3D PRINTING & MAKERSPACES

•  What is 3D Printing?

•  What are Makerspaces?

•  Why a Makerspace at Hendrix College?

•  Project Examples

3D PRINTING

A process for making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a material.

3D PRINTING

Additive Manufacturing, through Sequential Layering

TYPES OF 3D PRINTING

•  Extrusion / FDM •  Electron Beam Free-Form

Fabrication (EBF3) •  Granular •  Laminated •  Light Polymerized

TYPES OF 3D PRINTING

•  Extrusion / FDM

§  PLA - Polylactic Acid

§  ABS - Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene

MAKERSPACE

A makerspace is a community-operated workspace where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital art or electronic art, can meet, socialize and/or collaborate.

3D PRINTER POLICIES

All project files must be pre-approved by the Media Center Professional Staff.

3D PRINTER POLICIES

3D printers will be operated solely by trained Hendrix College faculty and/or staff.

3D PRINTER POLICIES

Files should be in *.STL format for printing. Staff can give direction for converting files if needed.

3D PRINTER POLICIES

Finished projects will be charged by weight, including structural supports needed for the final print. Projects will be charged at $0.10 per gram.

HENDRIX 3D ONLINE CAM

http://dropc.am/p/HendrixOathout3D

http://dropcam.com

LESSONS LEARNED

•  Have a Plan

•  Inform your Communities

•  Develop Subject Matter Experts / Champions

•  Evaluate & Revise