A method (1500, 1600) of manufacturing an aircraft part for an assembly, the method comprising: creating (1502, 1602) a three-dimensional geometry model for an aircraft part having surface features and holes represented thereby, the surface features and holes in the three-dimensional geometry model being sized to respectively a nominal surface feature dimension and a nominal hole diameter, and having respectively a surface-feature tolerance range and a hole-diameter tolerance range related thereto; generating (1504, 1604) a numerically-controlled machining program directly from the three-dimensional geometry model, the numerically-controlled machining program having instructions for a single numerically-controlled machining apparatus to machine the aircraft part including its surface features and holes, including instructions to machine the holes to the nominal hole diameter; and machining the aircraft part including its surface features and holes in a single machining setup on a single numerically-controlled machining apparatus utilizing the numerically-controlled machining program, wherein the numerically-controlled machining apparatus utilizes a hole-forming tool for machining the holes, the hole-forming tool being set at substantially the nominal hole diameter, whereby the holes are machined to substantially the nominal hole diameter, wherein the instructions of the numerically-controlled machining program include instructions to machine the surface features to the nominal surface feature dimension, wherein the numerically-controlled machining apparatus utilizes a surface machining tool for machining the surface features, the surface machining tool being set at substantially the nominal surface feature dimension, whereby the surface features are machined to substantially the nominal surface feature dimension, the method further comprising comparing a weight of the machined aircraft part to a baseline weight for the aircraft part with nominal dimensions to confirm that the surface features are machined to substantially the nominal surface feature dimension, and that the holes are machined to substantially the nominal hole diameter. creating (1502, 1602) a three-dimensional geometry model for an aircraft part having surface features and holes represented thereby, the surface features and holes in the three-dimensional geometry model being sized to respectively a nominal surface feature dimension and a nominal hole diameter, and having respectively a surface-feature tolerance range and a hole-diameter tolerance range related thereto; generating (1504, 1604) a numerically-controlled machining program directly from the three-dimensional geometry model, the numerically-controlled machining program having instructions for a single numerically-controlled machining apparatus to machine the aircraft part including its surface features and holes, including instructions to machine the holes to the nominal hole diameter; and machining the aircraft part including its surface features and holes in a single machining setup on a single numerically-controlled machining apparatus utilizing the numerically-controlled machining program, wherein the numerically-controlled machining apparatus utilizes a hole-forming tool for machining the holes, the hole-forming tool being set at substantially the nominal hole diameter, whereby the holes are machined to substantially the nominal hole diameter, wherein the instructions of the numerically-controlled machining program include instructions to machine the surface features to the nominal surface feature dimension, wherein the numerically-controlled machining apparatus utilizes a surface machining tool for machining the surface features, the surface machining tool being set at substantially the nominal surface feature dimension, whereby the surface features are machined to substantially the nominal surface feature dimension, the method further comprising comparing a weight of the machined aircraft part to a baseline weight for the aircraft part with nominal dimensions to confirm that the surface features are machined to substantially the nominal surface feature dimension, and that the holes are machined to substantially the nominal hole diameter.