Digital Fabrication Lab
About the Digital Fabrication Lab （ReadMe）
👋 Hey there! Welcome to the Digital Fabrication Lab — our little playground of ideas and ...
3D Printers
In the Digital Fabrication Lab, we have 6 Ultimaker 3D printing equipment for CCI students to use...
ReadMe🚩🌟🌟UltiMaker 3D Printer Guide
Important Reminders (Read First) Monitor the first few layers. Stay with the machine and watch t...
Step 1 - UltiMaker Cura Set-Up
Skip "Sign in to Digital Factory" for now, click on "Add local printer", then add an Ultimaker S7...
Step 2 - Print Setting
Model Setup Scale & Size – Too small → loss of detail; too large → longer print time Orientation...
Step 3 - Model Checking
Ultimaker Cura has a workflow based on three stages; the prepare, preview and monitor stage. Each...
Step 4 - 🌟🌟🌟Check the machine before you started
3D Printing Workflow Manual From slicing to post-print care — applies to UltiMaker Cura 3D print...
Filaments Settings
PLA Basic but Important Printing Guide Default settings won’t work, make sure you set them correc...
Plugins
Go to the Marketplace in Ultimaker Cura (at the right side of the top navi bar). Install the rec...
Tolerances
Dimensional Accuracy and Tolerances Typical accuracy for FDM printers is around ±0.1 mm, but for ...
Troubleshooting
🛠️ Troubleshooting Guide Common issues in FDM 3D printing and how to deal with them. Applies to U...
Glossary
Nozzle We have two types of nozzles: AA and BB, and two nozzle sizes available to use: 0.8 mm an...
About the our 3D printers
In the Digital Fabrication Lab we have a range of 3D printing equipment for CCI students to use, ...
Design Your Objects
Design Your Model Recommended software: Fusion 360 or Nomad/Zbrush. (Rhino is nice if you are fa...
Blender Object Preparing
Fusion360 is recommened, and Blender for 3D Printing would be harder but not banned, here are som...
Laser Cutter
We have a Trotec Speedy 400 which can cut, engrave or etch paper, card, wood and plastic designs.
About
The laser cutter was purchased in 2021 by UAL Creative Computing Institute and partly funded by t...
Safety
The laser cutter while generally quite safe to use when operated correctly, however it can be a d...
Laser Safe Materials
Only approved materials can be used in the laser cutter. If you are unsure please visit the CCI t...
Creating a file in Illustrator
Although it's outside the scope of this guide to tell you how to use Adobe Illustrator, we'll cov...
Ruby: Introduction
This is the first of several pages that will guide you through how to use Trotec Ruby to prepare ...
How to trust Trotec Ruby certificate on Windows 10
This guide will show you how to trust the Trotec Ruby certificate on Windows 10 to avoid security...
How to trust Trotec Ruby certificate on macOS
This guide will show you how to trust the Trotec Ruby certificate on macOS to avoid security warn...
Ruby: Manage Screen
The manage view allows you to open, delete or upload files as well as organise them, we'll start ...
Ruby: Design Screen
Once you open the design in Design Screen you should see the artwork you've created. You will be ...
Powering on the laser cutter
The laser cutter key is currently stored in the CCI staff office PR_B503. To turn on the laser cu...
Ruby: Prepare Screen
Once you've pushed your design over to the Prepare Screen you'll see it sitting in the working ar...
Ruby: Design Array
One of the most useful features in Ruby is the ability to automatically create a repeating grid f...
Ruby: Produce Screen
On this screen you can see the queued jobs and monitor their progress remotely. This is useful if...
Focusing the laser
Once your material has been put in, you need to focus the laser beam onto the surface of the mate...
Running a job
Once you've designed, prepared and queued up your job it will appear on the touch screen ready to...
Box maker software/apps
Any material box makers: https://www.instructables.com/The-Ultimate-Guide-to-Laser-cut-Box-Genera...
About the Silhouette Cameo 4 vinyl cutter
We have a Silhouette Cameo 4 vinyl cutter which can also operate as a pen plotter (although in a...
Drawing Machine
We have an Evil Mad Scientist AxiDraw V3 A3 as well as a Silhouette Cameo 4, which you'll find un...