The hours of operation for the DIC (5th Floor) Staff are the following:

Monday-Friday: 8am-9:30pm

The Hours of Operation for the 1st Floor Print Studio Staff are the following:

Monday–Friday: 9am-11pm

Overnight Hours for the 5th and 1st Floor: 11pm–8am

(NO OVERNIGHTS DURING THE SUMMER)

You must be in the building before 11 PM.

Fifth Floor: Open 24/7 on weekdays and weekends.

Print Studio: Open 24/7 from Friday through Monday.

Holiday Hours

During the school year, the Digital Imaging Center is open 24 hours a day, excluding SVA holidays. On SVA holidays, security will not allow access to the building.  NOTE: The lab can be subject to early closure the day prior to the Holiday. Please inquire with staff for hour changes.

All Major Holidays Include:

Thanksgiving Weekend

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

New Years Eve and New Years Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Labor Day

Juneteenth

Fourth of July

Memorial Day

The Digital Imaging Center is closed entirely during the Winter Holiday. The lab will reopen to students on the first day of Spring Semester.

Students from other departments and the MFA programs are not currently permitted to use our labs at this time.

The 1st Floor Print Studio is the main workshop area of the DIC. This is where all large-scale prints, bookbinding, cutting, gluing, and all other production work occur. 

The majors that have access to the workshop are the Design and Advertising Students Only.

If someone is printing on behalf of a department (i.e., Residence Life, VASA, VAP, etc.). Students and staff must complete the print invoice form before entering the print studio. The invoice must be confirmed that it was received before the individual can print. Please see the documents section for the Print Invoice Form.

No food or drink is permitted in the workshop. Resealable Water bottles or thermos are allowed.

If you have any additional questions regarding these guidelines, please contact the Digital Imaging Center staff at dic@sva.edu for more information.

Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday-9am-9pm

Riso Workshops:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 11am / 6:30pm / 7pm (30min - 1hr)

Riso Personal Time: 

(2 hours) 9am-11am / 1pm-3pm / 3pm-5pm / 7:30pm-9pm

The printer will not be available during the weekends or holidays. SVA has posted the holidays online. If staff is present, this may be the exception.

WebCheckout Reservation

Sessions can be scheduled in person at the DIC Print Studio. Be on time for your appointment. The workshop will not restart if you are late. Check in at the front desk of the Print Studio and a staff member will escort you to the Riso room.

Please contact our equipment coordinator with any questions about reservations. 

WHAT CAN YOU PRINT?

You can print posters, zines, books, and more. Risograph printing is suited to printing in multiples. We recommend printing at least ten copies for prints or 50 copies for books and zines. 

TRAINING 

You can request a 60-minute introduction to the Riso printer. The best day to schedule an appointment is Tuesday or Friday. Once you are comfortable with the process, you may use Google Chat messenger to ask technical questions to our production assistants while you work on your project.

For more of our policies, please click here.

For more information, please contact dic@sva.edu.

Hours of Operation

The VR Station is located in room 509. The hours of operation are the following: 

Monday through Friday: 9am-9pm.

The VR station will not be available during the weekends or holidays. SVA has posted the holidays online. Room reservations are done through WebCheckout, using an hour and a half block that is predetermined. 

Classes may schedule a 3 hour block. 

WebCheckout Reservation

Sessions can be scheduled in person at the DIC or an email reservation. This can be made using the WebCheckout system. When you arrive for your appointment, you will report to the 5th floor to check in. After, a staff member will escort you to the VR room.

Please contact our equipment coordinator with any questions about reservations. 

VR and Your Personal Limits

If you are prone to motion sickness, take note that VR does have the capacity to trigger these symptoms. If you are feeling ill, remove the headset and take a seat. If you feel light headed or nauseated, take a few deep breaths and do not place the headset on again until you feel better. It is strongly recommended that you wait for the rest of the day to let your system recover.

For additional policies, please visit here.

For more information, please contact dic@sva.edu. 

3D Printer 

Hours of Operation

The 3D Printers are located in the Print Studio. The hours of operation are the following: 

3D Print Workshops:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday. 10am / 2pm (30min - 1hr)

3D Print Personal Time:

30min intervals

The printer will not be available during the weekends or holidays. SVA has posted the holidays online. Room usage is done through WebCheckout, using a 3-hour block that is predetermined. 

WebCheckout Reservation

Sessions can be scheduled in person at the DIC Print Studio. Be on time for your appointment. The workshop will not restart if you are late. Check in at the front desk of the Print Studio and a staff member will escort you to the 3D Print room.

Please contact our equipment coordinator with any questions about reservations. 

What Can You Print?

3D printing has the ability to create just about anything. Our printer has dimensions of 13’x9.4’x11.8. It cannot print a file any larger than that. Our filament is PLA, which is one of the standards in the industry. 

