The goal of a designer isn't to make a render. The goal is to make something that exists in the physical world.

The designer hands over a perfect 3D model. The machinist looks at it, sighs, and says, “I can’t cut that sharp inside corner.”

Back to the drawing board.

Are you still exporting files? It is time to close the gap. Have you made the switch to integrated CAD/CAM? What was the biggest hurdle for your shop? Let us know in the comments below.

There is an invisible wall that has separated designers from machinists for decades.

It turns the handoff into a handshake.