Digital Fabrication Overview

Digital Fabrication covers the machines that turn a computer design into a physical part: 3D printers, the laser cutter and CNC. The 3D printers live in the print lab; the laser and CNC are in the laser/CNC shop.

3D printing and laser cutting are self-serve once you have been trained.

Equipment at a glance

The current list of equipment, with locations and which machines need training, is in Atlas: https://atlas.waukeshamakers.com.

The 3D printers with maintenance pages in this book are:

• Original Prusa MK4
• Original Prusa i3 MK3S+
• Bambu Lab X1 Carbon with AMS 2 Pro and AMS
• Anycubic Kobra 2 Max

Pages in this book

• Digital Fabrication: Fusion 360 Cheat Sheet: the basics of designing parts in Fusion 360
• Digital Fabrication: Laser Cutter
• Digital Fabrication: Laser-Safe and Prohibited Materials
• Maintenance checklists for each 3D printer in the Maintenance chapter

Before you work here

• Get trained on each machine before you use it. See Training and Certification: How Certification Works, and check your certifications in Journeyman at https://journeyman.waukeshamakers.com.
• Never leave the laser unattended while it is running.
• Only cut approved materials on the laser. See Digital Fabrication: Laser-Safe and Prohibited Materials.
• Fumes. See Shop Safety: Air Quality.
• Inspect before use. See Training and Certification: Pre-Use Inspection. If a printer or the laser is not working right, tag it and report it: see Shop Safety: Tagging a Tool Out of Service and Reporting It.

To be confirmed: whether members supply their own filament and laser stock or the shop provides some, and how members send jobs to the printers. See also **Facility Operations: Consumables**.

Learning to design

New to 3D design? The Fusion 360 Basics class walks you through your first model. The class outline and handout are in Classes and Instructors: Fusion 360 Basics, and the cheat sheet is in this book.

Area Champion

To be confirmed: who the Digital Fabrication Area Champion is and how to reach them. See **Volunteer Runbooks: Area Champions** for what Area Champions do.