User's Manual

DOC-13000 Rev. E 5–19
Connex500/350 User Guide
Avoid Support-Material Rule
Thisruleconsidersmodelsthathavelargeholesorhollows,openonat
leastoneside(likeapipeoracontainer).
¾ Itmaybeadvantageoustoprintamodelstandingup, sosupport
materialdoesnotfillthehollow,eventhoughprintingthemodellying
downwouldbemuchfaster.
Manipulating Objects on the Build Tray
Object Position
on the Z-Axis
Whenyouuseautomaticpositioningtoarrangeobjectsonthebuildtray
(see“A u t o m a t i c Positioning”onpage 5‐16),theobjectsarepositioned
directlyonthetray.Ifyoudonotinsertobjectswithautomaticpositioning,
theyoftenappeareitheraboveorbelowthetray.
To position objects directly on the tray:
1. Selecttheobject.
2. ClicktheLayOnicon .
or—
FromtheObjectmenu,select
Lay On.
To ensure that objects are always directly positioned on the tray:
1. FromtheToolsmenu,selectOptions,anddisplaytheSettingstab.
Figure 5-32: Options dialog box, Settings tab
2. IntheAutomaticLayOn(Gravity)section,selectAlways.(Thisisthe
defaultsetting.)
In practice, the Connex system prints all models on the build tray on a one-
millimeter bed of support material. The importance of positioning objects
directly on the build tray with Objet Studio is to correctly display the objects
on the screen.