Stratasys Objet260 Connex - Manipulating Objects on the Build Tray; Positioning Objects on the Z-Axis

DOC-06810 Rev. A 5–29
Objet1000 Plus User Guide
Fine-Surface Rule
Thisruleconsidersmodelsthathaveonesideonwhichtherearefine
details(likethekeypadsideofatelephone).
¾ Thesideofthemodelcontainingfinedetailsshould,whenpossible,be
positionedface‐up.Thisresultsinasmoothfinish.
Avoid Support-Material Rule
Thisruleconsidersmodelsthathavelargeholesorhollows,openonat
leastoneside(likeapipeoracontainer).
¾ Itmaybeadvantageoustoprintamodelstandingup,sosupport
materialdoesnotfillthehollow,eventhoughprintingthemodellying
downwouldbemuchfaster.
Manipulating Objects on the Build Tray
Positioning
Objects on the
Z-Axis
Whenyouusetheautomaticpositioningoptiontoarrangeobjectsonthe
buildtray(see“A u t o m a t i c Orientation”onpage 26),theobjectsare
positioneddirectlyonthetray.Ifyoudonotinsertobjectswithautomatic
positioning,theyoftenappeareitheraboveorbelowthetray.
To position objects directly on the tray:
1. Selecttheobject.
2. FromtheObjectmenu,select
Lay On.
To ensure that objects are always positioned directly on the tray:
1. FromtheToolsmenu,selectOptions, anddisplaytheSettingstab.
Figure 5-36: Options dialog box, Settings tab
2. IntheAutomaticLayOn(Gravity)section,selectAlways.
In practice, the Objet system prints all models on the build tray on a one-
millimeter bed of support material. The importance of positioning objects
directly on the build tray with Objet Studio is to correctly display the objects
on the screen.