Stratasys Ltd DUPCAB Manuel D’Utilisation
Introducing the Stratasys P750K 3D Printing System
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DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Welcome to Connex
TheȱadvancedȱcapabilitiesȱofȱConnex™ȱ3Dȱprintingȱsystemsȱareȱmadeȱ
possibleȱbyȱtechnologyȱspeciallyȱdevelopedȱbyȱStratasysȱforȱprintingȱ
modelsȱsimultaneouslyȱwithȱdifferentȱmodelȱmaterials.ȱ
possibleȱbyȱtechnologyȱspeciallyȱdevelopedȱbyȱStratasysȱforȱprintingȱ
modelsȱsimultaneouslyȱwithȱdifferentȱmodelȱmaterials.ȱ
WithȱConnexȱprinters,ȱyouȱcanȱachieveȱtheȱfollowingȱresultsȱwhenȱprintingȱ
3Dȱmodels:
3Dȱmodels:
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Youȱcanȱprepareȱobjectsȱforȱprintingȱwithȱtwoȱdesignatedȱmodelȱ
materialsȱandȱthenȱprintȱthemȱatȱtheȱsameȱtime.ȱThisȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱ
assignȱspecificȱmechanicalȱandȱcolorȱpropertiesȱtoȱobjects.
materialsȱandȱthenȱprintȱthemȱatȱtheȱsameȱtime.ȱThisȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱ
assignȱspecificȱmechanicalȱandȱcolorȱpropertiesȱtoȱobjects.
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Youȱcanȱprintȱpartsȱofȱtheȱsameȱmodel—simultaneously—withȱdifferentȱ
materialsȱ(orȱmaterialȱcombinations).
materialsȱ(orȱmaterialȱcombinations).
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Youȱcanȱprintȱobjectsȱthatȱhaveȱaȱ“coating”ȱmadeȱfromȱaȱdifferentȱ
materialȱthanȱtheȱmainȱpartȱofȱtheȱobject.
materialȱthanȱtheȱmainȱpartȱofȱtheȱobject.
BecauseȱConnexȱprintersȱcanȱbeȱloadedȱwithȱdifferentȱmaterials,ȱyouȱcanȱ
streamlineȱandȱeconomizeȱtheȱprocessȱofȱproducingȱmodels:
streamlineȱandȱeconomizeȱtheȱprocessȱofȱproducingȱmodels:
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Printingȱmodelsȱmadeȱfromȱdifferentȱmaterialsȱonȱtheȱsameȱbuildȱtrayȱ
(“mixedȱtray”),ȱinȱtheȱsameȱprintȱjob,ȱeliminatesȱtheȱtimeȬconsumingȱ
needȱandȱexpenseȱofȱloadingȱanotherȱmaterial,ȱflushingȱtheȱsystem,ȱandȱ
sendingȱaȱseparateȱjobȱtoȱbeȱprinted.
(“mixedȱtray”),ȱinȱtheȱsameȱprintȱjob,ȱeliminatesȱtheȱtimeȬconsumingȱ
needȱandȱexpenseȱofȱloadingȱanotherȱmaterial,ȱflushingȱtheȱsystem,ȱandȱ
sendingȱaȱseparateȱjobȱtoȱbeȱprinted.
ObjetȱStudioȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱsplitȱmodelsȱintoȱcomponentȱpartsȱ(“shells”)ȱsoȱ
youȱcanȱisolate,ȱmanipulateȱandȱprintȱpartsȱofȱaȱmodel.ȱThen,ȱyouȱcanȱ
assignȱmodelȱmaterialsȱandȱotherȱcharacteristicsȱtoȱtheȱshells.ȱHowever,ȱ
youȱhaveȱultimateȱcontrolȱwhenȱseparatingȱmodelsȱintoȱshellsȱbyȱpreparingȱ
stlȱfilesȱwithȱyourȱCADȱsoftware.
youȱcanȱisolate,ȱmanipulateȱandȱprintȱpartsȱofȱaȱmodel.ȱThen,ȱyouȱcanȱ
assignȱmodelȱmaterialsȱandȱotherȱcharacteristicsȱtoȱtheȱshells.ȱHowever,ȱ
youȱhaveȱultimateȱcontrolȱwhenȱseparatingȱmodelsȱintoȱshellsȱbyȱpreparingȱ
stlȱfilesȱwithȱyourȱCADȱsoftware.
