Fritzing 0.8.0 Beta

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Fritzing is an free and open source initiative that aims to support designers and artists to to work creatively with interactive electronics.

By using Fritzing, users can easily document their Arduino-based prototype and create a a PCB layout for manufacturing.

In addition, Fritzing enables its users to effortlessly share their prototypes with others and teach electronics in classroom.

Here are some key features of "Fritzing":

· User-oriented interface
· Breadboard view
· PCB view
· Schematic view
· Part creator

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

Pcb view:
· view sketches from either 'above' or 'below'
· place THT parts "through" the top or bottom of the board
· silkscreen bottom layer support
· new Fritzing Fab price-quote feature
· drc now checks if connectors on the same part overlap
· board 'stickyness' is now disabled by default
· copper fill keepout setting on the ground fill submenu

Schematic view improvements (sponsored by Analog Devices Inc.):
· rotation and flip are enabled for all parts
· when flipping or rotating parts, text elements remain upright and do not mirror
· new voltage label and voltage source parts--the older versions are now obsolete

Inspector:
· 'placement' properties grouped together
· new widgets to display and modify part coordinates and rotation
· editable comboboxes are now graphically distinct from drop-downs

New parts:
· a big bundle of Arduino microcontrollers
· a set of Lilypad parts
· Teensy 3.0
· Raspberry Pi
· a set of textile parts (thanks to Texe SRL)

Other improvements:
· top, left, bottom, right, center alignment func...

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