User's Manual

DOC-07000 Rev. A 1–3
Objet500 - Connex 3 User Guide
Terms Used in This Guide
buildtray InObjetStudio:Thesurfacedisplayedonthescreenthat
representstheactualbuildtrayintheprinter.
Intheprinter:Thesurfaceuponwhichmodelsareproduced.
cleaningfluid Cleanserforflushingmodelfeedtubesandtheprinting
block,usedtocompletelyremovemodelmaterialfromthe
systembeforeloading
anothertypeofmaterialintheprinter.
Thecleaningfluidissuppliedinmodel‐materialcartridges.
client/userworkstation TheworkstationonwhichObjetsoftwareisinstalled,used
forpreparingbuildtraysforproductiononObjetprinters.
(Thereisnolimittothenumberofclientworkstationsinthe
localnetwork.)
Objet™printer
TheObjet3‐Dprinterreferredtointhisguide.
Printercomputer ThecomputerinsidetheObjetprinterthatoperatesit.(Thisis
sometimesreferredtoasthe“embedded”computer.)
Printerinterface TheGUI(graphicaluserinterface)usedforcontrollingthe
Objetprinter.
Printersoftware SoftwarerunningonthecomputerinsidetheObjetprinter,

thatcontrolsallprinteroperations.
DigitalMaterial™ Combinationsofmodelmaterialsfabricatedintheprinter
fromthetwobasicmodelmaterialsinstalled.
DigitalMaterialMode Theprintermodeusedtoprintajobusingtwodifferent
modelmaterials.(Thismodecanalsobeusedtoeliminatethe
needforperformingtheMaterial
Replacementprocedure
whenprintingwithasinglemodelmaterial.)
host/serverworkstation TheworkstationthatinterfacesdirectlywiththeObjetprinter
andistypicallypositionednexttoit.
JobManager™ ThepartofObjetStudiosoftwarethatmanagesproduction
jobsbeforetheyaresenttotheObjetprinter.
mixedpart Modelswhosepartsare
printedusingmorethanonemodel
material.
mixedtray Abuildtraycontainingobjects,eachofwhichisdesignedto
beprintedusingadifferentmodelmaterial.
Modelmaterial Materialusedforbuildingmodels.
ObjetStudio™ Thesoftwarewithwhichuserspreparejobsforproducing
models.
OBJDF(ObjetDigitalFormat) Theextensionofafile
thatcontainsinformationaboutthe
geometryofanobjectandthematerialsrequiredtoprintit.
objdffilesarecreatedinObjetStudio.