Stratasys Objet500 - Saving and Importing Build Trays; OBJTF Files; OBJZF Files

Objet500 User Guide 5 Using Objet Studio
DOC-07027 Rev.E 5-67
Saving and
Importing
Build Trays
YoucansaveyourworkindifferentObjetStudiofileformats,dependingon
howyouwanttousethemlater.
OBJTF Files
objtffilescontaininstructionstoObjetStudioandtoObjet500printersfor
displayingandproducingthestlfilesusedonthetray.Whenyousavebuild
traysinObjetStudio,theyaresavedasobjtffiles.
Savinginobjtfformatisuseful,forexample,ifyouhavenotfinished
preparingthetrayforprinting,orifyouwanttomakechangesbefore
printingitagaininthefuture.objtffilesarealsousefulwhenworkingfrom
yourcompany'snetwork,wheretheSTLfilesarestored.
Note:Becausetheobjtffilereferencesthestlfilesused,theymustremaininthe
samefilelocationaswhentheobjtffilewassaved.
Tosavethetrayasanobjtffile:
➢ IntheTray Settingstab,Filegroup,click .
Toopentrayssavedasobjtffiles,see"OpeningObjetTrayFiles"onpage5-18.
OBJZF Files
Toconvenientlysaveallofthefilesastheyarepositionedonthebuildtray,
forstoringthejob,orfortransferringittoanotherlocation,ObjetStudio
compressesthemintooneobjzffile.Tolaterusetheobjzffile,thefilemust
firstbeexpandedinObjetStudioanditscomponentfilessaved.
Note: Ifyouexportanobjzffilecontainingastlfileoriginallysavedasread-only,
youcannotopen(import)thisobjzffiletothefolderwheretheread-onlystlfileis
saved.
Tocreateanobjzffile:
1. FromtheObjetStudioCommandsmenu ,selectExportPackedJob.
TheSave Asdialogboxopens.
2. Selectthefolder,setthefilename,andclickSave.
Note: YoucanalsoexportaprintjobasanobjzffilefromtheJob Manager
screen—see"AdditionalServerFeatures"onpage5-94.
Toopenanobjzffile:
➢ Double-clickontheobjtffile.
or—
1. FromtheObjetStudioCommandsmenu ,selectImportPackedJob.
2. IntheOpendialogbox,displaytheappropriatefolderandselectthefile.
3. IntheBrowse for Folderdialogbox,displaythefolderinwhichyouwant
ObjetStudiotoexpandthecompressedfile,andclickOK.
Theobjtffileandassociatedstlfilesareexpandedandplacedinthe
selectedfolder,andthetrayisdisplayedinObjetStudio.