“We take STL files and physical parts turn out magically on top of fridge”
IGEN 3D Printing is a rapid-prototyping service for IGEN students, by IGEN students. Students can submit their 3D models which we transform into reality. We use consumer FDM/FFF and SLA/MSLA hardware along with a variety of thermoplastic and resin materials, operated from the IGEN club room in the basement of HR Macmillan (Room 76)
Before submitting a model, take a look through this guide to better inform your design decisions. Once have defined your requirements and adjusted your model accordingly, you can submit a print request. Please note, we only accept STL files. The status of your print can be tracked with the corresponding dashboard.
This service is completely free for IGEN students’ course and personal projects. For non-igen requestors, work/coop related project, research groups, or design team affiliated requests, please visit the External Relations page, or shoot us an email at [email protected].
We cannot guarantee delivery dates for requests; print managers are students too and processing times depend on printers’ and the managers’ availability. Towards the end of the term (typically the last 3 weeks), the queue may be backed up. Please reach out to us for any extenuating circumstances that you may have. We kindly ask for your planning for and patience in requests during these periods. For larger and regular models, please consider other methods of prototyping (wood working/turning, welding, milling, sheet metal, etc).
Click on each material for a list of properties and information on some typical applications.
Values varies wildly based on geometry, print configuration, and vendor. Please only use material values as a guideline, and do your own testing for additional data.
FDM printers use moldable thermoplastics to produce parts.