FreeCAD (FreeCAD)MCADConfidence: Medium

Every recompute of a PartDesign Pad piles more geometry onto the same topology, slowing previews from 415 ms to 950 ms after 20 drags.

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

FreeCAD/FreeCAD Issue #33926: PartDesign: geometric representations accumulate on every recompute, making each Pad edit linearly slower within a session

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 26-27 2026 (Oct 26 12:41 PM ET through Oct 27 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-27: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.