7.0.7
The KiCad project is proud to announce the third 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 7.0.7 release can be found on the KiCad 7.0.7 milestone pages. 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
- Fix build link error when linking nanoodbc. #15081
- Fix broken text shadow offsets. #15019
- Fix bitmap transparency in Cairo GAL.
- Treat undo as backspace and/or escape when drawing polygons. #14961
- Handle some macOS standard keyboard shortcuts in custom text editors. #14973
- Fix text variable auto completion with return key. #15001
- Always show the footprint in the default orientation in the 3D viewer panel.
Schematic Editor
- Improve search performance.
- Fix printing background fill when paper orientation or size differs.
- Import Altium net label justification.
- Do not arbitrarily zoom when canceling page settings dialog. #15033
- Fix slow warping and zoom reset when searching with find dialog. #14305
- Create correct new wire color when dragging net labels. #15178
- Fix incorrect color when continuing a wire. #15192
- Do not ignore custom fields when updating from text and graphics properties dialog. #15206
- Respect ERC error indicator color setting. #15203
- Fix crash when loading schematic with missing sub-sheet files. #15222
- Sort bus aliases by name to prevent VCS issues. #11890
- Ensure the bitmap exported to the clipboard is valid. #14808
- Fix broken cancel button in export symbols to new library dialog. #15278
Footprint Assignment Tool
- Fix crash when attempting to use ratsnest settings. #15153
Board Editor
- Check for zone to zone overlap.
- Fix EAGLE import footprint text alignment.
- Fix unconnected track end warning for track stubs inside vias and pads. #14211
- Fix crash interpreting malformed rule. #14989
- Fix DRC bug created by broken rounded rule zone fill. #15007
- Fix crash when selecting grouped items. #15021
- Save project when saving the board. #14991
- Tailor object inspector text properties for dimension objects.
- Allow routing to a free pad when it has a hole. #15093
- Add SHORT_NET_NAME processing to footprint variable resolution. #15095
- Fix crash when opening zone properties dialog or object properties panel. #12871
- Fix shorts created by zone fill. #15160
- Fix plotting performance issues when text is on mask layers. #15161
- Make undo of set grid origin restore Y coordinate correctly. #15177
- Fix DRC error indicator position. #15209
- Fix Altium importer orientation of polygons and non copper pads in footprints.
- Fix broken net-tie DRC. #14008
- Do not ignore trace routing clearances. #15162
- Fix incorrect GERBER X3 key word.
- Prevent copper finish setting in board setup dialog from getting reset to none.
- Fix layer preset object visibility regression. #15282
Footprint Editor
- Update new footprint library save path when changing projects. #15102
- Fix crash when moving a solder paste aperture relative to an existing pad. #15090
- Prevent crash when typing '${' in text control. #15283
3D Viewer
- Improve calculation of min and max zoom. #15078
Drawing Sheet Editor
- Fix saving text with custom font. #15154
Windows
- Move kicad-vcpkg forward to pickup new version of OpenCascade.
- Fix 3D model viewer panel height to prevent clipped controls. #13896