KiCad 7.0.7 Release
The KiCad project is proud to announce the fifth series 7 bug fix release. The 7.0.7 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.
A list of all of the fixed issues since the 7.0.6 release can be found on the KiCad 7.0.7 milestone page. This release contains several critical bug fixes so please consider upgrading as soon as possible.
Version 7.0.7 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
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Fix build link error when linking nanoodbc. #15081
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Fix broken text shadow offsets. #15019
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Treat undo as backspace and/or escape when drawing polygons. #14961
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Handle some macOS standard keyboard shortcuts in custom text editors. #14973
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Fix text variable auto completion with return key. #15001
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Always show the footprint in the default orientation in the 3D viewer panel.
Schematic Editor
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Fix printing background fill when paper orientation or size differs.
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Do not arbitrarily zoom when canceling page settings dialog. #15033
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Fix slow warping and zoom reset when searching with find dialog. #14305
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Create correct new wire color when dragging net labels. #15178
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Fix incorrect color when continuing a wire. #15192
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Do not ignore custom fields when updating from text and graphics properties dialog. #15206
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Respect ERC error indicator color setting. #15203
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Fix crash when loading schematic with missing sub-sheet files. #15222
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Sort bus aliases by name to prevent VCS issues. #11890
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Ensure the bitmap exported to the clipboard is valid. #14808
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Fix broken cancel button in export symbols to new library dialog. #15278
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Preserve unit associations when re-annotating. #14918
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Remove unwanted outline in exported graphics. #15242
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Fix crash when power symbol is connected to hierarchical bus. #15217
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Fix crash when using '/' character in sheet name. #15367
Footprint Assignment Tool
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Fix crash when attempting to use ratsnest settings. #15153
Board Editor
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Fix unconnected track end warning for track stubs inside vias and pads. #14211
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Fix crash interpreting malformed rule. #14989
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Fix DRC bug created by broken rounded rule zone fill. #15007
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Fix crash when selecting grouped items. #15021
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Save project when saving the board. #14991
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Tailor object inspector text properties for dimension objects.
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Allow routing to a free pad when it has a hole. #15093
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Add SHORT_NET_NAME processing to footprint variable resolution. #15095
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Fix crash when opening zone properties dialog or object properties panel. #12871
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Fix shorts created by zone fill. #15160
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Fix plotting performance issues when text is on mask layers. #15161
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Make undo of set grid origin restore Y coordinate correctly. #15177
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Fix DRC error indicator position. #15209
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Fix Altium importer orientation of polygons and non copper pads in footprints.
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Fix broken net-tie DRC. #14008
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Do not ignore trace routing clearances. #15162
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Prevent copper finish setting in board setup dialog from getting reset to none.
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Fix layer preset object visibility regression. #15282
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Do not ignore NPTHs when dragging via in shove mode. #15117
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Allow shoving tracks with attached via on layers other than the top and bottom. #12873
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Fix loading of via drill default sizes and other settings from legacy board files. #15350
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Remove invalid polygons, import holes in non-copper polygons, import solder paste/mask expansion rules, import dashed outlines, and other improvements to the Altium importer.
Footprint Editor
3D Viewer
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Improve calculation of min and max zoom. #15078
Drawing Sheet Editor
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Fix saving text with custom font. #15154
Windows
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Move kicad-vcpkg forward to pickup new version of OpenCascade.
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Fix 3D model viewer panel height to prevent clipped controls. #13896
See Also
KiCad 7.0.6 Release
2023-07-06
The KiCad project is proud to announce the fourth series 7 bug fix release. The 7.0.6 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.
KiCad 7.0.5 Release
2023-05-28
The KiCad project is proud to announce the third series 7 bug fix release. The 7.0.5 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release. Due to a last minute critical bugs which affected 7.0.3 and 7.0.4 packages, there was no official 7.0.3 or 7.0.4 releases.