AOE 3D print lab

1.         3D printing for student teams is performed at no cost, but your team is limited to the total value of prints it can request (usually to $500). Please check with your faculty instructor if you are unsure of this limit. Your team is required to record and keep track of their total expenditure in 3D printing, and you are bound by the honor code not to exceed your allocation.

2.         Student groups must send an email request to aoe-3dprint-g@vt.edu in order to create a user account and receive an invite to join GrabCAD Shop. (Please check your spam folder for the invite request from GrabCAD Shop if you didn't receive the email.)

3.         Once you are an approved user, it is important to review the machines, capabilities and specs available (in the tab below) to select the right technology for your job.

4.         Submitting a job: Submitting a job involves two steps:

        a.         Submit your print job through GrabCAD, taking note of the cost estimate it provides (in dollars for the print).  When submitting the order code field, you are required to us the  the following name format when requesting a new job:

• If 3D print job is for a class/instruction:  Class_AOEXXXX_Team_Advisor  (example: Class_AOE4106_Team5_Davoudi)
• If 3D print job is for a design team:  DesignTeam_Name_Job Name (example: Design Team_Rocketry@VT_myrocket)

    b.         At the same time you must submit this Google form to record the job cost and your team’s accumulated expenditure. If your team’s name does not appear on the Google form then you need to talk with your instructor before you can submit jobs.

5.         Note that, if the Google form is not submitted, or the naming convention is not followed; the 3D Print Lab will automatically reject the requested order.

6.         Once your job is submitted, the 3D Print Lab will send you an email confirming receipt.

Questions? Email our team at aoe-3dprint-g@vt.edu.

1.         Send an email request to aoe-3dprint-g@vt.edu in order to create a user account and receive an invite to join GrabCAD Shop. (Please check your spam folder for the invite request from GrabCAD Shop if you didn't receive the email.)

2.         Once you are an approved user, it is important to review the machines, capabilities and specs available (in the tab below) to select the right technology for your job.

3.         Submitting a job for research: 

    a.         Submit your job in GrabCAD using the naming convention  Research_PI_Fund Number (example:  Research_Atkins_423456).

    b.         If the naming convention is not followed; the 3D Print Lab will automatically reject the requested order.

    c.         Once your job is submitted to GradCAD, the 3D Print Lab will send you an email with estimated material needed and approximate cost.

    d.         The department will charge 100% of any 3D print job that exceeds $500 to the sponsored fund, startup or overhead fund provided.  Note that PIs are only charged for printing materials, not for labor or machine maintenance, so use of AOE facilities will still be cost-effective compared to purchasing your own 3D printers and supplying materials for them.

4.         Submitting a job for instruction:

    a.         Submit your job in GrabCAD, taking note of GrabCAD’s cost estimate, and using the naming convention  Instruction_Faculty Course Number (example:  Instruction_Devenport_3114).

    b.         Submit this Google form to record the job cost and accumulated expenditure for your course

    c.         If the naming convention is not followed, or the Google form not submitted, the 3D Print Lab will automatically reject the requested order.

    d.         Once your job is submitted, the 3D Print Lab will send you an email confirming receipt.

Questions? Email our team at aoe-3dprint-g@vt.edu.

To obtain a quote to order materials for the FX10 email: markforged@phillipscorp.com

To obtain a quote to order materials for the connex3 or the fortus 360 email: printersupplies@trimech.com