User's Manual

DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1) 3–9
Stratasys P750K User Guide
Objet Studio Software
ObjetȱStudioȱsoftwareȱforȱtheȱStratasysȱ3Dȱprintingȱsystemȱconsistsȱofȱtwoȱ
mainȱscreens:
• TrayȱSettingsȱ/ȱModelȱSettings
• JobȱManager
Tray Settings / Model Settings
InȱtheȱTrayȱSettingsȱandȱModelȱSettingsȱscreens,ȱyouȱprepareȱsourceȱfilesȱforȱ
productionȱinȱStratasysȱ3Dȱprinters.ȱObjetȱStudioȱoffersȱyouȱaȱwideȱvarietyȱ
ofȱfileȬpreparationȱoptions,ȱbutȱalwaysȱconsistsȱofȱtheȱfollowingȱbasicȱ
procedure:
1. Insertingȱoneȱorȱmoreȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray
2. Positioningȱtheȱobject(s)ȱonȱtheȱtray
3. Configuringȱobjectȱandȱtrayȱparameters
4. Savingȱtheȱtrayȱconfigurationȱasȱanȱobjtfȱ(ObjetȱTrayȱFormat)ȱfile
5. SendingȱtheȱobjtfȱfileȱtoȱtheȱStratasysȱ3Dȱprinterȱforȱproduction
UsingȱObjetȱStudioȱtoȱperformȱtheseȱtasksȱisȱdescribedȱinȱdetailȱinȱchapter 5,ȱ
“UsingȱObjetȱStudio.”
Job Manager
TheȱJobȱManagerȱscreenȱisȱdifferentȱforȱclientȱworkstationsȱandȱforȱtheȱ
computerȱconnectedȱdirectlyȱtoȱtheȱStratasysȱ3Dȱprinter.ȱ
• InȱObjetȱStudioȱinstalledȱonȱtheȱdirectlyȬconnectedȱcomputerȱ(server),ȱ
theȱJobȱManagerȱscreenȱdisplaysȱtheȱqueueȱandȱstatusȱforȱallȱjobsȱsentȱtoȱ
theȱ3Dȱprinterȱbyȱtheȱserverȱitselfȱandȱbyȱallȱclientȱcomputersȱonȱtheȱ
network.ȱAllȱjobsȱdisplayedȱcanȱbeȱeditedȱandȱmanipulated.ȱ
• InȱObjetȱStudioȱinstalledȱonȱclientȱcomputers,ȱtheȱJobȱManagerȱscreenȱ
displaysȱtheȱqueueȱandȱstatusȱonlyȱforȱjobsȱsentȱtoȱaȱ3Dȱprinterȱserverȱ
fromȱthatȱcomputer.ȱOnlyȱtheseȱjobsȱcanȱbeȱeditedȱandȱmanipulatedȱ
fromȱtheȱclientȱcomputer.
Client computers can be connected, via the local network, to different Objet
3D printers, but only to one at a time. The Job Manager screen displays the
status of the 3D printer to which the client is currently connected.