Download a project and try to identify the part revision in the photograph. If you cannot, the next build may start with a mismatch. Authors can reduce that confusion by connecting the published files to a named hardware revision.
Include the editable source
An exported mesh can help a reader print a part. The source model can help them change a hole spacing or inspect a constraint. Include both when you have the rights to share them, and state which software version you used.
Record the fasteners and bought parts with dimensions or part numbers. List any substitutions you tested. A link to a shop page may disappear; a description of the required interface remains useful.
Explain the permitted use
Give the code, hardware files, and photographs clear licence information. Owning one part of a project does not give you permission to redistribute another person’s work. Credit included material and retain the terms that apply to it.
Before publishing, ask a teammate to follow the assembly notes from a clean folder. Record the questions they ask and revise the instructions. A reproducible build begins with the information the next person needs, including the awkward details you learned while assembling the first one.
Have a correction or a different result? Write to the editor.
