User's Manual

DOC-13000 Rev. E 5–5
Connex500/350 User Guide
5. Selectanyofthefollowingoptions,asrequired:
• Units—Choosemillimetersorinchesfortheobject’sunitsofmeasure.
• Number of copies—Choosehowmanycopiesofthisobjecttoplace
onthebuildtray.
• Arrange models—Selectthischeckboxtoautomaticallyposition
objectsonthebuildtrayforefficientmodelbuilding.
• Assembly—Selectthischeckboxifyouselectedmultiplestlfilesthat
arepartsofanassembly.
Note: The 3-D file contains the object's proportions, but not its units of
measure. Therefore, make sure to correctly select either millimeters or
inches when inserting an object. Otherwise, the size of the object on the
build tray will be either much too large or much too small.
6. ClickOpen.
ObjetStudioplacestheobject(s)onthebuildtray,andinthelistinthe
hierarchypane.
Figure 5-6: Default screen layout
Youcanplaceadditionalobjectsonthebuildtraybyrepeatingthis
procedure.
Opening Objet
Digital Files
To place an object saved as an Objet Digital Format file (.objdf or .odf)
on the build tray:
• FromtheObjectmenu,selectImport OBJDF File.
or—
• Right‐clickonthebuildtray,andselectImport OBJDF Filefromthe
contextmenu.
TheOpendialogboxisdisplayed.
The Extents values displayed at the bottom of the dialog box represent the
maximum dimensions of the object on each axis. These dimensions
correspond to the virtual “bounding box” surrounding the object (see
figure 5-43 on page 27).
Hierarchy
pane
Build tray
Object
properties