What can you do at SALA?

SALA offers resources for both physical and digital fabrication. For digital fabrication, the laser cutters, 3D printers, plotters, and the CNC are all readily accessible to students. For these resource locations, please review our facilities overview.

For physical fabrication, our comprehensive woodworking shop provides all tools required to produce anything from small models to full-sized building components.

For further information about specific tools at SALA, please refer to our tutorials.

For a map of resources on campus, please refer to our D-Constructed Map & Glossary.

For supplies and services outside of UBC, please refer to our list of Off-Campus resources.

To see what material is  sold through SALA, please refer to our list of material for sale. 

To see what audio/visual equipment SALA has, please see our media + AV list.

Tech Support

For issues with 3D printing or laser cutting, please contact digifab@sala.ubc.ca.

For shop related issues, please contact the workshop at workshop@sala.ubc.ca.

For IT and plotting related issues: contact SALA’s plotter tech, submit a ticket online, call the IT desk at 604-822-2008, or see someone in person at the help desk on the main floor of the Koerner Library.