3D Printing
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Getting Started
- Review the library's 3D Printer Policy
- Email 3Dprinting@wylietexas.gov for online ordering or bring your .STL file on a flash drive to the Help Desk
- Staff will review your file and give you an estimated cost
- The cost to print is 15¢ per gram with a $1.50 minimum
- Library staff will contact you when your print job is ready for pickup
- Objects will be held for 7 days for pickup
Design Creation
can be saved in .STL format. Many are available from the Internet and are free to use:
Use a pre-existing design repository (such as Thingiverse). Look for free designs that have printed successfully.
Technical Specifications
- Maximum Size of 3D printer bed (for best results): 8” x 8” x 8” (203 mm x 203 mm x 203 mm)
- Material: ABS (ABS is not considered food safe)
- Printer: PolyPrinter 229
- Objects print in a single color and the selection of colors is subject to availability. The Library has the following colors on hand:
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
- White
- Grey
- Black
- Additional color subject to availability
- Accepted file formats: .STL
No patron will be permitted to use the Library’s 3D printer 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 or violates the Library’s Patron Behavior Policy.
- In violation of another’s intellectual property rights. For example, the printers will not be used to reproduce material that is subject to copyright, patent, proprietary or trademark protection.