Learning Targets
- Distinguish part files from assembly files.
- Use clear naming and folder habits for rocket components.
- Explain why organized files support revision and collaboration.
IED Unit 3 • Lesson 3.2
CAD Components and Assembly Files
Focus question: How do engineers organize individual parts into an assembly workflow?
Mission Briefing
Today’s Plan
Use this page with the lesson presentation, your engineering notebook, and the tools or evidence assigned for Organize the Rocket Assembly File System.
Success Looks Like
You can organize rocket parts into a controlled assembly file structure.
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Opening Prompt
How do engineers organize individual parts into an assembly workflow?
Connect your response to the decision, evidence, or quality standard required for Organize the Rocket Assembly File System.
Reveal: useful engineering move
This lesson is ready to move forward when the evidence meets this standard: All required files can be located quickly and no component is represented by an unclear duplicate.
Core Skill
What We Are Practicing
Assemblies depend on reliable part files.
Clear names reduce missing files and broken references.
Organized CAD evidence makes design reviews easier to inspect.
Your Task
Organize the Rocket Assembly File System
Create a clear folder and file structure for individual components and the assembly before inserting any parts.
- Create or locate the Unit 3 project folder.
- Identify each required rocket component file.
- Use clear file names and confirm the latest versions.
- Create and save the empty assembly file in the correct location.
Quality check: All required files can be located quickly and no component is represented by an unclear duplicate.
Lesson Interactive
Organize the Rocket CAD Files
Classify each file as an individual component or the top-level assembly, then create a clear assembly file name.
Assembly Browser
Assign File Roles
Keep physical parts as components and the complete product as the assembly file.
What You Will Submit
Assembly File Setup
Submission standard: All required files can be located quickly and no component is represented by an unclear duplicate.
Resources
Lesson Resources
Lesson 3.2 PowerPoint
Use the lesson slides for guided practice, interactive checks, and the exit ticket.
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