I've met cases in which people imagine there are always easy methods of producing whatever we like. Maybe the easy 3d printing has made people think everything is possible. Even though even in 3d printing, there are quite common restrictions based on what kind of equipment you are using.

That would actually be a really good idea to have parallel manufacturing process classes, as they are always bound together in practice. It won't help if you study them both separately, as if you don't understand the connection, you will screw up designing.

I'm happy that the materials and manufacturing processes are evolving all the time, as you said, but as new technologies are slowly adapted we might meet situations when the technology already exists but as it is limited, we can't access it. I've known cases in business where a company just made slight improvements in their manufacturing processes compared to their competitors - and soon they were fully booked for over a year and couldn't take in more orders, as their new methods allowed them to get the required results easier.

What kind of designing and drafting you have been done, as you brought up architecture? :)