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Stratasys P750K User Guide
Preparing Models for Production
Modelȱpreparationȱinvolvesȱtheȱfollowingȱbasicȱsteps:
1. Placeȱobjectsȱorȱassembliesȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray.
2. Ifȱnecessary,ȱmanipulateȱtheȱobject’sȱorientationȱandȱposition.
3. Selectȱtheȱmaterialsȱandȱmodelȱfinish.
JustȱasȱStratasysȱprintersȱcanȱproduceȱdifferentȱmodelsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱ
usingȱdifferentȱmaterials,ȱyouȱcanȱproduceȱcomponentsȱofȱaȱmodelȱwithȱ
differentȱmaterials.ȱToȱdoȱthis,ȱeachȱpartȱofȱtheȱmodelȱmustȱbeȱaȱseparateȱstlȱ
file.ȱIfȱtheȱmodel’sȱcomponentȱpartsȱwereȱnotȱsavedȱinȱtheȱCADȱsoftwareȱasȱ
separateȱstlȱfiles,ȱyouȱcanȱuseȱObjetȱStudioȱtoȱseparateȱtheȱmodelȱintoȱ
componentȱparts.ȱ(Thisȱisȱdescribedȱinȱ“SplittingȱObjectsȱintoȱComponents”ȱ
onȱpage 19ȱandȱinȱ“DividingȱObjects”ȱonȱpage 51.)
usingȱdifferentȱmaterials,ȱyouȱcanȱproduceȱcomponentsȱofȱaȱmodelȱwithȱ
differentȱmaterials.ȱToȱdoȱthis,ȱeachȱpartȱofȱtheȱmodelȱmustȱbeȱaȱseparateȱstlȱ
file.ȱIfȱtheȱmodel’sȱcomponentȱpartsȱwereȱnotȱsavedȱinȱtheȱCADȱsoftwareȱasȱ
separateȱstlȱfiles,ȱyouȱcanȱuseȱObjetȱStudioȱtoȱseparateȱtheȱmodelȱintoȱ
componentȱparts.ȱ(Thisȱisȱdescribedȱinȱ“SplittingȱObjectsȱintoȱComponents”ȱ
onȱpage 19ȱandȱinȱ“DividingȱObjects”ȱonȱpage 51.)
OBJDF Files:
Overview
Anȱobjdfȱfileȱdescribesȱbothȱtheȱgeometryȱofȱaȱsingleȱobjectȱandȱtheȱ
materials,ȱandȱfinishȱrequiredȱtoȱprintȱit.ȱTheȱobjdfȱfileȱcanȱrepresentȱanȱ
objectȱthatȱisȱaȱsingleȱstlȱfile,ȱorȱanȱobjectȱassembledȱfromȱcomponentȱstlȱ
files.ȱ
materials,ȱandȱfinishȱrequiredȱtoȱprintȱit.ȱTheȱobjdfȱfileȱcanȱrepresentȱanȱ
objectȱthatȱisȱaȱsingleȱstlȱfile,ȱorȱanȱobjectȱassembledȱfromȱcomponentȱstlȱ
files.ȱ
ObjetȱStudioȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱsplitȱanȱstlȱfileȱrepresentingȱaȱcomplexȱobjectȱ
intoȱanȱassemblyȱofȱcomponentȱstlȱfiles,ȱandȱsaveȱtheȱassemblyȱasȱanȱobjdfȱ
file.ȱEachȱpartȱ(stlȱfile)ȱdescribedȱbyȱtheȱobjdfȱfileȱcanȱhaveȱitsȱownȱmodelȬ
materialȱcharacteristic,ȱsoȱthatȱtheȱStratasysȱprinterȱproducesȱtheȱ
componentȱpartsȱfromȱspecificȱmaterials.ȱ
intoȱanȱassemblyȱofȱcomponentȱstlȱfiles,ȱandȱsaveȱtheȱassemblyȱasȱanȱobjdfȱ
file.ȱEachȱpartȱ(stlȱfile)ȱdescribedȱbyȱtheȱobjdfȱfileȱcanȱhaveȱitsȱownȱmodelȬ
materialȱcharacteristic,ȱsoȱthatȱtheȱStratasysȱprinterȱproducesȱtheȱ
