Fablab Access
You may access HONFablab (Fablab Yogyakarta) for all your personal fabrication needs, whether for your personal, academic, artistic, or commercial projects on a prototype level.
HONFablab is open for digital fabrication activities from Monday to Friday, 11 am to 6 pm. You may visit the lab directly or make appointment prior to your visit.
In addition to our regular activities, we hold OPEN DAYS on Wednesdays and Fridays (except public and national holidays) and OPEN LAB, a sponsorship program for fabrication of exhibition-related works.
The following information will give you more insights on how to use the equipment at HONFablab as well as compatible softwares to prepare your project files.
You can also download our Handy Guide, which will help you prepare your design for fabrication work at HONFablab.
Software:
Each machine is equipped with its own software.
Below is the list of additional softwares we provide in the lab to prepare and edit your files.
|
Machines |
Softwares |
File type |
Compatibility |
|
Big Milling Machine (CnC Router Shopbot) |
Part Work (2D&3D) Adobe Illustrator AutoCAD |
.dxf(2D) .stl (3D) .ai, .dxf (2D) .DWG(2D) |
Windows Vector editing Vector editing |
|
Small Milling Machine (Roland Modela 3D Plotter) |
Sketchup(3D), Blender(3D), Eagle(Circuit boards) |
.stl (3D) |
Windows |
|
Laser Cutter (Spirit GE24) |
Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw |
.ai, .cdr |
Windows, mac, vector |
|
VynilCutter (Roland CAMM Servo GX-24) |
Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw |
.ai, .cdr |
Windows, mac, vector |
|
Embroidery Machine (Singer Futura CE-250) |
FuturaSoftware, Autopuch |
.bmp(image embroidery) |
Windows |
Materials:
Each machine works best with different kinds of materials. Below is the list of materials you can use with the machines.
|
Machines |
Materials |
Work area |
Not Recommended/not compatible |
|
Big Milling Machine (CnC Router Shopbot) |
Wood (thickness up to 120mm), plywood (3-20mm thickness) MDF (3-20 thickness) Acrylics (3-10mm) |
1220x2440mm (max) |
Steel
Iron |
|
Small Milling Machine (Roland Modela 3D Plotter) |
Machinablewax Wood (various) Circuit board Aluminium |
150x200mm (max) |
Steel |
|
Laser Cutter (Spirit GE24) |
Paper Wood Plywood Rubber Fabrics Aluminium Acrylics Cardboard Circuit board |
600x900mm (max) |
Steel iron |
|
VynilCutter (Roland CAMM Servo GX-24) |
Copper Tape 3M 1126 Vynilroll (sticker paper) various Transfer Tape, Permacel 595B WHITE Epoxy film 3M 1 |
150mm x 33m
380mm wide
150mmx 55m
150mm x 90m |
Thickness above 100gr |
|
Embroidery Machine (Singer Futura CE-250) |
Fabrics (various) |
|
*watchout for any elastic materials/fabrics |
We will update this list based on experience. If you have any question about hardware, software and materials, don’t hesitate to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .









