3D Printing
The University Libraries can help you dream, design, and build your 3D creations. The libraries have several different printing options to help create your objects. Creighton students, faculty, and staff can send a request to the library’s 3D Print Service and the staff will find the best way of printing each model to provide the best value and price for your need.
Requests will be sent to the appropriate library (Omaha or Phoenix). Billing is done through the Omaha campus library.
We use a variety of 3D printers at our libraries.
Bambu Lab X1E
The Bambu Lab X1E is designed for engineering and enterprise applications, featuring a hotend that reaches up to 320°C and a heated chamber up to 60°C. It also includes multi-material printing via AMS, built-in vibration and extrusion compensation with AI failure detection, and heavy-duty air filtration (G3 pre-filter and H12 HEPA filter). Uses PLA, PETG, TPU, and PLA-CF filaments.
Ultimaker S5
The Ultimaker S5 (available at the Omaha campus) uses dual extrusion with a larger build plate. It's great for creating functional prototypes and strong end-use parts, using a variety of filaments. Uses PLA, TPU, PETG, Breakaway, and PVA support filaments
Prusa
Original Prusa SL1S 3D printer is based on MSLA printing technology. This printer uses a high-resolution (MONOCHROME) LCD panel and a UV LED array to cure thin layers of resin to achieve an unprecedented level of detail. Original Prusa SL1S produces high-quality prints with great detail. Uses water-washable resin.
This service is open to all Creighton students, faculty, staff, and alumni, with priority given to current students, faculty, and staff.
$.15 per gram when printed on the Bambu X1E, Ultimaker S5, or the Prusa resin printer. Some filament may be used as support structure and will be removed during post-processing.
Printing times vary on the size and complexity of the print. Longer wait times may occur due to large class assignments. Please allow up to seven days for prints to be finished. You will receive a cost/time estimate after your request has been processed by the staff.
Stop by the Reinert-Alumni Library Service Desk, Makerspace, or the Phoenix campus library to speak with a staff member. You can also e-mail us at Ral3D@creighton.edu with any questions. Want to learn more about 3D printing and design? Sign up for one of our workshops! Email Ral3D@creighton.edu.
This is an additive manufacturing process that makes a physical object from a digital design and file. Thin layers of material, like melted plastic, are layed out in a pattern and then fused together
We are here for all students, faculty, and staff to try out new technologies that are not readily available to the general public.
3D Models sites (some have free models)
3D Design/Modeling sites
3D printing policies
- The library's maker technology 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.
- The library reserves the right to refuse any request.
- The library cannot guarantee item quality or stability, nor confidentiality of designs. Any finishing steps ( ex. removing supports, sanding, painting, etc.) is the responsibility of the user.
- Access to equipment is prioritized on factors such as academic priority, class due dates, reprints, and other issues that may arise. The library reserves the right to alter queue order based of these factors.
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.
