Current Lab Info – College of Design, Iowa State University

Phone #: 294-1774

Lab Hours

Summer – Monday - Friday 8:00 am -5:00 pm
Fall/Spring – Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 2:00 am, Friday: 8:00 am - 10:00 pm, Saturday: noon - 10:00 pm, Sunday: noon - 2:00 am
Closed during semester breaks; reduced hours for Spring break, and the first week of classes, Fall and Spring semesters

Room 434  - Macintosh Teaching Lab

20 G5/Dual-2.7 Ghz - 1GB RAM, SuperDrives
Video Editing and Teaching Station, including projector and VCR
3 flatbed scanners, Epson, 8.5 x 11 (optional slide tray)

Room 440  - Windows Teaching Lab

20 Dells – Dual Xeon 2.8 GHz – 1 GB RAM (WinXP)
DVD+RW/+R
SmartClass – Video Teaching System
Projector
2 flatbed scanners - 8.5 x 11 - Epson (optional slide tray)

Room 446  - Open Lab

20 MacPro Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon “Woodcrest” processors, 2GB RAM, SuperDrives
Video Editing Station with VCR
1 Epson 8.5 x 11 flatbed scanners (optional slide tray)
1 slide scanner (Nikon)
1 Flatbed scanner /Transparency capabilities - UMAX. This scanner can also scan slides (up to 12 at a time).
1 Microtek 12x17 scanner

20 Dells - 3.2GHz Dual Core Xeon, 4GB RAM
CD-RW
DVD+/-RW
2 flatbed scanners - 8.5 x 11 - Epson (optional slide tray)

Room 530 - Digital Acquisition Studio:

• Wide-scanner (Windows)
• Video-editing (Windows)
• Video-Editing (Macintosh - FinalCut Pro)
• Slide-scanner (Macintosh)
• Flat-bed scanner (Macintosh)
• Northeast Wall - lights
• Southeast Wall - green screen, lights, and backdrops

Mac Software - Macs are running MacOS X

Adobe AfterEffects 7 (CS3 will be installed for Spring 2008)
Adobe CS 3:

Adobe Acrobat Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Dreamweaver
Flash 

Adobe Premiere 6.5 
Maya 8
Cinema4D R10.1
Sketch-Up
FinalCut Express
Apple iLife

iDVD
iTunes
iPhoto
iMovie HD
GarageBand

PC Software

Architectural Desktop (AutoCAD)
3D StudioMAX
3D StudioVIZ
Adobe CS 3:

Adobe Acrobat Pro
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Dreamweaver
Flash 

Adobe Premiere Pro
Maya 8
Cinema4D R10.1
Rhino 3D
Autodesk Revit
Sketch-Up
SquareOne ECOTECT

All computers have web browsers, ftp and telnet software, and Microsoft Office

Armory Information

6– 20 G5/dual 2GHz – 1 GB RAM, SuperDrives (CD-R/DVD-ROM/DVD-R) and iDVD

Printing Information

All lab printers are located in our output center in room 426 Design, along with other additional, specialized devices. All transactions are handled with Cy-Cash or Departmental Copy Cards.

Printers

Black and white printers: free. We ask that patrons print responsibly, and that all course materials are optimized to print efficiently and quickly.

Color Printer: Paper Sizes - Letter (8.5x11), Tabloid (11x17), and 12x18, and several types of paper – First print - $1.00, multiple copies of that print - $.25

Wide Format color printer: handles up to 36 inch wide prints on Photo Luster paper: $.60 per linear inch

Photo Printer: Satin and Glossy papers in the following sizes: 8.5x11 - $2.00, 13x19 - $4.00, 17 x 22 - $6.00

KIP Engineering Plotter/Copier: up to 36 inch wide black and white plots on bond paper. New lower price! $1.00/liner-foot. Some applications have built-in length limitations on printable areas.

Other Equipment

Laser Cutter: fees - $.10 per minute, plus the cost of standardized materials purchased through the output center, with minimal fees for training and using other materials (Materials Approval Form required for other materials – not everything can or should be cut on the laser cutter).

We stock the following materials for use with the laser cutters:

1/16 Clear Acrylic - $6.00
1/8 Clear Acrylic - $8.00
1/16 White Acrylic - $9.00
1/16 White Acrylic - $10.00
1/16 Black Acrylic - $9.00
1/16 Black Acrylic - $10.00
Chipboard - $1.50
Cardboard - $1.50
Basswood - $4.25

3D Printer: $3.00/cubic inch material

Self-serve photocopier: 8.5x11: $.10, 11x17: $.20

Equipment Available for Checkout - Current ISU ID must be presented

Cameras: still and video (digital) - no fees. Video cameras require a mini-DV tape, to be provided by the patron.

Projectors: for class work only

Remotes for the following critique spaces: 4th Floor Landing (Center), 3rd Floor North (triangle space), and 3rd Floor Landing (Center). Please reserve all spaces through room 134, the Admin Office.

WACOM Tablets

Other IT Information

Resource Site: http://www.design.iastate.edu/LABS/ - Lab information and tutorials

To add the COD Lab Printers: http://www.design.iastate.edu/PRINTERS/

To report problems with your office or studio machines: call 4-1774. Our lab monitors will enter your trouble ticket into our reporting system.

If you need someone to talk to your class about printing and the labs, please contact Jennifer Nieland at nielandj@iastate.edu, for information.

Books available for checkout