KiCad 10.0.7 Feature Parity

The machine-readable capability contract is compatibility.yaml under kicad10FeatureParity, reviewed 2026-10-20. This document records the verified 10.0.7 patch baseline without rewriting the historical 10.0.5 full matrix.

Current validation

Real KiCad 10.0.7 canary evidence confirms CLI version discovery, error reporting, BOM/netlist, manufacturing exports, 3D output, Unicode/path handling and an unchanged semantic differential. All 32 recorded outcomes met their expectations, including one intentional Allegro importer skip. The PCB fixture's known DRC findings do not represent a new KiCad 10.0.7 compatibility failure.

Feature and product boundaries

Capability	Studio support contract
Altium, Cadstar, Eagle, Fabmaster, PADS, PCAD, SolidWorks	CLI help-gated importer; maintain corresponding test and fixture evidence
Allegro	Blocked in the stable CLI (GUI import is separate); remain capability gated
gEDA/Lepton	Probe-gated; do not claim without an installed CLI command
DRC/ERC, BOM/netlist	Supported CLI workflows; report real violations rather than masking them
Gerber, drill, IPC-2581, STEP/STEPZ, 3D formats	Native CLI command- and output-gated; real canary artifacts produced
KiCad native graphical editing	Native KiCad application responsibility; not replaced by Studio
IPC live editing	Separate live-session acceptance required; this CLI test does not prove it
KiCad 11	Nightly/RC readiness only; not part of 10.0.7 release promotion

As with the previous baseline, each supported item is backed by an explicit test, fixture, command probe or smoke path in the compatibility registry. Any blocked or partial capability remains gated; the new patch does not broaden the advertised compatibility range.

Official references: 10.0.7 release notes, KiCad source tag.