Tools for Viewing, Printing, Markup and Conversion 

• CheckFile awlays returned false for Gerber files.

• New method CheckFileFormat - Check a file and return format if known.
• New method LoadFromStream - Load file data using IStream - see c++ sample for example use and implementation.

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• #171: Wrong extents in file from customer.

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• Added viewing, printing and conversion of Gerber RS-274D and RS-274X files.
• New method: SaveCompareResult - Save result of drawing comparison to file.
• New method: GerberSetFormat - Used to configure reading of RS-274D files.
• New method: GerberLoadAperture - Load apertures for correct display of RS-274D files.
• New method: GerberDefineAperture - Set individual apertures. Used for RS-274D files.
• New method: GerberSetColors - Set track and flash color for Gerber files.
• New property: LoadedFormatType - Returns format of currently loaded file.
• The Visual Studio 2010 C++ demo application has been updated to support Gerber.

• #170: Wrong text color in HPGL/2 file from customer.
• #169: Missing characters in HPGL/2 file from customer.
• As usual the control has been updated with our latest hpgl parser.

• The control is now available as 64-bit.
• New Visual Studio 2010 C++ demo application added to SDK (both 32-bit and 64-bit).
• The control can now create PDF/A-2b compatible files.
• New property: DXFWriterMM - controls if mm or inch coordinates should be exported to DXF.
• New property: PDFWriterFormat - controls which standard created PDF files should conform to.
• New ZoomTypes: Zoom1to1 and ZoomHeight.

• Added Scalable Vector Format (SVG) as export format. This format is now actual again as IE 9.0 (and FireFox) supports it.
• The SDK now contains both a signed and an unsigned OCX.

• #166: Version 3.0 was not compatible with Windows 2000 and XP SP1. The control will now work fine on these platforms.
• #165: All pages in an exported multi-page PDF file had same size as first page (even if they should have different sizes).
• #164: Files was not closed properly if CheckFile method failed.
• As usual the control has been updated with our latest hpgl parser.

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• #162 : Raster image displayed wrong in file from customer.
• Updated with latest hpgl parser from ViewCompanion.

• Recompiled with VS2010 and this will fix all ATL related errors on Windows Vista and Windows 7 (DEP). Ref: KB 948468
• Added AutoCAD DXF as export format.

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• PDF Exporter bug fixed. Wrong colors in raster image.
• Using the latest hpgl parser from ViewCompanion (includes all hpgl related bug fixes for that product).

• #161: UC (userdefined character) instruction was not supported.
• #000: Several other minor hpgl issues solved (mostly text related).

• #159: PDF converter could not create files over 21x21m in extents.

• #157: PDF converter could not create files over 5x5m in extents.
• #000: Uses the latest version of our HPGL importer which fixes a lot of bugs regarding reading of HPGL files.

• New Property: PDF Large Format. Enable or disable creation of PDF files with extents larger than 5m. Default on.

• #153: Print of compared files failed when using Print Display or Print Poster.

• New Property: Enable Dithering. If enabled, a dithered image of a color file will be created when converting to monochrome TIFF.
• Tiff writer now uses LZW compression for color images.

• #151: Couldn't open files from https.
• #150: Black rectangle covered whole page when exporting to PDF in monochrome mode.
• #149: Black rectangle covered screen in monochrome mode.

• The control is now signed.

• #147: AddCompareDocument didn't accept URL (http://) files.

• #146: The interface version is now 2. The previously released control caused a version problem in some development environments (AutoCAD VBA, VB .NET).
• #145: File from customer caused the control to crash.
• #143: Conversion to true color TIFF failed.

• #142: Transparency didn't work with file from customer.

• #139: File from customer caused control to crash.

• New method: AddCompareDocument. Load a second hpgl file and compares it to the currently loaded file.
• New method: CloseCompareDocument. Close the added compare document, and return to normal view mode.
• New event: AfterPrint. Called after the loaded file has been printed but before the page is sent to the printer. Allows client application to add information to the page by using the given hdc (Windows GDI device context).