corners can be specified for squares and rectangles. Those rounded corners are displayed during interactive placement operations. The Corner,Corner and Center,Corner buttons can be used to defined square and rectangles either by two cornerpoints or by a center and a corner point. The latter simplifies the construction of pad areas which have to be symmetric to their origin.
The Draw Assistant dialog also provides a section for selecting scalable groups with preview from a library with optional X and Y input fields for a matrix placement of multiple instances of the selected group.
A user prompt verifying whether the polygon should stay closed is now activated when using Move/Delete Corner or Move Segment at the start and/or end point of closed polygons. The start and end point and/or the start and end segment are automatically moved if the option for keeping the polygon closed is selected.
The CLINEEDIT_GED parameter has been added to the bae.ini file. CLINEEDIT_GED is also available through Settings / Settings bae.ini and can be used to deactivate the close polygon query and to leave polygons always open or to close polygons.
The layer selection menus for new power planes have been changed to display power layer names instead of power layer numbers.
The functions from the Areas / Other Functions / Polygon Combination submenu can now also be applied to the board outline.
An option for the specification of a corner radius for the creation of tile polygons with rounded corners has been added to the Areas / Other Functions / Drawing Utilities / Tile Polygon function.
The polygon check routine which is activated at the end of area and board outline polygon definitions has been changed and is now providing an option for saving the polygon as a documentary line rather than terminating with an invalid polygon error if the polygon contains crossing segments. This allows for the subsequent removal of crossing segments without having to recreate the polygon from scratch.
The TXTLAYMIRR_GED parameter has been added to bae.ini for configuring a mode where the text layer of a mouse-picked text is mirrored with the text. This mimics the bahaviour of the group mirroring functions. On default, no text layer mirroring takes place when mirroring texts.
A context menu with the functions from the Text, Drill / Other Functions / Multi Line Text submenu has been implemented for multi-line texts.
For rotated LOGICAL texts, text frames with an open side were displayed with the opening on the wrong side of the text frame. This problem has been fixed.
The Text, Drill / Place Drill Hole function has been made available on layout and part level where this function triggers a Parts / Add Part call. The drill hole part and/or padstack is automatically named using the Next free Number for Name setting with drill1 as the first name and/or part name pattern. The drill hole macro dialog on layout and/or part level automatically provides a selection with d* and/or *hole* macro name patterns. New parameters have been added to the bae.ini file to allow for the specification of alternative drill hole macro name patterns to match customer-specific layout library naming conventions.
The system now accepts negative Scalefactor inputs for mirroring the currently moved/copied group at the Y axis. Contrary to X axis mirroring, Y axis mirroring does not imply a layer change. For macro references (placed parts, etc.), only the placement coordinates are mirrored at the Y axis.
Additional information about the layer and type of the processed element has been added to the status messages which are displayed when selecting texts, traces and polygons through right mouse button clicks.
Single element selections didn't update the selected elements count in the selection status message correctly. This problem has been fixed.
The new Edit / Other Functions / Group in Schematic function examines the currently selected layout parts and group-selects the corresponding schematic symbols in other project-specific Schematic Editor windows.
Groups from other project files or from the clipboard were loaded with their layer stackup definitions causing the current layout's layer stackup to be overwritten. This problem has been fixed.
Fill areas which can't be reduced by the minimum structure size due to "hooks" in the fill area outline are causing WARNING: Areas possibly not automatically deletable! warnings. The copper fill functions are now displaying rectangular error markers around problematic segments in the fill area outline. This helps to locate and fix problems in fill area outlines.
Cutout areas which used to cause WARNING: problem areas approximated by rectangles! warnings are now automatically split into smaller areas to eliminate the need for rectangle approximations.
The performance of the copper fill algorithm has been improved, with significant performance gains noticable in large layouts.
Due to a compiler error, the hatching algorithms in the BAE Windows version didn't work properly when it came to the elimination of redundant horizontal lines in certain fill areas. This problem has been fixed.
Due to rounding errors, the hatch area algorithms sometimes failed to create correct hatch lines over polygon corner points. This problem has been fixed.
To improve the facilities for monitoring the routing process, the Autorouter status window now displays a target connection count together with the total connection count when routing boards with nets excluded from the autorouting process due to airline display settings.
Via with diameters larger than the routing grid were sometimes connected at odd angles. This problem has been fixed.
