User's Manual

Using Objet Studio

5–10 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)

Placing

Objects on the

Build Tray

To place an object on the build tray:

1. OpenȱtheȱInsertȱdialogȱbox—

• FromȱtheȱObjectȱmenu,ȱselectȱInsert.

or—

• OnȱtheȱTrayȱSettingsȱribbon,ȱclickȱ .

or—

• RightȬclickȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray,ȱandȱselectȱInsert fromȱtheȱcontextȱ

menu.

TheȱInsertȱdialogȱboxȱappears.

Figure 5-9: Insert dialog box

2. InȱtheȱLookȱinȱfield,ȱdisplayȱtheȱappropriateȱfolder.

3. InȱtheȱFilesȱofȱtypeȱfield,ȱselectȱtheȱfileȱtypeȱtoȱdisplay.

4. Selectȱtheȱdesiredȱfile,ȱandȱmakeȱsureȱthatȱitȱappearsȱinȱtheȱFileȱnameȱ

field.

IfȱtheȱPreviewȱcheckȱboxȱisȱselected,ȱtheȱobjectȱisȱdisplayedȱinȱtheȱdialogȱ

box,ȱasȱ

shownȱinȱfigure 5Ȭ9.

Youȱcanȱopenȱseveralȱstlȱfilesȱtoȱplaceȱseveralȱmodelsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray.ȱ

Ifȱyouȱselectȱmultipleȱstlȱfilesȱthatȱmakeȱupȱanȱassembly,ȱyouȱcanȱselectȱ

allȱorȱsomeȱofȱtheȱparts.ȱToȱprintȱtheȱentireȱmodel,ȱselectȱallȱofȱanȱ

assembly’sȱcomponentȱstlȱfiles,ȱ

andȱselectȱtheȱAssemblyȱcheckȱbox.ȱThisȱ

positionsȱtheȱpartsȱasȱaȱcomplete,ȱintegratedȱmodelȱinsteadȱofȱasȱ

independentȱparts.ȱTheȱeffectsȱofȱselectingȱtheȱAssemblyȱcheckȱbox—inȱ

bothȱtheȱmodelȱtreeȱandȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱdisplay—areȱshownȱinȱtheȱ

followingȱfigures.