KiCad 10.0.0 Release
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KiCad 10.0.0 Release
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#2Congratulations and thank you to all the contributors! KiCad is an amazing piece of software.
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#3Just donated $250; I'm trying to get in the habit of supporting the open source projects I use similarly to the cost of their proprietary competitors.
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#4Such a well-written release notes page. I like how someone took the time to credit people for each feature that was added.
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#5I regularly try to donate to KiCad, FreeCad, and LibreOffice. They all have been terrific resources for me. Screw Microslop.
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#6Wow this looks like an incredible set of features this release. Jump over and schematic grouping will be super useful, and I didn't even know they were working on reusable design blocks. Kicad feels like the next blender in that it's really getting a lot of treatment. Congrats!
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#7Congrats. Honestly I think Horizon and LibrePCB are better - I'll reconsider when you can drag components in the schematic editor without instantly disconnecting all the wires.
Still, nice to have alternatives.
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#8Congrats. Honestly I think Horizon and LibrePCB are better - I'll reconsider when you can drag components in the schematic editor without instantly disconnecting all the wires. Still, nice to have alternatives.
You can move without disconnecting, you have to "drag" instead of move. Press G. Last time I tried it it just created a ratsnest of random angles wires though so you still have to fix them all one by one.
That's also why I ditched kicad, it's really a very very basic thing that every other software gets right. Wires should follow your part and do 0 and 90 angles only... Then all you have to fix are overlaps, if any.
Re: KiCad 10.0.0 Release
#9I've donated about $100 USD to it. KidCAD is great software because many engineering systems are too expensive for students. Another very interesting project that's gaining traction is the Arduino emulator https://velxio.dev
Re: KiCad 10.0.0 Release
#10Congrats. Honestly I think Horizon and LibrePCB are better - I'll reconsider when you can drag components in the schematic editor without instantly disconnecting all the wires. Still, nice to have alternatives.
You can move without disconnecting, you have to "drag" instead of move. Press G. Last time I tried it it just created a ratsnest of random angles wires though so you still have to fix them all one by one. That's also why I ditched kicad, it's really a very very basic thing that every other software gets right. Wires should follow your part and do 0 and 90 angles only... Then all you have to fix are overlaps, if any.
I would recommend you both try recent KiCad in that case, because what you're asking for is how it has worked since KiCad 9 (and 10 will also warn you about overlaps visually)