7.0.6

The KiCad project is proud to announce the third series 7 bug fix release. The 7.0.6 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 7.0.6 milestone pages. This release contains several critical bug fixes so please consider upgrading as soon as possible.

Version 7.0.6 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 issue with colours in the new lazy-loaded preference panels. #14784
• Fix preferences dialog "Reset to Default" button. #14786
• Fix view shifting when infobar is shown.
• Improve appearance of stroked knockout text.
• Outline font performance improvements. #14303
• Correctly handle hidden columns when pasting into grids. #14844
• Handle numeric keypad enter in missing places. #14244
• Force word wrapping of PCM package descriptions on Mac. #13328
• Fix broken cursor key handling in library tree pane. #12702
• Fix null pointer access attempting to read common settings. #14928
• Maintain file permissions to prevent locking out other developers. #13574
• Fix broken file locking. #14734

Schematic Editor

• Fix block mirroring of fields attached to labels. 14758
• Fix pin preferences dialog size. #14785
• Fix crash if ${VALUE} variable expansion recurses. #14815
• Fix worksheet text layout when using custom font. #14822
• Don’t dim fields when selecting them.
• Fix arc color printing bug. #14915
• Fix inter-sheet reference position when printing. #14978

Spice Simulator

• Fix handling of SPICE parameters that include capital letters. #14793
• Fix unhandled exception when loading model files. #15012
• Fix unknown model type in IBIS file. #15068
• Fix SENTRY issue KICAD-2EF.

Symbol Editor

• Ensure a new derived symbol has the correct alternate body style option displayed. #13739
• Fix null pointer assertion in symbol library cache. #14927
• Fix segfault when selecting a pad from the footprint browser. #14971

Footprint Assignment Tool

• Fix crash when "View selected footprint in footprint viewer" is clicked. #14850
• Fix crash when destroy footprint frame gets called more than once. #14928

Board Editor

• Export STEP circular board outlines as cylinder.
• Fix unexpected rats nest behavior. #14715
• Delete ratsnest line after drawing track. #14781
• Fix discrepancy between interactive routing and design rules checker. #14771
• Fix clipped combobox entry in text box dialog.
• Hook up text variable automatic completion. #14777
• Fix crash when saving a board with overbar text using a non KiCad font. #14804
• Shorten overly verbose error message on board load failure. #14780
• Fix DRC assertion for unsupported collisions. #14890
• Fix differential pair routing crash. #14852
• Fix use after free crash in router drag walkaround mode.
• Don’t allow setting a pad width or height of 0. #14278
• Fix broken rotated dimensions when importing Altium PCB. #13751
• Fix net inspector crash. #14697
• Fix search pane not remembering docking sizes and positions. #14120
• Do not allow selecting reference text when reference display is disabled. #14911
• Show dimensions in footprint preview panel. #14913
• Re-create missing exclusion markers if DRC was canceled. #14919
• Do not plot edge cut layer arcs in Gerber files when plotting solder mask layers. #14960
• Do not require restart to make graphic default settings changes take effect. #14932
• Ensure differential pair gap is respected when switching track postures. #14984
• Fix tab order in edit text and graphics properties dialog. #9406
• Fix broken arcs on DXF import. #14210
• Fix zone fill issue with net ties. #15069
• Add DRC testing for copper graphic to zone fill collisions.

Footprint Editor

• Fix unexpected change of default preferences in text and graphic properties dialog. #14925

3D Viewer

• Trim solder paste and other layers to holes. #8484
• Fix display of castellated vias. #14757

PCB Calculator

• Fix grid layout issues on Ubuntu. #14743

Command Line Interface

• Fix blank symbol on SVG export file names. #14857
• Fix incorrect unit when user origin is specifed when exporting STEP files.
• Support mirror option in PDF export.
• Add the missing plot formats to schematic export.
• Add option to plot PCB GERBER files with KiCad file extension.