Electrical Engineering Design Studio
Instructors – GRECU, CRISTIAN / YAN, JOSEPH
Lab Location: MCLD 3042
Engineering Services Contact – Roberto Rosales
Page under development …. the information below will be updated soon
| Issue | Contact |
|---|---|
| Facilities | 3rd Year Lab: MCLD 3042, you have card access from 7am to 11pm, every day of the week. ECE Makerspace: MCLD 1016, open to ECE members for supervised work, Mon-Fri during work hours. ELEC391 students have priority during 391 Studio hours on Tue and Thu as on the Makerspace calendar posted "here" . While in the lab or ELEC391 Maker Space Studio, students must wear their ELEC391 name tags. |
| Getting parts | Each group will receive at the beginning of the course: 1) A mechanical parts kit 2) An electrical parts kit All parts must be returned in good condition at the end of the course. Additionally, each team is entitled to up to $65 in parts for custom added features. These parts must be ordered according to the instructions posted 'here' |
| Install SolidWorks | Follow the instructions posted 'here' |
| 3D printing | There are FDM Tinkerine 3D Printers deployed in the Makerspace for free use. Printers are available on a first-come-first-served basis. Instructions on how to operate the printers are available at: Essential resources for educators teaching 3D printing 3D Printing Design ELEC 391 students can submit up to two 3D printing requests. If a printed part breaks, students are responsible for reprinting it during studio hours. To submit a request, please fill out the web form here. For requests fill this online form |
| Installing the Tinkerine Software | In order to print on the Tinkerine printers, you first need to prepare your .stl file in the Tinkerine software. There are two options to obtain this: 1) Download the Tinkerine Suite 2.0 software here 2) Print on the web using Tinkerine cloud. Click here for instructions. |
| Laser cutting | Maximum Cut Size: 9" x 4" (228.6 mm x 101.6 mm) Material: 6 mm Acrylic Sheet Attendance Requirement: A team member must attend and observe the cutting process OR For requests fill this online form Request Limit: One request per team |
| Waterjet cutting | Not Applicable this term |
| Install Altium | You can obtain a student license 'here' It is free, unlimited, and renewable every year while you are a student |
| PCB design tutorial and support files | Altium's getting started tutorial is available here: Tutorial - A Complete Design Walkthrough with Altium Designer |
| Makerspace training | Required for all ECE members only once. You must attend an on-site orientation first and then complete an online test on Canvas. On-site orientation for ELEC391 students: during lab sessions of weeks 3 & 4 as announced by course instructors. To register on the course and to reserve your session, visit this link: this link |
| Contact Eng Services staff | Fill online form |
| All other requests | help@ece.ubc.ca |