KiCad 8.0.3

De derde 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

• Property grid navigation improvements. #16957
• Make sure color settings are saved when modified. #17864
• Improve update notice dialog tooltip. #17927
• Add optional reporting of non-KiCad design import issues.
• Add OpenGL info to version information.
• Fix a 100% CPU core usage is some editing cases. #17979
• Fix issues with non-kicad fonts. #18014
• Handle font when reading render cache. #17666

Schematic Editor

• Improve symbol instance data file save ordering. #17737
• Do not show click to start wire cursor for hidden pins. #17145
• Internationalize pin information when language changes. #17224
• Update status bar and properties panel after edit field properties dialog is dismissed. #17696
• Prevent symbol browser from deselecting currently active item. #17808
• Use correct value field text when importing Eagle schematic symbols. #17130
• Make pin helpers available for hierarchical sheet pins. #17923
• Support orthoganol dragging labels of sheet pins.
• Import EasyEDA symbol meta data. #17806
• Fix crash when loading symbols from database library. #17903
• Fix renaming sheet check. #17901
• Fill entire table if cache is empty when loading one part from database library. #17940
• Automatically save new hierarchical sheets. #17810
• Remember BOM export file name per project. #17704
• Fix editing line angle rotation. #17473
• Use consistent sorting for footprint libraries in footprint assignment tool. #17731
• Fix incorrect label orientation when the symbol is rotated. #18012
• Fix crash when editing text properties via properties panel. #18016
• Fix selection of items inside filled shapes.
• Make ‘note’ backgrounds translucent on selection.

Spice Simulator

• Fix internal simulation errors when using some IBIS models. #17701
• Send project path to ngspice for code model input files. #16527
• Don’t add duplicate simulation fields. #17970
• Update signals and measurements when netlist might have changed. #17616
• Use display titles for axes in CSV output. #17324
• Allow setting field size with property manager.
• Fix incorrect netlist for uniform random voltage sources. #16393
• Allow “.ends” command to be preceeded by whitespace. #16560
• Support multiple brace-expressions for coupled multi-conductor line model syntax. #17824
• Make IBIS errors visible and more obvious. #18041

Symbol Editor

• Apply power filter to Altium symbol libraries. #17922
• Select pin when clicking on electrical type text. #16183
• Fix crash when canceling footprint library table dialog and the footprint library file is missing. #17989

Board Editor

• Pad thermal spoke angle is 90 degrees by default when importing Altium PCB.
• Do not require second mouse click to reflect changes after updating custom footprint. #17493
• Allow no-net teardrops on no-net pads with no-net tracks. #17566
• Prevent hidden shapes from being selected. #17562
• Support legacy length tuning settings workflow. #17748
• Properly handle DNP and exclude from board components in net list. #17146
• Do no generate DRC warning on “exclude from position file” property. #17819
• Fix incorrect size of widgets when a very long field name exists in IPC-2581 export dialog. #17911
• Fix version 7 imported board hidden description field positions. #17684
• Re-allow moving footprint text. #17899
• Keep footprint chooser on top of KiCad but not system. #16840
• Use StandardPrimitive library for vias when exporting IPC-2581. #16661
• DRC via diameter calculation disregards PCB pad overrides and throws annular width error. #17944
• Fix pasting footprint references. #17937
• Improve consistency of free via ambiguity tests. #17671
• Handle orientation correctly when pasting footprint items. #17518
• Get rid of relative position in pad properties dialog. #17246
• Get rid of relative position in pad properties dialog. #17246
• Correctly mirror footprint fields on load. #17955
• Fix wrong file name for placement files when opening another project. #17846
• Show disambiguated net name when needed. #16187
• Fix false annular ring width DRC test failure. #17485
• Fix false DRC errors for some rounded pad corners on unmodified footprints. #17249
• Add mirrored column to fields grid table. #17956
• Expose violation severity for co-located holes. #18028
• Fix crash with some 3D models. #17950
• Do not faile opening files with rotated text boxes. #18033
• Test library identifiers in “intersectsCourtyard” and “insideCourtyard” custom rules. #18039
• Avoid crash if zone has no fill when importing Altium board. #18025
• Fix broken hit test for arcs in via placer. #17844
• Fix crash when dragging overlapping vias. #17915
• Fix crash after undoing edits after reducing number of layers in board stackup. #17613
• Add missing holes from STEP export with circular PCB outline. #17446
• Fix broken and/or disconnected PNS router traces in tight areas. #16591
• Avoid snapping to edge cuts when routing.
• Vertically center the color swatch in grid layer selector.
• Fix variable expansion issue when exporting STEP of a modified board file. #16973
• Reset zone offsets when exporting footprints. #17794
• Fix context menu when moving.
• Enable moving of all footprint text. #18024
• Avoids rounding errors flagging connections too small by nanometers in DRC connection width check.
• Fix very tall plot dialog on GTK. #16926

Footprint Editor

• Allow specifying field layer in footprint properties. #17758
• Don’t modify circle radius when editing center point. #17192
• Prevent always writing the footprint field on save. #17998

3D Viewer

• Fix orientations of some footprint STEP models. #17631
• Fix missing parts in STEP models. #14906
• Fix difference between STEP export and 3D view with some STEP models. #18030

Gerber Viewer

• Force “always hide all layers but active” update when using hotkey. #18059

Worksheet Editor

• Fix broken field text editors. #17284

Command Line Interface

• Honour LAYER, SHEETNAME and SHEETPATH variable overrides. #17680
• Center symbol SVG export. #18062

PCB Calculator

• Correctly handle language changes. #17825

Windows

• Fix win32 proxy parsing when the old IE options for scheme based configuration was set.

macOS

• Fix to keep ERC/DRC on top. #14356
• Fix memory use after free crash in standalone schematic editor. #17369

Linux

• Require Wayland 1.20 libraries.