Much of the equipment in the Millikin Makers' Studio uses specialized software. All of the options we have provided here are either open source and/or free for students, faculty, and staff to download.
CNC Machine
- Inventables Carvey 3D Carver (M-ZXR-XCUX)
- Software:
- : Easel is made by Inventables, makers of the Carvey, for use with the machine. You'll need to create an Inventables account to use this web-based program.
Laser Cutter and Engraver
- Glowforge Pro w/ Performance Laser Filter
- Print software:
- : Please note that, in order to use the glowforge software, you first need an email invitation from the Makers' Studio manager, Loryn Rericha. Please contact him to get set up at: lrericha@millikin.edu
- Vector Graphics Editors (SVG files):
Cutting Machine
- Silhouette Cameo 3
- Software:
- Silhouette makes the software for their Cameo machine available for download. Make sure to download the current version (not the beta version) of Silhouette Studio. You can also download Silhouette Studio Mobile from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
3D Printers
- Monoprice MP Select Mini V2
- Prusa i3 Mk3S+
For 3D printing, you'll need two pieces of software - one for designing and one for actually printing the object (called a Slicer).
- Design Software:
- : Are you a beginner? Start here. Tinkercad works by having you combine and merge pre-existing simple shapes.
- : 3D CAM/CAD software from Autodesk, one of the industry leaders in design software. Note: You MUST register with your millikin.edu email address to access the free version educational license for Fusion 360. Personal emails (e.g. gmail, comcast, yahoo) will not work.
- : Originally developed by Google, SketchUp is used by a vareity of people, including architects, designers, builders, makers and engineers
- Ready-Made Objects: If you don't want to design your own objects, you can find several repositories of online objects available for download. Here are some of our favorites. Whenever you want to print someone else's object, make sure you have permission to do so! The websites below encourage sharing of files. Keep in mind that not everything you find on these sites will be appropriate (in terms of size, shape, materials, or content) for printing on our equipment.
- Slicer:
Power Tools
- Black + Decker 20v Max Mouse Sander (BDCMS20B)
- Black + Decker 20v Max Cordless Drill/Driver (LDX220C)
- Dremel Ultra-Saw US40
- Dremel 4000 Rotary Tool
- Dremel 220 Workstation
- Makita Heat Gun (HG6530V)
- Soldering Irons
Buttons
- American Button Machines
- 1.25" Button Maker (125)
- 1.25" Graphic Punch (1629)
- Brick City Button Makers
- 2.5" Tecre Button Maker (250)
- 2.5" Tecre Graphic Punch (2920)
AR/VR
- Meta Quest 2
- Google Cardboard
- Z-Space All-In-One (ZSPACE300)
Other Materials
- Assorted hand tools
- Craft supplies
- Legos
- Green screen