KiCad for Mac

What's new in this version:

KiCad 10.0.5
General:
- Persist visibility flag for design block libraries.
- Drop backlogged key auto-repeat events after release.
- Apply imported language without restart in start up wizard.
- Bound drawing dashed lines on huge geometry to prevent hang.
- Prevent crash migrating a nested library table row.
- Fix language specific bug when importing design blocks.
- Fix crash on exit.
- Recover from 3Dconnexion driver initialization crash.
- Don’t add stock libraries during migration if user had none.
- Add hotkeys for 'Exclude from Position Files' attribute.
- Show the full project path in the project manager status bar.
- Fix "Project Template Selector" dialog preview layout issue.
- Disable commit dialog OK button until a file is selected.
- Center a dialog when its title bar lands off-screen.
- Use correct wxString::Format string length specifier to prevent assertion (Sentry KICAD-NHC).
- Use title case for automatic save dialog buttons.
- Do not limit available substitution paths in library managers.
- Avoid illegal all zero dash array breaking exported PDF page rendering.
- Match rule check text markers anywhere in field.
- Gate library tree exact match to an item’s own name and library ID.
- Show the real zoom value in the toolbar zoom selector.
- Fix wrong stroke font thickness in PDF plot.
- Fix vector out-of-bounds access when rows have different column count when decoding CSV files.
- Fix crash on automatic history save.
- Key autosave mechanism on the backup format.
- Fix stale pointer crash in rule check tree.
- Fix incorrect multi-line spacing for outline fonts.
- Clamp dialog restored geometry to its display to prevent them from being hidden.
- Fix grid highlight glitch when opened on an inactive page.
- Match PDF stroke font tab stops to on screen rendering.
- Scope git commit checklists to the project directory.
- Fix crash when creating new color swatch with invalid parent (Sentry KICAD-R33).
- Fix crash when closing main windows. (Sentry KICAD-14MP, KICAD-140, KICAD-1E9, and KICAD-420).
- Fix crash on invalid git repo under a running background git task (Sentry KICAD-PGX, KICAD-SQC, KICAD-RWP, KICAD-RZP, and KICAD-RWG).
- Use correct aspect ratio in PDF stroke fonts.
- Refresh bitmap button when its bitmap changes.
- Use default wxWidgets AUI tab art style base instead of generic in notebooks.
- Make local history restore non-destructive.
- Don’t show a system error dialog for local history on read only projects.
- Fix inflated outline font multi-line spacing.

Schematic Editor:
- Resolve text variables in hierarchical sheet file paths.
- Show effective DNP on symbols inside a DNP sheet.
- Fix small arc snapping during edits.
- Keep default project template available regardless of user template folder.
- Prevent variant information from being copied from another project.
- Prevent crash on HTTP library network loss.
- Apply net-class color and style to hopped wires when plotting.
- Fix inconsistent "symbol doesn’t match copy in library" ERC warning.
- Do not rebuild database symbol cache on unrelated library activity.
- Prevent embedded file loss when adding a new embedded file to a symbol.
- Place dragged wires on the correct hierarchical sheet.
- Prevent duplicate "KiCad Defaults" color schemes in plot dialog.
- Ignore UNITS field for schematic geometry when importing PADS schematic.
- Do not replace symbol value with ${SIM.PARAMS} when checkbox to store parameters in value field is unchecked.
- Prevent infinite loop caused by self referential symbols.
- Refresh database symbol caches so chooser panels agree.
- Include Earth and VSS nets on ground pin ERC.
- Report real connectivity reason for multi-channel topology mismatch.
- Fix ERC quick-fix to open "Update Symbols" not "Change Symbols".
- Fix symbol annotation issues when pasting.
- Fix crash when deleting design blocks with "Select All".
- Fix assertion when attempting modal close of find dialog (Sentry KICAD-17XV).
- Fix memory leak in two click place tool.
- Don’t copy text when resolving variables.
- Fix laggy and frozen input in the "Assign Footprints" tool.
- Fix ERC footprint filter marker error code.
- Fix bus labels and unnamed sheets on Altium import.
- Italicize derived import symbol names.
- Handle arcs in sch connection paths on CADSTAR import.
- Warn instead of abort on unknown nodes on CADSTAR import.
- Prefer clipboard library symbol on paste.
- Keep bus labels when duplicating a sheet.
- Only save BOM output file name on "OK", "Apply", or "Export" buttons in fields table dialog.
- Fix overlapping pins when automatically placing sheet pins.
- Dim bus sheet pins when the sheet is marked DNP.
- Don’t match symbols on field text in find.
- Move a selected table with the rest of the selection.
- Group repeated multi-segment wires into a single undo step.
- Mirror stacked pin number block with the symbol.
- Fix pin number position on rotated symbols.
- Import repeated Altium sheet instances.
- Prevent zoom to fit crash after destroyed tool manager (Sentry KICAD-81S).
- Prevent execute remote command crash from null tool manager(Sentry KICAD-KICAD-5ME).
- Fix crash when saving pathless symbol instances (Sentry KICAD-173B).
- Fix crash when DRC marker has no associated item (Sentry KICAD-YT2 and KICAD-YTA).
- Fix crash when updating connectivity subgraph with stale item pointer (Sentry KICAD-4SJ and KICAD-10HY).
- Parent the new variant dialog to the window that opened it.
- Fix crash after attempting to undo renaming a sheet.
- Fix hotkey crash over grouped items.

