kicad-tools (rjwalters)ECADConfidence: Medium

Freerouting routed every back-side SMD pad on F.Cu, and after import KiCad DRC reported 4 unconnected items plus 5 track_width errors from 0.15 mm segments on a 0.2 mm-minimum board.

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

rjwalters/kicad-tools PR #8007: fix(dsn): name back-image pad copper on the mirror layer (#7518)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 27-28 2026 (Oct 27 8:41 AM ET through Oct 28 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-28: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.