GerbView Updates

The latest available update will always include all previous fixes and improvements.

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Version 11.33 January 2, 2026 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1677 an ODB++ file from a customer caused GerbView to close during loading. 1676 Fixed an issue where some macro apertures in customer Gerber files were displayed and exported incorrectly when the layer was mirrored.

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Version 11.32 December 12, 2025 Maintenance Update

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News: Added a new setting to control the number of digits used for cursor coordinates shown in the status bar. Annotations are now included in multi-layer DXF output. Solved Issues: 1674 Some thermal pads in a Gerber file from customer had an incorrect number of gaps. 1669 Project files created by version 7 were not loaded in version 11. Now checks workspace size after rotating a layer, and will resize the workspace if required.

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Version 11.30 October 8, 2025 Feature Update

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News: Three new buttons for PDF conversion have been added to the Conversion Tab: Save as PDF: Combines all loaded layers into a single PDF file, with each layer as a separate PDF layer. Save as PDF Multi-page: Places each loaded layer on its own page within a single PDF file. Save as PDF Multi-file: Exports each loaded layer as a separate PDF file. You can now also set the PDF/A conformance level for exported PDF files. The following PDF/A levels are supported: PDF/A-1B PDF/A-2B PDF/A-3B PDF/A-2U PDF/A-3U PDF/A-4 PDF/A-4e For single file PDF conversions, any included annotations are now placed on a separate layer. Added new Save as DXF Multi-file button to the Conversion Tab. Each loaded layer is exported as a separate DXF file. Added option to enable or disable filled areas in DXF output (Settings→Application Options→Conversion). Added option to enable or disable line widths in DXF output (Settings→Application Options→Conversion). New keyboard shortcuts: A: Zoom to extents of workspace. F: Zoom to extents of visible layers. W: Start the zoom window function. F9: Toggle snap-to-objects mode, used by both measurement and annotation tools. Added a new /cp command-line parameter for converting multiple layers into a single multi-page file (e.g., PDF). Various minor improvements and refinements to the user interface. Solved Issues: 1668 Missing slots in Excellon drill file from customer. Fixed an issue where, after aligning a drill and a Gerber file, the drill data did not match the Gerber data in the DXF export.

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Version 11.22 September 19, 2025 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1663 When converting a file to Gerber file format, a redundant 10 mill aperture definition was added. 1662 The newly added /ca command line parameter did not maintain original offsets when converting from Gerber to Gerber.

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Version 11.20 September 13, 2025 Feature Update

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News: Added a new /ca command line parameter which is primarily used for converting legacy Gerber to extended Gerber using an aperture file. Snap options were moved from the status bar to the Home Tab close to the Measure command button for better visibility. The measurement distance text is now displayed close to cursor position while measuring. A new option to select if the measurement result should be displayed at mouse position or upper left of window, was added. The AVIF image file format was added as a new output option for the Save As Image function.

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Version 11.16 August 10, 2025 Maintenance Update

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News: Added support for P-CAD aperture file format. Solved Issues: 1660 Not all apertures were included when saving the aperture table to a file from the Edit Aperture dialog. - An option to enable usage of aligned offsets was added to the Save As RS-274 Single File dialog. - The aperture preview in the "Edit Aperture" dialog is now working again.

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Version 11.15 August 1, 2025 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1659 A RS-274X Gerber file that contained only filled areas was incorrectly identified as RS-274D format. 1658 A DXF file from customer was missing some bulges in a LWPOLYLINE entity. - Excellon drill files which are aligned to match a Gerber layer can now be saved to a new drill file with correct offsets. - The Gerber align layer tool did not work for filled areas. - The DXF setting named Import Closed Polylines as Filled Polygons is now by default disabled. - The DXF setting named Import Circles as Filled Pads is now by default disabled.

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Version 11.12 July 8, 2025 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1656 Some DXF files could cause an exception error during loading. - The DXF layer selection dialog is no longer displayed if the file contains only one layer.

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Version 11.11 June 21, 2025 Maintenance Update

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News Added a new option to use the source file location for the Multi-file export functions. Solved Issues: 1644 A PDF file from customer was not identified as valid PDF format. 1637 Some Italian characters in a HPGL/2 file from customer where not displayed correctly. The new select net highlight tool was incorrectly disabled for ODB++ files.

