The Advanced Output Center
Sullivan Center, Rm. 1232
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Accessing the Laser Cutter
Walk-ins
• Allauthorizedusersareabletowalkinanduseeitherlasercutterwhenithasnotbeenreservedinadvance,orwhen
ano-showforareservationoccurs.Walk-inusersmustcheckinwithalabmonitorpriortocutting;additionally,itis
theuser’sresponsibilitytocheckoutwiththelabmonitoraftercleaningup.
• Thewalk-inusagefeeis$0.15/minute.ArtiCardpaymentisdueatthetimeofcheckout.
• Unpaidfeeswillremainonauser’saccountandmaycauseaholdtobeplacedwhichrestrictsaccesstootherareas
oftheschool.Usersareresponsibleforknowingiftheyhaveanoutstandingneorbalanceontheiraccount.
• Walk-inuserscanuseasmuchtimeasisavailable,uptowhenthenextreservationstartsor30minutesbeforethe
labcloses,whichevercomesrst.
Reservations
• Reservationsmustbemadeinpersonthroughalabmonitoratleast3hoursbeforethetimebeingreserved,andno
morethan2weeksinadvance.
• Reservationscanonlybemadein45-minuteblocks.Youcanreserveupto8sessionsof45-minuteseachperweek.
Thereisnolimitforwalk-inuse.
• Uponmakingareservation,youmustpayanon-refundableadvanceusagefeeviaArtiCard.Thisappliestoallautho-
rizedusers(includingfacultyandstaff).Thefeeis$5per45-minutetimeslot,andisnotrefundableunderanycircum-
stances.
• Reservationsarenon-transferablefromonepersontoanother.Youcanonlymakeandusereservationsforyourself.
• Reservationscanberescheduledifyounotifylabstaffatleast3hoursinadvanceofyourreservedtimeslot.
• Youwillbegivena10-minutegraceperiodtoshowupforyourreservedtimeslot.Afterthegraceperiodexpires,your
slotwillbecomeavailableforwalk-inusersattheper-minuterate.
• Intheunlikelyeventthatyourreservedtimeslotmustbecanceledduetoequipmentmalfunctionorotherunforesee-
ableissues,youwillbenotiedasquicklyaspossibleandgiventheoptiontomakeanewreservationattheearliest
availabletimeslot.
• Intheeventthatalasercutteristakenofine,itwillnotbeavailableforreservationuntilitisoperationalagain.
Authorizations
• Beforeusingthelasercutter,youmustrstattendanauthorizationsession.Currentlyenrolledstudents,facultyand
staffcanbeauthorizedforlasercutting.
• Theinformationcoveredduringauthorizationswillchangeassoftwareandhardwareareupdatedorrecongured.To
keepusersuptodateonlasercuttertechniquesandpolicies,authorizationswillbegoodforonecalendaryear,after
whichyoumayneedtobere-authorizeddependingonyouractivitylevel.
• Viewtheauthorizationschedulepleasespeaktolabstaff.
Document Preparation
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