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Eden500V/350V/350 User Guide
4. Inthefileformatoption,choosebinaryorASCII.(Binaryfilesare
smallerthanfilessavedinASCIIformat;theyare,however,
functionallyidenticalinObjetStudio.)
5. Click
OKorSave.
Converting
Files to SLC
Format
WhenconvertingfilestoSLCformat,itisrecommendedthatyousetalayer
thicknessof15microns(0.015mm).SinceSLC filescannotbeorientatedin
ObjetStudio,itisimportantthatmodelsareproperlyorientatedbefore
beingsavedasSLCfiles.Considerationsforsuitablemodelorientationare
explainedin“M
odelOrientation”onpage 5‐10.
Objet Software
ObjetsoftwarefortheEden3‐Dprintingsystemconsistsoftwo
applications:
• ObjetStudio
• JobManager
Objet Studio
WithObjetStudio,youpreparesourcefilesforproductioninEden3‐D
printers.ObjetStudiooffersyouawidevarietyoffile‐preparationoptions,
butalwaysconsistsofthefollowingbasicprocedure:
1. Insertingoneormoreobjectsonthebuildtray
2. Positioningtheobject(s)onthetray
3. Configuringobjectandtrayparameters
4.
Savingthetrayconfigurationasanotf(ObjetTrayFormat)file
5. SendingtheotffiletotheEden3‐Dprinterforproduction
UsingObjetStudiotoperformthesetasksisdescribedindetailinchapter 5,
“UsingObjetStudio”.”
Job Manager
TheJobManagerapplicationisdifferentforclientworkstationsandforthe
computerconnecteddirectlytotheEden3‐Dprinter.
• JobManagerinstalledonthedirectly‐connectedcomputer(server)
displaysthequeueandstatusforalljobssenttothe3‐Dprinterbythe
clientcomputersonthenetwork,andallowseditingandmanipulation
ofalljobs.
• JobManagerinstalledonclientcomputersdisplaysthequeueand
statusonlyforjobssenttothe3‐Dprinterserverfromthatcomputer,
andallowstheusertoeditonlythesejobs.
JobManagerisdescribedindetailinchapter6,“UsingJobManager.”
Client computers can be connected, via the local network, to different Eden
3-D printers, but only to one at a time. The client Job Manager displays the
status of the 3-D printer to which the client is currently connected.
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