Physical Computing

OCAD U has two central Computer Studios set up with desktops equipped with specialized software featuring Alienware Aurora R12 + Wacom Cintiq displays + 25" Dell Ultrasharp Displays and 27" 4K Dell Displays.

We offer you access to digital fabrication services at accessible prices!  Our technical staff can help you with file manipulation, post-processing and finishing suggestions for your project! We offer lots of services like:

- FDM 3D printing, SLA 3D printing and SLS 3D printing
- laser cutting and engraving
- CNC milling, 3D scanning and waterjet cutting

Our studio has all the equipment and materials you need for experimental fabrication, including:

- digital equipment like laser cutters, 3D printers and CNCs
- stationary power tools like drill presses, router tables, sanders and saws
- hand tools and hand power tools
- physical and digital computing equipment

Animate frame by frame using Dragonframe Software and Canon mirrorless cameras, shooting stop-motion on top-down animation stations and stages for 3D puppet animation. Light your set using the overhead lighting grid and specialized stop-motion light kits. Design and capture frame-by-frame camera moves with our 3-axis motion-control camera track and lens motor.

Soldering stations with localized HEPA ventilation, various electronics sensors and actuators for prototyping interactive projects, sewing machine for soft circuits and wearable projects, Re-use Depot of electronic waste for hacking

Explore video production in our studio environment, experimenting with rigging setups using a lighting grid. Create performances against the cyclorama or green screen backdrops, and project images and videos on the cyclorama or alternative projection surfaces. Edit videos and media projects using Adobe Creative Cloud in our editing labs, then review content and present work in the 4K projector-equipped screening room, experiencing surround sound with the 5.1 system during screenings.