Figure 3-1: The Stratasys P750K 3D Printer
Work Configurations
TheȱStratasysȱ3DȱprintingȱsystemȱcanȱbeȱsetȱupȱasȱaȱsingleȬstationȱsystemȱorȱ
asȱaȱmultiȬstationȱsystem.ȱWhenȱconnectedȱtoȱaȱlocalȱcomputerȱnetwork,ȱtheȱ
systemȱcanȱserveȱmultipleȱusers.ȱInȱsuchȱconfigurations,ȱeachȱuserȱ
workstationȱ(client)ȱpreparesȱfilesȱwithȱObjetȱStudioȱsoftwareȱforȱ
production.ȱAȱserverȱ(host),ȱtypicallyȱnextȱtoȱtheȱ3Dȱprinter,ȱactsȱasȱaȱjobȱ
managerȱthatȱsendsȱproductionȱjobsȱtoȱtheȱprinterȱforȱproduction.ȱ
asȱaȱmultiȬstationȱsystem.ȱWhenȱconnectedȱtoȱaȱlocalȱcomputerȱnetwork,ȱtheȱ
systemȱcanȱserveȱmultipleȱusers.ȱInȱsuchȱconfigurations,ȱeachȱuserȱ
workstationȱ(client)ȱpreparesȱfilesȱwithȱObjetȱStudioȱsoftwareȱforȱ
production.ȱAȱserverȱ(host),ȱtypicallyȱnextȱtoȱtheȱ3Dȱprinter,ȱactsȱasȱaȱjobȱ
managerȱthatȱsendsȱproductionȱjobsȱtoȱtheȱprinterȱforȱproduction.ȱ
Figure 3Ȭ2ȱshowsȱtheȱprinterȱsetȱupȱinȱaȱmultiȬclientȱconfiguration.
Figure 3-2: Multi-client network configuration
WhenȱinstallingȱObjetȱStudio,ȱyouȱchooseȱwhetherȱtoȱinstallȱitȱasȱaȱclientȱ
stationȱorȱasȱaȱmasterȱstationȱ(serverȱorȱstandaloneȱstation).
stationȱorȱasȱaȱmasterȱstationȱ(serverȱorȱstandaloneȱstation).
ObjetȱStudioȱarrangesȱtheȱjobsȱitȱreceivesȱaccordingȱtoȱtheirȱpriorities,ȱ
modelȬmaterialȱtype,ȱandȱotherȱfactors.ȱInȱmultiȬworkstationȱ
configurations,ȱtheȱoperatorȱofȱtheȱserver—typicallyȱtheȱproductionȱ
administrator—hasȱtotalȱcontrolȱoverȱtheȱjobsȱsentȱtoȱtheȱ3Dȱprinter,ȱandȱ
canȱprioritizeȱandȱdeleteȱjobs,ȱreviewȱjobȱhistoryȱandȱreprintȱaȱjob,ȱandȱsoȱ
on.
modelȬmaterialȱtype,ȱandȱotherȱfactors.ȱInȱmultiȬworkstationȱ
configurations,ȱtheȱoperatorȱofȱtheȱserver—typicallyȱtheȱproductionȱ
administrator—hasȱtotalȱcontrolȱoverȱtheȱjobsȱsentȱtoȱtheȱ3Dȱprinter,ȱandȱ
canȱprioritizeȱandȱdeleteȱjobs,ȱreviewȱjobȱhistoryȱandȱreprintȱaȱjob,ȱandȱsoȱ
on.