KiCadECADConfidence: Medium

On KiCad 10.99 nightly and 10.0.5, new flat-schematic pages show up as separate files in the project tree only when the folder is a Git repo, and those files open without a proper title block.

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

KiCad.info Forums: KiCAD 10 / 10.99: Strange behavior when creating a flat schematic under Git

forum.kicad.info

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 26-27 2026 (Oct 26 12:41 PM ET through Oct 27 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-27: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.