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Created: November 30, 2021 | Updated: January 21, 2022
The following sections list the release notes for publicly released versions of Altium NEXUS 5.
Version 5.1.2
Build: 10 Date: 20 January 2022
Schematic
| 46149 | When the Component Pin editor was opened, the component being edited would disappear. |
| 47615 | When one part in a multi-part component is updated to the latest revision, all parts in the same component are now updated to the latest revision. (BC:17162) |
| 47627 | The sequence of actions for placing an Image object was changed to avoid placing a zero-height image on a schematic sheet. (BC:17370) |
PCB
| 15590 | 3D Bodies that pass through a pad hole were not displayed for the portion of the body that exists inside the pad hole. (BC:10281) |
| 39441 | After importing components using a script the footprint primitives would not display in the PCB library editor, then when a footprint primitive was clicked on the PCB Library panel an exception would occur. |
| 44339 | The presence of a specific object on the board would result in a crash when an IPC2581 file was generated. |
| 45526 | A PCB library document is marked as modified when a footprint that includes a rectangle is opened. (BC:15977) |
| 45915 | Rectangle object placed in a PCBLib would move when the library was saved, and clicking Undo would break the rectangle. (BC:17523) |
| 45931 | Blind, buried, and microvias pasted from another PCB design were not recognized by the ODB++ Setup dialog. (BC:16347) |
| 46174 | During ODB++ output generation, connected mid-layer pads could be removed if they were inside a keepout region and the "Include unconnected mid-Layer pads" option was disabled. (BC:17496) |
| 47194 | Unrouted Net Constraint violations for non-plated pads were missing location detail in the Messages panel and the PCB Rules and Violations panel. |
| 47195 | Keepout objects placed in a PCB design can now be shown in a panelized embedded board array. Note that this feature provides a visual representation of the Keepout layer, copper objects placed on the Embedded Board Array currently do not respect keepouts placed in the source PCB. |
| 47197 | Removing existing teardrops did not always remove the teardrops from vias. (BC:17185) |
| 47303 | Manual Expansion tenting settings defined in a Pad/Via library were ignored when the tented pad or via was placed from the PVLib onto a PCB. Note that this update only impacts new Pad/Via edits in a PVLib. (BC:13456) |
| 47304 | A Cursor Color option has been added to the PCB Editor - General page of the Preferences dialog. (BC:9402) |
| 47339 | Polygons with certain properties would not fill when the polygon style was set to Hatched. |
| 47342 | If the DRC 'Stop when XXX violations found' value was very large (e.g., 9 digits), an incorrect value of detected violations would be reported. (BC:16704) |
| 47441 | Differential pairs did not change their width and gap values according to the associated Differential Pairs Routing design rule when the differential pair crosses a border of a board region during Interactive Differential Pair Routing. |
| 47828 | Improved usability for Top-Middle-Bottom and Full Stack editing in Pad mode of the Properties panel |
| 47933 | Further enhancements in support of the IPC-4761 standard ('IPC-4761 - Design Guide for Protection of Printed Board Via Structures'). |
| 48014 | It was not possible to include the Multi-layer as a visible layer when working in Single Layer Mode. (BC:17546) |
| 48058 | Bottom paste mask would not display in 3D if all plane layers were removed from the layer stack. |
| 48061 | The Undo command did not always function correctly after moving components if the Component re-route option was enabled in the Interactive Routing preferences. |
| 48108 | Crash occurred during multi-routing. |
| 48136 | Footprints containing embedded STEP models were reverting to simple extruded shapes on the PCB document. (BC:17344) |
| 48140 | Fixed a bug from 21.9 preventing completion of Interactive Routing in some cases. |
Draftsman
| 45752 | A PCB Arc with an angle of 5 degrees or less was missed in Draftsman. |
| 47584 | Generating a PDF from Draftsman would fail if the source document included a string with a large font size. |
Platform
| 47331 | New 'Show Components and Nets folders' option added to the System - Projects Panel page of the Preferences dialog, use this to control the display of Components & Nets folders in the Projects panel. |
Data Management
| 43299 | Exception occurred when configuring a BOM report in an OutJob, and specifying a BOM template that resides in a sub-folder of the project, using the Relative Path to Template File option. |
