A component is a logical representation of a device, it has properties that allow building a schematic and generating a netlist but one property a component doesn't have is pin physical position and that is needed to mate to a 3D model. You can (must) assign a pattern to a component but since the pa...

This takes about 4 seconds to load
http://aaes.us/diptrace/STLINK-V3MODS.step
I have assumed that the pattern editor inherits whatever the Graphics Mode is of the PCB editor.

And the good news is my 'Custom Grid' settings were retained in the 'Upgrade' to 4.0.0.3!
Thanks for the report, it took a few minutes to find out where the upgrade notice was, not on this forum, when I actually ran DT and it told me!

I needed a Linux based desktop for a Nvidia Nano project, found a Dell Inspiron 3647 with 1TB/8GB i5-4460S Intel Graphics on Ebay ($100 free shipping), Added a Nvidia Quadro P620 then dual booted to Windows 10 Pro. It works fine with all my CAD programs, Nvidia Quadro drivers are kept updated (OpenG...

Try using:
traceroute 199.167.45.149

If you run into a gateway with * returned it has timed out.
Use https://whatismyipaddress.com/traceroute-tool to see what it should look like

I downloaded your link wondering what a DMG file was, MAC.
I did not have any issues, 4 minutes using my Verizon MiFi7730L 4G Hot Spot.
1.3GB audio file Took 1.2 hours = ~37kbs are you on an old POT line with a 56K modem?

- Select the 'Print Preview' button What 'Print Preview' button? There is a File/Preview but no Print Preview Button In the Preview Window there is no ALL radio button, when I click Print Current Sheet (which I can select from the Current Sheet drop down) The Windows Print pop up opens allowing me a...

While placing text on a schematic I could not get the ohm symbol to display, I can enter Alt+0937 but it does not place the Ω yet if I click on the text to edit it I can enter the Atl+0937 ohm symbol , it does show in the editor but when saved it does not show in the schematic. DipTrace 4.0.02 I fou...

I keep trying to find parts where having the ability to assign 3D images to the component would work and I come up with none. STM makes a "few" MCU devices, you can download their 'patterns/footprints/3D images as Ultra Librarian *.bxl then convert to importable format for Diptrace. They have parts ...

trainings.pdf 2013
totorial.pdf in the 4.0 release directory 2020
pattern_names_help.pdf 2014
The *.chm help files appear to be for 4.x no copyright or date. and other then showing the IPC-7351 Pattern Generator menu item no help was found on operating the IPC-7351 Pattern Generator.