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

Changing a power plane region and re-running the plane generator added a new zone and kept the old one, leaving two +1V35_DDR and two +3V3 zones, zone-intersect DRC errors, and copper poured in the stale region. Removed by hand.

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

Hive-RSI-Lab/hive-hwde Issue #583: planes_gen: changing a plane's region leaves the old zone on the board

github.com

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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.