Makerspaces

Any current Pitt student (undergraduate and graduate) or Pitt staff can use our spaces and materials free of charge!
 

All current open hours are posted above!
 

Any current Pitt student can apply to become a mentor on our Makerspace Team webpage!

All BioE students still have swipe access to B09, so that they may access B10 (the bio-electronics laboratory) and the Bio Senior Design Storage.

*Note that the back room will only be open during our regular open hours, when the space is staffed by a mentor.

Once you have completed the basic ISS/BiU safety training, you can attend open hours and ask the mentor on duty to be trained on the 3D printers.​

The laser cutter and X-Carve trainings are covered in the Treehouse training. Treehouse trainings are only offered in-person, and take 1 hour. Treehouse training times are posted on the website above!

If you want to use materials that we do not provide, you must get it approved by Brandon Barber. You can DM him in the Slack or email him at brandon.barber@pitt.edu.
 

You can get metal laser cut for certain projects with the Swanson Center for Product Innovation (SCPI), which is the machine shop in Benedum. Contact Andy Holmes at aholmes@pitt.edu for more information.
 

• Thingiverse - website dedicated to the sharing of user-created digital design files
• MakerCase - website for designing boxes for laser cutting or CNC routing
• Cura Mesh Slicers - software slicer for 3D printing digital models
  • Ultimaker Cura Download - slicer for our Ender 3's
  • Lulzbot Cura Download - slicer for our TAZ 6's
• Bantam Download - CNC machining control software, used for our othermills
• Python Download - coding software, commonly used in workshops
• Pitt Software Download

• McMaster Carr - supplier of hardware, tools, raw materials, industrial materials, and maintenance equipment.
• Smooth-On - manufacturer of silicone rubbers, polyurethane rubbers and plastics, rigid and flexible urethane foams, epoxies, polysulfide rubbers, adhesives, coatings, release agents, and other material technologies.

• Swanson Center Product Innovation (SCPI) - Swanson's machine shop, useful for metal work and capstone project guidance.
  • Location: G16 Benedum Hall
• Student Electronic Resource Center (SERC) - Electronics Laboratory, useful for learning fundamental hands on knowledge of electronics, PCB designing, etc.
  • Location: 1217 Benedum Hall
• Open Labs - A separate Pitt based academic makerspace.
  • Location: 132 Hillman Library