The Variants function for setting the current variant and displaying variant data has been added to the Settings menu. This allows for variant-specific CAM outputs without having to change to the Layout Editor for selecting the desired variant.
The Set Variable batch output command for setting an environment variable for the duration of the BAE session has been added to the batch output facilities. The user is prompted for the variable value at the beginning of the batch output. Environment variables can be referenced in file name specifications by prefixing them with a $ character. With the specification of a variable such as, e.g., ordernumber and file names such as $ordernumber_layer1.gbr, batch output prompts for the order number and then creates output file names including this number.
The GENCADSSIDE_LAY parameter has been added to the bae.ini file to force the Gencad 1.4 Output to retrieve the part insertion side from text on the insertion layer instead of the part mirroring mode. This allows for the correct output of part macros which have been defined on the solder side.
The Layer Area Statistics function for calculating plot output layer coverages has been added to the Control Plot menu. The calculations are carried out using bitmap floodfill operations for calculating the percentage of layout area pixels occupied by layer structures. The layout area is derived from the element boundaries if no board outline is defined for the layout area.
After selecting the test layer, the system prompts for a pixel resolution for the bitmap. Make sure to set the resolution high enough to represent the layout structures accurately on the bitmap. However, don't set the resolution too high as the memory requirements for the bitmap increase significantly with the bitmap resolution.
The bitmap floodfill operations take the standard plot parameters into consideration. Make sure that All Layers Mode is set to Plot Together to include all layer vias and pins when calculating the layer coverage.
The Layer Area Statistics feature can be configured as CAM-Batch Output step for generating a status line in the batch report.
Empty attribute texts caused batch outputs with the Part List Pages for Element page option and BAE character font to abort with a Scan error!. This problem has been fixed.
The part list template reference text for the first name entry allows now for the specificaton of a column width in millimetres (e.g., $:50.0:1:). With such column width specifications, the name list is not truncated to r01,... anymore, but contains all names. The names are listed in multiple lines if necessary. A template with the name partlist_cntnames has been added to the PDFPAGE library to provide an example for a part list template with name list column specification.
The Control Output option for automatically passing EPF/PDF outputs to the system's .pdf file viewer is now also supported by EPS/PDF batch output definitions.
The feature for specifying sheet sizes through markers with the names pdf_lx and pdf_uy is now also working for markers placed on part level, thus allowing for the specification of sheet sizes through marker pins on frame symbols.
The Variant Attribute+Extension and Variant Name/Attribute+Extension modes for automatically creating output file names according to variant-specific attribute values of specific part macros have been added to the output batch definitions. Batch definitions with variant-specific file names provide the new Single File for every Variant option for automatically creating output files for all project variants.
The Settings / Rule Attachment / Single Elements / Texts function of the Layout Editor supports the envvar String predicate for assigning environment variables to texts. The assigned environment variables are transferred to File / Import/Export / EPS/PDF Output batches. I.e., it is possible to compile output files names using environment variable values and/or attributes. E.g., with the envvar string predicate values date and varname assigned to the $pltdateus and $?s:variant_name texts/attributes on a plan header symbol, a specification such as $projectfile_$varname_$date.pdf can be used to include the project file name, the variant name, and the plot date in the batch output file name.
The SCM EPS/PDF Batch Output option for automatically switching to the Schematic Editor and running the specified SCM EPS/PDF batch output after successfully finishing the CAM Processor batch outputs has been added to the CAM-Batch Output function.
The cd (change directory) command can now be used in Command Call batch steps. The target directory for the cd command must be entered in the Folder input field.
The Comment Line Output batch step has been implemented for adding user-specific text lines to the batch output report. This feature can be used to pass special instructions on to the PCB manufacturer.
The DXFFONT_LAY parameter for specifying alternative character fonts for DXF outputs by specifying the target system font and/or font shape file (e.g., monotxt.shx) has been added to the bae.ini file.
Multi-line/multi-part texts created with the Layout Editor Texts / Other Functions / Multi Line Text / Add function are now concatenated to single strings for DXF outputs to avoid text gaps and/or overlaps in target systems with different font selections.
The Visible Layers and Layer Selection output options have been modified to support drill class specific outputs. The drill hole circles for the default - class are assigned to the DXF layer name DRILLS_DEFAULT, and the drill hole circles for non-default drill classes are assigned to DXF layer names DRILLS_A, DRILLS_B etc.
