User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–32 DOC-13000 Rev. E
Handling Completed Trays
Afteryouhaveproperlyplacedallobjectsonthebuildtray,yousavethe
trayasanobjtffile,whichissenttothe3‐Dprinterforproduction.But
beforesavingthetray,youcancheckthattherewouldbenoproblem
producingit.Youcanalsocalculatehowmuchma
terialwou
ldbe
consumedduringproductionandhowmuchtimethiswouldtake.
Tray Validation
BeforesendingajobtotheConnexprinterforproduction,youshould
checkthatthetrayis“valid”andcanbeprinted.
Note: Because of the unique characteristics of each type of modeling
material, make sure that the correct material is selected before
performing Tray Validation.
To validate that the tray can be printed:
¾
FromtheToolsmenu,selectTray Validation.
or—
¾ Click .
Ifthetrayisnotvalid,thecoloroftheproblematicmodelsonthetray
changesaccordingtoapre‐setcolorcode.If awarningmessageappears,
click
OKtocloseit.
Figure 5-48: Tray validation warning
To view the color code for objects displayed:
¾
FromtheToolsmenu,selectConstraints Settings.
Figure 5-49: Constraints Settings dialog box, showing object color codes