3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing

Skills assessment for 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing

Prove design, printing and post-processing skills across every operator, engineer and service team.

Example disciplines: 3D Printer Operation & Post-Processing, Additive Design & Engineering, Metal Additive Manufacturing & Industrial Production etc

Skills your team could be scored on in 3D Printer Operation & Post-Processing

Printer Set-Up, Calibration and Bed PreparationMaterial Handling, Storage and LoadingBuild Orientation, Support Strategy and Slicing

Every skill, level, and label is editable — this is a starting point, not a fixed list.

Disciplines and skills

Every 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing discipline in SkillScorer

SkillScorer ships with 5 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing disciplines and 50 individual skills out of the box. Choose a discipline to see every skill, its description and the levels that come with it — each one fully editable, renameable or removable, and you can add your own to match how your organisation actually works.

3D Printer Operation & Post-Processing

10 skills

Additive manufacturing operators turn digital files into physical parts. This scorecard covers printer set-up, materials, print quality, post-processing and safety so bureaus and manufacturers can develop reliable operators.

Printer Set-Up, Calibration and Bed Preparation
Material Handling, Storage and Loading
Build Orientation, Support Strategy and Slicing
Monitoring Prints and Troubleshooting Failures
Post-Processing (Support Removal, Cleaning, Curing, Finishing)
Dimensional Inspection and Part Quality Checks
Powder, Resin and Chemical Safety
Machine Maintenance and Consumables
+ 2 more

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Additive Design & Engineering

10 skills

Additive design specialists create parts that take advantage of what 3D printing can do. This scorecard covers CAD, design rules, optimisation, material selection and validation.

Design for Additive Manufacturing Principles
CAD Modelling and File Preparation
Topology Optimisation and Lattice Design
Material and Process Selection
Prototyping, Testing and Iteration
Simulation and Stress Analysis
Tolerances, Fits and Assembly Considerations
Cost, Build Time and Production Feasibility
+ 2 more

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Metal Additive Manufacturing & Industrial Production

10 skills

Metal additive production requires strict process control. This scorecard covers powder handling, machine operation, heat treatment, inspection and certification.

Metal Powder Handling and Safety
Machine Operation, Inert Gas and Chamber Control
Build Plate Preparation and Part Removal
Heat Treatment, HIP and Stress Relief
Inspection, CT Scanning and Material Testing
Process Parameters and Repeatability
Aerospace, Medical and Automotive Quality Standards
Traceability, Batch Records and Certification
+ 2 more

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3D Scanning, Reverse Engineering & Rapid Tooling

10 skills

Scanning and tooling specialists capture and reproduce complex parts. This scorecard covers scanning, mesh processing, metrology, tooling and customer projects.

3D Scanner Operation and Scan Strategy
Mesh Cleaning, Alignment and Reverse Engineering
Metrology, Inspection and GD&T Understanding
Rapid Tooling, Moulds and Jigs
Vacuum Casting and Small-Batch Production
Surface Finish, Painting and Assembly
Customer Consultation and Project Scoping
Quoting and Job Costing
+ 2 more

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Additive Manufacturing Education, Sales & Technical Support

10 skills

Educators and technical staff help customers succeed with additive manufacturing. This scorecard covers demonstrations, training, application advice and support.

Machine and Material Knowledge
Application Advice and Feasibility Assessment
Demonstrations, Training and Workshops
Technical Support and Troubleshooting
Quoting and Solution Selling
Maker Space Safety and Supervision
Customer Relationship Management
Trade Shows, Marketing and Demonstrations
+ 2 more

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