ELECTRA 8.08
v8.08 (April 2021) Improved class_layer support (width/clearance by layer and by class)
ELECTRA 8.05
v8.05 (Sept 2020) Routing Engine: A new push and shove routing pass is now applied automatically on highly congested boards to resolve spacing violations more quickly than by rerouting nets. MultiRouting Strategy: Provides an easy method to define and run multiple routing strategies within the same session. Advance Routing Strategy: Electra includes a built-in TCL interpreter with DO file extensions. You can develop a routing strategy with high level programming language features such as for-loop, test conditions, file IO, etc…
ELECTRA 7.91
Constraints editor handles fromto virtual pinsImprovement of fanout from polygonal pad shapesImproved neck down algorithmAdded constraints at the padstack level:PCB < Layer < Class < Class_layer < Group_set < Group_set_layer < Net < Net_layer < Group < Group_layer < Class_class < Class_class_layer < Padstack < RegionFurther tweaks and improvement to completion rate
ELECTRA 7.66
Constraints editor is now mode-less, auto-syncing with selected net and remembers tab selection while browsing the constraints Show selected ratline, excluding others, to reduce display clutter Improved navigation with conflict browser Fixed bug causing crash on some design (introduced in 7.62) Reduced memory footprint on multiple design loads
ELECTRA 7.60
Improved pin tapering Better handling of embedded keepouts in components Autosave of user defined constraints High speed rules improvements (diff pair by wires, match rule by absolute tolerance, etc...) Eagle v9 tested KiCAD v5 tested More details can be found in the support page
ELECTRA 7.35
New BGA autorouter Fanout at 45 degrees on rotated components Overriding of use_layer rule More details can be found in the support page
ELECTRA 7.2
Router engine tuning for high density designs Misc GUI related improvements More details can be found in the support page
ELECTRA 7.1
The version 7.1 of ELECTRA has been released. This v7.1 update is free for customers with a v7 license. Customers who purchased a v6 license after July 1st 2017 are entitled to a free v7 upgrade. New feature, automatic neck down of fat tracks at pin. Read more A demo LINUX package is now available from the download section. Old version upgrade deals (any version < v7). You can upgrade from any old version 2L, 4L or BASE to PRO-4L v7 for $/€ 145 without pin limitation. You can upgrade from any old version 6L, EXTD or STANDARD to PRO-UL v7 for $/€ 245 without pin limitation.
ELECTRA 7 released
This release contains new features, documentation updates and a few fixes. Read more