Software-update: KiCad 9.0.3

De derde update voor KiCad versie 9.0.0 is uitgebracht. KiCad is een verzameling opensourceprogramma's waarmee elektronische schema's en printplaatlay-outs ontworpen kunnen worden. Verder kan het een bill of materials, Gerber-bestanden en een 3d-weergave van het pcb en de componenten maken. KiCad beschikt over een uitgebreide bibliotheek van componenten, inclusief het symbool, de footprint en 3d-modellen. Een Spice-simulator ontbreekt evenmin. Uitgebreide informatie over de vernieuwingen in versie 9.0 kan op deze pagina worden gevonden; de changelog voor versie 9.0.3 ziet er als volgt uit:

General

Implement Altium project importer. #2117Show [read-only in the title bar based on the project’s state].Don’t bypass empty visibility recovery due to migration.Protect against concurrent wxPlatformInfo access at startup. #21002Unset PCM button to avoid crash on close.Prevent single-line Scintilla text edit control scrolling bug. #19708Prevent crash when zooming to preset in footprint chooser. #21203

Implement Altium project importer. #2117

Show [read-only in the title bar based on the project’s state].

Don’t bypass empty visibility recovery due to migration.

Protect against concurrent wxPlatformInfo access at startup. #21002

Unset PCM button to avoid crash on close.

Prevent single-line Scintilla text edit control scrolling bug. #19708

Prevent crash when zooming to preset in footprint chooser. #21203

Schematic Editor

Support URLs in symbol chooser information panel. #20811Set single units symbols correctly when importing Altium schematics. #20663Show nets in net navigator panel after enabling for first time. #20648Fix broken select connection (Ctrl-4) behavior. #19790Test for hierarchical labels in root sheet when running ERC. #20810Update search dialog. #12156 and #17102Allow multiple label input for bulk assignment of net labels. #10950Add ability to quickly move through nets in net navigator. #10911Fix hidden fields remain visible after search and cannot be hidden again. #20865Make directive label text color behave like other labels.Prevent table and rule areas from being swapped in schematic file after save. #20918Fix crash opening schematic with missing library symbol. #20986Fix crash running "Increment Annotations From…​" tool. #20948Add automatic completion for operating point ":power". 20984Fix crash when defining nonsensical operating point labels. #20990Print correct units in power operating point. #20982Fix text disappearing in value field properties dialog. #14379Prevent assertion when deleting field row from schematic sheet properties dialog. #20747Add field options for "Update PCB from Schematic". #21021Read Altium’s "showName" property for fields. #20985Improve Altium import performance.Treat stacked pins as a single item in 4-way connection test. #20532Honor escape key policy for sheet pin synchronization dialog.Unable to load schematic created with previous KiCad version containing | character in string. #21065Fix crash when trying to edit a non symbol field using U,V or F hot key. #21072Fix Eagle import schematic description for page names regression. #20957Fix overly aggressive label auto-completion capitalization. #20943Fix broken symbol chooser filtering for more than one filter expression. #21220Make sure initial focus of label properties dialog is the text input.Make enter key close label properties dialog instead of opening the drop down list. #21258

Support URLs in symbol chooser information panel. #20811

Set single units symbols correctly when importing Altium schematics. #20663

Show nets in net navigator panel after enabling for first time. #20648

Fix broken select connection (Ctrl-4) behavior. #19790

Test for hierarchical labels in root sheet when running ERC. #20810

Update search dialog. #12156 and #17102

Allow multiple label input for bulk assignment of net labels. #10950

Add ability to quickly move through nets in net navigator. #10911

Fix hidden fields remain visible after search and cannot be hidden again. #20865

Make directive label text color behave like other labels.

Prevent table and rule areas from being swapped in schematic file after save. #20918

Fix crash opening schematic with missing library symbol. #20986

Fix crash running "Increment Annotations From…​" tool. #20948

Add automatic completion for operating point ":power". 20984

Fix crash when defining nonsensical operating point labels. #20990

Print correct units in power operating point. #20982

Fix text disappearing in value field properties dialog. #14379

Prevent assertion when deleting field row from schematic sheet properties dialog. #20747

Add field options for "Update PCB from Schematic". #21021

Read Altium’s "showName" property for fields. #20985

Improve Altium import performance.

Treat stacked pins as a single item in 4-way connection test. #20532

Honor escape key policy for sheet pin synchronization dialog.

Unable to load schematic created with previous KiCad version containing | character in string. #21065

Fix crash when trying to edit a non symbol field using U,V or F hot key. #21072

Fix Eagle import schematic description for page names regression. #20957

Fix overly aggressive label auto-completion capitalization. #20943

Fix broken symbol chooser filtering for more than one filter expression. #21220

Make sure initial focus of label properties dialog is the text input.

