Hendrix College embraces creative collaboration, through technology, with a dedicated Makerspace and two MakerBot 3D printers. In this session, David J, Hinson discusses the thinking behind their Makerspace, and how Hendrix is integrating new technology into a liberal arts curriculum.

3. 3D PRINTING & MAKERSPACES
• What is 3D Printing?
• What are Makerspaces?
• Why a Makerspace at
Hendrix College?
• Project Examples

5. 3D PRINTING
A process for making a
physical object from a three-
dimensional digital model,
typically by laying down
many successive thin layers of
a material.

6. 3D PRINTING
Additive Manufacturing,
through Sequential Layering

7. TYPES OF 3D PRINTING
• Extrusion / FDM
• Electron Beam Free-Form
Fabrication (EBF3)
• Granular
• Laminated
• Light Polymerized

8. TYPES OF 3D PRINTING
• Extrusion / FDM
§ PLA - Polylactic Acid
§ ABS - Acrylonitrile
Butadiene Styrene

13. MAKERSPACE
A makerspace is a community-
operated workspace where
people with common interests,
often in computers, technology,
science, digital art or electronic
art, can meet, socialize and/or
collaborate.

20. 3D PRINTER POLICIES
All project files must be pre-
approved by the Media
Center Professional Staff.

21. 3D PRINTER POLICIES
3D printers will be operated
solely by trained Hendrix
College faculty and/or staff.

22. 3D PRINTER POLICIES
Files should be in *.STL format
for printing. Staff can give
direction for converting files if
needed.

23. 3D PRINTER POLICIES
Finished projects will be
charged by weight, including
structural supports needed for
the final print. Projects will be
charged at $0.10 per gram.

24. HENDRIX 3D ONLINE CAM
http://dropc.am/p/HendrixOathout3D
http://dropcam.com

61. LESSONS LEARNED
• Have a Plan
• Inform your Communities
• Develop Subject Matter
Experts / Champions
• Evaluate & Revise