edakit (tgd1975)ECADConfidence: Medium

The plan check uses part boxes that include silkscreen, so on an 84-part board it reports 19 overlaps; 17 are SMD pairs whose printed outlines touch by 0.03 to 0.44 mm while pads and bodies are well apart.

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

tgd1975/edakit Issue #15: Feature proposal: part boxes may overlap by a silkscreen tolerance

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.