solidcraft (tangency-labs)MCADConfidence: Medium

Two hand-typed file-open lists fell behind the format registry, so the web picker misses IGES and Start and Import misses FreeCAD and Rhino files even though the app reads both.

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/solidcraft Issue #7328: Open from computer and Start → Import: their file types are typed by hand and miss IGES, FreeCAD and Rhino

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.