The drill class selection control of the drill data output functions was deactivated for projects where only a single non-default drilling class was used, thus effectively prohibing drill data outputs for such projects. This problem has been fixed.
The CAM-Batch Output always prioritized fixed drill data and tool table file name settings from Drilling+Insertion / Settings over current batch configurations and didn't display those file names in the output report. This problem has been fixed. Batch configurations for drill output files have now priority over general CAM Processor settings.
The output data configuration file definition for the Generic Insertion Output has been modified to allow for a comma-separated specification of a second output layer with the OUTLAYER command. This allows for the generation of output files which contain insertion data for both sides of the printed circuit board. The MIRROR field command can be used to provide and/or generate insertion side indicators.
The Insertion Output and Generic Insertion Output functions have been modified to issue warning messages for centered and LOGICAL texts on the selected insertion data output layer as centered text positions are certainly and LOGICAL text positions are most likely modified using the Move Name function which invalidates the text coordinates for insertion pick reference.
Plus and minus signs in input coordinates caused incorrect coordinate length calculations when loading drilling and Gerber data with Trailing Zeros suppression. This problem has been fixed.
The functions for loading Gerber data have been modified and are now automatically changing the color settings to ensure that the Gerber input layers are displayed.
The rule definition syntax has been extended to allow for the specification of a rule comment. Rule comments are optional and can be entered as a comma-separated quoted string after the rule name. Rule comments are stored as element comments in the rule database and are displayed together with the rule name when performing rule assignments.
Rule comments (in German) have been added to the rule source code files which are provided with the system.
Warning messages are now displayed for pins in swap commands which originate from different xlat levels and/or hierarchies as this is highly likely to be erroneous.
The #pragma preprocessor statement for setting the caller type for the compiled User Language program has been extended to allow for the specification of the ULCALLERNOUNDO caller type. On default, the execution of a User Language program adds an undo step. ULCALLERNOUNDO can be used to prevent the system from adding an undo step for the execution of the compiled program. I.e., by declaring ULCALLERNOUNDO for programs which are not performing any operations relevant to the system's undo mechanism, it is possible to avoid redundant undo steps.
To retain the caller type specification option, User Language program sources can contain a second #pragma statement with a valid caller type specification in addition to the #pragma ULCALLERNOUNDO statement.
The User Language Compiler issues now warning messages if function parameter and/or local variable names are matching global variable names.
Function names and variable/parameter names and/or system function parameter numbers are now included with the warning messages about function variables and function parameters.
The warning messages about unused global variables have been changed to include the name of the source file with the variable definition. This makes it easier to distinguish between less important warning messages about unused variables from include files and more important warnings about unused variables in the main program source file.
New User Language Compiler warnings for unused and/or redundant #bnf syntax definitions have been added.
The option -ld listingdirectoryname for specifying a non-default output directory for listing files created with the -l has been added to the User Language compiler. This option is useful when applying make utilities for automatically compiling modified User Language programs as it allows to keep the source directories clean. With the BAE software, a makefile is provided in the baeulc directory. This makefile defines the dependencies between User Language programs and include files and works with listing files in a subdirectory (lst).
The bae_inpoint and bae_inpointmenu have been modified to support a number of additional rubberband drawing modes.
Support for additional parameter queries/settings has been added to the bae_getdblpar, bae_setdblpar, bae_getintpar, bae_setintpar, bae_getstrpar, bae_setstrpar, scm_getintpar, scm_setintpar, ged_getintpar, ged_setintpar, ged_getdblpar, ged_setdblpar, ged_getstrpar, ged_setstrpar, ar_getintpar, ar_setintpar, cam_getintpar, cam_setintpar, cam_getdblpar and cam_setdblpar functions.
The ddbsetelemcomment function has been changed to set DDB element comments not only in DDB files but also in main memory if the processed DDB element is currently loaded in the Bartels AutoEngineer.
The highlight mode input parameter value range of the ged_highlnet function has been extended to allow for the specification of display patterns.
BAE installs some 220 pre-compiled User Language programs to the ulcprog.vdb file of the BAE programs directory. Additionally, the User Language source files (more than 8 Mbytes; some 280,000 lines) are installed to a special directory (baeulc). See Bartels User Language Programmer's Guide - Chapter 4 for a complete listing and short descriptions of the BAE User Language programs.