Altium Designer 2013 further improves your design environment by delivering several new PCB features and updates to the core PCB and Schematic tools. With the reengineering and opening up of our widely used DXP platform, Altium Designer 2013 underpins our focus on our core technologies, customers and partners. The key highlights of this release: - Component parameters in SmartPDF output - Ability to define polygonal-shaped blanket directives - Enhanced customization of schematic pins and ports - Hyperlink text support in schematic documents - Schematic annotation based on part location - PCB object and layer transparency - Silk To Solder Mask clearance design rule - Outline vertices editor for polygon pours and regions - Predefined views for PCB in 3D - Project document previews - Support for Microchip mTouch controls - Additional data management enhancements - Vault-defined supply chain information in BOM - Preferred suppliers choice for part choices Full details of this update including bug fixes can be found in the release notes.