HAL Resources | UChicago Arts | The University of Chicago

To make a reservation or browse our available inventory please visit the reservation portal. Please note that you will only be able to view and make reservations for equipment to which you currently have access. If you have not become a HAL user by going through our lab orientation, you will not see any equipment when you log in.

Please click a heading for details on selected pieces of equipment available at HAL. In addition to these resources, we also stock a wide range of hand tools, hardware, electronics and electrical supplies, sheet goods, and more.

Objet 30 Scholar Desktop 3D Printer

Full product brochure.
Please note: The Objet 30 printer is only to be operated by HAL staff.
Ultra-high resolution accuracy, typically 0.1 mm (0.0039 inch)
Produces models with smooth surfaces, fine details & moving parts
Can be used with all types of 3D CAD software
Tray Size (X×Y×Z) 300x200x150mm (11.81x7.87x5.9 inches)
$.0125/gram for support material and $.25/gram for rigid blue resin

MakerBot Replicator 2

Product Website.
Tray size: 285x153x155mm (11.2x6x6.1inches)
100-micron layer resolution
Will print from a .stl or .obj file.

MakerBot Digitizer

Product Website.
3D Scanner that will digitize small objects for manipulation or reproduction with 3D printers.
Scan Volume up to 200x200mm (8x8inches)
Detail Resolution: .5mm
Scan Speed: Roughly 12 minutes.

Desktop CNC Mill - Shapeoko 2

Product Website.
Simple, tabletop CNC mill.
Cutting Area: 298x301x54mm
Spindle Tool Size: 1/8"

Universal Laser Systems VLS 6.60 Laser Engraver/Cutter

Capacity: 32" x 18"
Power: 60 Watts
Capable of cutting wood, various plastics, paper and cardboard, leather, etc
Capable of etching or engraving all of the above, plus glass, stone, and certain coated metals
For more information see the product page

PQ Labs 12-Point Touch Screen

Product Website
Supports up to 12 simultaneous touch commands for multimedia and interactive applications
Overlaid on a Samsung UN55ES6500 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV
Connected to a Dell PC workstation

Samsung 55 inch LED Display

Full product brochure
Overlaid with PQ Labs 12-Point Touch Screen
Connected to a Dell PC workstation

Arduino UNO

Arduino Website
Arduino is "an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for writing software for the board."
HAL has basic arduino kits available. There are several retailers offering circuit modules for use with the Arduino microcontroller.

Raspberry PI

Raspberry PI website
An inexpensive and small ARM/GNU Linux box for use in a variety of ways

Mac Pro Tower

2 x 2.4 GHz 6-Core Intel Xeon
Memory (RAM): 16.0 GB
Storage: 1 TB
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB
Software: OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion
Includes Dell display

Dell PC Workstation

Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2630 0 @ 2.30 GHz (2 processors)
Memory (RAM): 16.0 GB
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro 4000
Software: Windows 7
Connected to a Samsung UN55ES6500 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz 3D Slim LED HDTV, and a PQ Labs 12-Point Touch Screen.

Software (Mac)

Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection
Google SketchUp 8
netfabb Basic
QuickTime Player

Vectorworks 2012

Software (PC)

Adobe Acrobat X Pro

Adobe Creative Suite 6 Master Collection

Adobe Flash Player 11

Artec Studio 9
Autodesk Backburner 2013.0.0
Autodesk DirectConnect 2013 64-bit
Autodesk FBX Plug-in 2013.1 - Mya 2013 64-bit
Autodesk MatchMover 2013 64-bit
Autodesk Maya 2013 64-bit
Composite 2013 64-bit
Geekbench 3.4
GoPro CineForm Studio 1.3.2
GStreamer WinBuilds 0.10.6 (LGPL)
GStreamer WinBuildsSKD 0.10.6 (LGPL)
IIS 8.0 Express
Kinect for Windows Developer Toolkit v1.7.0

Makerware
MakerWare for Digitizer
Microsoft Office

Microsoft Silverlight 5 SDK
Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2012
NVIDIA Graphics Driver 310.90
NVIDIA HD Audio Driver 1.3.18.0
NVIDIA nView 136.53
Objet Studio 9.1.1
OpenNI 2.2.0.10
PQLabs MultiTouch Platform 4.1305RC3
PrimeSense Sensor KinectModPCL 5.0.3.3
QuickTime
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
SCENECT 5.2.100.32597 x64
Skanect 1.2
SketchUp 2013
SPInstall
Vectorworks 2012
VirtualCloneDrive
VLC media player 2.0.6
WCF RIA Services V1.0 SP2

SUMMER 2017:
OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Please contact hal-info@uchicago.edu for more information

CONTACT:
hal-info@uchicago.edu

773.834.2227

FIND HAL:
Get directions to Searle 206