User's Manual
DOC-13000 Rev. E 5–35
Connex500/350 User Guide
Saving the
Tray File
Traysaresavedasobjtffiles.Youcansaveatraybeforeitisreadyfor
production,andopenitatanothertimetocontinuepreparingit.Whenyou
sendthetraytotheConnexprinter,itisfirstsaved.Ifthetraywas
previouslysaved,itsobjtffileisoverwrittenatthistime.
To save the tray file:
¾
FromtheFilemenu,selectSave TrayorSave Tray As.
or—
¾ Click .
Printing the
Tray File
Whenatrayisreadytobeprinted,itissenttoJobManager,whereitis
placedintheprintqueue.Whenthejobreachestheheadofthequeue,Job
Managerpre‐processesthetrayfiletocreateslices, andfeedsthemtothe
3‐Dprinter.
To send the tray to the print queue:
1. FromtheFilemenu,selectBuild Tray.
or—
Click .
• Ifprintingthetrayrequirestwomodelmaterials(DigitalMaterial
mode),theJobSummarydialogboxopens.
Figure 5-52:Job Summary when printing with two model materials
Note:The values displayed are the result of a quick calculation, and
represent a rough estimate of the materials and time required to print the
job. For a more accurate calculation, click Fine Estimation.
¾ Continuewithstep4onpage 37.
• Ifprintingthetrayrequiresonlyonemodelmaterial,thePrinting
ModeSelectiondialogboxopens.
Figure 5-53:Printing Mode Selection dialog box
Note:The values displayed are the result of a quick calculation, and
represent a rough estimate of the materials and time required to print the
job. For a more accurate calculation, click Fine Estimation.