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# News

2023-11-29 release: 3.1.3 | Release 3.1.3 available: back annotation upgrades
2023-08-30 release: 3.1.2 | Release 3.1.2 available: bugfixes, openscad 3d models, gsch2pcb-rnd removal
2023-05-24 release: 3.1.1 | Release 3.1.1 available: bugfixes, openscad 3d models
2023-02-08 release: 3.1.0 | Release 3.1.0 available: librnd API upgrades; requires librnd 4.0.0
2022-11-02 release: 3.0.6 | Release 3.0.6 available: feature release
2022-07-20 release: 3.0.5 | Release 3.0.5 available: minor bugfixes
2022-04-20 release: 3.0.4 | Release 3.0.4 available: minor bugfixes
2022-01-12 release: 3.0.3 | Release 3.0.3 available: minor feature release; loads protel boards, partly loads altium boards, loads eagle footprints directly, depends on librnd >=3.1.0
2021-11-04 release: 3.0.2 | Release 3.0.2 available: a single bugfix for a DRC/connectivity bug introduced in 3.0.1
2021-10-20 release: 3.0.1 | Release 3.0.1 available: minor bugfixes and better external autorouter support
2021-08-11 release: 3.0.0 | Release 3.0.0 available: full librnd separation, can save PADS ASCII boards (io_pads), full load/save DSN support
2021-06-02 release: 2.4.0 | Release 2.4.0 available: can load PADS ASCII boards (io_pads), padstack prototypes in route style, lihata board v8
2021-01-20 release: 2.3.1 | Release 2.3.1 available: librnd separation, optional netname display on traces
2021-04-07 release: 2.3.2 | Release 2.3.2 available: more librnd separation, anyload, teardrop extended object

2021-01-20
Source execution change

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:

- cd src
- . ./pcb-rnd-src
- ./pcb-rnd

2020-11-18 release: 2.3.0 | Release 2.3.0 available: feature release (padstack save/load, ttf import)
2020-09-09 release: 2.2.4 | Release 2.2.4 available: feature release (menu patching, 4 new netlist formats and more)
2020-07-09 release: 2.2.3 | Release 2.2.3 available: critical bugfix of 2.2.2 (text object transformations)
2020-07-01 release: 2.2.2 | Release 2.2.2 available: BXL, net length UI
2020-04-22 release: 2.2.1 | Release 2.2.1 available: feature release with the new drc, new import_sch and the bus extended object
2020-03-16 NLnet sponsoration | pcb-rnd is getting NLnet 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.
2020-01-22 release: 2.2.0 | Release 2.2.0 available: cleanup/bugfix release; plus extended objects, openEMS and STL export
2019-10-30 release: 2.1.4 | Release 2.1.4 available: cleanup/bugfix release; more scripting, better buffer content save
2019-10-15 windows | A windows version (from current svn head, pretty much what 2.1.4 is going to be) is available
2019-07-17 release: 2.1.3 | Release 2.1.3 available: cleanup/bugfix release; hidlib split, scripting
2019-04-24 release: 2.1.2 | Release 2.1.2 available: cleanup/bugfix release; netlist rewrite, CAM jobs, better KiCad4 support
2019-02-13 release: 2.1.1 | Release 2.1.1 available: cleanup/bugfix release; improved DRC GUI, find.c rewrite
2018-11-25 release: 2.1.0 | Release 2.1.0 available: doc/mech layers, slots, text rotation & thickness, asm plugin
2018-09-19 CoralEDA | pcb-rnd joins the CoralEDA ecosystem (umbrella project).
2018-08-29 release: 2.0.1 | Release 2.0.1 available: rendering speed optimization and various smallish features, including new scripting engine, CAM export, 2d drafting, new export dialog, easyEDA netlist import.
2018-06-06 release: 2.0.0 | Release 2.0.0 available: old data model fully removed; new default menu and key bindings.
2018-03-21 release: 1.2.8 | Release 1.2.8 available, with all parts of the code handling the new data model.
2017-12-26 release: 1.2.7 | Release 1.2.7 available, with padstacks.
2017-10-11 release: 1.2.6 | Release 1.2.6 available, with subcircuit terminals, dxf, hpgl, openscad and poly-clears-poly support.
2017-09-15 release: 1.2.5b | Release 1.2.5b is is an 1.2.5 with a security fix, please upgrade as soon as possible!
2017-08-21 release: 1.2.5 | Release 1.2.5 is available: it is an 1.2.4 with a few critical bugfixes
2017-08-07 release: 1.2.4 | Release 1.2.4 is available, with subcircuit, eagle binary and protel autotrax support.
2017-05-30 release: 1.2.3 | Release 1.2.3 is available, with a new plugin system and editable soldermask and paste layers.
2017-04-10 release: 1.2.2 | Release 1.2.2 is available.
2017-03-12 opengl | Opengl support available in svn HEAD. Thanks to Keith Packard.
2017-02-17 EDA ecosystem, release: 1.2.1 | Release 1.2.1 is available. We've strengthen our connections to other EDA tools, trying to contribute more to the EDA ecosystem, by implementing more import and export plugins.
2016-12-28 release: 1.2.0 | Release 1.2.0 is available.
2016-12-20 Official Debian packaging | 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!
2016-11-02 Release: 1.1.3 | Available at the download page . Features kicad compatibility, advanced search and the lihata board format.
2016-09-04 Rebranding | 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.
2016-08-24 Release 1.1.1 | Available at the download page . The next development cycle will focus on editable/searchable attributes and a new native file format.