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What's new in this version:
General:
- Initialize CURL library for thread safety
- Fix bitmap rotation and mirroring issues
- Do not close dialogs on escape key when typing in a text control
- Do not display additional space before subscript/superscript text in text boxes
- Make control-backspace clear until last whitespace in text edit controls
- Catch unhandled exception at startup
- Use correct alpha blending when plotting to PDF
- Fix broken bug report URL
Schematic Editor:
- Do not collapse tree when filtering symbol chooser dialog search results
- Do not ignore "Exclude from BOM" and "Exclude from board" attributes for derived symbols
- Correctly handle symbols with '/' character in the name
- Fix crash when pasting then pressing escape
- Ignore empty field name templates
- Ensure item is on grid if there was no motion between clicks
- Fix clipped text in ERC dialog
- Save worksheet file name in project file
- Allow hex entry of 0 transparency in color picker
- Fix datasheet path resolution when path contains double slashes
- Set focus to text control when editing text box properties
- Fix for mouse stuck in canvas issue
- Handle user defined attributes when importing Eagle schematics
- Fix broken nets using hierarchical labels
- Remove extra blank line in schematic file when saving with ERC markers
- Fix crash when entering subsheets with resolved variables
- Mirror netclass labels correctly
Spice Simulator:
- Do not show both sets of pins for symbols with alternate body styles
- Do not create SPICE netlists with spaces in net names
Symbol Editor:
- Save library when it’s selected in library tree panel
- Cmd+A (Select All) selects all symbol editor components instead text in active text input box
- Fix crash when infobar outlives the current symbol
Board Editor:
- Highlight drilled hole to hole clearance of same nets in router
- Fix graphical glitch after DRC and subsequent undo action
- Do not detect DRC error when the footprint was deleted or updated with new one
- Allow setting board minimum widths to zero
- Fix crash when differential pair routing
- Fix invalid overbar text for escaped characters
- Fix overbar when using subscript characters
- Trim VRML export layers to board outline
- Handle multiple holes in footprints
- Do not treat via placement as DRC violation when routing
- Record parent rule for DRC assertions. See forum discussion
- Fix incorrect mounting hole size on DSN export
- Allow double-clicking item to open properties dialog in search pane
- Fix crash when loading a file having vias on connected layers only
- Add missing property to footprint texts table
- Fix copper sliver issues
- Fix issue routing differential pairs to footprint pads
- Expand solder mask for NPTH pads
- Fix field automatic placement issue
- Don’t allow thickness of 0 in STEP export in case of an empty stackup
- Make footprint drag include connected traces
- Add missing property to footprint texts table
- Use constraints to determine netclass width
- Fix rotating bitmaps
- Fix shove router clearance DRC violations
- Do not route trans with clearance errors
- Fill shapes with open path when importing SVG
- Ensure track posture switches on first attempt
- Prevent unwanted minus sign in properties panel
- Adjust stroke font output to match version 6 output
- Fix crash on start of routing
- Fix crash when shoving via or trace
- Fix broken router collision with self behavior
Footprint Editor:
- Crash when importing version 5.1 settings
Gerber Viewer:
- Fix rounded corners when exporting to KiCad board file
3D Viewer:
- Use correct board stack up layer color settings
Show footprint board regardless of project
PCB Calculator:
Save regulator calculator settings.
Drawing Sheet Editor:
- Add missing grid properties dialog
Command Line Interface:
- Load custom drawing sheets for board
- Do not fail silently if output directory does not exist
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- Fix broken text selection for some UI elements
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