partcad (partcad)MCADConfidence: Medium

Each exporter used to say its own thing about a face, and an uncoloured face came out goldenrod. Now one module feeds STEP, glTF, 3MF and URDF so they agree on colour and material.

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

partcad/partcad PR #897: CMF exports: STEP through XCAF with PartCAD's references, glTF, 3MF and URDF per set

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.