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Design Your Objects

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

Design Your Model Recommended software: Fusion 360 or Nomad/Zbrush. (Rhino is nice if you are fa...

Updated 4 weeks ago by Yuwei Chen

Glossary

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

Nozzle We have two types of nozzles: AA and BB, and two nozzle sizes available to use: 0.8 mm an...

Updated 1 month ago by Yuwei Chen

Blender Object Preparing

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

Fusion360 is recommened, and Blender for 3D Printing would be harder but not banned, here are som...

Updated 1 month ago by Yuwei Chen

How to do working at height training

How To Guides

Read the attached training. Complete the Quiz on ORB.

Updated 1 month ago by Tom Lynch

Using the Brother PR1055X Embroidery Machine

eTextiles Lab Digital Embroidery

To use this machine, you must have had an induction from one of the technical staff. This guide i...

Updated 1 month ago by Rosie Walker

Using NAO V6

Robotics Lab How To Guides

Broken: NAO V6 is currently not functional due to unknown boot issues. Usage Guidelines Please r...

Updated 1 month ago by Rohit Ramesh Thampy

Robots and components we have

Robotics Lab

Robots Item Quantity Image Universal Robot UR5e 1 Dobot Magician V2 2 QTrobot 1 G...

Updated 1 month ago by Rohit Ramesh Thampy

HOUSE RULES

Dark Lab

We welcome everyone to the Dark Lab! The Lab is currently open to anyone (within term time). All ...

Updated 1 month ago by Lieven van Velthoven

CCI Technical Treasure Hunt

About

For the first time in 2024, the CCI technical team have organised a treasure hunt to get to know ...

Updated 1 month ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes

About

Technical Skills Workshops

The CCI technical team runs a program of technical skills workshops focused on developing essent...

Updated 1 month ago by agnes cameron

Autumn 2025 Tech Skills Calendar

Technical Skills Workshops

Welcome new students and welcome back returning ones! This term we are holding one tech skills wo...

Updated 1 month ago by agnes cameron

Autumn 2024 Tech Skills Calendar

Technical Skills Workshops Workshops Archive

Do get in touch if you have questions about the program. As ever, no prerequisites and no signup ...

Updated 1 month ago by agnes cameron

Lab Rules

Robotics Lab

Lab Layout Lab Rules The lab is open from 9:30 - 12:30 and 13:30 - 16:30, Monday to Friday. If ...

Updated 1 month ago by Rohit Ramesh Thampy

DMX Stage Lights

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

What is DMX? DMX (Digital Multiplex), aka DMX512, is the industry standard protocol for control...

Updated 1 month ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Vive VR Trackers (body / object tracking)

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Vive Trackers are little devices that can track their position and orientation in the room, in re...

Updated 1 month ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Spatial Reality Displays (3D with head-tracking)

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Our Acer Spatial Labs displays are one type of 'holographic' or spatial reality displays that we...

Updated 1 month ago by Lieven van Velthoven

DJ Controller

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

How to use the Numark NS7-III The NS7 is a DJ controller with a built-in mixer. It relies on a l...

Updated 1 month ago by Lieven van Velthoven

DMX Lighting Desk (or how to easily adjust the lights!)

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Turning on the lights, and the DMX controller Use the mains power switches on the wall behind the...

Updated 1 month ago by Lieven van Velthoven

CCI Stickers, a history...

About

We print stickers on a regular basis. However, we rarely reprint an old design, so you can date y...

Updated 1 month ago by Tom Lynch

86" Touchscreen Display

Dark Lab Dark Lab Equipment

Viewsonic 86" 4K multi-touch display The Dark Lab has been outfitted with a large, two meter wid...

Updated 1 month ago by Lieven van Velthoven