User's Manual

Introducing the Connex 3-D Printing System
3–2 DOC-13000 Rev. E
Welcome to Connex
TheadvancedcapabilitiesoftheConnex3‐Dprintingsystemaremade
possiblebyPolyJetMatrix™technology,speciallydevelopedbyObjetfor
printingmodelssimultaneouslywithdifferentmodelmaterials.Forthe
firsttime,youcanachievethefollowingresultswhenprinting3‐Dmodels:
• Youcanpreparemodelsforprintingwithdesignatedmodelmaterials
andthenprintthem—usingtwobasicmodelmaterialsloadedinthe
printer,orcombinationsofthetwomaterials(digitalmaterials).
• Partsofthesamemodelcanbemade—simultaneously—fromdifferent
materials.
• Modelsmadefromdigitalmaterialscanhaveuniquephysical
properties,dependingonthematerialsused.
• Youcanprintobjectsthathavea“coating”madefromadifferent
materialthanthemainpartoftheobject.
Inaddition,becauseConnexprinterscanbeloadedwithtwodifferent
materials,andcanprintsimultaneouslywithcombinationsofthem,you
canstreamlineandeconomizetheprocessofproducingmodels:
• Youcanprintmodelsmadefromdifferent(single)materialsonthe
samebuildtray(“mixedtray”),inthesameprintjob.Thiseliminates
thetime‐consumingneedandexpenseofloadinganothermaterial,
flushingthesystem,andsendingaseparatejobtobeprinted.
• Youcanquicklyalternateprintingjobswitheitherofthetwomodel
materialsloaded—orwithmaterialcombinations—again,withoutthe
needandexpenseofreplacingmaterials.
TheConnexsystemalsoenablesyoutosplitmodelsintocomponentparts
(“shells”)soyoucanisolate,manipulateandprintpartsofamodel.
However,youhaveultimatecontrolwhenseparatingmodelsintoshellsby
preparingstlfileswi
thyourCADsoftware.Then,withObjetsoftware,you
canassignmodelmaterialsandothercharacteristicstotheshells.
Figure 3-1: The Connex500 3-D Printer