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3D Print Service

Need a 3D printed object?

build IT's online 3D print request service is available to SDSU students, staff, and faculty. 

We offer this service to reduce the skills and time barrier needed to utlized a 3D printer. But we encourage frequent users to learn how to 3D print themselves through our offered trainings. 

  • Build Plate Size: Maximum dimensions are 256mm x 256mm x 256mm.
  • Multi-Part Prints: Submit a separate request for each part of your project.
  • Print Time Limit: Each request must fit within a 3-hour print limit per week. We recommend that you open your .stl in Bambu Studio, a free slicing software, to get an estimate for how much time your model will need to print
    • If your combined requests exceed the 3-hour limit, additional prints will be processed the following week.
  • Multiple Copies: For designs requiring multiple copies, we will print one test piece first to ensure sizing and quality is to your standards.
  • Color: All prints use white filament only.

Turnaround time 

  • Files are printed in the order received.
  • During busy periods, prints may take up to 2 weeks to complete.

Thoroughly read this page and agree to the Use and Copyright Policy. Be sure to notice the turnaround time and printing limitations.

Complete the Request Form where you will upload your .stl file.

You receive an email when your 3D part is ready and where to pick it up

At your earliest convience, visit build IT (Love Library 260) to pick up your 3D printed object. If you are unable to visit us, you can have someone else pick up the 3D printed object for you. 

All 3D printed objects not picked up by the end-of-the-semester are recycled. 

3D Printing Policies

By submitting a 3D print request, you agree to the following policies:

Usage Policy

The library's 3D printers may only be used for lawful purposes. No one is permitted to create material that is:

  • Prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
  • Unsafe, harmful, dangerous, or poses an immediate threat to the well-being of others.
  • Obscene or otherwise inappropriate for the library environment.
  • In violation of another's intellectual property rights. For example, you cannot reproduce material subject to copyright, patent, or trademark protection.

The library reserves the right to refuse any 3D print request.

The library cannot guarantee model quality or stability, nor confidentiality of designs. Responsibility for removing rafts and supports is up to the user.

Items must be picked up by the individual who submitted them or their designee, using valid ID. Items not picked up within 30 days after being printed become the property of the SDSU Library.

Notice concerning copyright and other intellectual property restrictions:

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material.

Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specific conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order/scanning services if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright or other intellectual property laws.

I acknowledge, represent, and warrant as follows:

  • I have read, understand, and will comply with the notice posted above.
  • I grant permission to San Diego State University and its agents to reproduce the photocopy or other reproduction and return them to me, and I have the legal right and authority to grant this permission.
  • I will use the photocopy or other reproduction only for private study, scholarship, or research.
  • I will not use them for any commercial purpose or allow any third party to do so.