# February newsletter **URL:** \ **Category:** Updates\ **Created:** [March 6, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/february-newsletter/110 "2024-03-06T16:47:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![will](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.quilter.ai/will/32/98_2.png) [@will](https://community.quilter.ai/u/will)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.quilter.ai/t/february-newsletter/110/1 "2024-03-06T16:47:58Z")
![Winter-newsletter@4x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/quilter1/original/1X/fa5d061300b394ee656045a8eece28b20a8abd12.webp) ## A roundup of changes and improvements to Quilter throughout the month of February. ### **1/ Welcome to Quilter! 👋** A couple of weeks ago, Quilter announced its [Series A fundraise](https://blog.quilter.ai/series-a/) and launched our product in public [open beta](https://blog.quilter.ai/open-beta/). In the time since, more than one thousand new users have signed up to try Quilter, and **they've collectively submitted hundreds of layout jobs with 37K+ components and 143K+ pins to place and route.** To all the new faces reading our newsletter for the first time – welcome to the Quilter community! We're glad that you're here 😄 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/quilter1/original/1X/4effe9703c91c02f79f0d2bb5b82cd3459ee5582.webp) ### **2/ Fab for Free** Last week, we officially launched "[Fab for Free](https://quilter.ai/fab-for-free)", our new PCB ordering service that helps new and existing Quilter users build their Quilter-designed circuit boards (raw PCBs) for free! If you missed the announcement, here's how it works: 1. **Generate a custom layout**  with Quilter 2. [**Fill out a form**](https://airtable.com/appnqFYrtPXWgdSbc/pagWD4q4lIfTNBFCI/form?hide_Status=true&ref=blog.quilter.ai) to provide us with your shipping information and design files 3. **Get free PCBs**  (unassembled) delivered to the address you provided. 4. **Get more credits**  by posting your project build on our [community forums](https://community.quilter.ai/?ref=blog.quilter.ai) [Learn more](https://quilter.ai/fab-for-free) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/quilter1/original/1X/a7901a6c065dce4b5495ef87d380dee4e1f54f6f.webp)An LED breakout board, built with our Fab for Free program ### 3/ Alberto built a LED breakout board Alberto is a senior hardware engineer who used Quilter to generate a 4 layer breakout board to evaluate an LED Driver for a new design. Alberto worked with the Quilter team via our [Fab for Free](https://blog.quilter.ai/fab-for-free) program to get a professional review of his AI-generated layout, and had prototypes built and shipped via JLCPCB with 24 hour turnaround – all for free. > "The boards work well – really appreciate [Quilter's] assistance and will most likely use Quilter again for rev 2." > – Alberto [Submit your design](https://airtable.com/appnqFYrtPXWgdSbc/pagWD4q4lIfTNBFCI/form?hide_Status=true) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/quilter1/original/1X/403e652c05ccdd19ead18562da890bcb843d3ae0.webp) ### 4/ Improved file parsing In the weeks since launch, we've resolved or improved user messages for the most common file parsing issues, including: - ✅ Errors when parsing **KiCAD v8 files** (just GA'ed 🎉) - ✅ Errors when parsing **KiCAD project files** - ✅ Errors when parsing **unsupported legacy (old) file formats** - **✅** Errors parsing input files with **no board outline** defined - ✅ Errors that occurred when board **components couldn't be linked** to corresponding components in the provided schematic **Collectively, these fixes address ~90% of the file parsing problems that users encountered since launch.** Still having issues? You can **chat with us** 💬 or **submit a bug report** 🐛 using the widget in the bottom-right of the Quilter app, or **post a question** ❓ in our [community forums](https://community.quilter.ai). ### Until next time For our small team, finally launching Quilter publicly was one of those magical (and stressful!) experiences that building a startup is all about. On behalf of the entire team, we want to express our sincere thanks for being one of our earliest supporters. We're just getting started! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/quilter1/original/1X/7467a73e13d99d91345c518b74ad3b0859e121c6.jpeg)Thanks for being one of Quilter's earliest supporters!