cadgang (cheewee2000)MCADConfidence: Medium

A sweep of 2,573 STEP/IGES files found 0 of 94 IGES files opened natively, and 331 files lost body names, folders and colours because the native importer did not send the part tree.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Mechanical Designer

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

cheewee2000/cadgang PR #21: Import and explode fixes from a sweep of 2,573 local STEP/IGES files

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.