{"id":3882,"date":"2026-06-29T14:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/?p=3882"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:14:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:14:06","slug":"were-excited-to-announce-the-release-of-pcb-investigator-v17-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcb-investigator.com\/en\/were-excited-to-announce-the-release-of-pcb-investigator-v17-1\/","title":{"rendered":"We&#8217;re excited to announce the release of PCB-Investigator V17.1!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This update builds on the strong foundation of V17 and brings a wide range of improvements across AI &amp; automation, analysis, import\/export, data management, and the user interface \u2014 making your PCB workflows smarter and more efficient than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What the V17.1 can offer you:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PCB-Investigator:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Additional MCP Connector Services (<strong>New<\/strong>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Additional MCP connector services added<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dimensioning Tools\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhanced dimensioning tools and export capabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved measure dialog with better unit handling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extended AI Chat\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhanced AI Chat functionality with MCP tool integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for local MCP connections to external AI tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI Chat can now run in a separate window<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for local and cloud skills to handle larger tasks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many additional tools, improvements, and workflow enhancements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Picture Layer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Picture layer quality options added<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ribbon Menu\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ribbon menu redesign with customizable shortcuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minor improvements and bug fixes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>API extensions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Importer\/Exporter:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DXF Exporter\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhanced DXF export support for new dimension types<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eagle Importer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhanced Eagle import support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GenCad Importer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhanced GenCad import support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gerber Importer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improved Gerber import with automatic stackup recognition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IDX Exporter\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improved IDX V3 export support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IPC2581C Importer\/Exporter\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Updated IPC2581C support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IPC356 Importer\/Exporter\n<ul 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(<strong>New<\/strong>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New DFM analysis for Fiducial-to-Outline checking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DFT\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>DFT improvements for Spea export, via handling and drill checks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DRC Check (BareBoard Analysis)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improved DRC checks including mask validation and pseudo-error handling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Minor improvements and bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IPC356D Analysis\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>IPC356D analysis for shorts and opens<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stencil Analysis\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stencil Analysis enhancements including Pin-in-Paste details<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stencil Generator improvements for undersized pads, 2-pin packages and rule handling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test Coverage Report\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enhanced Test Coverage Report with improved net access for boundary scan, probe placement and logging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fabrication \/ Production Control:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BOM Expert \/ Component Attribute Importer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Major BOM Expert improvements including new import options and EPL handling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved Pin Analysis in BOM Expert<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Component Attribute Importer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improved CSV component import and reworked component import handling<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Component Manager\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Component Manager improvements including panel handling and property editing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New component report options including MPN package colors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panel Builder\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Improved panel builder including auto-size detection and replace-step functionality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Production Tool Editor 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