3D Printing

This year their has been an addition to the engineering lab. About a dozen Polar 3D printers have been installed and are being used. Using any CAD (computer aided design) software, you can print it on a Polar 3D printer. There is a website called Polar Cloud where Mr. Taylor set up club in which the printers are connected. After you upload your object as an stl, then you load it to a printer. Before printing, the printer needs to heat up to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Also spraying the mirror with Aqua Net hairspray and waiting for it to dry but still be sticky, is important. It prevents the print from moving. Our first CAD program we used was SketchUp and built a Greek Temple. We did not print our product. However, we were exposed to 123D Design and would later print a 3 in. by 3 in. object. Our last project for 3D printing is designing a checker on either SketchUp, 123D Design, or Tinkercad. We will cast and mold and laser cut a 13 in. by 13 in. checker board.