User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–18 DOC-13000 Rev. E
Model Orientation
Theorientationofmodelsonthebuildtrayaffectshowquicklyand
efficientlytheywillbeproducedbythe3‐Dprinter,whereandhowmuch
supportmaterialisused,andwhetherornotmodelpartswillhaveagloss
finish.Therefore,youshouldconsideravarietyoffactorswhendeciding
howtoplacemo
delsonthetray,usingthefollowingpositioningrules
.
X-Y-Z Rule
Thisruleconsidersamodelʹsouterdimensions.
¾ SincetheprintheadsmovebackandforthalongtheX‐axis,theprinting
timealongthisaxisisrelativelyshort,comparedtoprintingtimealong
theY‐axisandZ‐axis.Fromthispointofview,itisadvisabletoplacethe
objectʹslongestdimensionalongtheX‐axis.
¾ Sincehigh‐resolutionmodelsarebuiltup,ontheZ‐axis,in16‐micron
layers,itisverytime‐consumingtoprintatallobject.Fromthispointof
view,itisadvisabletoplacetheobjectʹssmallestdimensionalongtheZ‐
axis.
¾ Sincetheprintheadsmeasureabout2inches(5centimeters)ontheY‐
axis,modelsmeasuringlessthanthis(ontheY‐axis)areprintedinone
pass.Fromthispointofview,itisadvisabletoplacetheobjectʹs
intermediatedimensionalongtheY‐axis.
Tall-Left Rule
Thisruleconsidersmodelswhere,afterbeingorientatedonthebuildtray
accordingtootherconsiderations,onesideistallerthantheother.
¾ SincetheprintheadsmovealongtheX‐axisfromlefttoright,taller
sectionsontherightrequiretheprintheadstoscanunnecessarilyfrom
theleftuntilreachingthem.If,ontheotherhand,thetallersectionsare
positionedontheleftofthetray,theprintheadsonlyha
vetoscanthe
modeluntil
printingthesesections—oncethelowerpartshavebeen
completed.Therefore,youshouldpositionthetallersideofthemodel,
whenpossible,ontheleft.
Recess-Up Rule
Thisruleconsidersmodelscontainingsurfacerecesses.
¾ Recessesinthesurface(likehollows,drillholes,etc.)should,when
possible,bepositionedface‐up.
Fine-Surface Rule
Thisruleconsidersmodelsthathaveonesideonwhichtherearefine
details(likethekeypadsideofatelephone).
¾ Thesideofthemodelcontainingfinedetailsshould,whenpossible,be
positionedface‐up.Thisresultsinasmoothfinish.
The following rules are based on the fact that support material is not
required on the top of the printed model.