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SAM (SAM-BIM)MCADConfidence: Medium

with no Rhino document open (Rhino.Inside, Compute, tests), the unit scale came back NaN, so every converter multiplied its tolerance by it and extruded faces got meshed and solids came back open with wrong areas. Companion fix notes rebuilt models lost real elements (79 wall piers and slab patches rejected as not panel-like on one house model).

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

2 Sources
SAM-BIM/SAM PR #220: fix(rhino): treat SAM geometry as metres when no Rhino document is active
github.com
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SAM-BIM/SAM PR #221: feat(analytical): keep fragments of elements in CreatePanelsBySolids; drop collapsed snaps
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 25-26 2026 (Oct 25 daytime to Oct 26 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-26: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.