User's Manual

DOC-13000 Rev. E 5–7
Connex500/350 User Guide
Copying and
Pasting
Objects
Ifyouneedtoduplicateobjectsonthebuildtray,youcan,ofcourse,insert
thesameobjectfromitsfilemorethanonce.Aneasierway,however,isto
copyandpastetheobject.Youcancopyobjectsfromthebuildtrayorthe
hierarchypane—individualormultiplepartsoras
semblies.Theobjects
copiedremainintheWi
ndowsclipboarduntilyoupastethemontothe
buildtray.
Youcanalsocopyobjectsfromonetrayandpastethemontoanother,inthe
samewayasyoucopytextfromonedocumentandpasteitintoanother
one.However,ObjetStudioallowsonlyonetraytobeopen
atatime.For
eachbuildtrayyouneedtoworkwith(atthesametime),youmustopena
separateObjetStudiowindow,byrunningtheapplicationagain(fromthe
WindowsStartmenu).
YouperformtheCopyandPastecommandsasinotherWindows
applications:
• fromtheEditmenu,onthemaintoolbar
• fromtheright‐clickcontextmenu
• byusingkeyboardshortcuts(Ctrl+CandCtrl+V,respectively)
ThePasteSpecialcommand(inthe
Editmenu)enablesyoutoplace
duplicateobjectsevenmoreefficiently:
• Youcanspecifythenumberofduplicatestoplaceonthebuildtrayat
once.
• Youcansetthedistance,oneachaxis,betweentheduplicateobjects.
• Youcanplacemirrorimagesoftheoriginalobject.
Figure 5-9: Paste Special dialog box
Because objdf files contain information about model materials, a warning
message appears if the object you wish to place on the build tray is defined
with materials not supported by your system, or if an object already on the
build tray uses different materials. (If this happens, see “Model-Material
Settings” on page 9 for printing options.)
Having multiple Objet Studio windows open can be convenient when you
need to manipulate or configure objects before inserting them in your
production build tray. For example, if you need to change the model material
of an object (saved as an objdf file) to match the model material already
used in the production build tray, you must do so before inserting the
object—on another tray. Copying and pasting also allows you to utilize
objects already configured on previously-used build trays for newer
projects.