3D Printing Zone
3D Printing Zone
The 3D Printing Zone began as a groundbreaking collaboration between the Ohio State College of Engineering's Medical Modeling Materials and Manufacturing (M4) Lab, the Health Sciences Library and the College of Medicine.
The ETI's space is the first multi-station instructional 3D printing lab of its kind on the Ohio State campus. 3D modeling is seamlessly integrated into both the learning process and applications to research and clinical care.
Reserve the 3D Printing Zone
To use the 3D Printing Zone, the individual who books time in the space must attend the Introduction to 3D Printing in the ETI workshop with our ETI coordinator. Workshops are typically held once a month, and after you attend once, you can book the zone whenever the space is free.
- As part of the Ohio State College of Dentistry Operative Dentistry 4 course led by Dr. Leonardo Nassani, DMD, MBA, students modeled dental onlays in the Computer Lab and then printed their designs in the 3D Printing Zone.
- An Ohio State School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences sonography instructor, Jodi Eshleman, prototyped 3D printed fetal models as visual aids for undergraduate students learning how to perform ultrasounds on a simulator.
The ETI's 3D Printing Zone is equipped with 18 ANYCUBIC 1.7L resin printers. These printers can produce objects with dimensions of approximately 7.8 x 7.7 x 5 inches / 200 x 196 x 122 mm. Multiple items can be printed on a single plate if the design and size are appropriate. Depending on the resolution and size needed to produce the 3D print, printing time can take anywhere between 30 minutes and several hours.
All printers and equipment are available for use, but resin must be brought in by the individual or group using the 3D Printing Zone and needs to be an ETI-approved brand of plant-based resin. The ETI's 460B Computer Lab is also available for community use if you need to design your 3D model.
Latest News
3D Scans Optimize Cancer Treatment at The James
