kicad-jlcpcb-tools (Bouni)ECADConfidence: Medium

The plugin CPL centers on the soldered pad bounding box instead of the footprint anchor, so 7 of 89 parts differ from KiCad's own position file, two MEMS mics off by plus 1.3685 mm, and they showed misplaced in JLCPCB's 3D preview.

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

Bouni/kicad-jlcpcb-tools Issue #901: CPL position calculation can produce incorrect placement for footprints with asymmetric pad layouts

github.com

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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.