noggin (yellow-pine)MCADConfidence: Medium

A lid travel limit of plus 31 degrees came from a mesh check that only tests vertices, so it missed the lids' ears crossing edge through edge, while the exact CadQuery solids meet from plus 16.5.

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

yellow-pine/noggin PR #243: Model: the lid limits end where the ears really meet, +16, measured on the exact solids (#210)

github.com

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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.