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

Repro for lost solder paste apertures on KiCad export: of six explicit apertures (a reduced linked one, four component-owned stencil windows, a standalone circle), the export keeps one, expands it to the copper size, and drops the other five, which goes straight into the stencil.

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 #794: test: reproduce lost solder paste apertures

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 28-29 2026 (Oct 28 8:41 AM ET through Oct 29 early-morning Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-29: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.