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Printing Guidelines and Best Practices

Printing Guidelines and Best Practices 3D Printing Checklist ☑️ Adhering to University Policy Content of all submissions must conform to the University 3D Printing and Copyright Policy.   UNIVERSITY 3D PRINTING POLICY Penn State’s Maker Commons may only be used...

Using Thingiverse to Find a 3D Model

Thingiverse is an online community of users who make, modify, and share 3D models for others to download and print. Most models are licensed under Creative Commons, usually meaning that anyone can use or modify them. This is a fantastic resource if you’re...

Finishing Your Print

Finishing Your Print Rafts and supports are added to 3D models in the 3DPrinterOS cloud slicing software during the process of creating preparing your 3D model for printing. Supports are used to provide additional stability and structure for the model while it is...

What If My Print Failed?

What If My Print Failed? Print failures happen. It’s an inherent part of 3D printing technology. The Maker Commons will do what it can to help you print successfully as much as possible, but a failed print now and then is bound to happen. Print failures at the...

What is the Status of my Print?

What is the Status of my Print? Submitting a print to the Maker Commons 3DPrinterOS has three phases which are communicated to the print requester through three emails. Email Confirmations After a print is submitted, the print requester will receive the email entitled...

Picking up your Print at a Commonwealth Campus

Picking Up Your Print at a Commonwealth Campus Prints submitted by Commonwealth campus students will be printed at the University Park Maker Commons. Using the Libraries shipping system, prints will be shipped to the campus designated in the print submission form....