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| CNC/Digital Fabrication Facilities | |
| SCI-Arc is equipped with some of the most advanced digital fabrication machines available. Tools include computer numerically controlled (CNC) machinery—directed specifically towards architecture and design, a laser cutter, a vacuum-former, a 3-axis milling machine and a 3-D printing station, capable of sculpting surfaces in a variety of materials, including wood, plastic and aluminum, from CAD and CAM files. All of the CNC machinery interfaces with the most current industry standard software and protocols. Students are able to output and fabricate their work using all the most popular design software. |
Equipment available
- 3-axis CNC mill
- Work area: 4' x 8' with a maximum depth of 12"
- 15 hp vacuum hold down system
- 3.3hp high torque Perske router
- Supplied bits: ½" and ¾" for cutting patterns. Some jobs may require the purchase of specialized bits.
- Machinable materials: foams, plastics, woods, and nonferrous metals
3D printer
- Work area: 4' x 8' with a maximum depth of 12"
- T-clamp and 15 hp vacuum hold down systems
- 3.5hp high-speed low torque Perske router
- Supplied bits: ½" and ¾" high-speed hollow bits, for cutting all softer materials. Some jobs may require the purchase of specialized bits.
- Machinable materials: foams w/ high speed hollow bits only, plastics, woods, and nonferrous metals w/ standard bits
- Controller has optimized internal hardware and software for use with high speed machining
CNC laser cutter
- Work area: 4' x 8' with a maximum depth of 1"
- 100W laser
- Oxygen and nitrogen assisted
- Red dot alignment
- Machinable materials: paper, fabrics, foams, plastics, woods, light gauge ferrous metals
- No nonferrous metals
Thermoformer
- Work area: 4' x 9' x 2" with a 3' maximum depth of draw
- Can pull up to ¾" extruded acrylic
- Formable materials: any thermoformable plastic
- Millit (3D printer software): This package will subdivide forms at their undercuts, perform optimized layout of slices, generate alignment holes and appropriate machining tool paths
- Surfcam: This software is used to generate the final output files for all of the CNC machines
Software
- Millit (3D printer software): this package will subdivide forms at their undercuts, perform optimized layout of slices, generate alignment holes and appropriate machining tool paths
- Surfcam: this software is used to generate the final output files for all of the CNC machines