Where: Hamerschlag Hall C-124 (Mechanical Engineering Cluster)
What: CubePro: User-friendly 3-D Printing tool with a controlled process environment that ensures greater accuracy and reliability.
- Specifics: CubePro uses Plastic Jet Printing (PJP) technology
- Can print objects up to 10.75″x10.5″x9.05″ (275x265x230mm)
- Uses PLA, ABS, Infinity Rinse-Away(INF), and Nylon(NYL)
- Benefits: Houses up to three print jets, which allows the integration of three different materials of three different colors
- Smart Insta Load print cartridge
- Fully automated supports that peel off when using ABS and PLA
- Printing Materials:
- PLA
- hard plastic with low environmental impact
- derived from renewable starch materials
- ABS
- good for both small and large parts
- makes a good support material
- INF (Infinity Rinse-Away)
- works in conjunction with PLA and nylon
- can be used to print intricate patterns
- NYL (Nylon)
- strong, flexible, and durable
- excellent material for prototyping
- optimal support material for nylon parts
How It’s Used:
First go to a CMU cluster that has Solidworks installed on it:
Easiest place to go is Basement Cluster in Hunt Library
Create your part in Solidworks and then save it as a .cubepro file
After, you need to go to a computer that has the CubePro software (need to go to Hamerschlag Hall C-124)
There, your print can be oriented and positioned, this is also where you will select the print pattern, material, and color.