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/Ve...

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

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

Chapters
00:00 8 KiCad 8 Features in less than 8 Minutes
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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