User's Manual

DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1) 5–41
Stratasys P750K User Guide
Setting Object
Colors
Theȱcolorȱofȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱcanȱindicateȱhowȱtheyȱareȱprinted.ȱ
ObjetȱStudioȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱchooseȱtheȱcolorȱdisplayȱsoȱthatȱyouȱcanȱeasilyȱ
seeȱtheȱmaterial,ȱsurfaceȱandȱcoatingȱofȱobjects.
To choose how colors are applied on the display:
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OnȱtheȱModelȱSettingsȱribbon,ȱinȱtheȱColorsȱgroup,ȱselectȱoneȱofȱtheȱ
optionsȱfromȱtheȱflyoutȱtoolbar.
Figure 5-59: Colors display options
Loading Large
Files
Veryȱlargeȱstlȱfilesȱcanȱbeȱslowȱtoȱloadȱandȱmayȱbeȱdifficultȱtoȱmanipulateȱ
easilyȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray.ȱIfȱthisȱisȱtheȱcase,ȱyouȱcanȱdisplayȱjustȱanȱimageȱofȱ
theȱobjectȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱwithoutȱloadingȱtheȱentireȱfile.ȱTheȱstlȱfileȱitselfȱ
isȱnotȱchanged,ȱand
ȱtheȱcompleteȱfileȱisȱsentȱtoȱtheȱprinter.
To display an image of stl files when you place objects on the build tray:
1. FromȱtheȱToolsȱmenu,ȱselectȱOptions,ȱandȱdisplayȱtheȱSettingsȱtab.
Figure 5-60: Options dialog box, Settings tab
2. InȱtheȱLargeȱFilesȱsection,ȱselectȱLoad Partial (reduced).ȱ
Color Indicates Model material
Color indicates Model surface
Color indicates if coating is used
Before sending a build tray to the printer, or when you perform tray
validation, Objet Studio checks if there is a problem with the stl files or the
positioning of objects on the tray. If so, the affected objects are displayed
with special colors (see “Tray Validation” on page 45).