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Version 11.10 May 13, 2025 Feature Update

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News Implemented support for Gerber X3 pin information. Component names and pin numbers are now shown in the inspection tooltip. Implemented support for Gerber X3 net information. Net names are now shown in inspection tooltip. Added support for Gerber X2 and X3 attributes found within G04 comments (starting with "#@!"). The Find Component dialog will now work for Gerber X3 files with pin information. The Highlight Net dialog will now handle both ODB++ and Gerber X3 net information. Added a new button for enabling net query select mode if an ODB+ or a Gerber X3 file with net information is loaded. This tool will highlight the complete net on all visible layers. Added three options to toggle net highlight mode: 1.normal, 2.isolate and 3.standout. The Component Report dialog will now list all found components in Gerber X3 files. Solved Issues: 1653 A DXF file was loaded with negative radius for some circles. This caused the Gerber export to generate invalid files. 1651 Display of a macro aperture was wrong if the Gerber layer was mirrored in X direction. 1649 The component names found in ODB++ component layers are now scaled to fit the component outline. 1428 ALIGNMENT aperture type found in TopCAD aperture definition files was not handled. Arcs in DXF files were not displayed correctly if the layer was mirrored in X direction.

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Version 11.01 April 17, 2025 Major Update

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News GerbView has been rebuilt using the latest available development tools (VS2022), enhancing performance and compatibility. Due to the modernization, GerbView now supports only Windows 7 and newer versions, discontinuing support for older operating systems. This version of GerbView includes a completely new and redesigned Gerber reader which solves all reported macro aperture errors. Added JPEG XL as a new output format for the Save as Image function. Solved Issues: 1648 Solved an issue with missing macro apertures introduced in version 11.00. 1647 Some Tango aperture types were not supported (REP file). 1645 Several errors occurred when converting a PDF file from customer to Gerber. These errors were mostly related to filled paths with holes (sub paths). 1642 Aperture file format was not supported. 1641 Gerber to DXF conversion did generate incorrect result. 1639 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1638 Gerber to DXF conversion did generate incorrect result. 1636 Merge mode did not work since the file was using "clear" tracks and pads. 1628 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1627 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1623 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1613 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1603 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1597 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1590 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1580 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1552 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1551 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1522 Command line conversion of Gerber files from customer failed. 1513 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1634 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1473 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1464 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1404 PDF conversion to Gerber failed. 1381 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1300 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1119 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 1026 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly. 710 Gerber macro apertures were not displayed correctly.

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Version 10.30 March 4, 2025 Maintenance Update

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News Added an option to select new layers in the compare layer context tab. Solved Issues: 1640 Some ODB++ custom pads had wrong rotation after exporting to DXF or PDF. 1634 Some macro apertures in a Gerber file from customer was drawn with wrong color (polarity). 1630 ODB++ tar files were not supported.

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Version 10.26 September 13, 2024 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1622 ODB++ file from customer failed to open. 1619 Excellon G84 drill command was not correctly handled.

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Version 10.25 July 18, 2024 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1602 Text in DXF file from customer did not honor the mirrored setting. - SVG export widths could in some cases be wrong.

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Version 10.24 April 26, 2024 Maintenance Update

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News Added an option to set how many decimals that should be used for Inspect tool results. This option can be found under Settings->Applications->Advanced. Solved Issues: 1577 ODB++ component layer conversion to DXF had wrong text placement. 1576 Saving Gerber layers to a multilayer PDF could cause layers to be displaced. 1575 Excellon drill file not loaded correctly.

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Version 10.21 December 13, 2023 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1565 Custom pads were missing from an ODB++ file (ZIP) from customer. 1564 Excellon drill file from customer failed to open.

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Version 10.20 September 28, 2023 Maintenance Update

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News: Added an option to keep layers order during export to e.g., PDF. This option can be found under settings->conversion->advanced. Snap to track midpoint is now possible if "Snap to Center" is active. Solved Issues: 1559 Aperture table definition file was not loaded correctly. 1553 Missing macro pads in Gerber file from customer.

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Version 10.18 July 11, 2023 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1542 It could be almost impossible to inspect tracks and pads if a filled area was outlining the same location. 1541 Added an option to import closed DXF polylines as filled polygons. The option is enabled by default. - Added aperture unit selection to the aperture highlight dialog.

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Version 10.16 June 5, 2023 Maintenance Update

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Solved Issues: 1540 Gerber files from customer not identified as valid Gerber files. 1539 Drill files from customer were displayed with wrong extents. - RECTANGLE type apertures were not saved to, or loaded from, GBA files. - GBA aperture file with unit set to "0.001 mm" was not handled correctly.

