User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–22 DOC-13000 Rev. E
Valid Object
Placement
Toensurethatmodelsdonotoverlapwhenyoupositionthemonthebuild
tray,youcanselecttheDynamicCheckingiconfromtheToolstoolbar.
Whenselected,ObjetStudioonlyallowsthepositioningofobjectsifthey
donotinterferewithotherobjectsonthetray.Notethatthespaceoccupied
byanobjectincludesthe“bo
undingbo
x”surroundingit(seefigure 5‐43on
page 27).
Note: Because of the unique characteristics of each type of modeling
material, it is recommended that you select the material before
precisely positioning objects on the tray.
Grouping and
Ungrouping
Objects
Youcanmanipulatetwoormoreobjectsonthebuildtray,atthesametime.
• Selectingmultipleobjects
Manipulatingdonetooneobjectaffectsallselectedobjects.For
example,turningoneobjectonitsaxiscausesallselectedobjectstoturn
ontheirrespectiveaxes.
• Convertingtheobjectstoanassembly
Separateobjectsbecomepartsofoneunit.Forexample,turningthe
assemblyonitsaxiscausesthewholeassemblytoturnasoneunit.
To convert objects to an assembly:
1. Selecttheobjects(see“SelectingObjects”onpage 5‐8).
2. ClicktheGrouptoAssemblyicon .
or—
FromtheObjectmenu,select
Group to Assembly.
Inthetrayhierarchypane,theobjectsnowappearunder“Assembly.”
Figure 5-36: Assembly in the tray hierarchy pane
Aftercreatinganassembly,youcansaveitasanobjdffile,forre‐use.
(Savingtheassemblyisnotnecessaryformanipulatingandprintingit).
Even if you do not use Dynamic Checking when placing objects on the build
tray, Objet Studio automatically checks if there is a problem with the
positioning of objects on the tray before sending it to the printer. You can
also manually check for problems after positioning objects (see “Tray
Validation” on page 32).
The tray hierarchy pane does not display the assembly file name unless you
import it as an objdf file.