KiCad 8.0.8 Release

Remove compensation padding in KiCad launcher for newer wxWidgets versions. #24550

Make settings migration dialog re-sizable. #19347

Fix parsing of Altium overbar notation. #19080

Update pin table when model changes. #19253

Recognize ${KICAD7_3DMODEL_DIR} and all future major releases. #18809

Skip hidden files when making backup. #18341

Fix crash when opening the PCB editor while closing the schematic editor. #19341

Fix broken Eagle board and schematic file import. #19528

Plot labels in color. #19040

Fix some issues that can crash editor on close.

Don’t change selection after selecting find-next hit. #19233

Display footprints in footprint assignment tool. #18685

Avoid crash on save if a polyline is empty.

Don’t rename root sheet when switching language. #19262

Do not save automatically placed flag for text with no fields. #19159

Fix connectivity issue with global label connected to power symbol. #18092

Preserve symbol unit when loading schematic with missing instance data. #19073

Fix crash in schematic editor when finishing a wire. #18136

Fix crash when opening footprint browser from schematic symbol properties. #19318

Fix QA test failure in orcadpcb2 netlist exporter. #18822

Fix a crash when library symbol is missing. #17146

Fix crash after project save and reopened after cannot find symbol in netlist error. #17146

Improve symbol load time when opening a large database library. #18826

Fix crash when undoing new sheet action from within sheet. #19358

Make PDF export respect background color fill. #18919

Don’t lose reference designators when importing third party schematics. #19490

Prevent freeze when pasting a long string into search bar. #19464

Fix crash on corrupt symbol library table. #19236

Don’t hang when trying to paste image as text. #19079

Allow opening color picker dialog from polygon shape properties panel. #19254

Only populate spice code in the simulation dialog code field. #18771

Fix crash after probing and changing signal color. #17841

Fix crash when a net named VT exists. #18648

Handle circular zone cutouts in Fabmaster import.

Don’t add zero radius holes on Fabmaster import.

Do not import unplaced footprints on Fabmaster import.

Handle circles on Fabmaster import.

Map unknown layers to KiCad user layers on Fabmaster import.

Handle rectangles on Fabmaster import.

Improve detection of open versus closed polygons on Fabmaster import.

Fix text import on Fabmaster import.

Handle squares, oblongs, and regular polygons on Fabmaster import.

Keep DRC marker exclusions up to date. #17429

Make sure descendants get new UUIDs when pasting. #19052

Fix crash when running DRC. #18600

Allow plot options to override the board tenting settings. #18991

Add example for silk_board_edge_clearance custom rule. #19260

Fix rats nest issue where blind vias are treated as through vias. #18982

Don’t trigger DRC footprint library warning when description and keywords do not match. #19259

Allow selection of PCB DRC markers when not on active layer. #19258

Allow DRC markers to be selected with area selection. #19258

Rebuild layer preset list on language change. #19181

Fix track start property display. #19215

Fix thread deadlock when closing the footprint chooser dialog. #18107

Prevent DRC freeze when using footprint with custom pad shapes. #19325

Plot from render cache if fonts aren’t embedded. #18672

Add rectangle height and width to properties panel. #17181

Fix pad inside isolated zone "island" not marked as unconnected. #17288

Allow custom rules that explicitly allow holes from one footprint to overlap the courtyard from another.

Fix pin rotation parsing in the legacy symbol library plugin.

Adjust DRC clearance for net ties. #14008

Properly cancel 3D export. #19279

Fix scale when exporting IPC-2581 using inches units.

Fix compatibility with Allegro PCB Router using Specctra sessions.

Fix Specctra session import from TopoR.

Handle wildcards and case-insensitivity in custom rule pin type comparisons. #19513

Properly handle group duplicate. #19245

Ignore invisible pads in enumeration tool. #18750

Do not add extra grid rows when resetting default field property preferences. #19369

Update QR footprint wizard.

Fix crash on specific gerber files. #19394

Use font render cache when available. #18672

Add measure unit to Rho constant in transmission line tab. #19312

Fix opening zip archives from project manager tree. #19399

Fix dialog focus issue. #3765 #17460