jumpstart-3d (MaxSikorski)MCADConfidence: Medium

The nightly export judge failed after a screw-thread change. STEP and 3MF exports are clean solids, but the STL trips FreeCAD's self-intersection check at 0.65 mm on a tapped hole. The team re-pins the exact measured crossings so any larger value still fails.

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

MaxSikorski/jumpstart-3d PR #230: Export judge: re-pin the thread self-intersections, add the mesh join-cut solid count

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.