8 *Must-Try* features in KiCad 8

KiCad 8 just dropped, and here are Bald Engineer's eight must-try features! The February 2024 release brings a whole host of new stuff to the Schematic editor. However, the PCB editor, CLI, and Simulation tools also received attention. (There are something like 900 closed issues for the 8.0.0 Milestone!) Which of these is your favorite?

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KiCad Links: KiCad 8 Announcement: https://www.kicad.org/blog/2024/02/Version-8.0.0-Released/

Vote for my ERC Warning Feature Request: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/16897

Video Notes: https://addohms.com/ep32

Chapters 00:30 1) Property Manager in Schematic (and et al.) 00:45 2) Grid Overrides 01:42 3) Faster Alternate Pin Assignments 02:28 4) Pin Helpers (Wires and Labels) 03:39 5) Editable Power Symbols 04:15 6) Search and Net Navigator 05:00 7) Improved PCB Shape Tools 05:45 8) Teardrop and Length-Tuning

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Video produced by James Lewis (@baldengineer): https://baldengineer.com ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohxlmy0p7FE