cadmpeg (cadmpeg)MCADConfidence: Medium

Upgrading the decoder dropped a ten-design Fusion 360 verification set from 9 of 10 passing to 3 of 10: a malformed component link became fatal with no flag to proceed, and 0.6.6 STEP output wrapped solids so the next tool in the chain read zero bodies from a file holding two solids.

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

cadmpeg/cadmpeg Issue #446: 0.6.5 fixed #192 and broke two things we depend on

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 26 2026 (8:41 AM to 11:41 AM ET digests plus Haitch morning edition). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.