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KiCadRoutingTools (drandyhaas)ECADConfidence: Medium

On the orbiter_kb board the final route step ships GND open, and only KiCad's refill catches it. The copper grading passed it. The tool's fill model counts a 106 mm2 B.Cu island as joined to the main flood, and KiCad does not, and the repair step cannot weld the link either, because kicad-cli anchors the zone end at an outline corner that sits off the 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
drandyhaas/KiCadRoutingTools Issue #1564: Oracle cannot weld a zone|track link whose zone end is kicad-cli's off-board outline-corner anchor (orbiter_kb GND open under KiCad refill only)
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.