The MakerBot Sketch 3D Printer Platform. Classroom 3D printing that scales to your classroom needs
Starting at $1,299
Test ideas, grow student engagement, and enable design thinking with a platform that grows with you.
Tap into the most acclaimed 3D printer platform for education and get tailored resources every step of the way.
Make 3D printing for the classroom even easier with our free, cloud-based print preparation software.
GET TO KNOW THE MakerBot SKETCH PRINTER
Test ideas, grow student engagement, and enable design thinking with a platform that grows with you.
START
3D PRINTING ON DAY ONE
3D Print Right Out of the Box
A 3D Printer Platform That Fits in Any Classroom
Whether setting your first print station up with SKETCH or aiming for larger prints with SKETCH Large, the SKETCH Platform has a solution that can fit in any classroom, lab or library.
3D Printer Training
Access our ISTE-approved guided printer training (included with every SKETCH printer) and gain extra confidence in setting up and printing with the SKETCH 3D printers.
CURRICULUM THAT’S
READY TO GO
Resources Every Step of the Way
Access 600+ Lesson Plans Across All Grade Levels & Subjects
Lower the curriculum planning barrier with over 600 lesson plans made by educators all across the country.
Learn How to Create Curriculum with 3D Printing
Establish yourself and gain confidence as a STEM education leader. Learn how to teach the 3D printing process and develop your own 3D printing projects with our Curriculum Creator training course.
Classroom Printing Made Easy
From Digital Model to 3D Print with Easy-to-Use Software
Cloud-Based 3D Printer Software
Turn your students’ digital models into 3D prints with MakerBot CloudPrint, a cloud-based software that requires no software installation or student account creation.
Monitor Your Printer from Far Away
Leverage SKETCH’s onboard camera and the CloudPrint software to monitor your classroom’s prints as their printing - even when you’re away from the classroom.
BUILT-IN FEATURES
Minimize the hassle of learning how to operate a new technology and just hit 'print' with SKETCH's built-in printer features to help you along the way.
Print BIG and MORE in less time with the SKETCH Large's bigger print platform.
Printer features that keep 3D printing easy and worry-free.
Enclosed Printer with Particulate Filter
Place your printer anywhere in the classroom without worrying about curious hands and print with peace of mind with a particulate filter preinstalled in each printer.
Heated and Flexible Removable Build plate
Heated build plate for secure, successful printing and a flexible surface to make removing finished prints a breeze.
Touch Screen Controls and 2MP on-board Camera
Start, monitor and pause students’ prints with an intuitive interface combined with an onboard camera to make monitoring prints possible from anywhere.
With the MakerBot SKETCH platform we want you to get the 3D printing solution that’s going to work for your classroom - whether looking to start printing for the first time or moving up to a bigger printer with SKETCH Large.
Build Volume
No project is too big or small for SKETCH, choose the build volume that is right for your classroom.
3D Printer Training & Design Thinking Courses
1 x Teacher Seat in Printer Training Course & Curriculum Creation Course
15 x Student Seats in Printer Training Course & Design Thinking Courses
FREE Classroom 3D Printing Management
FREE, Cloud-based, printer preparation software
Printer Features to Keep 3D Printing Easy and Worry-Free
Flexible Build Plates
Heated Build Stage
Enclosed Print Chamber & Air Filter
Onboard Camera
Spatula & Snippers
Enough Printing for Every Student
3 Spools of Easy to Print, PLA Filament
Scale to Your Classroom 3D Printing Needs
Kick off a 3D printing program in your school with enough printers to handle classrooms’ worth of printing.
Starting at $1,299
Starting at $1,999
DOUBLE YOUR PRINTING CAPACITY
Avoid getting stuck in the 3D printing bottleneck and print more in half the time.
3D Printer Training & Design Thinking Courses
Self-paced, interactive training that will prepare you and your students for 3D printing and career-building skills that go beyond the classroom.
Enough Printing for a Whole Semester
Get your time back in the classroom and print across multiple printers simultaneously
From One Classroom to a Whole District
Tap into a scalable platform that can fit the 3D printing needs of teachers across one classroom or a whole school district.
