INDUSTRY FIELD GUIDE
Industrial design prototype and fit-check data for AI
A prototype may look like an approved model while a small change affects how two parts fit.
NAICS 541420 · Industrial Design Services
A prototype may look like an approved model while a small change affects how two parts fit. CPSC publishes product safety practices for manufacturers. An industrial designer can make an original comparison using a harmless fixture and documented product revisions. CPSC product safety best practices
Build two inert prototypes with different tab geometries. Capture the same view of each and give only one a matching fit-check record. Ask whether the model can identify the version, observable fit and missing evidence without deciding whether the product meets safety requirements. Label images with the correct prototype and revision.
Use original designs and controlled workshop footage. Exclude unreleased customer products, proprietary CAD and patent-sensitive details unless specifically authorized.
Describe an original prototype evidence sample
Original Fiund exercise
A similar prototype shape does not establish the same tab revision
Two inert original foam prototypes have different tab geometries and a harmless fit fixture. The exercise describes identity and visible fit without product safety or functionality claims.
| Record | Source | What it records |
|---|---|---|
| IDP1 | Practice design register | Prototype A revision 1 has one square tab; prototype B revision 2 has two round tabs. |
| IDP2 | Reviewed fixture image | B/revision 2 label readable; both round tabs visibly align with fixture F. Review names that combination. |
| IDP3 | Other image | A's overall silhouette resembles B, but tab region hidden. No A/F fit-check record supplied. |
Question for the model
Which version has a documented visible fit check, and can A's similar silhouette or B's result establish its fit or safety?
Show the reference answer and checks
IDP2 links B revision 2 to a reviewed visible alignment with F, matching IDP1's distinguishing round-tab geometry. IDP3 leaves A's relevant feature hidden and supplies no A/F check. Similar silhouette does not transfer B's result. Report identity, visible alignment and absent A evidence separately, without treating a fit observation on inert props as product-safety, durability or functional approval.
- Matching prototype revisions by overall appearance while ignoring the changed interface.
- Applying B's fit result to A or extending a visible fit to a safety finding.
Fields to preserve
- Prototype and design revision
- Defines the tested version.
- Distinguishing tab geometry
- Provides the observable identity cue.
- Fixture, view and review scope
- Limits the fit claim to the shown combination.
Test another case
Use the same B revision with a different fixture F2. Require a new fixture-specific fit check rather than inheriting F's result.
Use original inert designs and controlled footage. Exclude unreleased products, proprietary CAD and patent-sensitive material without authority.
Discuss a contribution
Describe the sources you control, the task they could support and what has already been checked. Use the existing-data assessment for an archive or the collection brief for a new recording project. The contributor agreement defines Fiund’s licensing authority and compensation. A guide or fictional exercise does not establish an accepted collection or a sale.