You must purchase a Digital Fabrication Subscription for the semester in order to 3D Print. Failure to follow the submission steps below will result in you needing to make changes and resubmit.

Raise3D Process

  1. Review the 3D Printing Policies page before beginning the next step    
  2. Export your STL from Rhino
  3. Repair your STL in Netfabb
    1. Export repaired STL
  4. Import your repaired STL into ideaMaker
    1. How to Create an Idea File
  5. Upload your prepared ideaMaker file and Netfabb screenshot(s) in a zipped folder named YYYY-MM-DD_EID_Group-#_[copies] to be tested and priced
    1. Upload link (you must log into Box before uploading)
    2. Folder name examples:
      1. 2023-01-09_eid123_Group-1_[3]
        1. You're submitting a single group (.idea file) and need three copies
      2. 2023-01-09_eid123_Group-2_[1]
        1. You're submitting two groups (.idea files) and need a single copy
  6. E-mail the following details of your 3D print request to the SOA Tech Desk (soatechdesk@utexas.edu)
    1. The number of .idea files you have uploaded
      1. DO NOT send us multiple e-mails if you're submitting more than one group (.idea file), just include the information in one e-mail
    2. The number of parts in each .idea file
      1. Make sure each independent model is an individual .STL
    3. The number of copies you need of each .idea file
  7. The Tech Desk will respond to your e-mail with a print time and cost estimate for each .idea
    1. You must respond to us with either approval or cancellation
    2. Please note that our internal process takes time, and we will respond to you only once we have completed it
  8. With your approval, we will add your print to the queue
    1. The estimated time only calculates print time, not time in the queue
    2. We will notify you when your files are sent to a printer
  9. You will pay for your model via What I Owe*
  10. You will receive an email notifying you when your parts are ready for pickup
    1. If you do not pick up your print, you will still be charged the full amount to your What I Owe

Stratasys Process

  1. Review the 3D Printing Policies page before beginning the next step    
  2. Export your STL from Rhino
  3. Repair your STL in Netfabb
    1. Export repaired STL
  4. Upload your prepared STL file and Netfabb screenshot(s) in a zipped folder named YYYY-MM-DD_EID_Model-#_[copies] to be tested and priced
    1. Upload link (you must log into Box before uploading)
    2. Folder name examples:
      1. 2023-01-09_eid123_Model-1_[3]
        1. You need three copies
      2. 2023-01-09_eid123_Model-2_[1]
        1. You need a single copy
  5. E-mail the following details of your 3D print request to the SOA Tech Desk (soatechdesk@utexas.edu)
    1. The number of .STL files you have uploaded
      1. DO NOT send us multiple e-mails if you're submitting more than one model, just include the information in one e-mail
    2. The number of copies you need of each .idea file
  6. The Tech Desk will respond to your e-mail with a print time and cost estimate for each model
    1. You must respond to us with either approval or cancellation
    2. Please note that our internal process takes time, and we will respond to you only once we have completed it
  7. With your approval, we will add your print to the queue
    1. The estimated time only calculates print time, not time in the queue
    2. We will notify you when your files are sent to a printer
  8. You will pay for your model via What I Owe*
  9. You will receive an email notifying you when your parts are ready for pickup

    1. If you do not pick up your print, you will still be charged the full amount to your What I Owe


*Faculty must include an account number to charge when submitting 3D Prints.

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Last UpdatedFall 2023