User's Manual
DOC-13000 Rev. E 5–13
Connex500/350 User Guide
4. IntheThicknessfield,enterthecoatingthickness,inmillimeters,
between0.3and3.
Note: The coating thickness does not affect the external dimensions of the
object, which remains unchanged. The coating layer replaces part of the
main model material.
5. ClickApply.
Intheobjectpropertiesdialogbox,
Coatingisselected.
Note: When you de-select objects, they are displayed, by default, with
colors representing the model-material. Even after adding a coating to an
object, its color remains that of the main material, not the color of the
coating material.
To inspect, modify or remove the coating applied to an object:
1. Intheobjectpropertiesdialogbox,click
TheCoatwithdialogboxopens.
2. Performoneofthefollowingactions—
• Changethecoatingsettings,andclickApply.
• Toremovethecoating,cleartheCoatbycheckboxandclickApply.
• Tokeepthecurrentcoatingsettings,clickApplyorCancel.
Assigning
Properties to
Hidden
Objects
Toenableyoutoassignmaterialsandotherpropertiestopartsofobjects
thatarehiddenfromviewinthebuild‐traydisplay,youcantemporarily
turnoffthedisplayofsomeobjects.
To prevent the display of objects:
1. Right‐clickanobject,eitheronthebuildtrayorinthehierarchypane.
2. Fromthemenuthatopens,selectoneofthefollowingoptions—
• Hide,tocausetheselectedobjecttodisappear
• Hide Others,tocauseallotherobjectsonthebuildtraytodisappear,
sothatonlytheselectedobjectisdisplayed
Alternately,youcanclearthecheckboxnexttothenameoftheobjectinthe
hierarchypanetocausethatobjecttodisappear.
Figure 5-22: All objects shown Figure 5-23: Outer object hidden