componentȱpartsȱfromȱspecificȱmaterials.ȱ
Anotherȱuseȱforȱobjdfȱfilesȱisȱforȱsavingȱaȱgroupȱofȱseparateȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱ
buildȱtrayȱasȱoneȱunit,ȱtogetherȱwithȱtheirȱrelativeȱpositionsȱandȱmaterials.ȱ
Thisȱisȱespeciallyȱusefulȱforȱproducingȱmodelsȱinȱtheȱfutureȱwithȱtheȱsameȱ
materials.ȱInȱfact,ȱwhenȱyouȱsaveȱobjdfȱfiles,ȱyouȱspecifyȱmaterialsȱforȱ
printingȱmodelsȱwithoutȱregardȱtoȱtheȱmaterialȱcartridgesȱloadedȱinȱtheȱ
printer.ȱTheȱsameȱobjectȱcanȱlaterȱbeȱplacedȱonȱbuildȱtraysȱforȱprinting.ȱEachȱ
timeȱyouȱsendȱaȱbuildȱtrayȱtoȱtheȱprinter,ȱyouȱdecideȱwhetherȱtoȱallowȱ
printingȱwithȱsubstituteȱmaterialsȱorȱonlyȱwithȱtheȱmaterialsȱspecified.
buildȱtrayȱasȱoneȱunit,ȱtogetherȱwithȱtheirȱrelativeȱpositionsȱandȱmaterials.ȱ
Thisȱisȱespeciallyȱusefulȱforȱproducingȱmodelsȱinȱtheȱfutureȱwithȱtheȱsameȱ
materials.ȱInȱfact,ȱwhenȱyouȱsaveȱobjdfȱfiles,ȱyouȱspecifyȱmaterialsȱforȱ
printingȱmodelsȱwithoutȱregardȱtoȱtheȱmaterialȱcartridgesȱloadedȱinȱtheȱ
printer.ȱTheȱsameȱobjectȱcanȱlaterȱbeȱplacedȱonȱbuildȱtraysȱforȱprinting.ȱEachȱ
timeȱyouȱsendȱaȱbuildȱtrayȱtoȱtheȱprinter,ȱyouȱdecideȱwhetherȱtoȱallowȱ
printingȱwithȱsubstituteȱmaterialsȱorȱonlyȱwithȱtheȱmaterialsȱspecified.
TheȱConnexȱversionȱofȱObjetȱStudioȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱdisplay,ȱmanipulateȱandȱ
printȱcomponentȱpartsȱofȱaȱmodelȱassemblyȱthatȱwasȱsavedȱasȱanȱobjdfȱfile,ȱ
sinceȱeachȱcomponentȱisȱaȱseparateȱstlȱfile.ȱThisȱcanȱbeȱusefulȱforȱprintingȱ
onlyȱspecificȱpartsȱofȱaȱmodel.
printȱcomponentȱpartsȱofȱaȱmodelȱassemblyȱthatȱwasȱsavedȱasȱanȱobjdfȱfile,ȱ
sinceȱeachȱcomponentȱisȱaȱseparateȱstlȱfile.ȱThisȱcanȱbeȱusefulȱforȱprintingȱ
onlyȱspecificȱpartsȱofȱaȱmodel.
Furtherȱexplanationsȱofȱobjdfȱfiles,ȱandȱtheirȱfeatures,ȱappearȱthroughoutȱ
thisȱchapter.
thisȱchapter.
Model Files
Toȱproduceȱmodels,ȱyouȱopenȱoneȱorȱmoreȱmodelȱfilesȱinȱObjetȱStudioȱandȱ
positionȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray.ȱYouȱcanȱplaceȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱinȱ
severalȱways:
positionȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray.ȱYouȱcanȱplaceȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱinȱ
severalȱways:
•
byȱinsertingȱindividual stl or slc filesȱ(orȱanȱassemblyȱofȱstlȱfiles).
•
byȱinserting anȱobjdfȱfileȱ(anȱassembly).
•
byȱpastingȱobjectsȱthatȱyouȱcopiedȱtoȱtheȱWindowsȱclipboard.