THE NEKOOSA CADFABLAB
Big ideas.
Made here.
A computer. A 3D printer. A world of possibilities at every student’s desk.
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READY TO MAKE SOMETHING?
Send your design to print.
Use the original school request forms. Upload your own design; school sign-in may be required.
documented across the district
middle school + high school
at each student workstation
FROM THE BUILD PLATE
See what’s possible.
Small experiments. Moving mechanisms.
Things you can hold in your hands.
parts by March 2024
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Student creations
The earliest prints, the Nekoosa Axolotl, and milestones from the labs.
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Flexible parts
63 articulated creatures, clever gifts, and playful designs.
mechanical projects
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Kinetic sculptures
8 projects: clocks, automata, and mechanisms made to move.
TWO PLACES TO MAKE
Workstation counts documented in the original lab tour.
A CLASSROOM BUILT FOR MAKING
From a digital idea
to a physical object.
The CADFABLAB connects computer-aided design with hands-on fabrication. Students model, print, test, and improve their work using Tinkercad or Autodesk Fusion and a printer within reach.
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Harbor Freight Tools for Schools
Grand Prize winner.
Benjamin Peters and Nekoosa’s technology education program.