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Laser Cut Ornament Making
To wrap up the Fall 2025 semester, the STA team hosted a DIY ornament-making workshop at the Hatchery (Raether Library, Level 1). At this workshop, attendees were able to drop in and customize their own ornaments using the laser cutter, which is regularly available to the Trinity community via appointment (see below for details). With the help of available templates, students could easily personalize their designs by adding their own names, their friends’ names, or emoji decorations. After designing their ornaments, students were guided through using the machine by an instructional technologist. We had a great turnout, with about 20 students dropping in throughout the event. Not only did students get the chance to surprise their friends and family with creative holiday gifts, but they were also introduced to the…
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Connecting to External Displays
The Digital Learning and Scholarship area has a selection of both public computers and external displays. Our public PCs and Macs, equipped with licensed software such as Adobe Creative Cloud, MATLAB, and more, are now all on the middle island, while the side islands host our external monitors. You can connect your device to these external monitors and have either an extended display (an additional screen with different displayed content) or a mirrored display (the same content that is on your device’s screen is displayed, but appears on a larger, nicer screen). Here, we’ll walk you through how to connect your device. 1: Ensure the HDMI cable is plugged into…
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Quick Guide to using Fusion 360
Fusion 360 is a 3D CAD/CAM design software and a part of the Autodesk suite. With a Trinity College e-mail address, you can obtain a free education license that provides access to Fusion 360. To activate your education license, go to Autodesk Fusion for Education webpage, and follow the instructions. You will typically be able to verify your student status once you verify your Trinity e-mail. Pros of Fusion 360: Cons of Funsion 360: Tutorials: