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MCBH Library 3D Printer Menu

This guide includes links to various suggested prints, FAQs, and information on how to get started with Tinkercad.

How to Submit a 3D Print Request

To submit a design to be reviewed by the MCBH library, send an email with the following information to MCBHAWAII.BASELIBRARY@USMC-MCCS.ORG:

  1. File of your design in .stl format 
    (If using a file from a free website, please include the link to the page and name of the file(s) being requested.)
  2. Your name (as it appears on your military ID) and library card number
  3. Your desired color for the print
  4. Your email and phone number

You will receive a response confirming or denying your request within 3 business days.  If approve, please allow 2 weeks for completion.  You will have 1 week to pick up your print after completion.

Note: Failing to pick up your print on multiple occasions will result in loss of printing privileges.  

Rules for 3D Printing

When you submit a design to be printed, you are agreeing to the following rules:

  1. Each patron is limited to one pending request.  A new request cannot be submitted until the previous print has been picked up.  If a request has more than one file, only one file will be printed each week.  New requests cannot be submitted until the full first request has been picked up.
  2. Each requested file is completed in one single color.  Our 3D printer is only able to print in one color at a time.  
  3. Prints must take less than 8 hours to complete.  (You can learn more about approximate print times of files on the Tips & Tricks page.)
  4. Size cannot exceed 11 inches x 11 inches x 11 inches.
  5. No offensive, copyrighted, or violent items will be approved for print.

Color Options

 

Color options:

Pink    Red     Orange     Yellow      Blue     Light Blue
Purple     White     Gray     Tan     Brown     Black

 

*Colors are subject to availability.  If a color is unavailable, we will offer other options before printing.