material

cardboard
plywood
MDF (medium density fiberboard)
acrylic glass GS (no XT)
polystyrene
o maximum dimension 1263 x 1175 mm
o maximum height for cutting 5 mm
o maximum height for graving 10 mm
o please bring your material to studio

MILLING MACHINE

data

MILLING MACHINE

DWG (<= AutoCad 2009)

DXF
only 2dimensional data
no hatchings (only possible as lines)
no blocs
no double lines
layer: (1)border (2)engraving (3)cut
scale: 1unit = 1mm
max. 100 KB
o please come for consultiation to choice the
diameter of the milling head
(dependent on material )
o graving: alongside the line
o needful for cutting: parallel translation in CAD
o please bring your data on USB-stick

cost

MILLING MACHINE

approx. 5-15 EUR dependent on material,

cutting or graving, time for conditioning

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material
cardboard
wood
veneer plywood
acrylic glass
PU-foam
glass (only graving)
aluminium anodized (only graving)
cork
leather
stone (only graving)
o maximum dimension 600 x 400 mm (incl.10 mm
border)
o maximum height 5 mm
o please bring your material to studio

LASER

data
DWG (<= AutoCad 2009)
DXF
only 2dimensional data
no hatchings (only possible as lines)
no blocs
no double lines
layer: (1)border (2)engraving (3)cut
scale: 1unit = 1m
maximum 100 KB
AI (no fillings, export outlines as DXF)
maximum 100 KB
JPG or BMP as grayscale (only graving)
o please bring your data on USB-stick

LASER

cost
<= 2 mm height 2,- EUR/board
> 2mm 4 EUR/board
for acrylic glass
< 1/2 board 5 EUR
1 board 10 EUR

LASER

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material
ABS plus (thermodynamic plastic)
various colours
> white > black > grey > red > orange > green
> yellow > blue
maximum model-dimension: 200 x 200 x 300 mm
minimal material thickness :
approx. 1mm, because of stability
layer thickness : 0,17 or 0,25 mm
for massive models it is possible to fill out with
combs

3D-PRINTER

data
STL only
export from 3D Studio, Maya, Rhino, ACAD
(>= AutoCAD 2008 )or SketchUp (with freeware
PlugIn)
mesh needs to be closed
> test the model with MiniMagics (freeware) to
check before printing
> repair open meshes with a 3d-modeling
programm
reduce polygons for a short printing time, for
example with meshlab (freeware)
o please bring your data on USB-stick

3D-PRINTER

cost
0,35 EUR/qcm material (incl. filling material)
+ 1 EUR for modelplatform
o printing time 3h - 3days + approx. 5 h for
flushing (to remove the filling material)

3D-PRINTER

Screenshot MiniMagics

SCREENSHOT MESHLAB

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Contact
Prof. Stefan Worbes
Studio Director
house15|R207
Maik Schler
Studio Assistant| milling machine, laser, 3D-printer
house 03 and 15
Dipl.-Ing. Anja Mller
Assistant CAD
house 02 | R211
office hours
Studio of model building
house 03 | 2.floor
mo-thu 8-16 fr 8-14.45
Studio for laser and milling
house 15 | 1. floor
mo-thu 9-11 + 13-15 fr 8.30-11
3D-printer
house 03 | 2.floor | R211
after consultation