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Novità ver. 16.9
NEW FWATURES AND COMMANDS
64-bit architecture
Moving to a 64-bit architecture allows
VisualCAM to make full use of all the memory available in the
Windows 64-bit address space. This removes the restrictive 4GB
memory limit imposed on 32-bit applications. This allows us to
support significantly larger databases with increased accuracy.
Stackup Augmentation
Full editing and augmentation of
your IPC-2581 stackup using VisualCAM’s Navigator and/or Stackup
editor is now available. You can now add Designer Notes, Standard
Notes, Impedance, Tolerances etc. with the assurance that your
augmented stackup will be defined per the IPC-2581 specification.
All data that you add to your stackup using VisualCAM will be saved
in your VisualCAM database and correctly exported IPC-2581 file.
This is truly one big step to single file manufacturing. VisualCAM’s
stackup editor allows you to keep libraries of standard, designer
and compliance notes, impedance definitions, material list, surface
finishes and even color control of how your layers are displayed on
screen so that you can decrease the amount of time required to
process your jobs.
Enhanced View Tabs
View tabs now save/restore more view
settings including viewed layers and part visibility.
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We have added the optional ability to
automatically load default View Tabs for ease of viewing and
working with your data. These defaults include new Top and Bottom
part assembly view tabs
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Customize your own working environment by
adding additional view tabs and controls
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View Tabs support the new WSSI_SITE
environment variable so your whole team can use the same
environment setup
Site wide environment control
Control of several configuration
options at a network level is now available via the new WSSI_SITE
environment variable. Some of the settings available are:
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View Tab Settings
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Loading Macros
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User Menu
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DRC/DFM Rule Sets including dynamic rule sets
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Advanced Panel Patterns
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Custom Apertures Loaded
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Stackup Settings, Notes, Impedance
Definitions, Materials List etc.
Options for object snapping
Using the HOME key during operations
which require a coordinate, now snaps to the nearest end or center
of lines, arcs, and polyline or polygon segments. Using SHIFT+HOME
allows snapping to the nearest point or centerline on the edge of an
item. CTRL+HOME and CTRL+SHIFT+HOME continue to pop the Absolute
coordinates dialog when snapping.
Fill Closed Polylines
It is now quite simple to turn an
entire design worth of drawn outlines into filled polygons with
voids. Options for cleaning up poorly drawn outlines help to solve
some of the toughest data manipulation needs.
Test Point Analysis
Design for Test (DFT) analysis checks
have been implemented for Test Point locations defined in IPC-2581
files. New checks include:
Updated Dimensioning Tools
Modeless dialogs for Drawing/Dimensioning
allow on-the-fly switching of parameters for a faster, smoother
workflow.
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Changed ordinate dimensioning to use a single
base point per drawing layer
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Automatically create a drawing layer if one
does not exist during Add/Dimension command
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Dimension changing to Horizontal/Vertical ask
for the position of the text
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Note Balloon shape now surrounds the full
text
Centroid Export Control
Added a new Centroid Export button to
BOM Report for ARE Licenses
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Format control: Space Delimited or Comma
Delimited
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Option to add Title Block and Column Headers
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Control which fields export
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Control the order of the columns
Query Part Command
Implemented new Query Part command that allows
you to choose to display by Reference Designator, Part Number,
Footprint or Device. This new list control tracks what the user
types positioning the list selection automatically. The user can
touch the enter key or double click in the list. If a RefDes is
selected that part is highlighted on screen and the detailed part
information is shown in Item Properties in the Navigator. Any of the
other types result in the parts being highlighted and the item
properties shows a list of RefDes and a count. This command is
invoke-able from the old "Part Query" command.
VisualCAM STENCILS ENHANCEMENTS
New Support for Step Stencils
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Define step areas by component,
rectangle, freehand drawing, or part selection
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Create multiple step thicknesses
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Create multiple step regions of any
number of thicknesses
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Stepped data export with options for
naming conventions and data separation
Enhanced handling of parts from
intelligent databases
Ability to choose whether or not paste is
generated on parts with "No Populate" setting. Ability to ignore
unassociated pads. Better association of part pins to layer features.
Radius applies to corners created by
window panes
You have asked that we apply the radius to any
new corners created by the window panes and we have added that
functionality.