| 46670 | A large delay could occur when working with managed components placed from Concord Pro when there was an unstable network connection. |
| 47239 | After selecting the History & Version Control > Refresh command, there was no request for credentials for the external VCS, and the VCS status was shown incorrectly. (BC:17234) |
| 47406 | Comments that do not belong to any project documents are now shown in the Comments panel. |
| 47583 | A component symbol that included arcs in the outline could not be committed to a Workspace, giving the error message 'Failed to create preview files'. |
| 47660 | An error occurred when trying to apply the "Revert to" command to a document of a particular project. |
| 47971 | The workflow presented during part creation using the Acquire feature from the Manufacturer Part Search panel was different from that presented when using a Part Request. |
Simulation
| 47467 | Added Sensitivity Analysis Setup options in the Simulation Dashboard panel and the Advanced Analysis Settings dialog. |
| 48200 | The Tables with Measurement's Sensitivity values and histograms are provided to show the Sensitivity Analysis Result. |
Other
| 47934 | CAMtastic: Importing an aperture file which contained an aperture declaration with an unusual name would shut down Altium NEXUS. |
Schematic
| 45581 | The Fills, Lines, and Pins color boxes in the Properties panel in its Component mode became unavailable when the Local Colors option is enabled, and vice-versa. (BC:16503) |
| 45635 | An error retrieving sheets hierarchical structure occurred when attempting to use the "Auto Sheet Number" button with the "Sheet Hierarchical Structure - Depth First" scheme selected in the "Sheet Numbering For Project" dialog for a project with "Net Identifier Scope" option set to "Automatic (Based on project contents)". |
| 45700 | In certain circumstances, a schematic sheet document was marked as modified right after opening. (BC:16399) |
| 45983 | An error occurred when cross probing to the ERC Report Fatal Error from the Messages panel. |
| 46107 | An additional option - 'all project documents' - has been added to the SCH List panel's scoping to display target objects from all source schematic documents for the project (including those that are closed). (BC:15944) |
| 48217 | Significant increase in the time to open a schematic template in the PDF viewer when using the Smart PDF feature. (BC:17569) |
PCB
| 44019 | Layers and colors of managed footprints were not retained when creating new footprints from Templates. (BC:13639) |
| 45970 | Un-Routed Net violations were not identified by the DRC for hatched polygons in a specific case. |
| 46855 | With the PCB.RigidFlex2.0 advanced option enabled, primitives were created incorrectly by the "Create Primitives From Board Shape" when a board cutout was partially located outside the board shape. |
| 47145 | The ability to specify which parameter can be used as a Local Part Name has been added to the Ansys EDB Export Options dialog. (BC:16910) |
| 47308 | Error occurs when layer type was changed from signal to plane. |
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| 47380 | Wrong or overlapped information was in the Test Point Report as compared to Gerber. (BC:11684) |
| 47537 | Added support for the IPC-4761 standard ('IPC-4761 - Design Guide for Protection of Printed Board Via Structures'). (BC:8186) |
| 47797 | Updated several routing-related advanced option statuses. |
| 47878 | PCB document within a project was closed without being saved after closing a CAM document within the project. |
| 48554 | Fixed a bug preventing the router from reaching some areas. |
Draftsman
| 47452 | Primitives for some layers for the Board Fabrication View were missing in the generated PDF. |
| 47625 | Added the Counter Hole View. |
Data Management
| 47097 | A comment that has become detached/unassigned from its document - a 'lost comment' - can now be viewed in the Comments panel and restored to that document. |
| 47505 | Numerous stability improvements in the areas of library migration, and component editing and release. |
| 47548 | The lifecycle state color indication for the applied schematic template was shown incorrectly in the Document Options mode of the Properties panel. (BC:17340) |
| 47702 | Enabled Show More and the scroll bar in the Components mode of the Properties panel for read-only Device Sheets and Managed Sheets. (BC:17382) |
| 47831 | The icon for the virtual BOM entry in the Projects panel is now the same as the ActiveBOM. |
Simulation
| 47462 | Added ability to draw columns on plot areas. |
| 47554 | Added the ability to display measurements on wave's plot chart. |
| 47675 | The statistics for a given measurement array are now provided in the Sim Data panel. |
| 47834 | A table view of measurement results is now provided. |
