Welcome to the  3D Printing club at De Anza College in the  The Design and Manufacturing Technologies Department .

Join us

Interested in joining the 3D Printing club at De Anza College.  Please contact  CAD@DeAnza.edu  to get on the email list. 

"Where we celebrate learning"  

• Club meetings  for Spring 2025:

  • LIVE in person:  Next club meeting for Spring quarter: TBA Friday June  ??th  6:30-9 pm E36 

    • • Last Friday April  25th  6:30-9 pm E36 - guest speaker Whitman from Kav https://kavhelmets.com/ 

      • Previous Guest speaker 1/24/2025 Vi Dalwadi  of Makelab - enjoy recording of event

      • Previous Guest speaker 11/15/24: Allan Ospin  of Lunark  - https://www.allanospina.com/ 

  • NEXT weekly Open Print Day at De Anza College in E35 is TBA , see Discord announcements 

Join the 3D Printing Club DISCORD Server:  https://discord.gg/cDbrD6b3jX  We would love some more officers to help out.

New Instagram @deanza3dprintingdmt   - old club Instagram  DA3DPrinting  

Meetings currently held in E35 at De Anza College  - PDF MAP -  

More info about classes offered at De Anza College in the DMT Dep't www.deanza.edu/dmt/3D_Print.html

Top Ten Tips When Getting Started With 3D Printing.

FDM 3D Printing: How to prototype like a pro (in 10min!)  https://youtu.be/raSAhXb2ea4 

How to Use Ultimaker Cura 5: A Beginner's Guide

Mission statement  

The De Anza 3D Printing Club provides a forum for 3D printing enthusiasts to share information and help each other explore the latest in 3D technology as well as utilizing the DMT technical capabilities.  Members help each other troubleshoot the latest 3D innovations and create personal as well as community-focused projects.  Go beyond the classroom with technical speakers to share the latest industry tips and tricks.

Day 1 concepts: 3D Printing Safety & Basic Use - PDF

• Recommended reading for 3D Printing enthusiasts:

• The 3D Printing Handbook: Technologies, design and application & The Beginners Guide to 3D Printing

• Industrial 3D Printing for Dummies

• Instructables: Beginner 3D Printing  -  Intermediate 3D Printing  -  Advanced 3D Printing  

• 3D Printing 101: How to Succeed with a Perfect First Layer for Every 3D Print

  • Bed Leveling  & how to fix it

Day 2

• Anatomy of a 3D Printer

We recommend getting started with Cura for Ultimaker 3 

•  How to start your first print in Ultimaker Cura

• Ultimaker guide  How to design for FFF 3D printing 

• Get started with Cura for 3D printing - Ultimaker: Cura Tutorial - YouTube

• Get some STL files from www.thingiverse.com

• Ultimaker Materials

• Troubleshooting Guide 

Equipment at De Anza College:

3D Recources page - Recommended reading, webinars and articles:

Ideas for print projects: 

• Ultracortex IV

• Penny Bottle Opener w/ Magnet 

• Sleeve Case for Raspberry Pi  

Budget FDM Printer recommendations from other club members

• Creality K2 Plus - good for ABS

• Bambu Lab

• Creator - good for ABS

• Ender  - good for big PLA prints

• Prusa - 

• Ender 3 -

Budget "expert" level MSLA 3DPinter

• ELEGOO Saturn MSLA 4K Monochrome LCD 

  • 3D Printing Resin  , Resins at Siraya Tech

  • Safety First:  How To: Change 3D Printing Resin  

Quality Filaments

• Atomic Filament

• Polymaker Filament

• eSun

Former De Anza College student and club member finds her awesome 3D Printed designs and CAD skills an inspiration for others this October as MatterHackers “Hacker of the Month”. Way to go Heather! "Using the power of 3D printing, our October Hacker of the Month creates custom"  https://www.matterhackers.com/articles/custom-designed-3d-printed-tools-for-sewing-and-quilting 

Club Logo concept below, thanks Heather

3D Printing Basics with 3D Printing Nerd .   https://youtu.be/1nKX5Vx9DuY 

What Is 3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing?   https://youtu.be/t4S0mKjXtT4

 De Anza 3D Printing Summer Academy 2018

DMT 53 Discord - join us  https://discord.gg/R5gven7ywk 

Please check out De Anza College  The Design and Manufacturing Technologies Department for more information about our class offerings in CAD/CAM/CNC & 3D Printing.

www.DeAnza.edu/DMT