Основные функции:

• Встроенный 3D-просмотрщик печатных плат.
• Собственно сам kicad — менеджер проектов.
• Встроенный редактор схем – eeschema.
• Редактор символических обозначений схем, компонентов.
• Компонент для редактирования печатных плат (pcbnew).
• Инструмент, позволяющий редактировать шаблоны посадочных мест.
• 3D-просмотрщик готовых плат на основе OpenGL.
• Просмотр фотошаблонов Gerber (gerbview).
• Интегрированный компонент (cvpcb) для выбора посадочного места на плате для элементов соответствующие элементам на принципиальной схеме.
• Удобный текстовый редактор отображения журналов с отчетами.

Что нового:

The KiCad project is proud to announce the latest series 7 stable release. The 7.0.1 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor improvements since the previous release.
A list of all of the fixed issues since the 7.0.1 release can be found on the KiCad 7.0.1 milestone page. This release contains several critical bug fixes so please consider upgrading as soon as possible.
Version 7.0.1 is made from the 7.0 branch with some cherry picked changes from the development branch.
Packages for Windows, macOS, and Linux are available. See the KiCad download page for guidance.
Thank you to all developers, packagers, librarians, document writers, translators, and everyone else who helped make this release possible.
Changelog
General
Ensure gal is initialized before letting DoRepaint() crash.
Prevent GAL crash on initialization.
Fix crash when font face fails to load.
Improve print quality when using custom fonts. #13891
Fix incorrect image size. #13884
Prevent ghost image after canceling bitmap placement.
Make Freetype access thread safe.
Fix crash when accessing library tables.
Fix --use-drill-file-origin command line argument. #13991
Fix crash deleting project tree items.
Catch parsing exceptions of PCM local repository.
Fix Chinese character type support. #14011
Fix built in color scheme for Python scripting.
Fix incorrect tilt when plotting italic text. #14023
Correctly open selected file in text editor. #14086
Reduce some flickering in PCM.
Adjust stroke font baseline offset to better match 6.0. #13886
Fix CADSTAR importer memory leaks.
Handle dielectric sub-layers in STEP export.
Fix STEP exporting boards with curves. #14115
Reload library tables when new libraries are added via PCM. #12500
Fix layer widget color swatches in HiDPI situations.
Schematic Editor
Don’t dirty connectivity when moving non-reference schematic field.
Bug fixes for library symbol pin bounding box generation.
Make sure screen RTrees are updated when changing bounding boxes.
Prevent DRC warning from r-appearing after updating footprint. #13802
Fix too-narrow text edit control on Mac. #13866
Text box margin should account for border thickness. #13877
Don’t gray out selection shadows for DNP items. #13878
Keep image sizes when loading/saving 7.0 schematic files.
Fix editing wire and bus net label properties. #13936
Honor blank and white plot option for bitmap images. #14013
Import arcs correctly in CADSTAR importer. #14101
Allow change symbol tool to properly undo changes. #14061
Fix confusing SPICE error when navigating schematic. #14102
Show selection highlight for symbol reference and value field. #13876
Fix crash when undoing page number change with hierarchy navigator. #14099
Correctly handle alternate pin definitions when printing. #14122
Enable user variable substitution on the 'symbol chooser' datasheet field. #13737
Use field data from schematic symbol instead of library symbol in BOM script. #14129
Spice Simulator
Prevent a crash when a spice SW_I lacks two pin net names.
Prepend correct SPICE prefix when necessary for plotting currents. #13850
Fix crash when changing IBIS type. #13856
Fix layout issue in simulation model dialog IBIS fields.
Prevent setting simulation type from overwriting .options command. #13849
Prevent crash in simulation plot panel.
Allow user to specify phase when defining sine wave.
Allow sources that are both AC and TRAN.
Save state of "Save all power dissipations" check box in simulation command dialog. #13978.
Prevent simulation model dialog from picking up the wrong model. #13869
Set simulation source model parameters correctly. #13912
Don’t allow 0 simulation field text size. #13987
Implement default levels for JFET, MOSFET, and MESFET models.
Don’t allow extra text in simulation properties dialog. #13996
Don’t change parameter units formatting. #13989
Save first parameter when editing multiple parameters in model properties dialog. #13852
Don’t copy model file into spice net list. #13953
Do not allow power symbol value field to be overwritten in text properties dialog. #14056
Fix crash when using over-lined text. #14015
Fix crash when resizing window. #14088
Do not add unwanted instance field parameter in spice model editor parameter grid is focused. #13756
Fix broken simulator net list. #14083
Correct pins for some BJT and MESFET builtin models. #13848
Fix spacing and font size issues in 3D model preview dialog. #13880
Fix some initial simulator conditions.
Convert inline models in Sim.Params fields to SPICE syntax. #14157
Make simulator model editor parameter grid number formats behave inconsistently. #13851
Fix crash when loading a spice library for simulation. #12425
Symbol Editor
Fix incorrect data when adding new columns to library tree. #13907
Prevent selected items from becoming invisible. #13944
Do not default to "common to all units" mode...
Changelog