User's Manual
DOC-07000 Rev. A 5–17
Objet500 - Connex 3 User Guide
To split an object into an assembly of component parts:
1. Iftheobjectisnotdisplayed,placeitonthebuildtraybyinsertingitsstl
file(see“PlacingObjectsontheBuildTray”onpage 8).
Theobjectappears—onthebuildtrayandinthemodeltreepane—asa
singlepart.Itisassigned,bydefault,the“primary”modelmaterial.(If
ObjetStudioisconfiguredwithasecondarymaterial,youcanassign
it—oradigitalmaterial—totheentireobject.Thisisexplainedin
“Model‐MaterialSettings”onpage 18.)
Figure 5-13: Object placed on the build tray from a single stl file
Note: There is no need to resize or arrange the object on the build tray at
this time.
2. W ith theobjectselected:
• FromtheObjectmenu,selectSeparate into Shells.
or—
• Ontheribbon,click .
Adialogboxopensinwhichyoucanspecifywheretosavethe
componentstlfiles.(Bydefault,ObjetStudioofferstosavethenewfiles
inafolderinthesamelocationastheoriginalstlfile.)
Figure 5-14: Folder selection for saving stl files after splitting into shells
3. ClickOK.