You must purchase a Digital Fabrication Subscription for the semester in order to 3D Print. Failure to follow the submission steps below will result in you needing to make changes and resubmit.
Step-by-step guide
- Review the 3D Printing Policies page before beginning the next step
- Upload your prepared ideaMaker file and Netfabb screenshot(s) in a zipped folder named YYYY-MM-DD_EID_Group-#_[copies] to be tested and priced
- Upload link (you must log into Box before uploading)
- Folder name examples:
- 2023-01-09_eid123_Group-1_[3]
- You're submitting a single group (.idea file) and need three copies
- 2023-01-09_eid123_Group-2_[1]
- You're submitting two groups (.idea files) and need a single copy
- 2023-01-09_eid123_Group-1_[3]
- E-mail the following details of your 3D print request to the SOA Tech Desk (soatechdesk@utexas.edu)
- The number of .idea files you have uploaded
- DO NOT send us multiple e-mails if you're submitting more than one group (.idea file), just include the information in one e-mail
- The number of parts in each .idea file
- Make sure each independent model is an individual .STL
- The number of copies you need of each .idea file
- The number of .idea files you have uploaded
- The Tech Desk will respond to your e-mail with a print time and cost estimate for each .idea
- You must respond to us with either approval or cancellation
- Please note that our internal process takes time, and we will respond to you only once we have completed it
- With your approval, we will add your print to the queue
- The estimated time only calculates print time, not time in the queue
- We will notify you when your files are sent to a printer
- You will pay for your model via What I Owe
- You will receive an email notifying you when your parts are ready for pickup
- If you do not pick up your print, you will still be charged the full amount to your What I Owe
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