3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing
Additive Design & Engineering skills assessment
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.
- 10 skills to score
- 1–10 scale on every skill
- 5 starting levels
The 10 Additive Design & Engineering skills you can score
These are the default Additive Design & Engineering skills in SkillScorer. Each one is scored from 1 to 10 for every operator, and you can edit, remove or add skills at any time.
Design for Additive Manufacturing Principles
Designs parts that use additive strengths, such as consolidation and complexity, and avoid its limits.
CAD Modelling and File Preparation
Builds clean, watertight models and exports files correctly for slicing and manufacture.
Topology Optimisation and Lattice Design
Uses optimisation and lattice structures to reduce weight while meeting strength requirements.
Material and Process Selection
Selects the right printing process and material for the function, environment and cost of each part.
Prototyping, Testing and Iteration
Prints prototypes, tests them and improves the design quickly through several iterations.
Simulation and Stress Analysis
Simulates loads and stresses and understands how printing direction affects strength.
Tolerances, Fits and Assembly Considerations
Designs clearances, tolerances and joins that work for printed parts and their assemblies.
Cost, Build Time and Production Feasibility
Estimates print cost and time and judges whether a part is economical to make.
Working With Clients and Engineers
Understands requirements and communicates design trade-offs to clients and other engineers.
Intellectual Property and Design Documentation
Documents designs clearly and respects intellectual property and confidentiality.
Levels included with Additive Design & Engineering
Additive Design & Engineering starts with 5 levels, which SkillScorer calls “Grade” for 3d printing & additive manufacturing, so operators can be grouped and compared fairly. Rename, reorder or replace them at any time.
- Designer
- Engineer
- Senior Engineer
- Applications Engineer
- Head of Design
How Additive Design & Engineering works in SkillScorer
Score
Each operator in a team is scored on the Additive Design & Engineering skills in the Skills Matrix: tap a cell, type a score, and it saves itself.
Compare
Rank operators, compare two side by side, or compare your teams against each other to see exactly where the strengths and gaps are.
Track
Scores are kept year after year, so you can see who is improving and which Additive Design & Engineering skills need attention. Reports also follow each team lead's team.
Additive Design & Engineering scorecard: common questions
What skills does the Additive Design & Engineering scorecard include?
SkillScorer's Additive Design & Engineering scorecard covers 10 skills: 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, Working With Clients and Engineers and Intellectual Property and Design Documentation. Each one comes with a written description of what it measures, and you can edit, rename, remove or add skills to suit your organisation.
How are operators scored in Additive Design & Engineering?
Every operator is scored from 1 to 10 on each skill (1 = Poor, 5 = Average, 10 = Elite), one team and year at a time. Scores autosave in the Skills Matrix, and the 18 built-in reports turn them into rankings, radar charts, skill gaps and year-on-year trends.
Which levels come with Additive Design & Engineering?
Additive Design & Engineering starts with these levels (called “Grade” in the app): Designer, Engineer, Senior Engineer, Applications Engineer and Head of Design. They are just a starting point, so you can rename, reorder or replace them.
Can I change the Additive Design & Engineering skills and wording?
Yes. The skills, levels and labels are all editable per organisation. In 3d printing & additive manufacturing the app talks about operators, teams and team leads, and you can change any of those words too.
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