3D Printing Basics Badge

The Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries is integral to learning, teaching, and scholarly, research and creative activities. We collect, organize, preserve, disseminate, and provide access to essential information resources.

As a member of the TMU Libraries Digital Media Experience Lab certified for 3D Printing Basics, this badge holder has demonstrated the following skills:

1. Setting up, loading, and configuring a Prusa MK3+ 3D printer.
2. Modeling custom designs using 3D computer-aided design software.
3. Slicing custom designs into .gcode files compatible with the Digital Media Experience Lab's Prusa Slicer software workflow.
4. Optimizing materials used in a fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing process.
5. Operating 3D printing hardware safely and adhering to TMU Libraries' acceptable use policies.