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Vive VR Trackers (body / object tracking)

Dark Lab Equipment

Vive Trackers are little devices that can track their position and orientation in the room, in real-time. They rely on HTC's base station VR tracking system, which gives them extremely high precision at essentially zero delay. You can attach them to anything y...

ReadMe🚩🌟🌟UltiMaker 3D Printer Guide

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

Important Reminders (Read First) Monitor the first few layers. Stay with the machine and watch the first 5 layers carefully (roughly 15~30 mins, depending on the size of your work). If you notice any issues, pause or abort the print on the machine. Please nam...

Tolerances

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

Dimensional Accuracy and Tolerances Bambu printers' details refer to https://wiki.cci.arts.ac.uk/books/digital-fabrication-lab/page/usb-printing-guide Typical accuracy for FDM printers is around ±0.1 mm, but for our Ultimaker machines ±0.15 ~ 0.2 mm is more re...

Design Your Objects

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

Design Your Model Recommended software: Fusion 360 or Nomad/Zbrush. (Rhino is nice if you are familiar, and choose Blender only if you have prior experience.) Learning resource: Autodesk Learn Export and Slice Export your design as STL (OBJ also works). Op...

Step 4 - 🌟🌟🌟Check the machine before you started

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

3D Printing Workflow Manual From slicing to post-print care — applies to UltiMaker Cura 3D printers. Before You Print Unnamed files will be aborted. Bring your laptop and a USB drive and name your print as yourSlackUserName.ufp before saving to a USB drive....

Troubleshooting

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

🛠️ Troubleshooting Guide Common issues in FDM 3D printing and how to deal with them. Applies to UltiMaker Cura and UltiMaker series printers. Model Not Sticking to Build Plate Check build plate alignment — all four pins must be seated properly. Clean the plat...

Step 1 - UltiMaker Cura Set-Up

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

You don't have to sign up or create a workspace for now. So please skip "Sign in to Ultimaker platform", then click on "Ultimaker printer", "Add local printer", then add an "Ultimaker S7 Machine". Set the basic settings up. 1. Add an UltiMaker printer from t...

Blender Object Preparing

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

Fusion360 is recommened, and Blender for 3D Printing would be harder but not banned, here are some Key Considerations, to fix your model, could try the website https://www.formware.co/onlinestlrepair Use Manifold Geometry. Ensure the model is watertight—no ho...

Glossary

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

Nozzle We have two types of nozzles: AA and BB, and two nozzle sizes available to use: 0.8 mm and 0.4 mm. So we will call them AA0.4/BB0.4/AA0.8/BB0.8 Different nozzle sizes mean that you can print with different filaments and speeds as well as acheiving diff...

Plugins

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

Go to the Marketplace in Ultimaker Cura (at the right side of the top navi bar). Install the recommended and your preferred plugins, then restart UltiMaker Cura. Recommended Plugins Other

Filaments Settings

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

PLA Basic but Important Printing Guide Default settings won’t work, make sure you set them correctly in UltiMaker Cura. Material Printing Temperature: 215 °C Build Plate Temperature: 75 °C Support (if the object needs support) Enable Generate Support Set Suppo...

Step 2 - Print Setting

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

Model Setup Scale & Size – Too small → loss of detail; too large → longer print time Orientation – Poor angles can cause rough surfaces or weak layer bonding Supports – Missing or excessive supports can lead to surface marks or print failure Support Overhang ...

Step 3 - Model Checking

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

Ultimaker Cura has a workflow based on three stages; the prepare, preview and monitor stage. Each stage has a unique stage menu to efficiently go through the 3D printing process. Prepare Page The prepare stage is the first stage. The goal of this stage is to l...

(readme) Access, Rules and Health & Safety

Digital Fabrication Lab Bambu - Advanced 3D Printers

We currently have 2 Bambu H2D Pro 3D printers available for use by inducted and experienced CCI students. These printers are faster and more precise than the Ultimaker printers, but they are also more sensitive. Incorrect use can damage the nozzle, print head,...

Digital Fabrication Lab Access and Machine Use

Digital Fabrication Lab

We currently have the following machines available for use by inducted students: 6 Ultimaker 3D printers 1 Trotec laser cutter 5 Bambu H2D Pro 3D printers The Ultimaker 3D printers and Trotec laser cutter are available to students who have completed the rele...

Repair your model

Digital Fabrication Lab Ultimaker S7 - Entry-level 3D Printers

To fix your model, try the website https://www.formware.co/onlinestlrepair

Book a slot

Digital Fabrication Lab Bambu - Advanced 3D Printers

The Bambu H2D Pro printers are not general access machines. They are available only to experienced and approved users who can operate the printers independently and responsibly. Before using a Bambu H2D Pro printer, you must book an equipment slot on ORB and f...

Filaments

Digital Fabrication Lab Bambu - Advanced 3D Printers

Bambu H2D Pro: Materials and Filament Rules The Bambu H2D Pro printers currently support a limited range of approved materials for health and safety reasons. Once you've set the material profiles, the Bambu studio (the slicing software) will set the recommende...