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Version 10.15 May 10, 2023 Maintenance Update

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Changes: Vertical mirror option was missing from the Gerber File Property dialog. Horizontal and vertical mirror option was added to the Excellon File Property dialog.

Solved Issues: 1532 Excellon drill file was not displayed correctly. 1528 Arcs displayed wrong if vertical mirror was activated. - Markup tab Fill and Draw text were not translatable to other languages.

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Version 10.12 March 7, 2023 Maintenance Update

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News: ZIP files can now be opened from command line. ZIP and TGZ files can now be opened using drag and drop.

Solved Issues: 1524 Missing trace elements in DXF file from customer. 1518 Missing ODB++ layer named "drill_non-plated_bottom-top" in file from customer. 1517 Added support GPI37 aperture format.

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Version 10.11 December 7, 2022 Maintenance Update

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News: Added an option to create PNG files with transparent alpha channel (32-bit) instead of filled background (e.g., white) if true color is selected for output. This option is enabled by default.

Solved Issues: 1512 An Excellon file from customer was not detected as a valid drill file. #### The transparent setting in the Save As Image dialog was not stored between sessions.

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Version 10.10 November 5, 2022 Maintenance Update

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News: If a Gerber layer doesn't have any apertures with hole definition, you will now be asked if the tool sizes should be created from the aperture size instead. You can optionally convert tracks into Excellon slot commands. A new setting was added to enable or disable inclusion of tracks, and it can be found under Settings->Formats->Advanced. Added a new setting for controlling the resolution (DPI) for the PDF created by saving the comparison result. Added a new setting to allow Merge Mode to be remembered between sessions. Information text showing the meaning of the different colors, are now added to the PDF when comparison is saved.

Solved Issues: 1509 One of the Gerber files in a ZIP archive could not be loaded. 1508 Converting two drill layers into a new DXF file caused the layers to be misaligned. 1507 Converting Gerber and Drill layers into a DXF file caused the drill layer to be displaced. 1505 Saving a comparison result of customers files had wrong colors for equal content. #### Only BMP files up to 64K file size could be imported. #### Query of Excellon slots will now highlight the whole element.

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Version 10.01 September 7, 2022 Maintenance Update

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Changes: Added an option to set maximum size of burn-in markup images. Any image larger than this limit will be scaled down.

Solved Issues: 1501 Added support for OrCAD aperture file format. 1500 Markup image burn-in was inverted. 1494 Excellon drill file was loaded as metric, but corresponding REP file (drill tool definitions) was loaded as inch. 1486 Rectangle apertures with height set to 0.0 were not displayed correctly. Burn-in of rotated markup image was missing the rotation. Alpha channel for 32-bit markup images were not handled correctly for burn-in. Now uses flash commands instead of filled areas for Gerber markup image burn-in.

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Version 10.00 June 1, 2022 Major Update

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Main New Features: Added support for ODB++ net information. Added a dialog for highlighting a selected ODB++ net. Added option to toggle component name for ODB++ component layers visibility.

General Changes: Advanced format settings are now a separate property page. Touch and application theme buttons added. New workspace format version (10).

Markup Changes: Added CTRL+D keyboard command to delete all existing markup elements (You will be asked to confirm).

Solved Issues: 1480 An unwanted extra line was displayed when a PDF file from customer was imported. 1479 An Excellon file from customer was identified as unknow format. 1477 Hovering the mouse over a layer in the layer list caused exception error if layer name was longer than 80 characters. 1472 An Excellon file from customer was identified as unknow format. 1470 GerbView did not properly display the workspace if it was running on a second monitor with higher resolution that the primary monitor. 1469 DXF files had wrong line end style. A new option was added for selecting default DXF line end style. 1465 ODB++ file from customer failed to open. 1457 Missing layer named "rout" in ODB++ file from customer. 1455 An extra line was visible in a HPGL file that should not have been there. 1453 A drill file was loaded as inch even if metric unit was selected. 1447 Gerber files from customer containing M25 (step/repeat) was not displayed correctly. 1446 VeriBest aperture file using METRIC setting was not supported. 1442 Excellon M98 (message) command was not handled correctly. 1438 Excellon G93 (set origin) command was not handled correctly. Excellon M70 (flip axis) command was not supported. An application error could occur if markup dimension line was used on a loaded ODB++ project.

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