This service covers 3D printing, a manufacturing process that uses a digital file to create three-dimensional objects one layer at a time, using various materials. The printer is located on main campus Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library in the IT Support Desk office Library 226. This service is offered to students as well as faculty and staff for a nominal fee.
What is included
3D Printer Service.................. $ 0.06 per gram
Barry's current device use PLA plastic filaments
Drop-off and Pick-up Hours:
Monday – Friday
09:30 AM–06:00 PM
Exclusions or Nonstandard Features
- No one will be permitted to use the 3D printer to create material that is:
- Prohibited by local, state or federal law.
- Unsafe, harmful, dangerous or poses an immediate threat to the wellbeing of others. (Such use may violate the terms of use of the manufacturer.)
- Obscene or otherwise inappropriate for the University environment.
- In violation of the university’s code of conduct.
- In violation of another’s intellectual property rights. For example, the printer will not be used to reproduce material subject to copyright, patent or trademark protection.
Who receives this service
Faculty, Staff, Students
Service Level Agreement
3 business days
What happens next
Step 1- Submit your project to the IT Support Desk in Library 226 by brining your file(s) on a flash drive and speak with a Support Desk representative. Note: our 3D printer uses STL or OBJ files.
Step 2 - IT Support Desk staff will load your file, review settings with you and provide an estimate of material needed (grams), time and cost of the print. We will need the following information submitted with your file:
- file name
- X-Y-Z dimensions (in mm)
- output resolution (300, 200, or 100 microns with 300 or 200 being recommended)
- object description
- any special printing circumstances such as a date that the print job is needed.
Step 3 – If you are OK with the cost, then you take the form to Cashier Business Office, to pay for the print.
Step 4 - Bring receipt of payment back to ITSD, so we can verify and schedule for your print job to run. ITSD will contact you when print is ready for pickup.
See the conplete 3D printer usage policy, for additional information and how long it take to print your project by viewing the attached policy.