Added Rectangle corner radius to the
Paste Layer Report
Analysis "Check Paste on Mask" and
"Paste on Drill"
Added these additional analysis checks to
ensure that you get your stencil done right the first time.
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Paste on Mask highlights issues when mask
opening is smaller than the pad and does not have proper aperture
size associated.
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Paste on Drill helps to highlight issues when
there are vias in the heatsink, covered by paste and paste flows
through the via during reflow.
Additional Shape Conversion Options
Quicker processing of jobs
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Added Quick Convert to right click
menu for easy and quick conversion of flashes
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Added ability to set Pin Mount Types
of Surface, Through Hole, Blind and Inherit
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Import of intelligent files now
capture the Pin Mount type and set the pins to either SMT or TH
and TH Hole pins are set to No Paste automatically
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Added Select by SMT or TH and Invert
selection in the library for quicker editing of shapes
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Added Rotate by Pin Reference points
to the library to help set up parts at the correct orientation.
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Added Array Shape to Quick Convert
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Add "Next" and "Previous" for pin
selection in FP Library
IPC-2581 ENHANCEMENTS AND FIXES
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Added support for Xform on Standard
Primitive for Zuken files
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Fixed issues loading IPC2581 files
from Altium
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TestPoint attribute in PhyNet is now
imported into VisualCAM
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Fixed ColorTerm attribute ordering
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Now Exports "Internal Layer" type
None as Internal
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Fixed exporting of blind and buried
layers when dielectric layers are present
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Added ability to set Silkscreen
Color
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Layer Type "Other" Missing in 2581
export
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Fixed Assembly marker closing
polyline when it shouldn't
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Layer Type of Immersion Tin Top and
Bottom set wrong on import
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Losing Layer "Immersion" on export
of 2581
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Dimension layer is now exported to
2581
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Method to bypass 2581 import dialog
- added check box to the dialog if checked will only display the
dialog if Shift key is pressed
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Fixed issue where step names were
changing to lower case on export
ODB++ ENHANCEMENTS AND FIXES
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Extensive work was done to enhance
ODB++ part support
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ODB Footprint Library Merging now
checks for duplicate footprints
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Import is creating erroneous second
part for backside
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Added support to import ODB PKG
outlines
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Fixed import problem producing bad
pad angles
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Fixed this file import with
unrecognized fields
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Added support for "Poynting for
Microwave" software
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Fixed pin placement and association
issue
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Fixed not importing oblong pads
correctly on this part
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Fixed an issue exporting ODB when a
part pin is not associated
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Fixed issue of translating part data
from ODB to 2581
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Fixed import of file with filenames
that are all numeric
MACRO DEVELOPER ENHANCEMENTS
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NEW - DefineForm macro command to
enable the design and use of a custom dialog with the following
types of form controls:
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o EditControl
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o MultiLineEditControl
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o DropListControl
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o ListControl
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o ButtonControl
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o FileBrowserControl
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o StaticText
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o AnalysisErrorReport
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o GetItemArea
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NEW - Add layer to stackup macro
command
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NEW - SAVEFPL macro command
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NEW - Macro command to Save and Load
from the Stackup Editor
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NEW - Macro command for Hole Charts
both one up and panel designs
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NEW - Macro command to access FHS
via GET and PUTNCTOOLDESIGNDATA
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NEW - Macro to Create Silkscreen
Layers from Part Info
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Fixed - DCEXPAND macro command no
longer requires the layer to be visible
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Fixed - TextReplace macro command
problem fixed
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Fixed - Macro Crash removing layers
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Fixed - Stacked Pads macro command
no longer requires the layer to be visible
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Fixed - FILEWRITE command parser
issue
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Fixed - IDF Import Macro now loads
in all drills to the Drill Layer
DRC-DFM ENHANCMENTS AND FIXES
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Solder Bridge checks now run much
faster
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Added "Single Error Highlight"
option when viewing DFM errors
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Fixed false Copper Sliver error
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Fixed Netlist error with extremely
long arcs
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Fixed duplicate errors produced by
Border check
