A drawing checker confirmed the linked model property but had never read the text the drawing actually shows: both DisplayedText2 calls returned empty while the property behind the link was valid. The fix reads the drawing table COM object a second time and only marks OK or NG once real displayed text is in hand.
Recurring agent failure issue in ADDIN-SolidWorks (tbcphutai-bit)
What engineers report
A recurring agent failure problem in ADDIN-SolidWorks (tbcphutai-bit) that mostly hits the hardware engineer.
Failure pattern: agent / false pass
Analyst note
From the Grok pain-radar digests, Nov 8-9 2026 (Nov 8 8:41 AM ET through Nov 9 6:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-11-09: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.
What it costs a team
Modeled annual cost
$30,000
For a team of 5
Prototype delay
3 days
Modeled schedule slip per occurrence
Time lost
240 min
Per engineer per month, about 1 incidents
How the cost is modeled
240 min/month × 5 engineers × 12 months = 240 hours × $125/hour = $30,000
A modeled estimate with medium confidence. Swap in your own team size and loaded rate to size it for your team.
Engineering tools that address it
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Evidence
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