3D-printer

Before you can start printing you will have to draw up your object using a 3D design software program such as Tinkercad, Fusion 360, Solid Edge, FreeCAD, Rhino3D or SOLIDWORKS. Then export your 3D drawing as a .stl or .obj.

Do you have a drawing and would you like to 3D print it? Then come along to the Makerslab. One of the employees will instruct you how to operate the 3D printer. This will take about twenty minutes.

• The Ultimaker 3D printers are simple straightforward FDM printers. The thirteen 2+ Connect printers may only be used with PLA. The three old 2+ printers can be used to experiment with. For example, to print on fabric. You can bring your own filament and are not limited to the colours available in the Makerslab.
  
  
• The uPrint Dimension uses soluble support material. This makes it possible to print composite parts and objects with complex shapes. The support material gives support to parts that do not make contact with the base plate or ‘hang in space’. You can print with this printer only in the colour ivory white.
  
  
• The Bambu Lab X1 is a high-speed 3D printer and suitable for printing with PLA, PET and TPU. One Bambu Lab X1 is equipped with the Bambu Lab Automatic Material System (AMS). This allows you to print multiple colours simultaneously. You can bring your own filament and are not limited to the colours available in the Makerslab.

3D printing can be a lengthy process, depending on the size of the product. 3D prints of five to 15 hours or longer are no exception. Sometimes it is necessary to print with support material, also called support. This support material has to be removed by hand. Furthermore, objects printed with the uPrint Dimension may need to have the support material removed using a rinsing machine. This process can take from 3 to 16 hours.