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KiCad 7.0.2

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  • Filename

    kicad-7.0.2-x86_64.exe

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What's new in this version:

General:
- Select correct face from a .ttc file
- Fix corrupt PDF plots on when fields contain parenthesis
- Fix settings import paths showing up twice on GTK builds
- Fix clashing error dialogs when can’t load dynamic library
- Ensure 3D shapes are always shown in footprint settings dialog
- Prevent crash when changing color settings
- Fix fix incorrect arc position when plotting GERBER files with offset
- Add file version backwards lockout for project file
- Fix crash when reading or writing settings
- Fix broken library nickname input when adding library table entry with add button
- Update Clipper to version 1.2+
- Fix image bounding box size
- Make library table edit dialog context menu activate and deactivate entries take effect immediately
- Make symbol and footprint library trees sensitive to language change
- Fix possible event race condition on startup
- Add hack to speed up font choice box widget creation
- Avoid segfault when cancelling initial global library setup

Schematic Editor:
- Fix broken undo on alternate pin assignments
- Add missing sheet names to PDF plot
- Remove non-global labels from label properties dialog selection list
- Remove replace all accelerator key from find/replace dialog
- Create field name if user doesn’t specify one
- Fix sheet pin name case sensitivity issue
- Fix incorrect position of text for some rotations when plotting
- Ignore unknown attributes when importing CADSTAR schematic
- Do not duplicate signals when unfolding bus definitions
- Fix broken net-class label when using hierarchical sub-sheets
- Fix crash when changing net label to global label
- Ensure swapping global labels swaps inter-sheet references
- Allow bus elements to connect
- Fix broken symbol has changed in library ERC
- Search fields in labels

Spice Simulator:
- Add missing .dc command to SPICE directives list
- Added PSPICE/LTSPICE JFET model parameters
- Handle underscore in parameter names
- Fix crash when transistor model is missing
- Ensure legend reflects gain/phase for AC small signal analyses
- Don’t attempt to load unknown plot types.
- Ignore extraneous LTSpice parameters for VDMOS models
- Separate legacy model name from SPICE parameters
- Do not include invalid simulation parameters
- Fix crash loading simulation with non-existent pin

Symbol Editor:
- Rix incorrect position of fields when loading a symbol from schematic

Board Editor:
- Fix crash for stale ratsnest connections
- Handle plotting of text on solder mask layer
- Add Property Inspector support for dimension objects
- Fix crash when manipulating zone corner
- Fix broken via placement on 45 degree tracks
- Fix crash when loading a library with a footprint containing a dimension
- Fix contradicting number of warnings when updating board from schematic
- Do not include groups when not included in filter
- Fix crash when selecting grouped and ungrouped items
- Snap to grid on orthoganal dimension creation
- Fix "Locked Item Shadow" enable when changing presets
- Allow solder mask bridges between net-tie-group pads
- Fix crash when importing Eagle board with layers that cannot be mapped
- Fix broken silkscreen clipped by soldermask DRC
- Update allow-solder-mask-bridges when updating footprint from library
- Use the correct locked shadow color
- Ensure the footprint is updated after new library selection in footprint viewer
- Fix loading of rounded rectangle pads in CADSTAR importer
- Fix text position when moving text boxes
- Properly import layer stack up when importing CADSTAR board files
- Prevent board setup dialog from being displayed multiple times.
- Add hole clearance to mounting hole keepouts for SPECCTRA export
- Save footprint position changed in properties panel
- Apply text knock out when exporting to VRML
- Fix over zealous plot of negative silkscreen layer objects
- Prevent copper zone fill connections from being too narrow
- Add DRC support for holes on inner corners of board outline
- Handle more pad shapes correctly when building differential pair gateways
- Fix crash when importing empty PCAD polygons.

Footprint Editor:
- Fix crash when inserting copied trace into footprint
- Always export the currently loaded footprint

Gerber Viewer:
- Fix handling of variable redefinitions

3D Viewer:
- Avoid drawing invalid arcs in 3D viewer

Python scripting:
- Load the global fp-lib-table before running the DRC
- Remove board_item duplicate method

Command Line Interface:
- Fix incorrect units in user layer when exporting to PDF
- Fix crash due to dialogs buried in the pcb parser
- Do not ignore the "--separate_files" option when generating drill files
- Allow using UI and board file layer names

Windows:
- Update vcpkg curl and Python versions
- Bump ngspice build version to 40