Solidworks-MCP (ycpss91255-research)MCADConfidence: Medium

A second SOLIDWORKS instance under the same Windows user cannot create its journal, so AutoRecover is off for it, and pointing the journal folder registry value elsewhere did nothing on SW 2023.

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

ycpss91255-research/Solidworks-MCP Issue #2: Journal/AutoRecover warning with several SOLIDWORKS instances cannot be avoided on SW 2023 (registry lease verified ineffective)

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 27-28 2026 (Oct 27 8:41 AM ET through Oct 28 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-28: issue/PR/thread read; title and state confirmed.