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OBJZFȱ(ObjetȱZȱFormat) Theȱextensionȱofȱaȱcompressedȱ“wrapper”ȱfileȱcontainingȱallȱ
ofȱtheȱfilesȱusedȱinȱanȱObjetȱStudioȱbuildȱtray.ȱUsingȱobjzfȱfiles,ȱ
aȱprintingȱjobȱcanȱbeȱsavedȱasȱaȱsingleȱfile,ȱforȱconvenientȱ
storageȱandȱtransfer.
Objet™ȱprinter TheȱObjetȱ3Dȱprinterȱreferredȱtoȱinȱthisȱguide.
Printer
ȱcomputer TheȱcomputerȱinsideȱtheȱStratasysȱprinterȱthatȱoperatesȱit.ȱ
(Thisȱisȱsometimesȱreferredȱtoȱasȱtheȱ“embedded”ȱcomputer.)
Printerȱinterface TheȱGUIȱ(graphicalȱuserȱinterface)ȱusedȱforȱcontrollingȱtheȱ
Stratasysȱprinter.
Printerȱsoftware SoftwareȱrunningȱonȱtheȱcomputerȱinsideȱtheȱStratasysȱ
printer,ȱthatȱcontrolsȱallȱprinterȱoperations.
resin Theȱbaseȱsubstanceȱfromȱwhich
ȱphotopolymerȱprintingȱ
materialsȱareȱmadeȱforȱuseȱinȱStratasysȱprinters.ȱInȱObjetȱ
StudioȱandȱprinterȬapplicationȱscreens,ȱ“resin”ȱrefersȱtoȱ
cartridgesȱofȱmodelȱandȱsupportȱmaterials.
SLC AȱfileȱtypeȱusedȱwithȱObjetȱsoftware.ȱ(Theseȱfilesȱareȱbitmapsȱ
ofȱindividualȱslicesȱofȱtheȱobject.ȱForȱmoreȱinformation,ȱseeȱ
page 3Ȭ3.)
STL Aȱ
fileȱtypeȱusedȱwithȱObjetȱsoftware.ȱ(Forȱmoreȱinformation,ȱ
seeȱpage 3Ȭ3.)
Supportȱmaterial Materialȱusedȱforȱsupportingȱtheȱstructureȱofȱmodelsȱduringȱ
production.