I’ve recently updated to KiCad .07-e2-6376-58 on Ubuntu 16.04.
I’ve been trying to learn how to use the new routing/shoving capabilities. However I noticed that I can now longer display the rats nest in PCBnew whether I’m using default, OpenGL or Cairo,
Have I missed something (probably) or is there an issue?
That message should be from clicking the “Display local ratsnest” on the right-side menu bar, 3rd one down.
I don’t have a solid answer for how to recover from this issue the few times it has happened to me. But, I suggest:
Hit F9.
On the right side menu bar, select the 2nd menu item, “Highlight nest”.
Under the Render Tab, ensure the checkbox for “Ratsnest” is checked.
Note: the left-side menu bar also has an icon to click to show/hide the Ratsnest. However, the mouse over text changes, and could be a little confusing. Using the Render checkbox eliminates the mouse over text confusion.