3D Printing
3D Printing
We are available for use by all Fulton Engineering students, clubs, and research groups. We supply the filament if your submission is for a class related project. Please fill out a Print Submission Form with details about your class and instructor. Personal projects, research projects and club projects are permitted however you will have to provide your own filament for the project. When filling out a Print Submission Form you will be able to identify whether or not this is a FSE class related project or a personal one.
Due to a high volume of prints in our queue, we are only accepting a maximum 5 submissions per person at a time. If you have more than 5 projects you wish to print, please wait until you receive the pick-up emails before you submit the next 5. Please drop off filament after you have submitted your projects through the online form.
Processing Times
On average our processing time is at minimum 5 business days from when we receive your print request. However, this varies greatly depending on the size of your project and the current length of the print queue. Please contact us for a more accurate timeframe.
- Print requests from students for a class project take priority (i.e. FSE100)
- 3D printing is in huge demand during finals and the print queue often fills up two weeks in advance. Please submit your print request at least 10 days before it’s due.
- Please allow at least one day for an email response.
Filament
We only provide filament for 3D prints that are required for FSE class projects. If your print request is for a research project, club, or a personal project outside of class we require you to provide your own filament. Please bring in your spool of filament after you have submitted your print request through the online form. If you have a particularly large print, you must bring in multiple rolls to make sure you have enough filament to complete your project(s). Please see the chart below to determine what diameter filament you need to provide:
| Prusa 1.75mm Filament | Ultimaker S5 2.85mm Filament | Creality CR-10 S5 1.75mm Filament |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Soluble Supports | X | ||
| Breakaway Supports | X | X | X |
| PLA Filament | X | X | X |
| ASA Filament | X | ||
| TPU Filament | X | ||
| PETG Filament | X | X | |
| Nylon X Filament | X | ||
| Nylon Filament | X | X | |
| Max Build Plate Size | 250 x 210 x 210 mm | 330 x 240 x 300 mm | 500 x 500 x 500 mm |
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We recommend purchasing filament from these brands:
MatterHackers
HatchBox
There are other brands available, however we have had the best success with the brands listed above. If you choose to bring in a brand of filament different from the ones listed, please be aware that we may have to reject the filament if it does not work well on our printers to prevent damage to them.
Please be sure to bring in the correct diameter filament for each printer:
- Our Ultimaker S5 printers require 2.85mm filament
- Our Prusa I3 MK3s+ printers require 1.75mm filament
- Our Stratasys Mojo uses only proprietary ABS filament
The following link provides a good rundown of the most commonly used types of filament and their best uses:
Types of 3D Printing Materials
ALL PRINT SUBMISSIONS ARE SUBJECT TO REJECTION.
Examples: boxes, flat sheets, shafts, and tiny threading.
Please contact us with any questions
Available 3D Printers
Prusa I3 MK3S+
12 available
Build Volume: 25 x 21 x 21cm (9.84 x 8.3 x 8.3 in)
Material: PLA, PETG, TPU, & Nylon
Stratasys Mojo
1 available
Build Volume: 5.0 x 5.0 x 5.0 in
Material: ABS Black
Layer Thickness: .17 mm (.007 in)
Prepare File Details
- Every file should be submitted with a separate form
- One part per file – multiple parts on a file cannot be manipulated independently
- Please provide infill percentage desired
- Please make sure measurements are correct and provided.
Submit Form
Go to the 3D Print Submission form, including all the details you prepared in Step 1.
PLEASE DOUBLE CHECK THAT THE FORM IS FILLED OUT CORRECTLY, WHAT IS SUBMITTED IS WHAT WILL BE PRINTED.
Wait for Pick-up Email
If providing your own filament, please bring it in now.
When you receive an email stating your project is ready, feel free to stop by any time during our business hours.
Policies, terms and conditions
- All files MUST be ready to print; any last-minute changes or edits will require the student to complete these changes on their own, then return when changes are completed. Lab assistants will not make any changes to your files.
- Submit files in .STL format. Lab Assistants will not convert files for students.
- Each individual piece of a model must be in its own file. For example, if a model consists of six parts then we should receive six files from the student. The only exception are duplicates. Example (needing 3 each of the same exact piece).
- The 3D print lab will print the submitted project after receiving approval from an FSE instructor or by the student for their personal project.
- Projects will be printed on the first available 3D printer in the lab.
- Reprints are not permitted if the project breaks due to bad design or physics; we will reprint the project after you made corrections to the design.
- Depending on the print queue, projects may take 2-10 business days before completed. We will provide an estimate of how long it will take to complete your project but there is no guarantee whether or not it will be completed by that time. Be prepared for possible delays in the printing process.
- Some builds may require the student to split the part into several pieces and piece it together after being printed. Be prepared to assemble your project.
- Final print may have support material and may require clean up. FSE 3D print lab is not responsible for removing support material. You can remove support material with sand paper, wire cutters or other hand tools. FSE 3D print lab does not loan hand tools to remove support material.
- No one has permission 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 well-being of others.
- Obscene or otherwise inappropriate for University environment.
- In violation of another’s intellectual property rights. For example, the printer is not be used to reproduce material subject to trademark, patent or copyright protection.
- The lab reserves the right to refuse 3D print request.
- Only designated FSE student workers and volunteers will have hands-on access to the 3D printer.