Make enter key close label properties dialog instead of opening the drop down list. #21258

Spice Simulator

Prevent crash on failure to load ngspice’s DLL. #20695Fix reversed resistor simulation pins. #20590Fix crash when back spacing in simulator user-defined signal name. #20991Correctly netlist AM/SFFM current sources. #20994

Prevent crash on failure to load ngspice’s DLL. #20695

Fix reversed resistor simulation pins. #20590

Fix crash when back spacing in simulator user-defined signal name. #20991

Correctly netlist AM/SFFM current sources. #20994

Symbol Editor

Fix incorrect size of the pin properties dialog when an information bar is shown. #16761

Fix incorrect size of the pin properties dialog when an information bar is shown. #16761

Board Editor

Fix errors in intersecting zones test. #20718Restore groups after undoing global deletion. #20699Save padstack shape and layer changes to pad in footprint editor. #20567Do not ignore differential pair gap min/max DRC rules. #19825Correctly honor minimum width project settings and DRC. #20361Do not trigger footprint does not match library errors when footprint has rule area on inner layers. #20552Fix footprint does not match copy in library issue. #20063Correctly show hole to hole clearance highlight when dragging vias. #20547Properly handle arc coupled items. #20636Prevent overriding existing track width. #20031Fix DRC freeze on creepage test. #20947Fix tuning pattern generators not being arrayed properly. #20617Re-implement wildcard matches for netclass constituents in DRC evaluation. #20955Fix false DRC error regarding clearance violation between zone and bezier curve, #20312Re-implement wildcard matches for netclass constituents in DRC evaluation. #20955Don’t bypass empty visibility recovery due to migration.Fix router issue Length where tuning path not is always computed through vias. #20379Fix router via placing issue. #20999DRC net class and component class match improvements.Fix incorrect text box properties dialog bitmap button sizes. #21050Fix crash when loading footprints with bezier curves.Pad set to "all copper layers" not present on all copper layers when editing pad properties. #20980Fix crash when changing the clearance of multiple zones to 0. #21081Fix small segment rendering. #21083Restore ability for moves to be asynchronous. #21047Fix crash when placing footprints when grid list is empty. #21060Fix position of rectangles after a rotate command.Flip Y axis when exporting to Hyperlynx file. #18581Ensure any mapped layers are enabled when importing from Eagle. #21138Allow parsing empty footprint fields when parsing net list. #20002Prevent router from automatically deleting trace segments. #21019Allow measurement tool to be dismissed under certain conditions. #21016Prevent differential router from changing trace width of routed segments once partial segments are connected. #21078Fix EasyEDA issue when importing board with consecutive arc parameter sets. #21238

Fix errors in intersecting zones test. #20718

Restore groups after undoing global deletion. #20699

Save padstack shape and layer changes to pad in footprint editor. #20567

Do not ignore differential pair gap min/max DRC rules. #19825

Correctly honor minimum width project settings and DRC. #20361

Do not trigger footprint does not match library errors when footprint has rule area on inner layers. #20552

Fix footprint does not match copy in library issue. #20063

Correctly show hole to hole clearance highlight when dragging vias. #20547

Properly handle arc coupled items. #20636

Prevent overriding existing track width. #20031

Fix DRC freeze on creepage test. #20947

Fix tuning pattern generators not being arrayed properly. #20617

Re-implement wildcard matches for netclass constituents in DRC evaluation. #20955

Fix false DRC error regarding clearance violation between zone and bezier curve, #20312

Re-implement wildcard matches for netclass constituents in DRC evaluation. #20955

Don’t bypass empty visibility recovery due to migration.

Fix router issue Length where tuning path not is always computed through vias. #20379

Fix router via placing issue. #20999

DRC net class and component class match improvements.

Fix incorrect text box properties dialog bitmap button sizes. #21050

Fix crash when loading footprints with bezier curves.

Pad set to "all copper layers" not present on all copper layers when editing pad properties. #20980

Fix crash when changing the clearance of multiple zones to 0. #21081

Fix small segment rendering. #21083

Restore ability for moves to be asynchronous. #21047

Fix crash when placing footprints when grid list is empty. #21060

Fix position of rectangles after a rotate command.

Flip Y axis when exporting to Hyperlynx file. #18581

Ensure any mapped layers are enabled when importing from Eagle. #21138

Allow parsing empty footprint fields when parsing net list. #20002

Prevent router from automatically deleting trace segments. #21019

Allow measurement tool to be dismissed under certain conditions. #21016

Prevent differential router from changing trace width of routed segments once partial segments are connected. #21078

Fix EasyEDA issue when importing board with consecutive arc parameter sets. #21238

Footprint Editor

Add prettifier support when exporting a footprint. #21071Correctly open footprint datasheet URLs from menu and toolbar. #21149

Add prettifier support when exporting a footprint. #21071

Correctly open footprint datasheet URLs from menu and toolbar. #21149

3D Viewer

Do not allow changing to anything in the board shared by the footprint editor. #20964Fix broken visibility settings when opening from footprint editor. #21053

Do not allow changing to anything in the board shared by the footprint editor. #20964

Fix broken visibility settings when opening from footprint editor. #21053

Command Line Interface

Fix kicad-cli pcb export pdf --mode-multipage command.

Fix kicad-cli pcb export pdf --mode-multipage command.

Job Sets

Do not output undesired debug/progress information into console when running PCB 3D model job in GUI. #20738Set an environment variable when running jobs that points to the temp folder for the jobset output.Allow running jobsets in cli by description and uuid. #20033

Do not output undesired debug/progress information into console when running PCB 3D model job in GUI. #20738

Set an environment variable when running jobs that points to the temp folder for the jobset output.

Allow running jobsets in cli by description and uuid. #20033

API

Use action wrapper for setting grid origin. kicad-python#47Add symbol path for footprint instances. #kicad-python#37Add FlashLayer() equivalent for pads, #20587Use net names, not codes, and allow creating new nets. #21027Prevent creating invalid arcs. #21035

Use action wrapper for setting grid origin. kicad-python#47

Add symbol path for footprint instances. #kicad-python#37

Add FlashLayer() equivalent for pads, #20587

Use net names, not codes, and allow creating new nets. #21027

Prevent creating invalid arcs. #21035

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