Symbol Editor:
- Allow overwriting an existing file when creating a library.
- Require at least two custom body styles when custom body style symbol properties is set.
- Do no show inherited fields from derived symbols in properties dialog.
- Fix crash when moving text items and pin while editing custom symbol libraries.
- Fix missing rectangle fill mode when importing Eagle symbol library.
- Add missing HTTP library fields content in the symbol selector.
- Use left/right arrow keys collapse/expand the library tree.
- Enable "Update Symbol Fields" for derived symbols.
- Treat user field names case-sensitively in the fields tables.

Simulator:
- Fix memory leak in IBIS parser.
- Fix CPL SPICE model multi-parameter parsing.
- Prevent axis legends and tick labels from being unreasonably small.
- Don’t warn about discarding IBIS waveform pairs when none are discarded.

Board Editor:
- Apply clearance rules when dragging arc tracks.
- Draw lock shadow for locked dimensions.
- Scroll to the current footprint when opening the footprint chooser.
- Fix back drill must cut handling in via properties.
- Rescue undefined-layer items to Cmts.User layer correctly on STEP export.
- Preserve destination layer names when appending a board.
- Fix isolated vias randomly changing nets on undo/redo.
- Include tables and bar codes on the Edge.Cuts layer DRC.
- Connect small same-net vias in solid hatch fill.
- Keep grouped items in their group through undo and redo.
- Fix smashed part and plain PCB text angle and adjustment on Eagle import.
- Keep copper and solder mask text coincident on Altium import.
- Correctly calculate creepage DRC path from rectangular pads with arbitrary rotation.
- Accept zero as a valid vertex coordinate when editing corners.
- Prevent 'Update PCB from Schematic' from adding spurious 'Do not place' fabrication attribute to all non-DNP footprints.
- Prevent solder paste clearance from being lost when pressing 'Enter' in pad properties.
- Prevent teardrop generator from shorting nets when creating copper over knockout copper text.
- Fix crash when entering a group.
- Fix crash attempting to highlight a net from the net inspector panel.
- Fix migration issue when opening version 8 board.
- Prevent run failure due to undefined symbols on plugin availability check.
- Import length-tuning meanders as tuning patterns when importing Altium board.
- Fix ASCII text encoding, back-side mirror, and finger pad rotation on PADS import.
- Fix IPC-2581 flipped footprint rotation.
- Guard repeat layout against duplicate placement areas.
- Don’t clone unrelated groups in repeat layout.
- Prevent corruption when creating an array of grouped items with tuned tracks.
- Fix multi-track drag crash on short tracks.
- Correctly calculate creepage DRC paths around fully rounded rectangle slots in Edge.Cuts.
- Fix teardrop drop on elongated oval pads.
- Include all user layers in Gerber job file.
- Fix incorrect and missing back drill DRC.
- Drop auxiliary origin from netlist net points on ODB++ export.
- Propagate net change to connected track segments.
- Render single-layer pads on inner copper layers.
- Apply dog bones to any selected line pair.
- Enable "Import" button when performing "Import Settings from Another Board".
- User current file chooser path when performing "Import Settings from Another Board".
- draw rule-area outline above copper so tracks don’t cover it.
- Clear drawn margin layer lines after undo.
- Emit plated slotted holes in ODB++ drill output.
- Prevent 3D model modification failure when using custom layers used by footprint.
- Reject spurious arc fits when exporting to STEP.
- Improve rendering performance by not re-tessellating unaffected items on edit.
- Keep other copies routing when applying a design block layout.
- Prevent let design block net collisions with the board on apply.
- Prevent "Apply Design Block Layout" from swapping identical footprints.
- Fix crash when undoing a footprint field converted to a rule area.
- Keep tuning profile from always implying time domain tuning.
- Set drill and place origins on Eagle import.
- Apply design block layout when board connectivity differs.
- Fix crash when editing zone name on board with no zones.
- Merge arc tracks to fix incorrect differential pair skew.
- Remember the 3D model export file name per project.
