GUIDE 05
Functional testing
How to test a printed part like an engineer — pulling it to failure, shaking it, and measuring how it moves through air or water.
What this guide covers
- a. Strength — tensile / flex / impact coupons, FEA basics
- b. Vibration — resonance, damping, modal
- c. Drag — wind/flow, Cd, boundary layer
The full, image-led walkthrough of this guide is being written. Below are the standard library parts it uses — free, engineering-grade, ready to drop into your CAD.
Library parts used in this guide