Collaborative Environment
The Innovation Garage is here to facilitate imagining, designing, creating, and building. Current Auraria Campus affiliates can come together in a low-stakes, DIY environment where we give you the time and tools to work on your projects.
The flexible layout, abundant natural light, and ample collaborative tools provide a physical and mental space to enable you to bring a fresh perspective to any project or group meeting.
Some of the technical machines require scheduled training prior to use. Please see the full list of offerings below for more details on how to get started using our space!
Who can use the Innovation Garage and how?
Current students, staff, or faculty of CU Denver, MSU Denver, or CCD can use the Innovation Garage in the Auraria Library. All users need to take equipment and safety training prior to scheduling independent time.
Collaboration stations do not require prior training to reserve.
Our Spaces
Schedule
Use the calendar link below to make an appointment for equipment use and trainings. Time slots are based on staff availability. For questions about appointments or anything else related to the Innovation Garage please contact us.
Find this Space
We are located on the first floor next to the 10th Street entrance. Use the Interactive Floor Maps to view where the Innovation Garage is located inside the library.
Collaboration Stations
Group Station
The Innovation Garage has a bookable station for student exploration. This includes a large workbench with up to 6 seats, and a laptop hookup display monitor.
Please note, this is not a private space and other stations in the Innovation Garage may be in use. For the Library’s regular study rooms please visit our group study room reservations.
The maximum time that can be reserved per day is two hours. You must be a current student, staff, or faculty of CU Denver, MSU Denver, or CCD to reserve. The group collaboration station is for group use and must be occupied by a group of 2 or more. If two or more people are not present, you will be asked to relocate. For ALL reservations, the reservation holder with their campus ID and at least one additional member of the group must check-in at the Innovation Garage.
Collaboration Station (Independent)
Innovation Garage has an interactive area for independent use. This includes fold out workstations, a computer with multimedia software, peg/marker boards, on hand art supplies (depending on availability, includes markers, colored pencils, scissors, cutting mat, button maker, etc..) and sink.
Equipment is booked separately.
Equipment
3D Printing
3D printers can be reserved by appointment after scheduling and completing equipment and safety training.
Cost:
We only charge for the cost of the materials and accept credit card payments only. You will only be charged for successful printing; the same file may be attempted 3 times before assessment. Due to the calibration process of the printers, we are limited to PLA and PVA filament and cannot use any other user provided materials.
3D Printers:
Lulzbot Taz Pro (1) Dual extruder 3d printer
- Maximum build volume– 11”x11”x11”
Ultimaker 3 (2): Dual extruder 3d printer
- Maximum build volume– 8.5” x 8.5” x 7.9”
Appropriate Use of 3D Printers:
All Innovation Garage equipment is to support class- and research-related creative and academic activities of current students, faculty, and staff of the Auraria Campus. As such, and in accordance with the Auraria Campus’s Weapons Policy Auraria Library 3D printers may only be used to create objects that are directly related to assigned class or research work and may not be used to create weapons of any kind or any other item designed to harm others in physical, economic, or social ways.
Poster Printing
Printers can be reserved by appointment after scheduling and completing equipment and safety training.
Please note, we are a learning space bridging the gap between the home printer and professional printer; we are not a commercial service. No drop-in or departmental printing allowed.
Cost:
We only charge for the cost of the materials and accept credit card payments only. Due to the calibration process of the printers, we are limited to the materials below and cannot use any other user provided materials. Printing is limited to 48” per day on roll printers and 4 pieces of paper on sheet printer.
Printers:
Epson SureColor P800 / 16” Wide sheet printer.
Prints can be made in the following size and paper options. Dimensions can be cut down. Prices are per page. Single side only.
- 12”x18” Heavyweight Cardstock Paper: $3.50
- 16”x20” Heavyweight Cardstock Paper: $5.00
- 12”x18” Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper: $5.25
- 16”x20” Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper: $7.50
Epson SureColor P6000 / 24” Wide Roll Printer with luster paper or cardstock
24” wide printer: Prints can be a maximum of 24” wide on premium luster photo paper. This service costs $4.00 per linear foot with pricing rounded up to the nearest 25 cents.
Epson SureColor P8000 / 44” Wide Roll Printer with luster paper or cardstock
44” wide printer: Prints can be a maximum of 44” wide on premium luster photo paper. This service costs $7.00 per linear foot with pricing rounded up to the nearest 25 cents.
Vinyl Cutter
Vinyl cutter can be reserved by appointment after scheduling and completing equipment and safety training.
Design and create your own vinyl stickers. The vinyl cutter uses a small knife to precisely cut a vector outline into a roll of vinyl. Not to be confused with a vinyl printer, our cutter can only accommodate one color vector designs.
Cost:
We only charge for the cost of the materials and accept credit card payments only. Due to the calibration process of the cutter we cannot use any other user provided materials.
Vinyl Cutter:
Graphtec CE6000 PLUS Vinyl Cutter Plotter:
Vinyl stickers can be a maximum of 18” wide in a variety of colors. This services costs $0.50 per linear inch with pricing rounded up to the nearest inch per color. Price includes transfer tape. We’ll also show you how to weed away excess vinyl and prepare the sticker for application elsewhere.
Contact
E-mail: innovation.garage@ucdenver.edu
Phone: (303) 315-7718
Please leave a message, the space is not occupied during all Auraria Library hours. Staff will respond in 48 hours.
