Learning Targets
- Finalize the tolerance tester design.
- Check labeled features, clearances, and print readiness.
- Predict what data the tester will produce.
IED Unit 2 • Lesson 2.16
Final 3D Printed Tolerance Tester Workday
Focus question: How can a printed tester help determine future assembly clearances?
Mission Briefing
Today’s Plan
Use this page with the lesson presentation, your engineering notebook, and the tools or evidence assigned for Finalize the Tolerance Tester for Printing.
Success Looks Like
Your tester is designed to generate useful fit evidence, not just look complete.
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Opening Prompt
What makes a tolerance tester useful for a future rocket assembly?
Connect your response to the decision, evidence, or quality standard required for Finalize the Tolerance Tester for Printing.
Reveal: useful CAD thinking move
It provides real fit evidence across multiple clearances or feature sizes so you can make a recommendation for the next assembly project.
Core Skill
What We Are Practicing
Tolerance testers help compare real fits, not assumptions.
A useful tester includes multiple sizes or clear labeled features.
The print should produce data for the next design decision.
Fusion & Fabrication Help
Video Help
Beginner’s Guide to Fit and Tolerance in Fusion 360
Review fit types and clearance decisions while completing and checking the final tolerance tester.
Pause, replay, or open the tutorial in a new tab while you work. Follow the lesson requirements when the video uses a different example.
Lesson Interactive
Configure a Complete Clearance Series
Set the starting clearance, step size, number of tests, and labeling method for the final printed tolerance tester.
Clearance Generator
Class target: six labeled tests from 0.10 mm through 0.60 mm in 0.10 mm steps.
A useful tester must produce comparable, identifiable fit conditions.
Your Task
Finalize the Tolerance Tester for Printing
Complete the tolerance tester model and slicer preparation so each clearance can be evaluated consistently after printing.
- Verify the tester includes every assigned fit value.
- Label or organize the features so results can be recorded later.
- Run the CAD review and export checks.
- Prepare and submit the final print file using the class workflow.
Quality check: Every test feature is present, distinguishable, and ready to produce comparable fit evidence.
What You Will Submit
Tolerance Tester Submission
Submission standard: Every test feature is present, distinguishable, and ready to produce comparable fit evidence.
Resources
Lesson Resources
Lesson 2.16 PowerPoint
Use the lesson slides for guided practice, interactive checks, and the exit ticket.
Introduction to Engineering Design
Return to the IED course hub for units, resources, certifications, and current course information.
3D Printer Certification
Review tool expectations and certification requirements before independent printing.