OpenSchematix (nrobertson152)ECADConfidence: Medium

The symbol registry is process-wide and holds whichever project was activated last, so loading A, then B, then saving A writes B's symbol into A's file for good, breaking its netlist, ERC and BOM.

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

nrobertson152/OpenSchematix PR #46: Resolve custom symbols per project: never save or analyse with another project's definition

github.com

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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.