Electrical Engineering Design Studio
Instructors – Saloome Motavas
Lab location: MCLD 3042
Engineering Services Contact – Tihomir Tunchev
| 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 by appointment, Mon-Fri during work hours. To book an appointment follow "these instructions" |
| Getting parts | Each group will receive at the beginning of the course: 1) An electrical parts kit 2) A mechanical parts kit All parts must be returned in good condition at the end of the course. |
| 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 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. |
| 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 will take place on week 1 as announced by course instructor. You do NOT need to book the orientation session, your will be assigned a session by your instructor. |
| Contact Eng Services staff | Fill online form |
| All other requests | help@ece.ubc.ca |