Diagram and MicroSim Details

Total Visual Elements: 45 Diagrams: 2 MicroSims: 40

Chapter 1: Foundations And History

Total elements: 4

FDM Printer Price Decline (2009–2024)

• Status: Specified
• Type: Unknown
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 5
• Difficulty: Easy
• Learning Objective: Students will interpret (Bloom L2 — Understand) how patent expiration and open-source development drove the price of desktop FDM printers down by mo...

Subtractive vs. Additive Manufacturing — Side-by-Side Comparison

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 6
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Students will compare (Bloom L2 — Understand) subtractive and additive manufacturing on the dimensions of material use, internal complexity, tooling...

The America Makes Ecosystem

• Status: Specified
• Type: Unknown
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 0
• Difficulty: Easy
• Learning Objective: Students will identify (Bloom L1 — Remember) the major stakeholders in the America Makes ecosystem and their relationships to workforce development ...

Unit Conversion MicroSim

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 17
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Students will apply (Bloom L3 — Apply) metric-to-imperial unit conversions and interpret dimensions in the context of printed part specifications....

Chapter 2: Standards And Process Families

Total elements: 5

Anisotropy Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 6
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Analyze how build orientation affects mechanical strength in FDM parts by applying tensile and bending loads in different orientations (Bloom L4: exam...

ISO and ASTM Collaboration Map

• Status: Specified
• Type: Diagram
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 2
• Difficulty: Easy
• Learning Objective: Recall and explain the roles of ISO and ASTM as standards bodies in additive manufacturing (Bloom L1–L2: identify, explain)....

Industrial PBF Process Comparison

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 7
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Compare SLS, MJF, DMLS, and EBM on energy source, material, atmosphere, and application (Bloom L4: differentiate, compare, contrast)....

Metal AM Build-to-Part Workflow

• Status: Specified
• Type: Diagram
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 5
• Difficulty: Medium
• Learning Objective: Recall and sequence the steps from metal powder to finished metal part in industrial AM (Bloom L1–L2: recall, sequence, summarize)....

Seven Process Families Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 2
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Identify and explain each of the seven ISO/ASTM 52900 AM process categories by feedstock type, energy source, and representative technology (Bloom L1–...

Chapter 3: Engineering Design Process

Total elements: 5

Concept Selection Decision Matrix

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 5
• Difficulty: Medium
• Learning Objective: Apply a weighted decision matrix to select the best design concept from a set of alternatives (Bloom L3–L5: apply, analyze, evaluate)....

Engineering Notebook Page Anatomy

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Identify the required elements of a proper engineering notebook entry and explain why each element matters (Bloom L1–L2: identify, explain)....

Ideation Sketch Canvas

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Medium
• Learning Objective: Apply ideation principles by generating multiple distinct design concepts for a given constraint set (Bloom L3: apply, practice, demonstrate)....

Iteration Cycle Simulator

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 8
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Analyze how repeated prototype-test-revise cycles converge on a design that meets specifications (Bloom L4: examine relationships, analyze patterns)....

The PLTW Engineering Design Process Cycle

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 3
• Difficulty: Medium
• Learning Objective: Recall and sequence the seven steps of the PLTW engineering design process and explain how they connect in an iterative loop (Bloom L1–L2: recall, seq...

Chapter 4: Cad And Modeling

Total elements: 3

Assembly Mate Constraints Visualizer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 5
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Identify common mate constraint types, explain what degrees of freedom each removes, and analyze how combinations of mates fully constrain a part in a...

Feature Tree Builder

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 9
• Difficulty: Hard
• Learning Objective: Apply feature-based modeling by sequencing feature operations to produce a target part, understanding how the feature tree order affects the final geo...

Sketch Constraint States Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 8
• Difficulty: Medium
• Learning Objective: Identify the three sketch constraint states (under-constrained, fully constrained, over-constrained) and apply geometric and dimensional constraints t...

Chapter 5: File Formats And Mesh

Total elements: 5

3D File Format Comparison Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 5
• Difficulty: Hard

Mesh Geometry Anatomy

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 6
• Difficulty: Hard

Mesh Repair Workflow

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 5
• Difficulty: Medium

Non-Manifold Error Types

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Medium

Triangle Resolution Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 17
• Difficulty: Hard

Chapter 6: Materials Science

Total elements: 3

Filament Property Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 6
• Difficulty: Medium

Material Data Sheet Interactive Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 6
• Difficulty: Medium

Resin Family Property Comparison

• Status: Specified
• Type: Unknown
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 5
• Difficulty: Medium

Chapter 7: Slicing And Toolpaths

Total elements: 4

Infill Pattern Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 9
• Difficulty: Hard

Layer Height Cross-Section Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 10
• Difficulty: Medium

Slicer Pipeline Overview

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 3
• Difficulty: Hard

Support Strategy Decision Flow

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Hard

Chapter 8: Fdm Printer Hardware

Total elements: 4

FDM Printer Anatomy Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Medium

Maintenance Schedule Interactive Checklist

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 6
• Difficulty: Hard

Motion System Explainer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 10
• Difficulty: Very Hard

Z-Offset Calibration MicroSim

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 7
• Difficulty: Hard

Chapter 9: Safety Ethics Sustainability

Total elements: 2

Filament Lifecycle Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 7
• Difficulty: Hard

Print Session Safety Checklist

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Hard

Chapter 10: Resin Printing

Total elements: 2

Exposure Setting Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 7
• Difficulty: Hard

Resin Process Comparison Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Hard

Chapter 11: Dfam And Metrology

Total elements: 2

Calibration and Measurement MicroSim

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 11
• Difficulty: Hard

DfAM Rules Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Medium

Chapter 12: Troubleshooting And Postprocessing

Total elements: 1

FDM Failure Diagnosis Decision Tree

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 3
• Difficulty: Medium

Chapter 13: Modern Hardware

Total elements: 2

Input Shaping and Speed Comparison

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 20
• Difficulty: Medium

Modern Printer Architecture Comparison

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Hard

Chapter 14: Modern Ecosystem

Total elements: 1

Printer Brand Landscape Comparison

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 2
• Difficulty: Medium

Chapter 15: Ai And Machine Learning

Total elements: 1

AI in AM Pipeline Explorer

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 5
• Difficulty: Medium

Chapter 16: Careers And Capstone

Total elements: 1

Career Pathway Navigator

• Status: Specified
• Type: Microsim
• Bloom's Taxonomy: Not specified
• UI Elements: 4
• Difficulty: Medium