Software-update: KiCad 9.0.2

De tweede 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 9.0.2 ziet er als volgt uit:

General

• Add tool framework to footprint preview widget. #17107 #19651
• Don’t bleed settings between 3D viewer and 3D footprint preview. #17353
• Improve text alignment in grids and one-line Scintilla controls. $16685
• Include hidden fields when searching. #20370
• Fix ambiguous data collection opt in dialog text. #20027
• Handle home folder shortcut in jobset destinations. #20032
• Refresh search when showing search panel. #20009
• Add support for mixed state checkboxes in grids. #17730
• Do not export unused copper layers in job set PDF output. #20460
• Don’t assert or crash on shutdown. #20433
• Update default schematic when creating a new project. #20448
• Prevent empty job set type list. #20522
• Don’t always pop up warning regardless of setting rendering engine to fallback graphics. #20386 and #20544
• Prevent project backup and archive from growing infinitely. #20431
• Add menu item to control searching of hidden fields. #20370
• Remove unnecessary tool tips from rules check dialog.
• Fix too small angle increment when stroking arcs.
• Allow multple line text in table cell. #20327
• Use schematic editor default font setting for plot job.
• Allow checking/unchecking of multiple rows' check boxes in library configuraton window. #18843
• Fix table and text box rotation and text justification. #20642, #20643, #20644, and #20645
• Allow embedded files to come from symbols and footprints. #20530 and #20210
• Fix copying embedded file URIs in grids. #20494
• Exclude brackets at the end of a URL when linking from HTML. #20347
• Retain use board center origin 3D model export job set setting. #20752
• Fix crash in footprint chooser. #20780
• Don’t write unused part of the buffer into image data. #20698
• Fix line width issue when plotting many pages in one PDF file. #20805

Schematic Editor

• Allow context menus in footprint chooser.
• Ensure text variable in link is substituted during PDF export. #20340
• Fix off by one error when dragging symbol fields table columns to the left. #20307
• Do not leave unwanted right-most vertical border when merging table cells. #20350
• Enable navigation controls on read only projects. #20378
• Fix broken netlist output. #20394
• Don’t use net/netclass colors for label graphic shapes. #19589
• Test symbol outline collisions for rule areas not just bounding boxes. #20383
• Prevent duplicate sheet names on paste, #20357
• Prevent crash when clicking link added by symbol field editor. #20511
• Use clearer column title in symbol fields editor. #20509
• Remove assert that fires when applying field table editor preset. #20467
• Don’t create invalid schematic in project path when linking sheet shematic outside the project path. #20502
• Do not plot text box shape twice. #20545
• Prevent overwriting alias members when adding new rows in panel setup. #20040
• Fix simulation model dialog crash when no spice model library loaded. #20599
• Fix infinite recursion crash when building connect graph. #20596
• Fix zoom on large schematic sizes. #20594
• Fix broken label position in Eagle schematic importer. #20593
• Do not allow property inspector to assign items to non-existent symbol units. #20649
• Match partial strings in symbol fields table editor. #20678
• Properly expand variables when exporting BOM. #20417
• Fix symbol chooser filtering with custom library. #20610
• Fix LTSpice file import with minor version number.
• LTSpice import fixes.
• Do not allow illegal design block name characters. #20676
• Ensure label dialog text is correctly auto-completed. #13508
• Make paste annotation work correctly. #19828
• Add junctions on LTSpice import. #20727
• Do not duplicate resolved net classes. #20794.
• Fix broken symbol arcs in Eagle importer. #20793
• Don’t crash on missing symbols when importing LTSpice schematic.
• Honor template field name visibility setting when adding fields. #20575
• Fix crash when loading a version 8.0 schematic. #20777
• Add warning when the default library is not found when importing LTSpice schematic.

Board Editor

• Plot the appropriate ${LAYER} tag when plotting to single document PDF. #20352
• Fix crash when changing units. #20380
• Correctly rotate silk screen text on Eagle board import. #20271
• Generate correct Gerber file names if the project name contains a dot. #20065
• Process non-copper keepouts in footprints. #20405
• Properly mirror pad numbers when plotting. #20459
• Correctly import settings from another board. #20484
• Ensure PNS length tuning calculation uses correct layer ID. #20372
• Add new DRC expression function isMemberOfSheetOrChildren. #20339
• Prevent crash when using net inspector. #20521
• Reset tool tip when aborting position interactive tool. #20489
• Preserve text box size when rotating angles other than 90 degrees. #20529
• Fix broken edge cut copy and paste. #20537
• Improve performace for complex polygons. #17820
• Always print the via hole. #20546
• Improve pan performance when showing a large amount of through hole pads. #20506
• Fix false positive when performing footprint parity DRC. #15917
• Restore visibility editing for fields. #20560
• Prevent duplicate find results. #20569
• Fix incorrect tool tip in rule area properties dialog. #20592
• Improve zoom and pan performance with large number of through hole pads. #20506
• Resolve fonts for tablec ells. #20605
• Fix broken table highlight colors. #20606
• Use a better position for the DRC marker with arc tracks. #20636
• Fix missing traces when exporting to STEP. #20515
• Prevent tables from walking when flipping them to other side of board. #20294
• Remove artefacts after deleting appended board. #20314
• Fix broken footprint chooser measurement tool behavior after changing display modes. #20669
• Remove horizontal/vertical constraints limitation from footprint chooser. #20668
• Fix broken Python demo script. #20538
• Mark ODB++ as export only. #20493
• Fix broken pads in GenCAD export. #20437
• Avoid popping a dismabiguation menu after point selection completes. #20680
• Add sorting functionality for netclass assignments. #18819
• Prevent tracks created by multi-channel tool from swapping groups on save. #20665
• Add dedicated anchor points for table. #20184
• Correctly handle solder masks for tear drops on tracks with solder masks. #20744
• Export text box borders to STEP. #20763
• Don’t reserve source pad number in array tool. #20722
• Fix pad snapping on non front copper layer in high constrast mode. #20674
• Correctly match implicit composite netclass DRC rules. #20797
• Fix arc winding and layers on GenCAD export.

Footprint Editor

• Check for silk screen to solder mask collisions in DRC. #19707
• Ensure attribute deleted in schematic is deleted in board. #19988
• Allow changing the default layer for text items. #20505
• Be explicit about custom pad default anchor shape. #20551
• Fix crash when deleting grouped text. #20589
• Fix crash when loading Altium designer footprints with polygon pour cut outs on plane layer. #20625
• Correctly cleari thermal relief override (gap/spoke) in pad properties dialog. #20709

3D Viewer

• Add missing user defined layers. #19417
• Use custom layer names instead of canonical layer names. #20360
• Reset colors when clicking properties dialog "Reset to Default Settings" button. #20624
• Fix look of some exposed copper pads. #20111
• Account for aperture and track masks in plated copper calculations.

Gerber Viewer

• Fix issues when loading zip files. #20779
• Fix crash when file load error log window overflows. #20799

PCB Calculator

• Add calculation of unit propagation delay.
• Reset default units along with values.

Command Line Interface

• Correctly handle user defined layer names. #18773
• Do not plot all gerber layers when an invalid layer list is provided. #20555
• Fix Gerber --output command help. #20298

API

• Fix crash updating reference designator. #20206

Windows

• Fix crash when closing some KiCad main windows. #20754

macOS

• Allow searching menu items. #10124

Linux

• Add support for Python 3.14 for Fedora 43.

Versienummer	KiCad 9.0.2
Releasestatus	Final
Besturingssystemen	Linux, macOS, Windows 10, Windows 11
Website	KiCad
Download	https://kicad.org/download/
Licentietype	GPL