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partcad (partcad)MCADConfidence: Medium

PartCAD now reads Fusion, SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA and other native formats by converting them to STEP with cadmpeg, and a part that isn't a clean solid fails instead of becoming a broken part. Results are checked against cadmpeg's own volumes and diffs. cadmpeg 0.6.7 drops a face from an IGES file, and a test makes sure that part 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
partcad/partcad PR #898: Read native CAD formats through cadmpeg 0.6.7, and fail parts that are not solids
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 2 2026 (Nov 2 8:41 AM ET through Nov 2 10:41 PM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-03: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.