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3D Printing

3D Printer

Request a Print (Last day to submit prints Dec 15.)
Full 3D Printing policy

What is 3D Printing?

3D printers use digital models to create three-dimensional objects. They deposit plastic filament one layer at a time in a process called fused deposition modeling.

We have six 3D printers:

  • Four Lulzbot Taz 6 3D printers
  • Two JellyBox 3D Printers

How do I use the 3D printers?

You have two options!

Get trained

  1. You can train on the 3D printer and set the print yourself. Check our Technology Instruction page for training times.

Send us your file

We can print it for you. Here’s how!

  1. Upload your .stl or .obj file to the 3D Print Request Form. (Last day to submit prints Dec 15.)
  2. In the form, tell us your color choice and any other guidelines. 
  3. We’ll email you a cost estimate. It’s $0.25 per gram with a $1 minimum.
  4. Once we get your ok, we’ll print it.
  5. When it’s done, we’ll send you an email. You can pick up your print at the Circulation Desk on the first floor, where you can also pay your balance.

Charging for prints using a fund number

We do not currently have a system in place to charge departments using a fund number. However, these users can pay with a PCard. Here are the options:

  1. If people submit prints on their own:
    • The user(s) can go to the PCard owner with the email notice of the charge and pay with the PCard online with the provided link.
    • The PCard owner can go with the user(s) to the Information & Research Desk on the first floor of the library and pay with the PCard there.
  2. If the PCard owner submits print requests on the user’s behalf, the PCard owner can pay either through the link or at the desk using the same methods as above, but the PCard owner would have a single charge on their account, since they would be the single requestor of the prints. Area 49 admins can then provide a receipt (itemized list of charges with the date, charge amount and item lines labeled "Tech Project").