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SolidWorks-MCP (hjbaard)MCADConfidence: Medium

Stef33fr runs several Claude sessions against one live SOLIDWORKS every day (one modelling a part, another measuring an assembly). Each MCP server makes its own document active, even for reads, and yanks the user's document to the back mid-task. Their workaround is one server at a time with SOLIDWORKS otherwise idle. Score 7. Nobody has solved shared state between agents and a human in the same CAD session.

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

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.