KiCad 8.0.2

De tweede update voor KiCad versie 8.0.0 is uitgebracht. KiCad is een verzameling opensourceprogramma’s waarmee elektronische schema’s en printplaatlay-outs ontworpen kunnen worden. Verder kan het een bill of materials, Gerber-bestanden en een 3d-weergave van het pcb en de componenten maken. KiCad beschikt over een uitgebreide bibliotheek van componenten, inclusief het symbool, de footprint en 3d-modellen. Een Spice-simulator ontbreekt evenmin. Uitgebreide informatie over de vernieuwingen in versie 8.0 kan op deze pagina worden gevonden; de changelog voor deze uitgave ziet er als volgt uit:

General

• Correctly resolve variable ${CURRENT_DATE} in title block. #17256
• Correct too thin over bar when exporting to PDF with non-default font. 17218
• Add environment variable for configuring stock data home path. #15687
• Fix a library tree pane search issues. #17205
• Fix rendering/plotting of arcs with tiny angle and huge radius. #17343
• Add autocomplete accept and cancel to the hotkeys list.
• Fix selected item count in the properties panel.
• Add newline to end of file. #17480
• Reduce the number of displayed digits for coordinate edit controls. #15539
• Fix Arial font drawing artifacts. #17621
• Add missing file icons. #17525
• Add libgit2 version 1.8.0 compatibility. #17536
• Fix crash in configure paths using non-ascii characters in column headers. #17743

Schematic Editor

• Allow the simulation DC operating point labels to be repositioned. #17228
• Show pin names in footprint viewer after assigned to symbol. #17349
• Always define default net class even when it doesn’t exist. #17388
• Support importing Altium ASCII schematic files.
• Place items on root sheet when it’s the only sheet when importing EasyEDA schematic.
• Support dot and clock symbol pin styles when importing EasyEDA schematic.
• Support multiple sheet schematics on EasyEDA import. #17219
• Fix broken paste special keep existing symbol annotations. #17231
• Do not update schematic connectivity for irrelevant property changes.
• Fix database library cache memory leak. #17435
• Do not tab focus on random symbol when cross probing. #17531
• Fix warning due to unused angle in EasyEDA Pro schematic parser.
• Do not open ERC dialog when clicking ERC marker. #17383
• Select correct ERC dialog entry when double clicking ERC marker. #17383
• Check for bus no-connects in ERC. #13285
• Maintain hierarchy navigator expansion state between edits. #16635
• Update hierarchy navigator when undoing or redoing sheet name changes. #17721
• Fix incremental connectivity issue. #17528
• Make nets with net class directives remember which net class they belong to. #17720
• Close file when written on BOM export. #17779
• Fix missing instance data when reusing an already loaded schematic.
• Fix crash on consecutive symbol changes with different pin counts. #17851

Spice Simulator

• Allow deletion of a user-defined signal. #17395
• Remove unsaved flag (*) from title bar after saving simulation workbook. #17411
• Use correct tooltip for tune resistor series buttons. #17515
• Don’t show hidden text in symbol previews. #17526
• Close active cell editor when showing/hiding columns in symbol fields editor. #17425
• Add option to preserve custom power flag values in “Update Symbols from Library” dialog.

Symbol Editor

• Set description on Altium imported symbols. #16943
• Do not allow to selection of invisible pins and fields.
• Expose units and alternate body style to properties panel.

Board Editor

• Run edge cuts and margin clearance tests on zone layers. #17292
• Don’t allow selection of hidden footprint text in board editor. #17271
• Make Edit Track & Via Sizes dialog “specified sizes” dropdowns clearer. #17216
• Remove netclass/custom rule handling from Track & Via Properties. #17216
• Do not flag blind via’s on different layers as “Drilled holes too close together” by DRC. #17426
• Allow specifying a minimum for a via count constraint. #17234
• Fix crash in EasyEDA importer when Name/Prefix type text is not in a footprint.
• Fix position and orientation of footprint graphics on Fabmaster (CADENCE ASCII) import. #17239
• Fix zone cross-probing from DRC dialog.
• Fix crash when importing Altium PcbDoc. #17351
• Fix Eagle board import when footprint library versions exist. #12897
• Improve performance when toggling view of rats nest lines assigned to net classes. #17115
• Correctly handle locked table cells. #17439
• Fix when swapping layers. #17371
• Fix issue for boards with round outline on STEP export. #17446
• Handle small segments connecting two arcs better. #17499
• Correctly translate Chinese characters in gerber file output. #17534
• Fix clearance violation between a filled zone and a net tie polygon. #17223
• Add toggle horizontal, vertical, 45 degree mode entry to the measure tool’s context menu.
• Fix performance issue when editing length tuning on net inspector highlighted net. #17068
• Fix excessive hang after a move and undo. #17420 and #17561
• Sort netnames in properties panel. #15590
• Fix zone fill pad connection issues. #17559
• Expose groups to property manager. #17496
• limiting text height and width to 1 mil. #17543
• Fix stack overflow when running DRC. #17560
• Fix ghost footprint reference after moving than undoing. #17592
• Improve DRC performance due to user interface yields. #17434
• Do not how negative track length after deleting length tuned track in net inspector. #17527
• Fix slow selection time when calculating clearance. #17327
• Fix freeze when selecting two zones on the same layer with different nets. #17327
• Fix race condition in zone fill. #17180
• Avoid crashing on missing tracks when importing from CADSTAR. #17523
• Prevent PNS router from creating tracks with clearance violations. #16879
• Do not violate DRC rules when dragging via. #16293
• Add corrections to IPC2581 export syntax.
• Update footprint field when changing footprints. #17598
• Fix crash when opening board. #17664
• Prevent tracks from disappearing on move. #17110
• Fix crash when box selection contains a via and a rule area. #17687
• Do not drop segments when rerouting existing track and “remove redundant track” is set. #17582
• Fix reversed text in flipped footprints. #17546
• Fix hang after moving footprint. #17763
• Do not fail when cannot construct a wire on STEP export. #17774
• Fix misaligned solder mask for chamfered pads in gerber output. #17793
• Fix zone fill crash with custom design rule with courtyard condition. #17791

Footprint Editor

• Fix importing EasyEDA footprints. #17264
• Report location of future format errors when reading footprints.
• Fix crash when pressing a number key. #17522

3D Viewer

• Improve STEP model import precision. #17168
• Fix graphic issues with zero thickness copper.
• Allow setting colors not in board stackup when the board stackup option is set. #17632
• Fix cryptic error message “input line too long” when importing 3D model fails. #17727

Gerber Viewer

• Show “Edit Grids…​” menu entry. #17372

Python scripting

• Fix SWIG wrapper of PAD AddPrimitive() method. #17676

Command Line Interface

• Add missing text variable override when plotting gerbers. #17283
• Fix crash when processing schematic that references title block variables. #17790

Windows

• Change the platform detection order.
• Accept hotkey using Alt key modifier. #17453

macOS

• Fix crash when toggling display of 3D models from off to on in 3D viewer. #17198
• Fix crash on start up. #17749

Linux

• Fix background color opacity with KDE plasma desktop. #17341
• Disable infinite panning when using XWayland. #14109