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title = "KiCad 4.0.7 Stable Release"
date = "2017-08-28"
draft = false
aliases = [
    "/post/release-4.0.7/"
]

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    "Release Notes"
]
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The KiCad project is proud to announce the latest stable release of KiCad.
The 4.0.7 stable version contains critical bug fixes and other minor
improvements since the last release.  It also includes improved footprint,
symbol, and 3D model libraries, translations, and documentation.

The stable release version 4.0.7 is made from the
link:https://code.launchpad.net/~kicad-product-committers/kicad/+git/product-git/+ref/4.0[stable 4.0]
branch with bug fixes cherry picked from the
link:https://code.launchpad.net/~kicad-product-committers/kicad/+git/product-git/+ref/master[development branch]
of KiCad.

KiCad binaries are available or will be available in the near future for
download for Windows, OSX and Linux, see the
link:/download/[download page] for guidance.

Instructions for packagers can be found on
link:/download/source/[the download page describing how to build
from source] and its subpages.

Thank you to all developers, packagers, librarians, document writers,
translators, and everyone else who helped make this release possible.

== Changes

=== Changes related to a reported bug:

* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=63569551a4cc77d02bbc1c3bef347987f6fcf608[Fix broken links and add correct links to about dialog.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=82d7a4e61e8ffd2a2fb421f892fdc27b3ad9eb26[Eeschema: highlight the first choice in rescue dialog.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=fc527f3cc108502211f8dc10c90253b3c3ca4454[Eeschema: fix zone properties dialog level setting tooltip.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=3ae069ed4f01fe75e94024052782504cf07d9678[Pcbnew: fix segfault when appending a board in GAL mode.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=593136aca373abab775277a6f227e2fb390ff681[Remove some useless or incorrect asserts in plot functions.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=6a9f38ecc4ccc234f93ed5be090a0e578965d289[Pcbnew: continue loading footprints after first failure.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=4e8a35cb842a4fcbfb7d9fdc3c62f8e31d44f4d4[Eeschema: don't apply last line width to text thickness in symbol library editor.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=bfacf023608dfe192900576a60b204f63cffffd8[Pcbnew: add option to plot DXF lines in outline mode.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=a374f46b5e357ca09ab0f0627054320e03ad65b4[Pcbnew: add option to plot DXF editable text.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=133cb01f7907914d91872e4100caa75a708d40b0[Pcbnew: fix crash when dragging a track.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=133cb01f7907914d91872e4100caa75a708d40b0[Fix crash when dragging a track.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=aba04c6ec51582f9f54b1afc9ea672e67021e40f[Remove leading/trailing white space error message from field validator.]

=== Changes without a bug report:

* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=3b7aa48d16a2cd3567afff4dd16b4defdd467131[Pcbnew: fix bug loading board files written when layers could have numeric names.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=7a5e6324554f3391e0d011ddbbd7555c21c2be69[Pcbnew: prevent segfault when outline has no vertices reading P-CAD file.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=1754b42ba3d6568ac886585d613bda5ec72519bb[Pcbnew: fix tooltip error in copper zones dialog.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=58f90b3adb827a13ddad1698dfdda2f822afe360[Eeschema: move BOM scripts so they are installed correctly.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=a7223a95b9e7f2d089b3cc0d170b3b60e2a48d33[Apply changes from master to GOST page layouts.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=5a67fc99d35e92181a2ed3ac4ce62d0e2ceca8ef[Save text thickness in worksheet editor.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=683da9acd1f64af8d47bea2077a64a8b4f2d4c1f[Fix default line widths for non-mm units in DXF import.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=17c8198c057e99cccd94dfd43e770056305c3159[Better error messages when throwing an I/O error or parse error.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=c0fab4b3507249f5c8e5aa9edf5099dd1f1a1e9b[Cvpcb: fix incorrect assignments when using .equ files and automatic association.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=464175e9958ae1766a6b90ebb629f2aa75fc0296[Fix possible crash and issues when a incorrect fp lib table is loaded.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=17f79213116b6c162dca2a7fd02cc440353daecb[Fix crash when writing zip archive file to folder that is not writeable.]
* https://git.launchpad.net/kicad/commit/?h=4.0&id=be070d95bef67c674c13f593fd0be8035ed568e5[Fix issues in plot functions when used from python scripts.]

The KiCad development team hopes you enjoy this latest stable release of KiCad.
