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

The KiCad exporter gave every SMD pad a solder mask opening and a paste layer: pads meant to stay covered by mask got opened, and bare copper probe pads and test points got paste; both would reach the fab as written.

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 #745: fix(pcb): omit paste and mask layers for covered and bare copper SMD pads (#638)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.