Stratasys Objet260 - Placing Objects on the Build Tray

Objet260 User Guide 5 Using Objet Studio
DOC-37004 Rev.E 5-13
Placing Objects
on the Build
Tray
Toplaceanobjectonthebuildtray:
1. OpentheInsertdialogbox—
❒ FromtheObjectmenu,selectInsert.
or—
❒ OntheTray Settingsribbon,click .
or—
❒ Right-clickonthebuildtray,andselectInsertfromthecontextmenu.
TheInsertdialogboxappears.
Figure5-10Insertdialogbox
2. IntheLook infield,displaytheappropriatefolder.
3. IntheFiles of typefield,selectthefiletypetodisplay.
4. Selectthedesiredfile,andmakesurethatitappearsintheFile namefield.
IfthePreviewcheckboxisselected,theobjectisdisplayedinthedialog
box,asshowninFigure5-10.
Note: WhenselectingaVRML(wrl)file,theobjectisdisplayedinthedialog
boxonlyifthereisanequivalentbmpfileinthesamefolder.Therefore,when
savingVRMLfilesinaCADprogram,abmpfileoftheassemblyshouldbe
saved.
Youcanopenseveralstlfiles(andVRMLfiles)toplaceseveralmodelson
thebuildtray.Ifyouselectmultiplestlfilesthatmakeupanassembly,you
canselectallorsomeoftheparts.Toprinttheentiremodel,selectallof
anassembly’scomponentstlfiles,andselecttheAssemblycheckbox.This
positionsthepartsasacomplete,integratedmodelinsteadofas