Something I keep noticing in sheet metal projects is that a model can look completely done in CAD, but once it gets closer to manufacturing, you realize a lot of important things still haven’t really been defined.

Usually it’s not the main shape that causes trouble. It’s things like finish notes, tolerance expectations, revision clarity, hardware details, or just whether the important functional areas are clearly communicated.

The part looks finished on screen, but the project still feels incomplete from a manufacturing point of view.

I guess that’s why a lot of problems don’t show up in modeling. They show up in handoff.

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A CAD model can look finished and still not really be ready