FPSA Design District
Design District is an extra-curricular club that promotes design and creation. Students are encouraged to design and explore the various tools and resources that we have in the Design District. Through trial and error, research and design, students can create products using one of our four 3D Printers, 3 Cricut machines and/or our Mako Laser.
This website serves as a starting point however, we all learn by helping and guiding one another and students are encouraged to work together and explore solutions/tutorials online to solve problems.
Personal Projects are $2 material fee (in order to replace materials); projects for school tasks/assignments are free
Students may use a personal device for the Cricut, however, due to the number of students present in the Design District, will need to borrow and return computers from a teacher.
3D Printing: Where to Start?
1 - Create a Tinkercad account (if you are 13 or younger, you need to ask your parents for permission!)
2 - Join the Design District Tinkercad Classroom (the code is FW4GCYI13AT4 if the link isn't working, please provide Ms. Polowin or Ms. Morgan your Nickname in order to get added to the class).
3 - Think about what you would like to design. All personal projects cost $2 to print. A 3D print for the school or a classroom project will be covered by the DD Club. When you get stuck or are unsure of a particular design component, talk to a peer or look for solution with online resources.
4 - The dimensions of your Design are important - please look at the machine you are going to use and plan accordingly
Cubicon Style is 150mm x 150 mm x 150mm
Dremel is 254mm x 154mm x 170mm
Bambu Lab is 177mm x 177mm x 177mm
5 - When you have created your design, make sure you save it with your name, date and homeroom (for example: MsFPSAOct9EMF8Z)
6 - When you have finished and saved your design, export it as an .stl file (remember you need to change the random title you have been assigned in Tinkercad to you name, the date and your homeroom!)
7 - Complete THIS FORM to send your file to one of the Design District teachers
Select your machine below to go directly to the 3D printing page
