Why does the coordinate system of PCB editor keep showing odd errors?

Software
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I’ve been using it since version 6, but issues related to the coordinate system are still not resolved.

Especially in version 8, the coordinates of one pad in the footprint become strange.

When loading a DXF file or rotating the footprint, some points are off to 0.000001 decimal places.

KICAD8_PCBEditor_Footprint_Position
KICAD8_PCBEditor_Footprint_Position2111×1339 189 KB

KICAD8_PCBEditor_Footprint_Pad2_Position
KICAD8_PCBEditor_Footprint_Pad2_Position2114×830 103 KB

KICAD8_PCBEditor_Footprint_Pad4_Position
KICAD8_PCBEditor_Footprint_Pad4_Position2114×939 121 KB

KICAD8_PCBEditor_Footprint_Pad5_Position
KICAD8_PCBEditor_Footprint_Pad5_Position2114×830 108 KB

KICAD8_FootprintEditor_Footprint_Pad2_Position
KICAD8_FootprintEditor_Footprint_Pad2_Position1573×755 54.4 KB

KICAD8_FootprintEditor_Footprint_Pad4_Position
KICAD8_FootprintEditor_Footprint_Pad4_Position1593×754 52.8 KB

KICAD8_FootprintEditor_Footprint_Pad5_Position
KICAD8_FootprintEditor_Footprint_Pad5_Position1576×754 53.9 KB

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There is a bug report that has been allocated to one of the Developers to fix this Position problem.

Meantime; use the Properties Panel on the LH side of your screen instead of the Properties Window to see the correct “Position” .

To access Properties Panel: View > Show Properties Manager.

Found it: https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/17243

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