Stratasys Objet500 - Terms Used in this Guide

Objet500 User Guide 1 About This Guide
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Terms Used in This Guide
Build tray
In Objet Studio software:Thesurfacedisplayedonthescreen
thatrepresentstheactualbuildtrayintheprinter.
In the printer:Thesurfaceuponwhichmodelsareproduced.
Cleaning fluid Cleanserforflushingmaterialfeedtubesandtheprintingblock,
usedtocompletelyremoveModelandSupportmaterialfrom
thesystembeforeloadinganothertypeofmaterialinthe
printerandbeforelong-termshutdown.Thecleaningfluidis
suppliedinstandardmaterialcartridges.
Client/user workstation Theworkstationonwhichsoftwareisinstalledforpreparing
buildtraysforproductiononPolyJetprinters.(Thereisnolimit
tothenumberofclientworkstationsinthelocalnetwork.)
Connex™ Thetechnologyofprintingmodelsbyjettingmultiplematerials
simultaneouslyfromtheprintheads.Thistechnologyenables
Objet500printerstoprintinDigitalMaterialmode.
Digital Material Combinationsofmodelmaterialsfabricatedintheprinterfrom
thebasicmodelmaterialsinstalled.
Digital Material Mode Theprintermodeusedtoprintajobusingtwodifferentmodel
materials.(Thismodecanalsobeusedtoeliminatetheneedfor
performingtheMaterialReplacementprocedurewhenprinting
withasinglemodelmaterial.)
host/server workstation TheworkstationthatinterfacesdirectlywiththeObjet500
printerandistypicallypositionednexttoit.
Job Manager™ ThepartofObjetStudiosoftwarethatmanagesproductionjobs
beforetheyaresenttothePolyJetprinter.
Mixed part Modelswhosepartsareprintedusingmorethanonemodel
material.
Mixed tray Abuildtraycontainingobjects,eachofwhichisdesignedtobe
printedusingadifferentmodelmaterial.
Model material Materialusedforbuildingmodels.
Objet Studio™ SoftwarethatpreparesfilesforprintingonStratasysPolyJet
printers.
OBJDF Theextensionofafilethatcontainsinformationaboutthe
geometryofanobjectandthematerialsrequiredtoprintit.
objdffilesarecreatedinObjetStudio.
OBJTF Theextensionofafilethatcontainsalloftheinformation
neededforamodel-printingjobonPolyJet3Dprinters.An
objtffileisusedbyObjetStudiotosendaprintjobtoaPolyJet
3Dprinter.
OBJZF Theextensionofacompressed“wrapper”filecontainingallof
thefilesusedinanObjetStudiobuildtray.Usingobjzffiles,a
printingjobcanbesavedasasinglefile,forconvenientstorage
andtransfer.
Objet™ printer TheStratasys3Dprinterreferredtointhisguide.
Printer computer
ThecomputerinsidetheObjet500printerthatoperatesit.