dropping files to Kicad manager :
*.kicad_pro, *.pro -> open project;
gerber and job files -> open in Gerbview editor;
Eagle and Cadstar files -> open project.
dropping file to schematic editor -> append schematic;
dropping library file to Symbol editor -> add library;
dropping board file to PCB editor -> append board;
dropping library or footprint file to Footprint editor -> add library or import footprint;
dropping ZIP file or gerber files to Gerbview editor -> open files;
dropping sheet file to Drawing Sheet editor -> open sheet.
Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/11638
Allows placing parts from an external database that reference symbols from another loaded library.
Includes:
- nanodbc wrapper
- database schematic library plugin
- basic tests
Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/7436
wx/wx.h includes all wxWidgets .h files, and sometimes creates collision
names in #define between kicad and windows headers
Moreover, blindly including a lot of useless files is compil time consuming
CHANGED footprint positions files -> component placement files.
Not all footprints get placed, so component is a more neutral word.
Use of "placement" instead of "positions" removes the double-plural
that makes footprint positions files such a mouth-full.
Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/issues/7097
CHANGED: The description for .erc files reads:
Electronic rule check file
This MR changes it to read...
Electrical rule check file
...which is the commonly accepted definition for ERC
Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/issues/6868
'.txt' is a common file extension for drill files. This Merge
Request adds it to the list of extensions used in the File Open dialog
for Excellon Drill files.
Fixes issue https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/2124
Various architecture upgrades to support this.
Creating a BOARD now requires a valid PROJECT, which caused
some (mostly transparent) changes to the Python API internals.
ADDED: Project local settings file
CHANGED: Board design settings are no longer stored in PCB file
CHANGED: Net classes are no longer stored in PCB file
CHANGED: Importing board settings now reads boards, not just projects
Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/2578
Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/4070
Marek Roszko
Alex Shvartzkop
Jeff Young
Youbao
Jon Evans
Roberto Fernandez Bautista
lulu731
Seth Hillbrand
Mike Williams
Werni
Thomas Pointhuber
jean-pierre charras
Wayne Stambaugh
Mikolaj Wielgus
luz paz
Ian McInerney
PJM