Altium Designer 14.3.12 Build 33957 + Extras



Altium Limited, a global leader in Smart System Design Automation and 3D PCB design, has released an update for Altium Designer 14.3. This update to Altium Designer delivers a powerful array of new features and enhancements to the core technologies, while also addressing many issues raised by customers through the AltiumLive Community's BugCrunch system.


In total, 35 new features and 150 fixes and enhancements across the software as a whole. Another sound release that reinforces Altium's ongoing commitment to providing you with a world class design solution.

Warning: This release sees the removal of support for GDI (Graphics Design Interface) in the PCB Editor. To be able to effectively use the PCB Editor, your PC must have a Graphics Card that supports DirectX 9c and Shader model 3 (at a minimum).

Release Notes for Altium Designer Version 14.3.12:
Build:33957 Date: 01 July 2014
3386 Invalid pointer error fixed in cmplib editor when working with component libraries created in older versions
3237 Fixed error where Objects were accessed after being destroyed when working with the Filter panel
3302 Resolved application error on Windows XP when a PCB was reopened during Altium Designer start up
3373 Alternate part information no longer erased when original library is not accessible anymore
3378 Manually adding a Vault in the Preferences dialog would sometimes causes an invalid handle error, this no no longer occurs
3284 Select Next command could cause a crash in certain conditions, this has been resolved
3355 Variant Management dialog, Set Selected As Alternate no longer causes an error
3358 Footprint changes done through the Footprint Manager are now preserved
3454 Errors caused by the XSpice Model Wizards have been resolved

05/07/2014 Update distribution:
Updated to version 14.3.11.33708 14.3.12.33957. Full off-line installer.