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Computer specification (Windows and Mac)

How To Guides Jumpstart Python (set up)

There are many softwares that require you to know the specifications of your computer hardware. F...

Updated 9 hours ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes

Creating Digital Knitting Patterns with DesignaKnit

eTextiles Lab Digital Knitting Machine

DesignaKnit is a pattern drafting, garment design and interactive machine control software. It is...

Updated 11 hours ago by Rosie Walker

Basic Skills and Techniques

eTextiles Lab Digital Knitting Machine

This page gives an overview and step-by-step instructions for some basic skills and techniques fr...

Updated 4 days ago by Rosie Walker

Meet the Technical Team

About

The technical team at CCI can be contacted on Slack during office hours. However, new questions s...

Updated 4 days ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes

About the Digital Fabrication Lab (ReadMe)

Digital Fabrication Lab

👋 Hey there! Welcome to the Digital Fabrication Lab — our little playground of ideas and ...

Updated 5 days ago by Yuwei Chen

Print Setting

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

Model Setup Scale & Size – Too small → loss of detail; too large → longer print time Orientation...

Updated 5 days ago by Yuwei Chen

Create a Python Environment with Anaconda

How To Guides Jumpstart Python (set up)

There are different ways to build Python environments. Deciding which option is the best one for ...

Updated 6 days ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes

Inkscape and Ink/Stitch

eTextiles Lab Digital Embroidery

Inkscape is a free vector graphics software similar to Adobe Illustrator. It has an extension cal...

Updated 1 week ago by Rosie Walker

Digital and e-textile design at the CCI

eTextiles Lab

This page is a guide to different techniques that can be used in digital and e-textile design, re...

Updated 1 week ago by Rosie Walker

PE Design 11

eTextiles Lab Digital Embroidery

coming soon :)

Updated 1 week ago by Rosie Walker

PEmbroider

eTextiles Lab Digital Embroidery

PEmbroider is an open-source library for embroidery design, maintained by CMU's Studio for Creati...

Updated 1 week ago by Rosie Walker

Filaments Settings

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

PLA Basic but Important Printing Guide Default settings won’t work, make sure you set them correc...

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Python language

How To Guides Jumpstart Python (set up)

If you are brand new to the Python programming language, you first need to have it properly insta...

Updated 1 week ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes

Python environments

How To Guides Jumpstart Python (set up)

If you have not read the last post about Python we strongly recommend you have a read, just for t...

Updated 1 week ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes

Example Projects

eTextiles Lab

There are loads of fantastic examples of eTextiles projects out there, both from CCI students and...

Updated 1 week ago by Rosie Walker

UltiMaker Cura Set-Up

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

Add an S7 Machine 1. Add an UltiMaker printer from the start menu. 2. Add a local printer from t...

Updated 1 week ago by Yuwei Chen

How to pick a new computer

How To Guides IT

This information was updated in Autumn 2025 for the 2025-26 academic year. You can see a list of ...

Updated 1 week ago by Tom Lynch

Recommended Kit List

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New students to UAL Creative Computing Institute often ask us what equipment we recommend before ...

Updated 1 week ago by Tom Lynch

Create Python environment with Venv

How To Guides Jumpstart Python (set up)

Python environments (venv): For this type of environment, the only requirement for your computer ...

Updated 1 week ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes

Create a Python environment with Miniconda

How To Guides Jumpstart Python (set up)

Installing Miniconda NOTE: Please be mindful that Miniconda has no user interface a...

Updated 1 week ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes