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Introducing the Stratasys P750K 3D Printing System
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DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Preparing Files for Use with Objet 3D Printing Systems
BeforeȱusingȱfilesȱwithȱStratasysȱ3Dȱprintingȱsystems,ȱyouȱneedȱtoȱconvertȱ
themȱinȱyourȱCADȱprogramȱtoȱaȱfileȱformatȱsupportedȱbyȱObjetȱStudio.ȱ(Forȱ
anȱexplanationȱofȱtheseȱfileȱformats,ȱseeȱ“SourceȱFiles”ȱonȱpage 3.)
themȱinȱyourȱCADȱprogramȱtoȱaȱfileȱformatȱsupportedȱbyȱObjetȱStudio.ȱ(Forȱ
anȱexplanationȱofȱtheseȱfileȱformats,ȱseeȱ“SourceȱFiles”ȱonȱpage 3.)
Converting
CAD Files to
STL Format
Thisȱprocedureȱmayȱvaryȱslightly,ȱdependingȱonȱtheȱCADȱsoftwareȱused,ȱ
butȱtheȱfollowingȱinstructionsȱgenerallyȱapply.
butȱtheȱfollowingȱinstructionsȱgenerallyȱapply.
To convert a file to STL format (in a CAD program):
1. Fromȱtheȱ
File
ȱmenu,ȱselectȱ
Save As
.
2. InȱtheȱSaveȱAsȱdialogȱbox,ȱopenȱtheȱSaveȱAsȱTypeȱdropȬdownȱlistȱandȱ
selectȱ
*.STL
.
3. Clickȱ
Options
ȱandȱsetȱtheȱfollowingȱparameters:
•
TotalȱQuality—approximatelyȱ0.01ȱmmȱ(deviationȱtoleranceȱ/ȱ
linearȬdimensionȱtolerance)
linearȬdimensionȱtolerance)
•
DetailȱQuality—approximatelyȱ5°ȱ(angleȱtolerance)
Note: Lowering these values produces more accurate models, but
results in larger files and longer loading and processing times. For this
reason, it is generally not recommended that you use lower values.
results in larger files and longer loading and processing times. For this
reason, it is generally not recommended that you use lower values.
4. Inȱtheȱfileȱformatȱoption,ȱchooseȱbinaryȱorȱASCII.ȱ(Bothȱbinaryȱandȱ
ASCIIȱformatsȱcanȱbeȱusedȱinȱObjetȱStudio.ȱHowever,ȱbinaryȱfilesȱareȱ
smaller,ȱsoȱthisȱoptionȱisȱrecommended.)
smaller,ȱsoȱthisȱoptionȱisȱrecommended.)
5. Clickȱ
OK
ȱorȱ
Save
.
Afterȱconvertingȱtheȱmodelȱfiles,ȱitȱisȱrecommendedȱthatȱyouȱcheckȱthemȱforȱ
defectsȱinȱanȱSTLȬrepairȱapplicationȱ(suchȱasȱMagics™,ȱbyȱMaterialise
defectsȱinȱanȱSTLȬrepairȱapplicationȱ(suchȱasȱMagics™,ȱbyȱMaterialise
®
)ȱ
beforeȱopeningȱthemȱinȱObjetȱStudioȱandȱproducingȱtheȱmodel.
Converting
CAD Files to
SLC Format
WhenȱconvertingȱfilesȱtoȱSLCȱformat,ȱitȱisȱrecommendedȱthatȱyouȱsetȱaȱlayerȱ
thicknessȱofȱ15ȱmicronsȱ(0.015ȱmm).ȱSinceȱSLCȱfilesȱcannotȱbeȱorientatedȱinȱ
ObjetȱStudio,ȱitȱisȱimportantȱthatȱmodelsȱareȱproperlyȱorientatedȱbeforeȱ
beingȱsavedȱasȱSLCȱfiles.ȱConsiderationsȱforȱsuitableȱmodelȱorientationȱareȱ
explainedȱinȱ“ModelȱOrientation”ȱonȱpage 5Ȭ26.
thicknessȱofȱ15ȱmicronsȱ(0.015ȱmm).ȱSinceȱSLCȱfilesȱcannotȱbeȱorientatedȱinȱ
ObjetȱStudio,ȱitȱisȱimportantȱthatȱmodelsȱareȱproperlyȱorientatedȱbeforeȱ
beingȱsavedȱasȱSLCȱfiles.ȱConsiderationsȱforȱsuitableȱmodelȱorientationȱareȱ
explainedȱinȱ“ModelȱOrientation”ȱonȱpage 5Ȭ26.
For more information, search for “CAD to STL” on www.stratasys.com.