Appointments and File Submission Page

Welcome to the School of Architecture and Design Fabrication Lab Appointments and File Submission page.

This page has the guidelines for the following:

Reminder: Always cancel your appointments if you can no longer make it. All appointments can be cancelled by students on EZ Book.

1. How to register your EZ Book Account for Laser Cutting

All students have EZ Book accounts: Logon Name = NYIT email
First time sign-ups MUST click the Forgot Password link on the below link and reset your password:

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The lab recommends students to fully review the the Laser Cutting page before attending their first Laser Cutting Appointment
Appointments are 25 minutes long
Sign-ups open 7 days beforehand
Students can book up to 2 laser appointments per week
Sign up for an appointment on EZ Book

Students planning on buying material from the lab must submit a lasercutting job on the Queue Job page
Fill in the following information:
- Project Name
- Project Number
- Course Number
- Professors Name
- Project Notes (note the number of sheets and material to purchase here)
Select your campus Fabrication Lab
- Manhattan
- Old Westbury
Select the type of machine you need to use
- Laser Cutter – Material purchase only (does not reserve a laser appointment - appointments must be made on EZ Book)
Select material (available while supplies last - students are limited to purchasing 6 sheets of material per appointment)
- 2-Ply Chipboard (32 x 20 x 1/16 in / $2.00)
- 4-Ply Chipboard (32 x 20 x 1/8 in / $4.00) [MA - SOLD OUT]
- 2-Ply White Matboard (32 x 20 x 1/16 in / $5.00)
Upload your file
- This file is a place-holder for material purchase - it does not need to be the student's final laser cut file

Reminder: The lab will print any file submitted to the 3D Printing Job Queue that follows the lab's 3D Printing Process and Standards.

Any submitted files that do not comply with the rules of the process and standards page will be rejected.

Open the Queue Job page and sign into your NYIT account
Fill in the following information:
- Project Name
- Project Number
- Course Number
- Professors Name
- Project Notes
Select your campus Fabrication Lab
Select the type of machine you need to use
- 3D Printer – 3D Printing File Submission
Select material
- White PLA
Upload your file
- File name NYITusername_projectname_mmddyy

File Messages

Students will receive the following status update emails as their files as they are being processed:

File Issue
- 3D Print File cannot be printed. The file is either rejected or has failed on the printer. Reason for rejection / failure and helpful resources will be provided. Any resubmission will go back into the queue as submitted.
Waiting for Funds
- Student has insufficient funds for 3D Print. Student must add funds for 3D Print to start.
Charged
- Student has been charged for 3D Print. Print will start as soon as a printer is available.
Ready for Pick-Up / Shelf/Bin #
- 3D Print is complete and is ready for pick-up in the designated bin.

Before Signing-up for a CNC CAM Appointment

Review the lab's CNC Machining page before signing up for an appointment
Students may sign up for a CNC CAM Appointment on EZ Book
Students must review the CNC User Guide before attending their first CAM appointment.

CNC CAM Appointment Rules

Students are responsible to bring a digital model to their CAM Appointment that complies with the following rules
- Cut geometry situated within the bounding box of either the Techno CNC template (48 x 48 in) or the Carvey CNC template (12 x 8 in)
- Rhino 7 (.3dm) file
- On a flash drive (USB)
- 150 KB maximum file size
Any geometry that is not ready for CAM programming will be rejected and the student will have to reschedule the appointment before they are able to cut