Educational Resources

The SIC is happy to provide examples of supplementary training videos, additional educational resources, and other links that students and researchers might find helpful.

A Scientist’s Guide to Buying a 3D Printer: How to Choose the Right Printer for your Laboratory – This piece covers the ins and outs of different methods of 3D printing and the advantages and disadvantages of methods such as resin or SLA and different filament types like ABS and PLA.

Autodesk has free access to a number of its most popular software products including Fusion 360, a great parametric modeling software that also allows for CAM processing for manufacturing.

Titans of CNC is a popular YouTube channel focusing on manufacturing but they also have a large suite of tutorials for beginners ready to learn CAD and CAM.