User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–20 DOC-13000 Rev. E
Other Z-axis options (in the Automatic Lay On section):
• When under the tray—Thedisplayofobjectsthatarebelowthebuild
trayisautomaticallychangedsothattheobjectisattraylevel.
• Never—Thedisplayofobjectsthatareaboveorbelowthebuildtrayis
notchanged.
Repositioning
Objects
Youcanselectandmanipulateobjectsonthebuildtrayafterselectingthe
followingiconsormenuoptions.
Afterusingtheserepositioningiconsonce,theyaredisabled,unlessyou
firstclicktheStickyModeicon .Afterclickingthisicon,therepositioning
iconusedremainsactiveuntilyouclick theStickyModeiconag
ainto
releaseit.
Anotherwa
yofrepositioningobjectsonthebuildtrayisbyusingtheicons
ontheTransformtoolbarthatnudgetheselectedobjectindifferentways.
Viewing Object Properties
Afteryoumanuallymanipulateanobjectwiththemouse,itsnew
propertiesaredisplayedintheTransformtaboftheobjectpropertiesdialog
box.
Icon Menu
Option
Purpose What to do
(none) Forselectinganobject. Clicktheobjectonthebuildtray.
Object>
Translate
Forselectingandmoving
anobjectwiththemouse.
Clicktheobjecttoselectit.
Dragtheobjecttoanewlocation
whileholdingdownthemouse
button.
Object>
Rotate
Forselectingandrotating
anobjectontheZ‐axis.
Clicktheobjecttosel
ectit.
Holddowntheleftmouse
button
andmovethemouseleft/right.
Object>
Scale
Forselectingand
changingthesizean
object.
Clicktheobjecttoselectit.
Holddowntheleftmousebutton
andmovethemouseleft/right.
Clicktomovetheobject20mmalongtheX‐axis.
Clicktomovetheobject20mmalongtheY‐axis.
Clicktomovetheobject30degreesontheZ‐axis.
Clicktorotatetheobject30degreesontheX‐axis.
Clicktorotatetheobject30degreesontheY‐axis.
Clicktorotatetheobject30degreesontheZ‐axis.
The object-properties dialog box is displayed by default (see figure 5-6 on
page 5) and whenever the screen layout is changed or refreshed (see
“Arranging the Objet Studio Screen” on page 5-14).