User's Manual
Using Objet Studio
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Changing an
Object’s
Orientation
Thereareseveralmethodsforchangingtheorientationofobjectsonthe
buildtray.
To rotate an object:
¾
SelecttheobjectandusetheObjectmenuoptions.
To re-align an object’s plane:
or—
FromtheToolsmenu,select
Plane Alignment > Select Plane.
5. Clickonpartofanobjectonthebuildtray.
Theselectedplaneisdisplayed.
Figure 5-29: Aligning by plane
6. OntheAlignmenttoolbar,clickanappropriateicontochangethe
alignment.
or—
FromtheToolsmenu,select
Plane Alignment,andselectanalignment
option.
Figure 5-30: Tools menu, Plane Alignment options
To cancel plane selection after re-aligning objects on the build tray:
or—
FromtheToolsmenu,select
Plane Alignment > Select Plane.
To flip an object 180 degrees on any axis:
1. Selecttheobject.
2. FromtheObjectmenu,select
Flip > Flip X / Flip Y / Flip Z.
To make precise changes to the object’s orientation on any axis:
1. Selecttheobject.
2. DisplaytheTransformdialogbox.
3. Changethe
Rotateparametersforeachaxis.
Freezing Model
Orientation
Ifyoumanipulateanobjectonthebuildtray,youcanfreezeitsorientation
sothatitdoesnotchangewhenyoupositionitautomatically().
To freeze an object:
1. Selectanobjectonthebuildtray.
2. OntheModelSettingsribbon,intheManipulategroup,orontheModel
Toolbar,click.