PHOTONX_EDA_PCB (3more102)ECADConfidence: Medium

The native KiCad exporter leaves out saved fills for copper regions that have holes; a clean board load or favourable DRC is not evidence source copper was actually checked. This PR adds an audit measuring missing and added copper in mm2 per region and blocking on any difference.

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

3more102/PHOTONX_EDA_PCB PR #566: Audit saved KiCad zone-fill copper against source-region geometry

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 28-29 2026 (Oct 28 8:41 AM ET through Oct 29 early-morning Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-29: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.