User's Manual

DOC-13000 Rev. E 5–39
Connex500/350 User Guide
Additional Objet Studio Features
Dividing
Objects
YoucanusetheSplitObjectfeaturetoproduceobjectslargerthanthebuild
traybydividingthemodelintoseparateparts.Withthisfeature,you
produceonlyaspecificsectionofamodel.
To split an object:
1. Selecttheobject.
2. FromtheObjectmenu,select
Split.
3. IntheSplitObjectdialogbox,enterthevaluestodeterminehowObjet
Studiowilldividetheobject.Youcandivideanobjectalonganyofits
axes,byenteringeitherexactmeasurementsorthenumberofparts.
Figure 5-57: Split Object dialog box
4. InSavetoFolder,enterthefoldername.
5. Click
OK.
Thecompositepartsaresavedasnewstlfileswith“Part1,”“Part2,”
etc.,addedtotheoriginalfilename.
Note: Before printing the newly created stl files, it is recommended that you
check them for defects in an STL-repair application, such as Magics,
by Materialise.
Choosing the
Support
Strength
Whenproducingmodels,supportmaterialfillssomehollowandempty
sections(see“ModelOrientation”onpage 5‐18).ObjetStudioallowsyouto
adjustthestrengthofthestructureformedwiththesupportmaterial.This
adjustmentisusefulwhenproducingeitherlarge/massivemodelsorsmall/
delicatemodels.Formostpurposes,thedefaultsettingprovidesadequate
suppor
tstrength.
To change the strength of the support structure used when printing a
model:
1. Selectamodelonthebuildtray.
2. IntheOptionstaboftheobjectpropertiesdialogbox,click
Advanced.
TheAdvancedPropertiesdialogboxopens.