A method of manufacturing an article comprising: (a) performing an additive manufacturing process (110) to form an article (20) in an initial state, the article (20) comprising mounting features (18) and being supported during the additive manufacturing process (110) by support structures (23)； and (b) performing a second manufacturing process to transform the article (20) into a second state, which second manufacturing process is a subtractive process comprising: (i) mounting (130), via the mounting features (18) formed during the additive manufacturing process (110), the article (20) in a holding device (25) of a machine for operating on the article (20), with the support structures (23) or at least remnants thereof remaining on the article (20), and (ii) with the article (20) so mounted in the holding device (25), processing (140) at least one feature (6, 14) on a surface of the article (20) on which the support structures (23) were provided to remove material on the at least one feature (6, 14) provided by the support structures (23).
