Download KiCad 7.0.8

Version 7.0.8 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

• Disable “Override individual item colors” on read-only themes. #15426
• Fix text control width when displaying number with many digits. #15539
• Fix crash when using overbar with custom font. #15508
• Flip the registry settings order to avoid legacy import crashes.
• Fix local issues in graphics abstraction layer settings panel.
• Include underscore characters in word search. #14779
• Improve error reporting when running Python action plugins. #15520

Schematic Editor

• Fix crash when fetching symbols from database libraries. #15315
• Fix broken bus alias definition entry behavior. #15320
• Don't stop drawing wire on unfold from bus operation. #15313
• Improve handling of dangling markers during bus unfold.
• Fix incorrect thermal relief spoke count. #15280
• Provide more useful feedback when a database table is misconfigured.
• Fix hang when opened if last shown on a different monitor. #11850
• Make label user field selectable when using a custom font. #15165
• Fix selection shadow drawing for global labels.
• Fix graphical glitch after undo of sheet pin move. #15129
• Properly highlight global and hierarchical label selections. #15461
• Fix crash when changing symbol simulation field name visibility. #15470
• Remove duplicate references from change symbol dialog. #15480
• Prevent infinite loop hang when removing sheet instance properties. #15498
• Improve handling of large numbers of duplicate references.
• Prevent setup dialog crash due to missing severities panel initialization.
• Don't count pins of both body style when matching to footprint pads. #15550
• Re-run automatic field placement after symbol update when appropriate. #15541
• Save ERC settings and exclusions when saving schematic. #15274
• Fix symbol name comparison when name contains forward slash characters. #15540
• Support SHORT_NET_NAME, NET_NAME, NET_CLASS, and PIN_NAME variable expansion. #15544
• Fix repeat item bug when moving, duplicating or copy-pasting an item. #15556
• Honor override individual item colors setting for filled shapes. #15572
• Support custom sheet sizes when importing Altium schematic.
• Work around wxGTK printing offset. #1907
• Fix OpenGL bug when importing non-KiCad schematic. #15159
• Support line dash styles and colors when importing Altium schematic.
• Fix connectivity regression. #14818
• Fix crash when using ${FOOTPRINT_NAME} or ${FOOTPRINT_LIBRARY} variables. #15676
• Properly handle incremental bus connections.

Simulator

• [https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/commit/95e6be0e8138841b6ac66fc715b6eee5ec2645acPrevent crash trying to load missing spice library].

Board Editor

• Fix failure on multiple DRC runs via scripting.
• Implement hole clearance checking in router.
• Fix crash when tuning the length of a differential pair. #15268
• Fix bug when resolving clearance between pad and zone using custom rules. #15233
• Fix crash when attempting to delete dimensions in a footprint. #15418
• Fix STEP export for missing curve geometry. #14910
• Ensure the correct spoke angle is displayed in the pad properties dialog.
• Improve fidelity for thermal spokes when importing Eagle boards. #15428
• Save invalid outline DRC error exclusion setting. #15415
• Fix missing top side holes when exporting to STEP. #15467
• Prevent crash when a plugin Python script tries to access the board editor frame too early. #15414
• Compute VRML export bounding box with “origin at pcb center” using only the edge layer. #15472
• Fix accidental plotting of disabled textbox borders. #15252
• Fix crash loading a polygon when importing EAGLE board.
• Fix crash when loading unknown signal class name when importing EAGLE board.
• Fix a search pane crash when a row isn't in the hit list.
• Handle dimensions and textboxes when plotting contours to DXF. #11901
• Correctly handle DXF arcs import with inverted coordinate system. #14905
• Don't understand a footprint or group to its children. #15535
• Use 90 degree spokes when loading pre-7.0 files with custom pads with round anchors. #15518
• Fix interactive router clearance violations around custom-shaped pads. #15553
• Fix crash when activating “Pack & Move” during active move operation. #15545
• Fix unexpected behavior when pressing G or D (“drag” hotkeys) while mouse-dragging. #15312
• Remove up/down buttons from plot dialog plot on all layers selection until we implement layer ordering. #14574
• Fix crash when duplicating then rotating a footprint. #15487
• Correctly import polygon cutout into Altium importer. #15587
• Don't include plating thickness when drawing hole clearance lines. #15575
• Flip view port when flip board is enabled.
• Fix DRC crash. #15604
• Fix reading/writing thermal spoke angles for custom pads. #15518
• Fix oval pad snapping. #15594
• Fix arc coordinate changes when saving unmodified board. #15073
• Fix reading legacy zone fills which were based on stroke filled polygons.
• Fix issues with very small arcs. #15639
• Properly handle impedance control in board setup dialog. #15690

Footprint Editor

• Honor pad offset when creating custom pad anchors and polygons. #15494
• Implement undo/redo when using pad edit mode changes.
• Bug fixes for paste margins on custom-shaped pads. #15125
• Print the command line sent to plot STEP file in dialog report window.

Footprint Library Viewer

• Remember library list pane width. #15500
• Correctly retain pad anchor when converting custom pad shape to polygon. #15555

===Gerber Viewer – Fix incorrect export of flashed shapes on non copper layers when exporting to PCB. #15613

3D Viewer

• Fix rendering disabled text box borders.
• Fix crash attempting to render degenerate 3D shapes.
• Fix mask layer display issue. #15642

Command Line Interface

• Add missing drill shape option when plotting board to SVG and PDF.
• Add option to control oval drill export behavior.

Windows

• Update ngspice to version 41.