The Cabinet That Looked Fine in CAD and Got Bent at the Shop You send a sheet metal enclosure drawing to the laser cutter. It looks perfect in SolidWorks — clean folds, uniform dimensions, every hole in the right place. Two weeks later the enclosure shows up on the shop floor and the electrician says …

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