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About the Digital Fabrication Lab (ReadMe)

Digital Fabrication Lab

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

Updated 1 month 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 1 month ago by Yuwei Chen

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 month 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...

Updated 1 month ago by Yuwei Chen

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 month 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 month 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 month ago by Rosie Walker

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 month ago by Tom Lynch

Recommended Kit List

About

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

Updated 1 month 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 month ago by Mayra Cristina Berrones Reyes

Intro to Exif Image Metadata

How To Guides Creative Coding

Image files captured using digital cameras often contain a large amount of information about how ...

Updated 1 month ago by agnes cameron

How to order safety stickers

We use the supplier Diginate.com for these stickers, heres how to place the order: Go to the Dig...

Updated 1 month ago by Tom Lynch

ReadMe🚩🌟🌟🌟Check the machine before you started

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

3D Printing Workflow Manual From slicing to post-print care — applies to UltiMaker Cura 3D print...

Updated 1 month ago by Yuwei Chen

Tolerances

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

Dimensional Accuracy and Tolerances Typical accuracy for FDM printers is around ±0.1 mm, but for ...

Updated 1 month ago by Yuwei Chen

Troubleshooting

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

🛠️ Troubleshooting Guide Common issues in FDM 3D printing and how to deal with them. Applies to U...

Updated 1 month ago by Yuwei Chen

How to solder properly

Electronics Lab Soldering & Electronics Bench

For the beginner who just started physical computing, there is always an unavoidable challenge - ...

Updated 1 month ago by Ruiyang Wang

How To Connect To The CCI Slack

How To Guides

Slack is a workplace communication platform and is the primary way that we communicate at the CCI...

Updated 1 month ago by agnes cameron

About the Dark Lab

Dark Lab

The Dark Lab is located on the Ground floor of Greencoat Building, in GB_G05. This space can be ...

Updated 2 months ago by Lieven van Velthoven

Who can access CCI technical resources?

About Technical Resources

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Updated 2 months ago by Tom Lynch

Plugins

Digital Fabrication Lab 3D Printers

Go to the Marketplace in Ultimaker Cura (at the right side of the top navi bar). Install the rec...

Updated 2 months ago by Yuwei Chen