3D printing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using additive processes, where an object is created by laying down successive layers of material.

ITS is excited to make 3D printing and 3D scanning available at UIS! ITS Client Services, located in the lower level of Brookens Library, has a MakerBot Replicator 2X and a MakerBox Digitizer available for course-related projects.

There are many applications that can be used to design the model to be printed, one of the easier ones being TinkerCAD.

The 3D printer can only print objects in 1 color. Departments will be charged for the cost of the filament used to print each object.

File types that can be converted to work with our printer are:

• Wavefront OBJ – *.obj
• ASCII STL – *.stl
• Binary STL – *.stl
• Thing – *.thing

Thingiverse is an excellent source for ideas for using 3D printing.

The 3D scanner creates 3D models that are ready to 3D print and works seamlessly with our printer.

Please contact Kara McElwrath or Jeff Sudduth for more information about how to use 3D printing and scanning in your course.