Computing Resources
Department requires all LARP Students to have their own Windows Compatible laptop computer. Click the following to view the Computer Guide
Having trouble printing in the Design Building? View our General Printing Guide
Computer Lab Hours
- DB 260 (Trimble Tech Lab) Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm, after hours card access
- DB 235 Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Digital Media TA Hours Spring 2023
Digital TAs:
Julia Slater
Email: jaslater@umass.edu
Julia's Office Hours:
Wednesday - 11:00am - 1:00pm
Friday - 12:00 - 1:00pm
Saturday - 12:00 - 3:00pm
*(Schedule Appointment via email)
*Office hours are subject to change based on availability/midterms/finals
Location:
Room 353
Students can also make appointments with the digital media TA for a tutoring session by email. Special TA help hours will be provided during presentation weeks.
Scanning
- Large size scan - Fill out a scan request form in the main office (DB 210), attach it to your drawing(s). At least 24hrs notice is required.
- Self Service Scan station is in DB 235 Station #30
Printers & Plotter (DB 260A) Instruction
- Black & White Printer: 8.5x11, 8.5x14, 11x17, single & double sided (1 page 8.5x11 costs $ 0.05)
- Color Printer: 8.5x11, 8.5x14, 11x17, single & double sided (1 page 8.5x11 costs $ 0.35)
- T1700 Plotter: 24", 36" wide (The average 24x36 plot costs around $7.002)
(Please make sure the file you are plotting is under 10MB, the smaller the better).
Remote print from your personal laptop (windows only)
Please download & install the driver packages from http://umaoitptp2.campus.ads.umass.edu/Uniprint/Packages.asp.
- Design Building Plotters (Remote)
- Design Building Printers (Remote)
DB Wood Shop & Fab Lab
If you want to train to use the Wood Shop, you must first complete Fire Safety Training
If you want to train to use the Fab Lab (Laser Cutter), you must complete Both Fire and Laser Safety Training.
Trainings sign up: https://ehs.umass.edu/trainings
- Grads & Undergrads from any program in the Design Building are welcome
- Questions contact Wood Shop Manager Evan Janes ejanes@umass.edu (DB112A)
Workshop Instructions
- BSLA Senior GIS Workshop 1/24/2018
- How to print & scan in the Computer Lab
- Graphic Examples
- GIS Mapping Basics
- PhotoShop Basics
- InDesign Basics
- InDesign Example
- GIS Slope Analysis
Software Tutorials
- Emeritus Professor Mark Lindhult's Tutorial YouTube Channel (AutoCAD, PhotoShop, Illustrator, & etc.)
- Photoshop Beginner Tutorial Video
- InDesign Beginner Tutorial Video
- Rhino User's Guide and Tutorials for Windows
- Grasshopper Tutorials
- Grasshopper Primer
- Lumion 3D Tutorials
- Vectorworks
- SketchUp Essentials
Rendering Tips
- PixelFlakes
- Visulizing Architecture by Alex Hogrefe
- Ronenbekerman - Architectural Visualization Blog
- CGArchitect
- Architecture Rendering Styles
GIS resources
- UMass GIS hub
- MassGIS Datalayers
- Boston Redevelopment Authority Maps & GIS Data
- Boston Building Footprint with Height(GIS Data)
- ArcGIS installation
- Arcgis Online (enterprise login - 'umass-amherst' - login with your umass id)
- Standford EarthWorks
- Leventhal Map digital collections
- Open Geoportal
Other Links
- UMass Library Digital Media Lab
- Mapbox
- Snazzy Maps
- OpenStreetMap
- Graphic Design for Architects : A Manual for Visual Communication
- MrCutOut
- The Noun Project
- CGTextures
- LARP Student Gallery
- ASLA Awards Recipients
- UConn Plant Database
- "What Tree Is That?" Tree Identification Field Guide
- Missouri Botanical Garden