forming a shaped polymeric workpiece including a polymeric workpiece and one or more thieves, one or more shields, or both, by an additive manufacturing process, the one or more thieves, the one or more shields, or both, being arranged in a manner that produces a substantially uniform current distribution over the shaped polymeric workpiece during electrodeposition, the shaped polymeric workpiece comprising one or more ports configured to allow for circulation of liquid or gas through a portion of the mold and a first surface including a first feature and a second feature that have a surface aspect ratio ranging from 1 to 10, the surface aspect ratio being defined as:

contacting the shaped polymeric workpiece with a bath including at least one electrodepositable metal; and

applying a current to the shaped polymeric workpiece to electrodeposit a nanolaminated conductive coating on each surface of the shaped polymeric workpiece, the nanolaminated conductive coating comprising a plurality of alternating layers comprising first layers and second layers, the first layers comprising a first metal alloy comprising nickel and cobalt, the second layers comprising a second metal alloy comprising nickel and cobalt, the current being redistributed by the one or more thieves, the one or more shields, or both, thereby resulting in a substantially uniform current distribution over the first surface of the shaped polymeric workpiece so that the nanolaminated conductive coating covering all of the first surface has a substantially uniform thickness across the first surface including the first feature and the second feature.