Design Fabrication Review

Do you have a draft design or drawings but not sure how to bring it to life or do it in a sustainable way? Request time with a TCS team member.

Two students with TCS team member in a design fabrication reviewTwo students with TCS team member in a design fabrication review

The Creator Space team can help you turn your ideas and preliminary drawings into prototypes.

This service is open to the University of Melbourne Community who have completed General Maker Training.

We will find the most suited team member/s to listen to your plan and will provide guidance, considering your time, training, and capability, to take your project to the next step.

Leverage the talented team that have industry design and fabrication know-how to help you extend your knowledge!

  1. Prepare

    Collate your designs, challenges and your thoughts on how you might complete the project.  The key to having a productive and helpful review will be the thinking you put in before you turn up.

  2. Request

    Complete the request form. Include as much information as you can here to get the most out of your review. If it’s light on the detail, we will ask for more!

    Request a design fabrication review

  3. Book

    A meeting invitation will be sent to you to meet with a team member in The Creator Space.

  4. Review

    Come prepared to maximise the 15-minute review in The Creator Space. We seek to understand your timeframe, your capability and training before guiding your projects next steps.

  5. Get making

    Use The Creator Space tools, equipment and on the floor team member support to bring your prototype to life. Don’t forget the team members are here for questions along the way.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Reviews are open to all type of projects (capstone, personal etc) to guide you in completing a meet your prototype needs. Review sessions are open to the users in the University of Melbourne Community who have completed General Maker Training.

  • We recommend having a review when you have drafted your design and before you purchase materials/start making.  If it's later that is no problem either.

  • They will be available at most times throughout the year, apart from our busy weeks in The Creator Space. Just share your availability in the request and we will find a team member as early as possible.

  • Key to having a productive and helpful review will be the thinking you put in before you turn up.

    Include hand drawn sketches, CAD (Computer Aided Design) pictures, engineering drawings, information on its intended function, your budget and timeline.

  • We feel about 15 minutes is perfect to get you headed in the right direction. Don’t forget the team members are here for quick questions along the way.

  • No. All consults are face to face in The Creator Space.

  • No. The Creator Space is a teaching and learning space for you to build your skillset and innovation. We can provide you support and guidance along the way but it’s all you! Some projects might be suitable for Engineering Workshop.

  • Unfortunately we can't help people with projects that are related to coursework, break the terms of service of using TCS such as anything related to weapons, the selling of items made in TCS, or other topics/items at our discretion.