A² Fab Lab

The A² Fab Lab is a digital fabrication lab with the tools to help you mediate between digital and physical design and creation processes. The technologies housed here include two laser cutters, three 3D printers, a 3D scanner and one 3-axis CNC router.

A² comes from the collaboration of the two schools which formed the lab, the College of Design, Construction and Planning's School of Architecture and the College of Fine Art's School of Art and Art History. However, as of Fall 2012, the lab is open to the ALL at the University of Florida! We welcome artists, architects, engineers, makers, medical researchers, entrepreneurs, and curious creatives.

Explore new ways of thinking and making. Join us at the UF A² Fab Lab.

Fab Lab Coordinator: Mathew Chandler
For questions & comments: email us

F.L. Graduate Assistant: Samuel Lopez
F.L. Intern: Caleb Sjoquist

Associated Faculty
Architecture: Lee-Su Huang
Art: Jack Stenner

Monday: 3:30-5:00pm
Wednesday: 2:00-5:00pm
Friday: 3:30-5:00pm

Architecture Bldg. Room 307
University of Florida
331 Inner Rd
Gainesville, FL 32611

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Access to the Fab Lab for all University of Florida students, faculty and staff is $135 per semester. This lab fee covers 24/7 access to the laser cutters, as well as acces to the CNC router, 3D printers and 3D scanners, as our office hours permit. The CNC router has an additionally hourly fee and the 3D printers have additional material costs, but these aren't too bad, come check it out. Lastly, we offer a "3D-Only" account to give access to the CNC, 3D printer or 3D scanner, and minus access to the laser for $50 plus their associated costs.

Due to fees already paid by Arts and Architecture students that help support the lab, the Arts or Architecture rate remains at $110, and 3D-Only for $40.

Access fees go toward the repair and maintenance of these tools hard at work. It also supports the people who staff the lab, for help when you need it. Lastly, it goes towards advancing the lab's technologies to make an ever-growing array of digital fabrication tools available to you!

Orientation meetings
Laser cutting
3D printing
CNC milling
3D scanning
Machine Specifications

How to use the laser cutters & list of materials
Exporting from Maya for 3D printing on the Zprint rapid prototyper
3D scanner basics
Machine Specifications

Instructor: Zach Castedo - zcastedo@ufl.edu
Fall 2011 course site
Spring 2011 course site
Summer B 2010 laser project gallery
Spring 2010 laser project gallery