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.
The goal of a designer isn't to make a render. The goal is to make something that exists in the physical world.
There is an invisible wall that has separated designers from machinists for decades.
It turns the handoff into a handshake.
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.