Fabrication 3/18

From the first day of fabrication lecture I found it very interesting that additive digital fabrication was so much more difficult and cost prohibiting than subtractive. That being said, the uses of additive fabrication seem be able to alleviate more costs for a company that develops products. Being able to do rapid prototyping can cut time and development costs down so much that some forms of additive could actually be cost efficient.
Another thing that I found interesting was the fact that the early technologies such as the lathe, while they have been improved upon, the basic concept is fairly untouched. We have taken old technologies and simply added digital capabilities that add a much greater degree of precision and detail.
I have had some experience with digital fabrication in high school. An autocad class that I took part in used a laser cutter to make wood models and a 3d imaging classed used a resin/starched based 3d printer to create or models. After using these I saw how while these technologies are helpful something as simple as using true red and creating a path for the laser can become very difficult and ruin a project.