Ultimaker

Ultimaker Information

About

The Ultimakers are consumer grade FDM style 3D printers. They use a solid plastic filament as their material and build models by melting the filament and depositing it onto the bed of the machine layer by layer. This type of 3D printing excels at creating high strength hard plastic models relatively quickly, however finished products will often show distinct layer lines. Other types of material are possible however are usually more difficult to use.

Policies

Training for the Ultimakers is included in our MakerSpace Orientation, which is required for all new users.
- Visit our Training Page to learn more.
Accepted file formats are .stl and .obj
Printers are first come, first serve.
Prints are categorized into non-overnight and overnight prints.
- Non-overnight prints:
  - Maximum print time of 4 hours.
- Overnight prints:
  - Print time of 4-12 hours.
  - Prints can be started at 10 PM for overnight printing.
Prints longer than 12 hours should be printed on Stratasys machines.
Materials are to be changed out by staff only.
- Colors can only be changed when a spool is empty.
Users are only allowed to print on one Ultimaker at a time.
In accordance with NYU guidelines, users may not use the machines in the Makerspace to create weapons or drug/smoking paraphernalia of any kind.
Continued misuse of the machines may result in revoked access to the MakerSpace.