BIF 3030 · Since 2013 · Fall 2026

Learn.Make.Share.

The world’s first business school 3D printing lab now runs seven new Bambu Lab printers. Bring a file, or bring an idea and a Guru will help you model it.

Start a print See the fleet

Printers: 7
Dual-nozzle: 4
Hotend: 350°C
Students: 10¢/g

Line type Outer wall0.42 mm Inner wall0.45 mm Sparse infill15% Top surface6 layers

Sliced live in your browser. Drag the layer slider to look inside.

Bambu Lab H2S · 340 × 320 mm plate

Layer 140/140
Z 28.00 mm

Layer0.20 mm

Est. time–

PLA–

Student cost–

Sliced

Device · 7 printers online

Seven printers, four models, one room.

Every printer in BIF 3030 is a current Bambu Lab machine. Six have actively heated chambers, so ABS, ASA, nylon and carbon-fiber blends print as reliably as PLA.

DevicesBIF 3030

Parameter	H2CBambu Lab · 2025	X2DBambu Lab · 2026	H2SBambu Lab · 2025	X1CBambu Lab · 2022
In the lab	2	2	2	1
Nozzles	Dual, plus Vortek rack of 6 swappable hotends	Dual nozzle	Single nozzle	Single nozzle
Build volume	330×320×325	256×256×260	340×320×340	256×256×256
Top speed	1,000 mm/s	1,000 mm/s	1,000 mm/s	500 mm/s
Hotend max	350 °C	300 °C	350 °C	300 °C
Bed max	120 °C	120 °C	120 °C	110 °C
Chamber	Heated 65 °C	Heated 65 °C	Heated 65 °C	Enclosed
Use it for	Up to 7 materials in one print with far less purge waste	Two materials, soluble or breakaway supports	Big parts, enclosures, cosplay, fixtures	Fast everyday PLA and PETG prints

Build volume, litersdrawn to scale

H2S37.0 L340 × 320 × 340 mm

H2C34.3 L330 × 320 × 325 mm

X2D17.0 L256 × 256 × 260 mm

X1C16.8 L256 × 256 × 256 mm

Ultimaker 2+previous fleet10.3 L224 × 224 × 206 mm

An H2S holds 3.6 times the volume of the Ultimaker 2+ machines the lab used before.

Gift · 2026

of 7 printersGift of Haoyang Xu and Yuxin Ning

Five of our seven printers are a gift from Haoyang Xu and Yuxin Ning.

The Illinois MakerLab gratefully acknowledges Haoyang Xu and Yuxin Ning for their generous gift of five Bambu Lab printers. The gift comprises both H2C printers, both X2D printers and the X1 Carbon.

SLOT A1 · DONORHaoyang XuAlumnus, Gies College of Business

SLOT A2 · DONORYuxin NingAlumnus, The Grainger College of Engineering

H2C-01
H2C-02
X2D-01
X2D-02
X1C-01

Print · Estimate

Price a print before you send it.

Every print is a $4 base fee plus material by the gram. These are the lab’s current published rates.

EstimateUSD

Total$16.00

Open the order form

Surcharges apply to the material rate. Campus account orders have a $10 minimum. Final price comes from the sliced file.

How ordering works4 steps

STEP 1Upload your file
STL, OBJ or 3MF. Tell us the color, layer height and when you need it.
STEP 2Get an estimate
A Guru checks the model, picks the right printer and emails you a price.
STEP 3We print it
Large parts go to an H2S, multi-material jobs to an H2C or X2D.
STEP 4Pick it up
Collect it in BIF 3030 during open hours, or ship small models in the US for $10.

More services	Illinois students	Faculty & staff	Everyone else
3D design and prototypingA Guru turns your idea into a model. Billed in 30-minute steps, plus material.	$20 / hr	$30 / hr	$50 / hr
1-to-1 modeling tutoringTinkercad or Fusion 360, online or in person.	$25 per 30 minutes
Private lab reservationClasses of up to 21 students for printing, design, scanning or prototyping.	Ask for a quote

Learn · Workshops, course, camps

Learn the tools, then use them.

Student Gurus run every workshop. Walk-in help is free during open hours.

Workshops90 min · $20 each

Basic 3D Printing90 min
$20
How the lab works, printing methods, and what each one is good at.
Digital Maker Certificate
3D Design with Tinkercad90 min
$20
Your first printable object, built from simple shapes.
Digital Maker Certificate
3D Design with Fusion 36090 min
$20
Functional, dimensioned parts in professional CAD.
Digital Maker Certificate
3D Printing with Generative AI90 min
$20
Use generative AI to design objects, then print them. Some coding experience helps.

Finish the first three to earn the Digital Maker Certificate. No public sessions are scheduled for Fall 2026, so classes and groups can request one.

Course · Every spring since 2014

BADM 331 · Making Things

Plan, design, make and market a new product in one semester. No exams, few lectures. Grades depend largely on how your product does in the market.

Instructor: Dr. Aric Rindfleisch
When: Wednesdays 5:00–7:50 PM
Seats: 21, about three applicants each

Summer camps · Ages 10–17

$250 a week, half days

Summer 2026 has wrapped. Summer 2027 dates post in early 2027.

Minecraft + 3D Printing10+
Adventures in 3D Modeling10–17
Generative AI + 3D Printing12+
Build Your Own Robot Arm12+
AI Robotics with Reachy Mini12+

Visit · Fall 2026

Come by the lab.

We are closed on university holidays, during Spring Break and Thanksgiving week, and between semesters.

HoursCentral Time

Monday	1:00–7:00 PM
Tuesday	2:00–7:00 PM
Wednesday	4:00–7:00 PM
Thursday	2:00–7:00 PM
Friday	1:00–7:00 PM
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Fall hours start Monday, August 31, 2026.

Location

BIF Room 3030Business Instructional Facility
515 East Gregory Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

uimakerlab@illinois.edu

Instagram and Facebook: @uimakerlab

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“Great place to make a 3D print. The online ordering option is very convenient!”Becky Vandewalle · 5.0 rating