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Added support to ignore external
nets named "unused" during netlist comparisons
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Fixed "Drill to Copper" error issue
on plane layers
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Added refresh of "ERR" tab after
loading in a new file
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Data items with NonstandardAttribute
name="TEXT" are now ignored during Acid Trap, Copper Sliver, and
Stubs detection
OTHER MISC
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View > Restore Toolbars command will
now load factory defaults
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License Activation Email now works
with 64-bit Outlook
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Part viewing/selection is more
granular and is no longer restricted to what layers are being
viewed
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Fixed "Custom to Intrinsic" not
creating intrinsic when expected
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Consolidate vectored items now adds
a segment rather than snapping endpoints
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Added support for new constructs
found in CAM350 file
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Fixed issue creating Hole Charts
that have more than 12 legends
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Added support to keep rotation of
pad shape during Drawn Pad Conversion
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Added support to analyze and
consolidate custom apertures when the same graphics are found at
different rotations
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Fixed display issue of not able to
see Pin # during Part Identification
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Added ability to control layer
visibility after multi-layer format import
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Added support for mixed mount type
both SMD and THRU in parts
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Fixed part association on parts that
have mechanical pins or no geometry shape
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Fixed missing clearance in custom
aperture that contains cutline polygons
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Isolated Pad Removal using Drill
Pads Only now removes same size
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Added support for Do Not Insert or
No Populate parts from ODB++ or IPC2581 files and display on
screen as outline or solid fill using option in Options/Configure/Parts
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Added Viewing and BOM support for Do
Not Populate parts
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Fixed Convert Drawn Pads alters
these window panes in unexpected ways
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Added clearances automatically on
SMT and SMB layers when adding Tooling Holes
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NEW – Added support for importing
V-Score data from IDF file
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Added support in placement section
of IDF files for v2 and v3
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Fixed Dimension issue not updating
aperture used
STENCILS FIXES
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Paste pins which have the "No Paste"
shape assigned will remove existing paste during paste generation
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Fixed problem loading in this FPL
that had corrupted data in it
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Fixed issue generating Paste after
running a custom macro
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Fixed issue that caused a bad
assumption selecting a footprint in Stencils when aperture table
was full. User is now warned to compact aperture table.
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Fixed part association issue with
offset pin pads
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Add option on Paste Generation
dialog to generate paste on "Do Not Populate" parts
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Fixed shape justification issue on
this thermal pad that has positive and negative data
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Added sort option in the Navigator
to show Footprints without Shapes assigned
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Added option to control the appended
footprint name when duplicate names are found in the library
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Fixed issue when array stencil shape
row or column count set to 1
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Fixed FPL creating duplicate parts
in the library when merging a library into ODB++ files
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Fixed issue of generating errors for
every pin when no shape is assigned and unmodified option is
turned off
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Fixed issue in the Footprint library
updating pin types when no pin type is set
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Fixed issues with Part
identification at wrong angle on backside
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Fixed Paste Generation to remove the
paste pad after updating the shape to No Paste
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Fixed issue handling apostrophe in a
shape name
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Added a check during the 2-pin part
check to look for clear silkscreen data. If clear data is found on
the silkscreen the user will prompted if they want the data
flattened so that the 2-pin part check can process the data
correctly.
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Fixed issue opening the paste layer
report on this design
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Fixed issue with pin justification
on generated paste
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Fixed issues with part association
with offset pin pads that caused paste to not generate
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Added option to the Export Gerber
format dialog to Flatten Customs on export
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Added a registry setting that when
set to 0 none of the Part Identification dialog settings will be
saved when click on the OK button. This allows you to have default
settings that you use on all jobs but when you do make a change
for a specific need the setting won’t be saved so that the next
job you process will use your default settings.
Note that there are three versions
of the part identification dialog ("Library", "Package", "Select")
so there are three settings used, one for each version: 1) "Library
Save To Registry" 2) "Package Save To Registry" 3) "Select Save To
Registry"
OTHER ENHANCEMENTS IN PREVIOUS
RELEASES
VisualCAM 2006
VisualCAM ver.
15.1
VisualCAM ver.
15.2
VisualCAM ver.
15.2 SR1
VisualCAM ver.
16.0 SR1
VisualCAM ver.
16.1
VisualCAM ver.
16.3
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16.7
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