User's Manual
Using Objet Studio
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DOC-07000 Rev. A
Production
Estimates
ObjetStudioenablesyoutocalculatethetimeandmaterialresources
neededforproducingtraysbeforesendingthemtotheprinter.Thetimeit
takesObjetStudiotomakethiscalculationdependsonthenumberof
objectsonthetrayandtheircomplexity.Calculatingtheproduction
estimateforafulltray
couldtakeupto15minutes,dependingonyour
computer’sspecifications.
To calculate the time and materials needed for producing the current
tray:
¾
OntheTraySettingsribbon,intheBuildProcessgroup,click.
Whiletheestimateisbeingcalculated,aprogressbarisdisplayed—on
therightsideofthestatusbar(atthebottomofthescreen).
WhenObjetStudiofinishescalculatingtheproductionresources,the
resultsaredisplayed.
Figure 5-42: Production resource calculation
Youcane‐mailobjtffilesusingMicrosoft
®
OfficeOutlook
®
.
To e-mail a file:
1. FromtheToolsmenu,selectEmail Objet Digital File.
OutlookopenswiththefileattachedandSubjectdetailsaddedtothee‐
mailform.
2. Enterthee‐mailaddressandsendthefile.
Printing the
Tray File
Whenatrayisreadytobeprinted,itisplacedintheJobsQueue.Whenthe
jobreachestheheadofthequeue,ObjetStudiopre‐processesthetrayfileto
createslices,andfeedsthemtothe3‐Dprinter.
To send the tray to the print queue:
1. OntheTraySettingsribbon,BuildProcessgroup,click.
Ifprintingthetrayrequiresmorethanonemodelmaterial(Digital
Materialmode),theJobSummarydialogboxopens.