text-to-cad (earthtojake)MCADConfidence: Medium

After moving to OCP 8, strict STEP volume comparison failed on an F-14 empennage sample on both versions and a direct build123d STEP import produced two invalid solids, while the project's own reader called every prototype valid.

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

earthtojake/text-to-cad PR #689: Release 0.8.1: port cadgen v0.8 to build123d 0.13 and OCP 8

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.