microduck-replica-cad (fanhao375)MCADConfidence: Medium

SolidWorks to Fusion to STL on macOS produced non-manifold meshes (jaw_soft showed 91 non-manifold edges); OrcaSlicer's auto-repair fixed them, but the user worried the auto-repair changed the fit, and asked for STEP files.

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

fanhao375/microduck-replica-cad Issue #5: Request for STEP files and STL mesh guidance for Microduck XL330 v1.1

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 24-25 2026 (Oct 24 evening to Oct 25 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-25: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.