KiCadRoutingTools (drandyhaas)ECADConfidence: Medium

A user zones a group by the name in their groups file, which is not accepted, but the two errors they get do not say so, one pointing to a --list-groups flag check_floorplan does not have, then place_simple places anyway and exits 0, reporting the problem after it is done.

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 #1469: blocks[].group with a groups-file name: two unhelpful block_unresolved errors pointing to a flag check_floorplan does not have, and place_simple places anyway

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.