Thank you for the progress !
The DipTrace team are incredible; Please be safe as you continue to provide the very best while working in a not exactly proper situation.
I (we) support Ukraine.
mike_s

Hello,
Professor Chaos
You state
"I do know about the Diptrace autoroute, but Freerouting seems to do a better job "

What precisely is " Better job " ?? Any specific detail(s) are of interest.
Thank you,
mike_s

Re Align Tool - 'center to center' is More than handy; design engineering standard practice.
mike_s

Re Align Tool - 'center to center' is More than handy; design engineering standard practice.

Alex -
Long pages of bla-bla

Useless response
be safe

Nik
re
At present inverse text in a signal layer is rather course compared to the positive font (Truetype or vector)
..... results in an extremely accurate inverse type face to place into the pcb project. But later editing is very long winded.

The current implementation of the inverse text is ...

I too agree: the libraries structure is totally confused. This one area needs rework, long ignored.
Overall DT is supreme in many aspects

I use a HP2600n laser printer to print on 3m film. Needed 1:1 is not an issue; I can reliably print 0.007 in traces on the film used as a photo mask for one off double side PCB's.
Printing has never been an issue with the HP printers (several, all laser)
mike_s

Lets consider this; you request "I want to be accessible are __FILENAME__, __DATE__, __FULLDATE__ (date with time), __DESIGNATOR__ (part refdef), __VERSION__ (pcb version), ...."

This is almost absurd - simple text that relates to PNxxx (part number) Revision XXX is noted on the sch and board file ...

Re: Schematic Tool freezes after being idle
I have seen similar as you state,but with some difference. I have win10 64 bit, SSD drives. Windows update often causes a problem opening a working file closed just prior to the win update. For me, this is old news - will further detail if any feedback ...