Maintenance Schedule Interactive Checklist¶
Learning Objective¶
Students use a structured maintenance checklist to develop habits for keeping an FDM printer running reliably, and connect each task to a mechanical reason.
- Bloom Level: Apply (L3)
- Bloom Verb: Use
- Library: p5.js
Preview¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 8: FDM Printer Hardware and Operation.
Type: infographic
**sim-id:** fdm-maintenance-scheduler<br/>
**Library:** p5.js<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Level: Apply (L3)
Bloom Verb: Use
Learning Objective: Students use a structured maintenance checklist to develop habits for keeping an FDM printer running reliably, and connect each task to a mechanical reason.
Layout:
- Left column: Frequency tabs — "After Each Print", "Monthly", "As-Needed"
- Right panel: Checklist items with checkboxes, task name, time estimate, and a "Why?" expand button
Interactive elements:
- Clicking a tab shows the relevant maintenance tasks
- Each task has a checkbox (toggles checked/unchecked with visual feedback)
- "Why?" button next to each task expands a 2-sentence explanation of what goes wrong if the task is skipped
- Progress bar at top shows "X of Y tasks checked for this period"
- "Reset Checklist" button clears all checks with confirmation dialog
Visual style:
- Clean card layout, each task on a card with an icon (wrench, oil drop, spring, etc.)
- Checked tasks show a green checkmark overlay
- Overdue indicator (red dot) appears on tasks that haven't been checked in a simulated period
Data:
After-each-print tasks: Clean build surface, inspect first layer, check filament path for tangles
Monthly tasks: Belt tension check (twang test), Z screw lubrication, linear rod lubrication, pulley set screw check, extruder gear cleaning, E-step verification
As-needed tasks: Nozzle cold pull, nozzle replacement, bed leveling re-calibration, firmware update check
Responsive: horizontal layout collapses to vertical tabs on narrow screens; minimum width 280px.