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fleventynine 19 hours ago [-]
Just 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.
gadiyar 18 hours ago [-]
Such a well-written release notes page. I like how someone took the time to credit people for each feature that was added.
junon 17 hours ago [-]
Wow 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!
bluehex 19 hours ago [-]
Congratulations and thank you to all the contributors! KiCad is an amazing piece of software.
georgefrowny 7 hours ago [-]
Binary Cadence import is a big one. You no longer need Allegro Viewer for looking at dev board design files and no more license for exporting either.
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dmonterocrespo 16 hours ago [-]
I'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
WalterGR 15 hours ago [-]
> Another very interesting project that's gaining traction is the Arduino emulator https://velxio.dev
I regularly try to donate to KiCad, FreeCad, and LibreOffice. They all have been terrific resources for me. Screw Microslop.
IshKebab 16 hours ago [-]
Congrats. 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.
gertop 16 hours ago [-]
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.
craftyjon 15 hours ago [-]
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)
throttlebody 15 hours ago [-]
RTFM
IshKebab 5 hours ago [-]
It's still broken if you need to read the manual to be able to move components sanely.
It’s your project, right? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47294568
Still, nice to have alternatives.
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.