User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–22 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Assigning a
Model Material
to Objects
Youȱcanȱassignȱanyȱofȱtheȱavailableȱȱtoȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray.ȱ
To assign a model material to objects:
1. Selectȱanȱobjectȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱ(seeȱ“SelectingȱObjects”ȱonȱpage 18).
Whenȱanȱobjectȱisȱselected,ȱitsȱproperties—includingȱmodelȱmaterials—
areȱdisplayedȱonȱtheȱModelȱToolbarȱandȱonȱtheȱribbon.
Figure 5-26: Object properties, on ribbon and Model Toolbar
2. DisplayȱtheȱmaterialȱdropȬdownȱlistȱandȱselectȱtheȱdesiredȱmaterial.
Figure 5-27: Menu for assigning materials to objects
WhenȱyouȱdeȬselectȱtheȱobjectȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray,ȱitȱisȱdisplayed,ȱbyȱ
default,ȱwithȱtheȱcolorȱofȱtheȱmaterialȱyouȱselected.ȱInȱtheȱsameȱway,ȱ
youȱcanȱassignȱmodelȱmaterialsȱtoȱeachȱofȱtheȱindependentȱobjectsȱonȱ
theȱbuildȱtray.
Ribbon
Model Toolbar
To separate an object into independent, component parts (each an stl file),
see “Splitting Objects into Components” on page 19.