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KiCad 8.0.7

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    KiCad 8.0.8

  • Operating System

    macOS 10.15 Catalina or later

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  • Filename

    kicad-unified-universal-8.0.7.dmg

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of KiCad 8.0.7.


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What's new in this version:

General:
- Fix URI environment variable expansion issue
- Fix display of broken fonts
- Clear unknown keys from environment variable maps on save
- Exclude letter hotkeys from shift fallback
- Fix missing text and graphics in PDF plots
- Handle DXF files with out of bounds values
- Fix invalid Bezier curve DXF import
- Fix incorrectly rendered font depending on rotation
- Make color picker dialog usable on hidpi monitors
- Scale text size to inside scaled blocks on DXF import
- Fix copy-paste issue for grids with checkboxes
- Update font when needed on italic/bold change
- Prevent altering text thickness when switching bold option on and off

Schematic Editor:
- Make sheet pin unconnected indicator (X) follow when dragging sheet
- Fix import compatibility with LCEDA/EasyEDA v2232
- Use symbol/netport name from device entry if empty when importing EasyEDA/LCEDA schematic
- Do not import empty visible net labels from EasyEDA/LCEDA Pro schematics
- Import Bezier curves in symbols from EasyEDA/LCEDA schematics
- Test for valid sheet name in sheet dialog properties
- Fix missing actions strings and hotkey conflict
- Respect background color fill when plotting to PDF
- Fix copy and paste issue in bus alias definition
- Do not allow repeat action to cause sheet recursion
- Fix crash when importing Eagle schematic when board file doesn’t exist in non-stand alone mode
- Warn user when template field names contain trailing/leading white space
- Fix an issue in sheet cross-references of global labels
- Add sheet changes to net navigation history

Symbol Editor:
- Preserve pin numbering when duplicating

Spice Simulator:
- Fix missing current scale in AC simulation
- Fix crash when deselecting the probe tool

Board Editor:
- Prevent solder mask bridge DRC error with mask pad
- Report implicit design rule minimums as being from the board setup
- Fix importing custom design rules
- Don’t ask about locking twice
- Make orphaned nets obey the minimum board clearance
- Make neck in a zone fill the DRC epsilon smaller on each side
- Make sure paste action can’t be performed through modal dialog
- Make polyline properties dialog honor the escape key
- Fix focus issue in parent window after hiding the search panel
- Fix DRC error with arcs
- Fix text position when drawing PCB text on non paired layers
- Fix error in DRC rule resolver
- Force orphaned nets to obey the minimum board clearance
- Fix Eagle footprint library migration crash
- Fix unconnected pads missing in IPC-2581 export
- Fix crash on routing many traces
- Correctly generate thermal reliefs on parts rotated by 45 degrees
- Fix circular courtyard DRC error
- Fix random malformed board outline with arcs DRC errors
- Properly group automatically generated objects
- Fixing paste issue in footprint library tables
- Fix disappearing courtyard layers
- Use appropriate tuning pattern icon in menus for tuning pattern generators
- Make convert to lines use the width of polygons where applicable
- Length tuning workflow improvements
- Show empty field for unconstrained length in length tuning properties
- Fix crash after Fabmaster import
- Update DRC exclusions from DRC dialog

Footprint Editor:
- Fix crash when saving a footprint
- Add 3D mouse support for 3D view

Gerber Viewer:
- Add 3D mouse support

D Viewer:
- Ensure the 3D display view is not modified after menu selection
- Fix omission of STEP models with relative path assignment

Worksheet Editor:
- Add 3D mouse support

PCB Calculator:
- Always use black text in E-series resistor table

Command Line Interface:
- Accept multiple Gerber layers for single layer plotting

macOS:
- Fix missed rows when pasting to grid

Python Scripting:
- Ensure image handlers are loaded before loading a board