Suggestion: A Different Word for Schematics

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I think NQ has mentioned that the word schematic is somewhat a misleading word for what it is. I also had posted this: https://board.dualthegame.com/index.php?/topic/21697-opinion-schematics-costs-make-no-sense/ along the same lines.

Thinking this through a bit more I think the word you want is "Tooling". Tooling would need to be developed for each machine producing a part and is the industry term used in the real world for this. Additionally it is also the most significant investment when manufacturing a new part.

 

Honestly though, in the far future one would imagine most tooling would just be 3d printed, I'm in principle against the latest changes still but i hope this helps!