User's Manual

DOC-07000 Rev. A 5–47
Objet500 - Connex 3 User Guide
Exporting and
Importing
Objet Build
Trays
WhenyousavebuildtraysinObjetStudio,theyaresavedasobjtffiles.
ThesefilescontaininstructionstoObjetStudioandtoObjetprintersfor
displayingandproducingthestlfilesusedonthetray.Toconveniently
saveallofthefilesthatcomprisethebuildtray,forstoringthe
job,orfor
transferringittoanotherlocation,ObjetStudiocompressesthemintoone
objzffile.Tolaterusetheobjzffile,thefilemustfirstbeexpandedinObjet
Studioanditscomponentfilessaved.
Note: If you export an objzf file containing a stl file originally saved as read-
only, you cannot open (import) this objzf file to the folder where the
read-only stl file is saved.
To create an objzf file:
1. FromtheObjetStudioCommandsMenumenu,selectExport Packed
Job
.
TheSaveAsdialogboxopens.
2. Selecttheappropriatefolderandchangethefilename(ifnecessary).
3. Click
Save.
To open an objzf file:
1. FromtheObjetStudioCommandsMenumenu,selectImport Packed
Job
.
2. IntheOpendialogbox,displaytheappropriatefolderandselectthe
file.
3. IntheBrowseforFolderdialogbox,displaythefolderinwhichyou
wantObjetStudiotoexpandthecompressedfile,andclick
OK.
Theobjtffileandassociatedstlfilesareexpandedandplacedinthe
selectedfolder,andthetrayisdisplayedinObjetStudio.