KiCad

What's new in this version:

General:
- Add sorting to library tree columns
- Fix ellipse angles when importing DXF
- Improve alignment between arcs and segments and of odd-width lines in Cairo GAL.
- Improve alignment between arcs and segments and of odd-width lines on fallback rendering.
- Try harder to keep searchable text hidden in SVG exports.
- Fix crash in wxSocketBase when the event handler has been destroyed
- Support hidden footprint libraries
- Ignore hidden text fields when cross-probe zooming
- Correctly scale custom cursors for HiDPI

Schematic Editor:
- Fix crash when symbol updated while field editor open
- Incremental connectivity fails to update subgraph when removing power symbol
- Store sub-sheets at correct location when importing Eagle schematic with multiple pages
- Fix symbol browser performance issue with ODB library
- Handle symbol DNP attribute correctly in symbol field editor
- Propagate netclasses correctly through hierarchical pins in connectivity algorithm
- Resolve netclasses correctly
- Fix issues that can crash the editor on closing.
- Respect schematic settings for hidden pins
- Resolve worksheet variables in symbol fields
- Display unit name in symbol context menu
- Correctly propagate netclasses through hierarchical pins using incremental connectivity

Spice Simulator:
- Show correct graph when sweeping multiple DC sources
- Show correct simulation units
- Don’t use SI prefixes with degrees when auto-ranging
- Correctly write phase/gain signals to workbook
- Don’t assume AC gains will always be voltages
- Don’t lose value of cursor checkboxes when running simulation
- Fix power port styles when importing Altium schematic
- Allow not internally connected pins to be stacked.
- Fix Eagle importer incorrect symbol value field text and visibility
- Improve error message when trying to Open non-KiCad schematic files
- Fix excessive simulation error dialog size when error message is too long
- Fallback to scientific notation when fixed-point strings are too long
- Fix unhandled exception warning

Symbol Editor:
- Allow rotation of fields in derived symbols
- Make align elements to grid correctly align pins
- Fix crash due to null pointer dereference
- Make first attempt to edit arc work correctly

Board Editor:
- Don’t suppress hole plotting for utility layers
- Improve Eagle rotated text importing
- Process clearance rules for plated holes in router
- Fetch board finish before exporting stackup to clipboard
- Delete tuning patterns when performing "Unroute Selected"
- Fix net inspector when sorting by name
- Fix inconsistent track selection behavior
- Trim trailing punctuation from documentation URLs so they function correctly
- Fix crash after shape fillet and undo operation
- Setup 3D canvas for footprint chooser previews
- Don’t plot rule areas
- Fix incorrect plot drill mark in some cases.
- Implemented flip for tuning patterns.
- Undo and then redo a length tuning or group operation removes the generator/group
- Don’t generate thermal reliefs for pads that don’t intersect zone
- Prevent importing a third party layout taking several hours
- Fix Eagle board import bottom layer text with wrong rotation
- Make sure polygon fill is contained within the outline when importing Altium PCB.
- Check mask apertures on the mask layer.
- Don’t report reasonable solder mask bridges in a net-tie footprint.
- Render holes properly in multiple PCB layouts
- Optimize courtyard clearance tests when moving a board
- Ensure reserved characters are not used in Gerber field strings
- Respect zone fill clearance in custom DRC rule "enclosedByArea"
- Show footprints in footprint chooser
- Don’t flip alignment of non-side-specific text
- Improve consistency of clearance line painting
- Don’t fail automatic placement when the PCB area is defined by a footprint
- Take footprint edge cuts into account in the board statistics
- Fully expand all text variables in 3D output
- Don’t list IPC-2581 import which is not supported
- Handle pie charts in Altium import
- Subtract all holes in board area calculation
- Reload footprint from disk to update footprint browser preview
- Fix crash after editing footprint on board and closing the editor
- Handle arcs correctly in differential pair DRC
- Handle footprint vias in Altium importer
- Handle text boxes in Altium importer
- Properly fill zone between knockout text
- Fix missing via drill mark when plotting to DXF
- Correctly import Altium "vias6" stream
- Prevent text color changes from creating broken board files

Footprint Editor:
- Fix footprint DRC to detect pad issues

3D Viewer:
- Honor shift-key for spin buttons in 3D preview
- Rescale canvas when dragging between displays with different scale

Command Line Interface:
- Obey --drill-shape-opt argument when exporting PDF
- Make sure variable overrides get synchronized to board properties
- Fix invalid ERC exclusions
- Fix crash when the --precision parameter units was inches.

Windows:
- Build with wxWidgets version 3.2.5