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@mrcpuddington mrcpuddington released this 02 Aug 12:28
v1.0.0
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mrcpuddington Corey Busuttil
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Kobee Studio 1.0.0 is the first packaged release of Corey Busuttil's broader PCB artwork studio for KiCad.

Highlights

  • Parametric labels with filled, inverted, and outline styles
  • Searchable quick labels and PCB-safe symbols
  • Configurable 2.54 mm single-row header overlays
  • QR Codes with protected quiet zones, rounded frames, adjustable frame spacing, and optional knockout footer text
  • Compact Code 128 barcodes with payload and fabrication checks
  • Front and bottom silkscreen, copper, and solder-mask output
  • Editable generated footprints and reopening of existing Kobee Studio artwork

Compatibility

  • Tested with KiCad 10 on macOS
  • Windows and Linux use the same package, but full validation is still planned
  • The PCM metadata intentionally marks this release as testing while cross-platform feedback is collected

Installation

Download Kobee-Studio-1.0.0-pcm.zip without unzipping it. In KiCad PCB Editor, open Plugin and Content Manager, choose Install from File, and select the ZIP.

Verification

  • 83 automated tests pass using KiCad 10's embedded Python
  • The release ZIP imports directly with KiCad's Python and passes archive integrity checks
  • SHA-256: 18fcf25f9b5ed0c339e1bd521f719598c91f902bd2603474d571a7c2437d3578

Kobee Studio evolved from KiBuzzard by Greg Davill. Thank you to Greg, SparkFun, the Interactive HTML BOM contributors, FontTools, svg2mod, qrcode, and python-barcode.

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