marathon (spudger)ECADConfidence: Medium

Pads used the mask and paste layers, but those layers were off in the board's layer table. Gerber export had no mask or paste files and the 3D view showed bare copper, while DRC reported 0 errors. Six lines fixed it.

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

spudger/marathon PR #15: fix: enable the mask, paste and Fab layers on the main board

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.