User's Manual

DOC-07000 Rev. A 3–9
Objet500 - Connex 3 User Guide
Objet Studio Software
ObjetStudiosoftwarefortheObjet3‐Dprintingsystemconsistsoftwo
mainscreens:
• TraySettings/ModelSettings
• JobManager
Tray Settings / Model Settings
IntheTraySettingsandModelSettingsscreens,youpreparesourcefilesfor
productioninObjet3‐Dprinters.ObjetStudiooffersyouawidevarietyof
file‐preparationoptions,butalwaysconsistsofthefollowingbasic
procedure:
1. Insertingoneormoreobjectsonthebuildtray
2. Positioningtheobject(s)onthe
tray
3. Configuringobjectandtrayparameters
4. Savingthetrayconfigurationasanobjtf(ObjetTrayFormat)file
5. SendingtheobjtffiletotheObjet3‐Dprinterforproduction
UsingObjetStudiotoperformthesetasksisdescribedindetailinchapter 5,
“UsingObjetStudio.”
Job Manager
TheJobManagerscreenisdifferentforclientworkstationsandforthe
computerconnecteddirectlytotheObjet3‐Dprinter.
• InObjetStudioinstalledonthedirectly‐connectedcomputer(server),
theJobManagerscreendisplaysthequeueandstatusforalljobssentto
the3‐Dprinterbytheserveritselfandbyallclientcomputersonthe
network.Alljobsdisplayedcanbe editedandmanipulated.
• InObjetStudioinstalledonclientcomputers,theJobManagerscreen
displaysthequeueandstatusonlyforjobssenttoa3‐Dprinterserver
fromthatcomputer.Onlythesejobscanbeeditedandmanipulated
fromtheclientcomputer.
Client computers can be connected, via the local network, to different Objet
3-D printers, but only to one at a time. The Job Manager screen displays
the status of the 3-D printer to which the client is currently connected.