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openpack (saturncity)ECADConfidence: Medium

While laying out a receiver sub-board, the authors found that hw/pack/pack.kicad_dru was never loaded: KiCad 10 silently drops the whole file over a min_resolved_spokes rule, so every earlier clean DRC on the main board was against defaults. Separately, the pcbnew zone fill ignored the RF netclass gap, so the saved fill now comes from kicad-cli, and guard tests were added that prove the rules load.

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

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.