KiCad-EM-Stackup-Exporter-KESE (RolandThsive)VerificationConfidence: Medium

OpenCascade reader leaves out a solid it cannot build, a shell with a face missing for example, without any error, and the old STEP check passed such files. The new check counts solids read back against the file MANIFOLD_SOLID_BREP entries, and fails a board if a part volume moves more than 0.1% or a part appears or disappears.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Hardware Engineer

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

RolandThsive/KiCad-EM-Stackup-Exporter-KESE PR #18: Run the regression suite on every pull request into main

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 31-Nov 1 2026 (Oct 31 9:41 PM ET through Nov 1 7:41 AM ET digests plus the Haitch overnight edition). Verified live 2026-11-01: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.