Stratasys Objet500 - Producing Models; Preparing the Printer

Objet500 User Guide 6 Operating and Maintaining the Objet500 3DPrinter
DOC-07027 Rev.E 6-6
Producing Models
TheObjet500printerproducesmodelsaftertheyarearrangedonavirtual
buildtrayintheObjetStudioapplicationandsenttotheprinterfromthere.
Forinformationaboutpreparingmodelfilesforprinting,see"UsingObjet
Studio"inthisuserguideorObjetStudioHelp.
Preparing the
Printer
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Beforebeginningtoproducemodels,itisrecommendedthatyoucheck
thecurrentprintingqualityoftheprintheadsbyperformingapatterntest
(see"PatternTest"onpage6-32).
Topreparetheprinterforproducingmodels:
1. Makesurethatthebuildtrayintheprinterisemptyandclean.Ifnot,
removecuredmaterialwiththescraper,andcleanthetraythoroughly
withawetcleaningcloth.
Caution
Useprotectivegloveswhencleaningthebuildtray,andbecarefulofthe
sharpedgesofthescraperblade.
2. MakesurethatthereissufficientModelandSupportmaterialloaded,as
indicatedontheprinterinterface(seeFigure6-3onpage6-4).Youmay
wanttoreplacethecartridgesofModelandSupportmaterialcurrently
loadedintheprintertoavoidtheneedforreplacingthemduringprinting.
Forinstallingmaterialcartridgesandreplacingemptyones,see"Loading
ModelandSupportCartridges"onthepreviouspage.
ForchangingthetypeofModelmaterialcurrentlyloaded,see"Changingthe
PrintingMaterial"onpage6-12.
3. Ontheprinterinterface,clicktheredbuttontoswitchtheprinterto
onlinemode.
Thecolorofthebuttonchangesfromredtogreen(seeFigure6-4onthe
nextpage).IfthereisajobintheJobManagerqueue,itissenttothe
printer.
Whenswitchingtheprintertoonlinemode,amessageisdisplayedifa
maintenanceactivityisrequiredtoensureoptimumprintingquality.(See
"RoutineMaintenanceSchedule"onpage6-23.)Maintenancenotifications
canbedisabled/enabledfromtheOptionsmenu.