KiCad/kicad-source-mirror 7.0.8 on GitHub

The KiCad project is proud to announce the third series 7 bug fix release. The 7.0.8 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.

A list of all of the fixed issues since the 7.0.8 release can be found on the KiCad 7.0.8 milestone pages. This release contains several critical bug fixes so please consider upgrading as soon as possible.

Version 7.0.8 is made from the 7.0 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

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
Fix constant data collection prompts because user settings were getting erased constantly.
Fix locale 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 number 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

Prevent 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 snap 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 in 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

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