Printing at Architecture Computing

In order to print in our labs, a student must have money in their Print Account. The balance associated with your NetID only works within the School of Architecture. One can Add to their Print Account here.

Please be courteous - excessively large files may be deleted by our lab techs or the Printer Queue. Note, your Print Account will not be charged if deleted while spooling. You will see the entire file load in the queue, then it will delete the job if it should exceed the following limits:

The Arch 314 Color and Black/White lasers have 150mb file limits.

The Arch 314 Color plotters have 200mb file limits.

The TBH 20 printers and plotters have their size limit restriction lifted since it should be used solely as a Printing Lab. This does not mean your files should exceed 200mb when the lab is busy.

Refunds

All requests for print refunds should be sent to arch-printing@illinois.edu, along with a PDF of your Print History, which can be obtained here.

Any print errors due to ink streaking, paper mishaps, etc. should be turned into a lab tech as proof with your name, NetID, date and the plotter name the error occurred on.

We only support sending PDF files to our plotters/printers due to their file compression and universal support properties. When sending any other file format to our plotters you assume full monetary liability for the job and may not be granted a reimbursement should it fail.

Printing assistance is available during normally staffed hours, otherwise you will have to email arch-printing@illinois.edu to make an appointment to meet with a lab tech.

Equipment

The School of Architecture maintains a wide variety of printing and plotting equipment for use by students, faculty, and staff. Our equipment ranges from black-and-white laser printers for text to 36-inch wide, full-color 600 dpi plotter for presentations and posters. Please see our guide to printing from your own computer.

314 Architecture Computer Lab

One HP LaserJet 5200 monochrome laser printer, capable of 600 dpi letter and tabloid size printing (Print Queue name = ARCH 314 LASER)

Two Hewlett Packard DesignJet 4000 PS color plotters, capable of 600 dpi and 36-inch wide output (Print Queue name = Arch 314 Colorplot Left + Arch 314 Colorplot Right)

One HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn laser printer, capable of 600 dpi, letter and tabloid size output, plus duplex printing (Print Queue name = Arch 314 ColorLaser)

One HP Inkjet, capable of letter and tabloid size printing (Print Queue name = Arch 314 Inkjet)

Hours: The 314 Architecture lab is open 24 hours per day, including breaks and holidays.

TBH Printing Center, Rm 20

Two HP DesignJet 4500ps color plotters with Stackers, capable of 600 dpi and 36-inch wide output (Print Queue name = TBH 20 ColorPlot Left PS3 + TBH 20 ColorPlot Right PS3)

One Hewlett Packard DesignJet Z6100ps color plotter which prints on semi-gloss photo paper, capable of 36-inch wide output (Print Queue name = TBH 20 PhotoPlot)

Two HP Color LaserJet CP6015xh printers, capable of 600 dpi, letter and tabloid size output, plus duplex printing (Print Queue name = TBH 20 Color Laser Left + TBH 20 Color Laser Right)

One Océ TDS320 Black and White laser plotter, suitable for quick high-quality monochrome AutoCAD line drawings (Print Queue name = TBH 20 BWPlot)

One HP LaserJet 5200 monochrome laser printer, capable of letter and tabloid size output, plus duplex printing (Print Queue name = TBH 20 Laser)

One HP Inkjet, capable of letter and tabloid size printing (Print Queue name = TBH 20 Inkjet)

Hours: During normal semester class days and weekends, the Print Center is open 24 hour per day to graduate students including breaks and holidays. Undergraduates have access to the lab during regular hours of 9am-5pm Monday- Friday, 12pm-5pm Saturday, and 12pm-9pm Sunday, excluding breaks and holidays.

TBH 307

One HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn laser printer, capable of 600 dpi, letter and tabloid size output, plus duplex printing (Print Queue name = TBH 307 ColorLaser)

Art East Annex Studio 1 Computer Lab, Rm 100

One HP LaserJet 5200 monochrome laser printer, capable of 600 dpi letter and tabloid size output, plus duplex printing (Print Queue name = Art Annex 100 Laser)

One HP Color LaserJet 5550hdn laser printer, capable of 600 dpi, letter and tabloid size output, plus duplex printing (Print Queue name = Art Annex 100 ColorLaser)

Hours: The 100 Annex lab is open 24 hours per day, including breaks and holidays.

Art East Annex Laser Cutting Lab

One Universal Laser Systems Laser Cutter V-460, 24x18 cutting area

Three Universal Laser Systems Laser Cutter X-660, 32x18 cutting area

Hours: By appointment only through the TRS reservation system.

Prices

The School of Architecture charges a small fee for most printing services. Prices are set based on ink, paper, and maintenance costs. All revenue from printing is used to purchase replacement printers, ink, and paper.

All printing must be paid for in advance. Each Architecture student has a printing "account" whose balance is automatically tracked by special software that controls the print queues. If insufficient funds are in your account to cover a print job, it will be deleted from the print queue. You may add money to your print account in the computer lab if you use the web-based credit card system . Checks must be payable to the University of Illinois and given to the Undergrad Office, 117 TBH.

Printing and Plotting Fee Schedule for School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Planning Students (effective Fall, 2009):
Type of Print	Size	Cost (in dollars)
Black & White Laser	8.5" x 11"	$.08/page
Black & White Laser	11" x 17"	$.16/page
Color Laser	8.5" x 11"	$.38/page
Color Laser	11" x 17"	$.70/page
Color InkJet	8.5" x 11"	$.25/page
Color InkJet	11" x 17"	$.40/page
Black and White Laser Plots (line drawings)	Any	$.35/square ft.
Color Bond Paper Plots	Any	$.70/square ft.
Color Photo Paper Plots	Any	$1.40/square ft.
* Plots will be measured and charged based on paper consumed, not printed area.

There is no discount or reimbursement for bringing your own special papers. Use of your own paper requires the presence and approval of a computer lab staff member.

Under no circumstances should you attempt to load your own paper into the plotters unaided by a computer lab staff member!