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KiCadRoutingTools (drandyhaas)ECADConfidence: Medium

The autorouter read Eagle octagon pads as roundrect and dropped the chamfer, so tracks ended in the cut corner 0.2 mm outside the real pad while the router's summary said failed 0; only kicad-cli found the unconnected pads.

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
drandyhaas/KiCadRoutingTools Issue #1450: Chamfered-rect pads (Eagle octagon pads) are modelled as roundrect: the route ends in the cut corner, the summary says failed 0, kicad-cli reports unconnected items
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 24-25 2026 (Oct 24 evening to Oct 25 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-25: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.