The KiCad project is proud to announce the latest series 6 stable
release. The 6.0.7 stable version contains critical bug fixes and
other minor improvements since the previous release.
A list of all of the fixed issues since the 6.0.6 release can be found
on the KiCad 6.0.7 milestone page.
This release contains several critical bug fixes so please
consider upgrading as soon as possible.
Version 6.0.7 is made from the 6.0 branch with
some cherry picked changes from the development branch.
Packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux are available or will be
in the very near future. See the KiCad download page for guidance.
Thank you to all developers, packagers, librarians, document writers,
translators, and everyone else who helped make this release possible.
Changelog
General
- Update message panel from PCB point editor and schematic drawing tools. #11961
- Add version 3.2 to search candidates for wxWidgets.
- Catch some crashes on shutdown. #10698
- Fix OpenGL swap interval logic. #11751
Schematic Editor
- Fix broken units in symbol browser. #11881
- Fix project rescue bug. #11897
- Fix missing ERC error when pins are stacked. #11926
- Use same hot key to force H/V mode as board editor. #10858
- Ensure that pin text and symbol fields are always visible in plots. #11969
- Fix rounding error when importing Altium schematics. #11742
- Fix find dialog properties when wxWidgets has been updated to 3.1+.
- Flag ERC error on pins that are not stacked.
- Fix crash when adding symbol from library editor. #11891 and #11772
- Make annotation case insensitive. #11862
Symbol Editor
PCB Editor
- Fix crash when filling zones. #9888
- Prevent creation of new wxString on stack for each clearance check.
- Fix pad properties rounding errors when units are mils. #11878
- Remove plotting unusable map file formats (GERBER and HGPL).
- Correct Python call for board design settings. #11924
- Correct KiCad2Step user specified origin help message.
- Add Python API parameter to update UUID when loading footprints. #11870
- Remove documentation strings from plot drill file panel.
- Do not print background color when printing in black and white. #11625
- Fix handling KiCad2Step "virtual" key word. #10563
- Fix bug in PNS router when handling segment width testing. #11990
- Fix custom pad shape fill mode issue.
- Enforce group selection to when selecting any part of the group when greedy (right to left) selecting. #11902
Plugin Content Manager
Windows
- Updated to wxWidgets 3.1.7.
- Performance improvements when refilling zones and panning with selected items.