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hive-hwde (Hive-RSI-Lab)ECADConfidence: Medium

On a board with an aux origin, kicad-cli writes the IPC-D-356 netlist relative to that origin while Gerbers and drill files are absolute, giving 130 dfm_net_open errors and a shipped .ipc that would fail the fab electrical test. The same report found the DFM check splitting KiCad RoundRect pads into pieces, producing false 0.114 mm ring findings on pads whose real ring is 0.33 mm.

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

Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.