3D Printing Why

3D printing is the most affordable path to creating 3d funtional objects in a CNC environment.
Not as precision as CNC machining at the entry level but

For desktop FDM machines:

Greater than +/- 0.5 mm is BAD
Less than +/- 0.5 mm is AVERAGE 2 hundredths a 32nd is around .03125
Less than +/- 0.2 mm is GOOD 8 thousandths .008
Less than +/- 0.1 mm is FANTAST 4 thousandths .004