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Old 13th Sep 2017, 13:57
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Originally Posted by fltlt
I beg to differ, one has to make the leap from aerospace to modeling techniques, each with its own prerequisites, strengths and weaknesses.
Straddling both worlds opens up relative (user dependent definition) low cost/high volume production of somewhat niche products.
Not for manned, high tech fighting machines.
You'll need to explain this a bit more for me:

"I beg to differ, one has to make the leap from aerospace to modeling techniques"

Making a leap from a sector to a technique?

Additive manufacture can and does work in aerospace (although right now it's the current poster boy - look what we can do!!) But, for this specific application?
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