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Can't people easily make a CAD model of a LEGO creation, and end up with a single SKU you can click to order, and get a printed instructional manual and everything? I thought I'd seen that was possible.

And how much would this thing cost?

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Lego used to offer something like that inside their Lego Digital Designer application. You create your model, press a button (sort of), and you'd get a nice box with all the pieces and instructions in the mail. Unfortunately, they've discontinued the service. I don't know why.

Part of the retooling process of the brand that occurred to make it. Leading up to this, Lego was coming out of a slump and trying to identify how to streamline the number of bricks, product offerings, and generate solid revenue streams.

Also, a person on brickset suggested it may be sorting costs from manual labor. [1]

[1] http://brickset.com/article/1705

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