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5UsingObjetStudio
OpeningObjetStudio........................................................................................................................ 5–2
Toolbars.................................................................................................................................................5–2
PreparingModelsforProduction.................................................................................................... 5–3
OBJDFFiles:Overview.......................................................................................................................5–3
OpeningModel Files...........................................................................................................................5–3
OpeningSTL&SLCFiles...................................................................................................................5–3
OpeningObjetDigitalFiles................................................................................................................5–5
CopyingandPastingObjects.............................................................................................................5–7
SelectingObjects ..................................................................................................................................5–8
SplittingObjectsintoComponents ...................................................................................................5–8
Model‐MaterialSettings .....................................................................................................................5–9
DigitalMaterials ................................................................................................................................5–10
AssigningaModelMaterialtoObjects ..........................................................................................5–11
CoatingObjects..................................................................................................................................5–12
AssigningPropertiestoHiddenObjects........................................................................................5–13
ArrangingtheObjetStudioScreen................................................................................................ 5–14
PositioningObjectsontheBuildTray .......................................................................................... 5–16
AutomaticPositioning......................................................................................................................5–16
ManualPositioning ...........................................................................................................................5–17
ModelOrientation............................................................................................................................ 5–18
ManipulatingObjectsontheBuildTray ...................................................................................... 5–19
ObjectPositionontheZ‐Axis ..........................................................................................................5–19
RepositioningObjects .......................................................................................................................5–20
ValidObjectPlacement....................................................................................................................5–22
GroupingandUngroupingObjects................................................................................................5–22
UsingaGridtoPositionObjects .....................................................................................................5–23
ChanginganObject’sOrientation...................................................................................................5–24
FreezinganObject’sOrientation.....................................................................................................5–25
SurfaceFinish
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DisplayOptions................................................................................................................................ 5–26
DisplayColors....................................................................................................................................5–28
DisplayingLargeFiles ......................................................................................................................5–29
TrayViewingOptions ......................................................................................................................5–30
HandlingCompletedTrays............................................................................................................ 5–32
TrayValidation ..................................................................................................................................5–32
ProductionEstimates ........................................................................................................................5–33
PrintingModes ..................................................................................................................................5–34
SavingtheTrayFile...........................................................................................................................5–35
PrintingtheTrayFile ........................................................................................................................5–35
AdditionalObjetStudioFeatures.................................................................................................. 5–39
DividingObjects ................................................................................................................................5–39
ChoosingtheSupportStrength.......................................................................................................5–39
“Smartcast”—FillingModelswithSupportMaterial...................................................................5–40
DisplayingtheCrossSectionofObjects.........................................................................................5–41
PrintingtheScreenDisplayonPaper.............................................................................................5–41
SavingtheScreenDisplayasanImage File ..................................................................................5–42
ExportingandImportingObjetBuildTrays .................................................................................5–42
Advanced‐ModeFeatures .............................................................................................................. 5–43
SaveTrayAs…...................................................................................................................................5–44
ConfiguringtheGLDriver...............................................................................................................5–45