User's Manual

DOC-13000 Rev. E 1–3
Connex500/350 User Guide
Terms Used in This Guide
buildtray InObjetStudio:Thesurfacedisplayedonthescreenthat
representstheactualbuildtrayintheConnexprinter.
IntheConnexprinter:Thesurfaceuponwhichmodelsare
produced.
cleaningfluid Cleanserforflushingmodelfeedtubesandtheprinting
block,usedtocompletelyremovemodelmaterialfromthe
systembeforeloadingano
thertypeofma
terialintheprinter.
Thecleaningfluidissuppliedinmodel‐materialcartridges.
client/userworkstation TheworkstationonwhichObjetsoftwareisinstalled,used
forpreparingbuildtraysforproductiononConnexprinters.
(Thereisnolimittothenumberofclientworkstationsinthe
localnetwork.)
Connex™pr
inter TheObjet3‐Dpr
interreferredtointhisguide.
Connexcomputer ThecomputerinsidetheConnexprinterthatoperatesit.(This
issometimesreferredtoasthe“embedded”computer.)
Connexprinterinterface TheGUI(graphicaluserinterface)usedforcontrollingthe
Connexprinter.
Connexsoftware SoftwarerunningonthecomputerinsidetheConnexprinter
thatcontrolsallprinteroperations.
DigitalMaterial™ Combination
sofmodelmaterialsfabricatedontheConnex
printerfromthetwobasicmodelmaterialsinstalled.
DigitalMaterialMode Theprintermodeusedtoprintajobusingtwodifferent
modelmaterials.(Thismodecanalsobeusedtoeliminatethe
needforperformingtheMaterialReplacemen
tprocedure
whenprintingwithasinglemodelmaterial.)
host/serverworkstation TheworkstationonwhichthefullversionofJobManageris
installed.Thisworkstationinterfacesdirectlywiththe
Connexprinterandistypicallypositionednexttoit.
JobManager™ Thesoftwarethatmanagesproductionjobsbeforetheyare
senttotheConne
xprin
ter.
mixedpart Modelswhosepartsareprintedusingmorethanonemodel
material.
mixedtray Abuildtraycontainingobjects,eachofwhichisdesignedto
beprintedusingadifferentmodelmaterial.
Modelmaterial Materialusedforbuildingmodels.
ObjetStudio™ Thesoftwarewithwhichuserspreparejobsforproducing
models.
OBJDF(ObjetDigitalFo
rmat) Theextensionofafilethatcontainsinformationaboutthe
geometryofanobjectandthematerialsrequiredtoprintit.
objdffilesarecreatedinObjetStudio.(Formoreinformation,
seepage 5‐3.)