User's Manual
Using Objet Studio
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Figure 5-58: Advanced Properties dialog box—Grid Style selection
3. IntheGridStylesection,choosethesupportstrengthsuitableforthe
selectedmodel:
• Heavy—forlargemodelsneedingmuchsupport.
• Lite—fordelicatemodelsneedinglittlesupport.
• Default—formodelsneedingaveragesupport(mostmodels).
Note: You can select a different support strength for each model on the
build tray.
4. ClickApply.
“Smartcast”—
Filling Models
with Support
Material
Manyobjectsplacedonthebuildtrayfromstlfilesare“solid.”Thismeans
that,whenprinted,themodelwillbecompletelyfilledwithmodel
material.Often,especiallywithlargeobjects,thisisunnecessary.Instead,
themodelcanbefilledwithsupportmaterial,whichislesscostly.Itisalso
advisabletofi
llmodelswithsupportmaterialwhenpreparingthemfor
investmentcasting,sincethismaterialburnsoffmorequicklyduringthe
processofmakingthecast.
ObjetStudioenablesyoutoprintobjectsonthebuildtraywithanouter
shellofmodelmaterialandacenterfilledwithsupportmaterial.This
featureofOb
jetStudioiscalled
“Smartcast/Hollow.”Youcansetthe
thicknessoftheshell—between0.015and3.825millimeters.
To use the Smartcast/Hollow feature:
1. Selectamodelonthebuildtray.
2. IntheOptionstaboftheobjectpropertiesdialogbox,click
Advanced.
TheAdvancedPropertiesdialogboxopens(seefigure 5‐58).
3. SelecttheSmartcast/Hollowcheckbox.
4. Settheshellthickness,inmillimeters.
5. Click
Apply.
Note: There is no change in the display of objects in Objet Studio when the
Smartcast/Hollow feature is used.
To inspect, change or cancel the Smartcast/Hollow setting:
1. Selectamodelonthebuildtray.
2. AccesstheAdvancedPropertiesdialogbox,asabove.
3. IfyouchangeorcanceltheSmartcast/Hollowsetting,click
Apply.
The Lock Orientation and Smartcast/Hollow options are not connected to
the Grid Style selection. Lock Orientation is described in “Freezing an
Object’s Orientation” on page 5-25. Smartcast/Hollow is described below.