KiCadRoutingTools (drandyhaas)ECADConfidence: Medium

A routed board passes check_drc, board_score and check_complete after its floors are lowered, but the grade against the authored project reads UNSOUND, and KiCad finds about 170 clearance errors at the authored project.

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 #1580: No grade reads a routed board against the project the user authored: check_complete --authored-from checks one minimum per key and skips a class clearance lowered on request

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 1-2 2026 (Nov 1 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-02: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.