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solidcore (tangency-labs)MCADConfidence: Medium

Depending on union order and seam angle, a boolean drops a whole rod yet still reports OK with a clean check; with tubes, one order comes out 4592 mm3 too large and passes the check.

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
tangency-labs/solidcore Issue #868: SMLib boolean: joining a rod to an equal crossing rod on a trimmed cylinder silently drops it (ellipse lost at the seam)
github.com
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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digest, Oct 24-25 2026 (Oct 24 evening to Oct 25 morning slots). Verified live 2026-10-25: issue/PR read on GitHub; title and state confirmed.