Official Policy for 3D Printing in the Innovation Lab
The Innovation Lab's 3D printers are available to use when the Innovation Lab Graduate Assistants are working. Please check the reservation schedule for the current hours.
As a patron of the Innovation Lab, you are allowed to use the 3D printers for a maximum of 4 hours daily, three days per week, for a combined total of 12 hours per week.
Patrons are eligible to use the library's 3D printer if:
1. The patron is a current student, staff, or faculty at Dominican University.
2. The patron schedules a time to use printers in advance.
3. The patron has experience with 3D printing equipment or schedules a training with Innovation Lab staff.
Conditions of Use:
1. The patron must request a time to use the 3D printers.
2. All prints must be school appropriate. Patrons may not print any objects that are considered harmful, dangerous, obscene, or in violation of any copyright, patent, trademark, or Dominican University policy. Innovation Lab staff reserve the right to determine if a print is appropriate.
3. Please arrive on time to your appointment. If you are over 15 mins late, your appointment will be cancelled.
4. If your print job runs over your allotted time, Innovation Lab staff reserve the right to cancel your print to ensure other appointments are given priority.
5. Please clean up after yourself.
4. Innovation Lab staff will take your print off of the build plate but will not take off supports or cure them.
*Innovation Lab staff reserve the right to change the 3D printing policies as we see fit.*