The DIC does not condone nor allow the printing of anything that can cause bodily harm to others. Printing will be monitored and any print that could be classified as a weapon will be halted and reported immediately. 

A Note On 3D Printing Time

There is no such thing as a fast 3D print job. If you are planning to have a model be 3D printed, this could span over a few hours to even a day long. We cannot control the duration of how long it would take to print a file. 

Please plan your time accordingly.

For additional policies, please visit here.

For more information, please contact dic@sva.edu.

Students who are looking to use the Riso, 3D Printers, or the Book Binding Room must make appointments with our staff. This is for both workshops and personal time on these machines.

Cancellation Notice

1) Students who sign up for personal time, If after 30 minutes they do not show up, or fail to communicate with us via email, we reserve the right to cancel their appointment and open it up to other students. 

2) Similar to their regular classes, workshops and personal time appointments have our 3 absence policy. After 3 missed appointments, students must wait one week to sign up again.

IMPORTANT: If you can not make it to your appointment please reply to your calendar invite email and let us know ASAP.

First Floor Department Printing

**NEW FOR 2025/2026**

To print work on behalf of a department, please come into the Print Studio with your files on either a USB or Google Drive and let us know at the front desk who you are printing for and we will assist you.

Resource Guides

Riso Printer

VR (Virtual Reality)

3D Printer

Equipment Checkouts will be available to Advertising and Design students, faculty, and staff.

For our more advanced equipment, students must demonstrate a working knowledge of the technology before checkout. If the student is unfamiliar with more advanced equipment, our Equipment Coordinator can hold a short training session before checkouts.

Equipment Checkouts and Return days are as follows:

Checkouts: Tuesdays & Fridays 9 AM - 4:30 PM

Returns: Mondays & Thursdays 9 AM - 4:30 PM

We do not accept returns or checkout gear on Wednesdays. Please plan accordingly.

● Patrons must return the equipment the following return day. For example, if you rent a camera on a Tuesday, it is due back the next return day, Thursday.

We encourage students to request equipment and facilities in advance to ensure the needed gear is available.

You can make equipment and Photo Studio/VR reservations in person in the fifth-floor DIC, or email our Equipment Coordinator Katie Lawrence at klawrence3@sva.edu.

Available Equipment

● Intermediate cameras and lenses

● Advanced cameras and lenses

● Lighting equipment

● Sound equipment

● Wacom drawing tablets

● Laptops/Chargers

● iPads

● Misc. technology equipment

When patrons return equipment, we format all of our SD cards. Please back up your data before returning your gear!

How Do I Log into PaperCut ?

• Launch the PC Client Application 
• The PaperCut login window will appear
• Sign in with your SVA email credentials  
• Available funds will appear on the PC Client application window

How do I reset my password?

• Go to my.sva.edu and click reset password
• Enter your SVA email credentials
• A password reset link will be emailed to you
• This will automatically update your account to the desired password.

PaperCut will not open. What do I do?

- Make sure you workstation is connected to the internet

• Open the Applications folder and search for PC Client
• Once opened, you will see the PC Client window and your existing funds on the desktop

How do I get refunded for a failed Print?

• In PC Client application window select Details under your available funds
• Log into your PaperCut account with your SVA credentials 
• Click on Recent Print Jobs 
• Select request refund
• Fill out form then click send

What do I do if I am charged for a print I did not do?

• Submit a refund request through the PaperCut website  

How do I add funds to Papercut?

• Log into your Papercut account 
• Select Add Credit
• Select desired amount then submit payment

How to log into your papercut account ?

• Go to PaperCut Login Window
• Sign in with SVA Credentials
• Alternatively, select Details on the PC Client window which will automatically take you to the PaperCut Log In Website

Summer access for students is from May 6th to August 3. Access registration is optional and students may register for it if they choose to use the space during the summer months.

Summer 2024 Undergraduate Access Fees

BFA Digital Imaging Center (DSD-Access) May 6th – August 25th: $300

Lab Hours for the Summer are as following:

Monday-Friday: 9am-11pm

Closed on Weekends

There are no Overnight Hours during the summer.

Registration is available here.

NOTE: If you are registered for a summer design course, this fee will be waived.

Any further questions can be forwarded to registrar@sva.edu

The Lost and Found for the Digital Imaging Center is located on the 5th floor in the front office. Small items (ie: computer mice, scarves, water bottles, etc) can be found here.

Larger items (ie: backpacks, purses, laptops, etc) will be turned over to security on the 1st floor.

If you need in-person assistance or training, our team is available during the following hours:

Weekdays: 8:30 AM to 9 PM

You can still access the lab and all its resources outside these hours. For any technical issues after hours or on weekends, contact us at dic@sva.edu for help with printing, hardware, or software-related problems in the DIC. For Okta login issues, please email helpdesk@sva.edu.

New to printing? Visit our YouTube channel, DIC Videos, for tutorials on how to print in the DIC.