- Keep nested schematic groups nested when updating the PCB.
- Clear arcs before calling boolean op on SHAPE_POLY_SET to prevent assertion (Sentry KICAD-PX3).
- Fix crash when flipping board layer (Sentry KICAD-174H).
- Reconcile properties inspector and track and via dialog for back drills.
- Close hairline gaps when healing curved board outlines.
- Reconcile same net zone overlaps in iterative refill.
- Improve group save performance.
- Import keepout/keepin/constraint areas as rule areas on Fabmaster import.
- Fix "Viewports" title changing to "Presets" after saving a preset.
- Fix crash in "Net Inspector" filter.
- Fix crash when placing footprints.
- Prevent overly narrow copper bridge on zone fill.
- Do not freeze the entire program periodically for several seconds with complex boards on automatic save.
- Import route arc corner as arc center not a vertex on PADS import.
- Handle V5 and earlier text format on PADS import.
- Handle RF and square pads with corner radius on PADS import.
- Handle routes with no explicit ROUTEWIDTH on CADSTAR import.
- Paste copied arc on grid.
- Keep the selection when locked items block an action.
- Fix crash when editing a footprint with a field in a group.
- Fix odd-count GLB LINES rejected by Blender on 3D model export.
- Do not dropping shapes at sub-tolerance spline junctions on DXF import.
- Honor layer pair for via to all copper ratsnest target when routing.
- Fix wrong corner angles on zones with cutouts.
- Prevent cleared net colors from coming back.
- Fix creepage path cutting across rounded slots.
- Allow copper pour over back-drill via to be automatically adjusted when back-drill bottom is set.
- Fix smashed part and plain PCB text angle and adjustment on Eagle import.
- Show drill marks on SVG and PDF plots.
- Don’t let find clobber the selection during a move.
- Keep inner-layer pad and via rings when a zone connects to them.
- Keep knockout on footprint text when updating from library.
- Fix wrong creepage distance between overlapping board cutouts.
- Fix teardrops near close vias and pads.
- Prevent zone filler from generating illegal narrow slivers that violate minimum width constraints.
- Allow unlocking footprints when one of the attributes is locked.
- Fix crash on retry after failed STEP export (Sentry KICAD-QF).
- Fix crash when updating view with descendants of deleted items (Sentry KICAD-PNP and KICAD-PPN).
- Fix crash on STEP export (Sentry KICAD-8PD).
- Fix crash when accessing footprint libraries (Sentry KICAD-YVH, KICAD-R00, and KICAD-1582).
- Rethread OCC boolean ops safely with non-destructive mode (Sentry KICAD-8PD).
- Match PDF stroke text glyph offsets to Gerber.
- Fix multichannel topology match across three or more channels.
- Improve label/control positioning and high-DPI support in "DRC Rule Editor".
- Fix layer name matching.
- Align constraint controls by Y center in "DRC Rule Editor".
- Improve "DRC Rule Editor" field positioning for slightly larger fonts.
- Don’t duplicate footprints on update when replace is off.

Footprint Editor:
- Keep libraries expanded in tree after deleting a footprint.
- Fix crash when working from network share.
- Assign unmapped Eagle layers to User.Drawings, Margin and User 1-9.
- Fix crash when opening other footprint while drawing rectangle mode is active.

3D Viewer:
- Properly save and load User.1-45 and grid axes layers in presets.
- Allow deselecting by clicking empty space.
- Hide non-active variant footprints.
- Adjust polygon offsets to avoid Z-fighting between board body, copper, soldermask, and silkscreen.

Gerber Viewer:
- Read the Excellon repeat hole ® command.
- Page Layout Editor:

Job Sets:
- Use the right-clicked row in the "Jobset" editor context menu.
- Fix absolute paths with space in Execute on Windows.
- Allow using internal Python on Windows instead of the system Python.
- Improve DRC performance due to excessive reporter UI updates.
- Fix output recording in "Execute Command".

Command Line Interface:
- Make PCB render --use-board-stackup-colors a simple on/off flag.
- Prevent crash on zone fill against a missing DRC engine.
- Correctly show reason for board load failures.
- Accept directory format symbol libraries (unpacked) in symbol SVG export.
- Export SVG for a single symbol file from a directory library.