1.0.6 issues with printing and file corruption

bugs
21

I expect this is going to be the easiest way to identify .fzz files with the problem:

Start Fritzing and enable the debug log

capture
capture646×398 52.4 KB

Then File→Open→candelabra-top.fzz (this is 1.0.6 but 1.0.4 does the same thing so either will do!)

capture1
capture11011×860 192 KB

Then look for this error message in the debug log. If it appears the .fzz file has the problem. Correcting it may get exiting though. I don’t think fritzing will select the logo in error (and I can’t find its id in the .fz file, although I think it should be there.) So you may need to edit the .fz file and remove the offending element like this:

unzip the .fzz file

edit the .fz file with a text editor

delete all instances like this and save the .fz file

capture2
capture21033×715 234 KB

then rezip the .fz file and any .svg and .fzp files in the unzip directory back in to a .fzz file (the svg and fzp files are for parts that are not in core parts and are needed in the .fzz file!) Loading that new .fzz file should not get the error above anymore and should now be good to go (keep a copy of the original .fzz file for backup though, because this may screw up somehow! Safety first!)

Peter

1 Like
22

Ok, thanks!

I’ll see if I can shed any more light on the issue, but I think you’ve gone as deep as it goes :slight_smile:

23

It would be good to reproduce the blank pcb view after save issue. I did it once, but I don’t know exactly how (and it was on 1.0.5.) To fix the problem (if it is a problem that isn’t fixed which is not clear!) we need the exact sequence that reproduces it (preferably every time, but even intermittently would likely help) to be able to fix it. So if you can repeat and document the changes you made in 1.0.4 that cause no pcb view in 1.0.6 that would help.

Peter

1 Like
24

I will try to do this methodically in the coming week. I have a bunch of boards to test with :slight_smile:

1 Like