FreeCAD (sean-de-courcy)MCADConfidence: Medium

A file saved on Windows opens on macOS with edges at different indexes because OCCT stores them in a different order, so fingerprints differed, and the fix keeps references by saved place and refuses loudly if the chain changed.

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

sean-de-courcy/FreeCAD PR #405: App, Part: the naming migration keeps a reference by its saved place across platforms, never after an edit (ops#475, ops#544)

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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.