User's Manual
DOC-07000 Rev. A 6–9
Objet500 - Connex 3 User Guide
Resuming Production After Printing has Stopped
Iftheprintingprocessisinterrupted,ObjetStudiostopssendingslicesto
theprinter.Thiscanhappen,forexample,iftheprintingmaterialrunsout
inthemiddleofaprintjob,andyoudon’treplacetheemptycartridge
immediately.AftertheprinterchangestoStandbyorIdlemode,youneed
to
resumeprintingfromtheJobManagerscreenofObjetStudio.
To continue printing the model:
1. Iftheprinterisinofflinemode,switchittoonlinemodebyclickingthe
redbuttonatthebottomoftheprinterinterface(seefigure 6‐2on
page 6‐3).
Thebuttonchangesfromredtogreen(seefigure 6‐3onpage 6‐6).
2. Ifyoudon’tknowwhyprintinghasstopped,make
surethatthe
connectionbetweentheprinterandtheservercomputerisactive.
3. IntheJobManagerscreenofObjetStudio,clicktheResumeicon .
4. IntheContinuefromSlicedialogboxthatappears,confirmtheslice
number,aftercheckingtheprinterinterface.
Figure 6-6: Printer interface after interrupted printing
Figure 6-7: Continue from Slice confirmation in Objet Studio (Job Manager
screen)
5. If,foranyreason,thecorrectnumberdoesnotappearinthedialog
box,enterthenumberandclick
OK.
Youcannotcontinueprintingthemodelif:
• Thenumberofthelastsliceprinteddoesnotappearintheprinter
interface,eveniftheservercomputerdisplaystheContinuefromSlice
confirmationdialogbox.
• Therewasarelativelylonginterruptioninprinting,evenifthe“last
slice”and“continuefromslice”indicatorsarecorrect.Thepartofthe
modelalreadyprintedmaydeformorshrink,andtheremightbea
visibledifferencebetweenitandthenewlyprintedpart.Theeffectsofa
After printing stops, the printer goes into Standby mode, when heating of
print heads is reduced. About 10 hours later, the printer goes into Idle mode,
when heating of print heads is stopped.
Printer mode
Last slice printed