Bringing together a range of additive manufacturing technologies to make 3D printing accessible to the greater UNSW community.
Check out our first timers guide to learn about how to upload and pickup your prints, 3D printing design considerations, and pricing information.
Click here to go straight to our form to upload your 3D printing files, if it's your first time we recommend checking out the first timers guide first.
Overwhelmed? Need more information? Let's start with the basics!
3D printing is an additive manufacturing technology that helps us turn digital files into 3D physical parts. It is a great method for creating low cost, complex models for prototyping.
The best place to start is Understanding FDM 3D Printing, as it's the cheapest and quickest type of 3D printing we offer.
However we also have other types of 3D printing services available, Click here for a guide to all the types of 3D printers
In order to send a file to our 3D Printing Hub you need to make a 3D file.
There are many different CAD programs you can use to make 3D files, any program that will export a .stl file will work for our 3D printing hub. The best program to start with is one you already know how to use, but we'd recommend the following
You don't need to design your own files from scratch either, you can also create models of existing shapes using 3D Scanning technology or start with files other people have shared online from sites like Thingiverse
We can make any kind of shapes in our digital CAD software but not all of them are capable of being printed in the real world. Check out our 3D printing Basics guide for an explanation on how a 3D printer will translate your designs to physical objects and tips on how to design objects that are easy to print.
Check out our machines here. We're constantly looking to upgrade our 3D printers and 3D printing services, so make sure you chat to our staff for the most up to date information!
Meet our family of 3D printers! Click on each machine to learn more about how they work and how to access them.
For Engineering students come and chat to our staff at the ELEC 3DP hub, during opening hours
For Design students chat to our staff at the Digital Fabrication Lab during opening hours
