Download KiCad 7.0.6

Version 7.0.6 of KiCad has been released. KiCad is a collection of open source programs that can be used to design electronic schematics and printed circuit board layouts. Furthermore, it can be a bill of materials, Gerberfiles and create a 3D representation of the PCB and its components. KiCad has an extensive library of components, including the symbol, footprint and 3D models. A Spicesimulator is also missing. Detailed information about the innovations in version 7.0 can be found here this page are being found; the changelog for this release looks like this:

General

• Fix issue with colors in the new lazy-loaded preference panels. #14784
• Fix preferences dialog “Reset to Default” button. #14786
• Fix view shifting when infobar is shown.
• Improve appearance of stroked knockout text.
• Outline font performance improvements. #14303
• Correctly handle hidden columns when pasting into grids. #14844
• Handle numeric keypad enter in missing places. #14244
• Force word wrapping of PCM package descriptions on Mac. #13328
• Fix broken cursor key handling in library tree pane. #12702
• Fix null pointer access attempting to read common settings. #14928
• Maintain file permissions to prevent locking out other developers. #13574
• Fix broken file locking. #14734

Schematic Editor

• Fix block mirroring of fields attached to labels. 14758
• Fix pin preferences dialog size. #14785
• Fix crash if ${VALUE} variable expansion recurses. #14815
• Fix worksheet text layout when using custom font. #14822
• Don’t dim fields when selecting them.
• Fix arc color printing bug. #14915
• Fix inter-sheet reference position when printing. #14978

Spice Simulator

• Fix handling of SPICE parameters that include capital letters. #14793
• Fix unhandled exception when loading model files. #15012
• Fix unknown model type in IBIS file. #15068
• Fix SENTRY issue KICAD-2EF.

Symbol Editor

• Ensure a new derived symbol has the correct alternate body style option displayed. #13739
• Fix null pointer assertion in symbol library cache. #14927
• Fix segfault when selecting a path from the footprint browser. #14971

Footprint Assignment Tool

• Fix crash when “View selected footprint in footprint viewer” is clicked. #14850
• Fix crash when destroy footprint frame gets called more than once. #14928

Board Editor

• Export STEP circular board outlines as cylinder.
• Fix unexpected rats nest behavior. #14715
• Delete ratsnest line after drawing track. #14781
• Fix discrepancy between interactive routing and design rules checker. #14771
• Fix clipped combobox entry in text box dialog.
• Hook up text variable automatic completion. #14777
• Fix crash when saving a board with overbar text using a non KiCad font. #14804
• Shorten overly verbose error message on board load failure. #14780
• Fix DRC assertion for unsupported collisions. #14890
• Fix differential pair routing crash. #14852
• Fix use after free crash in router drag walkaround mode.
• Don’t allow setting a pad width or height of 0. #14278
• Fix broken rotated dimensions when importing Altium PCB. #13751
• Fix net inspector crash. #14697
• Fix search pane not remembering docking sizes and positions. #14120
• Do not allow selecting reference text when reference display is disabled. #14911
• Show dimensions in footprint preview panel. #14913
• Re-create missing exclusion markers if DRC was canceled. #14919
• Do not plot edge cut layer arcs in Gerber files when plotting solder mask layers. #14960
• Do not require restart to make graphic default settings changes take effect. #14932
• Ensure differential pair gap is respected when switching track postures. #14984
• Fix tab order in edit text and graphics properties dialog. #9406
• Fix broken arcs on DXF import. #14210
• Fix zone fill issue with net ties. #15069
• Add DRC testing for copper graphic to zone fill collisions.

Footprint Editor

• Fix unexpected change of default preferences in text and graphic properties dialog. #14925

3D Viewer

• Trim solder paste and other layers to holes. #8484
• Fix display or castellated vias. #14757

PCB Calculator

• Fix grid layout issues on Ubuntu. #14743

Command Line Interface

• Fix blank symbol on SVG export file names. #14857
• Fix incorrect unit when user origin is specified when exporting STEP files.
• Support mirror option in PDF export.
• Add the missing plot formats to schematic export.
• Add option to plot PCB GERBER files with KiCad file extension.