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circuit-json-to-kicad (tscircuit)ECADConfidence: Medium

When two components pointed at different 3D models sharing a basename (body.step), the KiCad export wrote both to the same file in .3dshapes so one overwrote the other and footprint model paths pointed at the wrong STEP.

Impact Analysis

Persona
Electrical Engineer
Team Size Impact
5x Multiplier
Prototype Delay
3 Days
Est. Annual Cost
$30,000
  • 1 user · 1 month240 min
  • Rest of team960 min
  • Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources
tscircuit/circuit-json-to-kicad PR #753: fix(project): disambiguate colliding 3D model basenames across PCB and loader (#531)
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 26-27 2026 (Oct 26 12:41 PM ET through Oct 27 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-27: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.