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partforge (pixiteapps)MCADConfidence: Medium

On a 17 MB STEP import, the OCCT kernel's internal error surfaced as a bare number that differed on every try, so the cloud assistant read the part as broken and kept retrying.

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
pixiteapps/partforge PR #305: Give an uncaught C++ exception out of the OCCT kernel words, not a number
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 26-27 2026 (Oct 26 12:41 PM ET through Oct 27 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-27: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.