User's Manual

Introducing the Connex 3-D Printing System
3–10 DOC-13000 Rev. E
Objet Studio Software
ObjetStudiosoftwarefortheConnex3‐Dprintingsystemconsistsoftwo
mainsections:
• ObjetStudio
• JobManager
Objet Studio
WithObjetStudio,youpreparesourcefilesforproductioninConnex3‐D
printers.ObjetStudiooffersyouawidevarietyoffile‐preparationoptions,
butalwaysconsistsofthefollowingbasicprocedure:
1. Insertingoneormoreobjectsonthebuildtray
2. Positioningtheobject(s)onthetray
3. Configuringobjectandtrayparameters
4. Savingthetrayconfigurationasanobjtf(ObjetTra
yFormat)file
5. SendingtheobjtffiletotheConnex3‐Dprinterforproduction
UsingObjetStudiotoperformthesetasksisdescribedindetailinchapter 5 ,
“UsingObjetStudio.”
Job Manager
JobManagerisdifferentforclientworkstationsandforthecomputer
connecteddirectlytotheConnex3‐Dprinter.
• InObjetStudioinstalledonthedirectly‐connectedcomputer(server),
JobManagerdisplaysthequeueandstatusforalljobssenttothe3‐D
printerbytheclientcomputersonthenetwork,andallowseditingand
manipulationofalljobs.
• InObjetStudioinstalledonclientcomputers,JobManagerdisplaysthe
queueandstatusonlyforjobssenttothe3‐Dprinterserverfromthat
computer,andallowstheusertoeditonlythesejobs.
Client computers can be connected, via the local network, to different
Connex 3-D printers, but only to one at a time. The client Job Manager
displays the status of the 3-D printer to which the client is currently
connected.