User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–26 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Automatic
Placement
Afterȱplacingȱseveralȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray,ȱyouȱcanȱletȱObjetȱStudioȱ
arrangeȱthemȱbeforeȱprinting.ȱThisȱensuresȱthatȱtheȱobjectsȱareȱpositionedȱ
properly,ȱandȱthatȱtheyȱwillȱbeȱprintedȱinȱtheȱshortestȱtimeȱandȱwithȱaȱ
minimumȱofȱmaterial.
To automatically arrange objects on the build tray:
¾
OnȱtheȱTrayȱSettingsȱribbon,ȱclickȱ .
or—
FromȱtheȱToolsȱmenu,ȱselect
Automatic Placement.
Theȱeffectsȱofȱautomaticȱpositioningȱareȱshownȱinȱtheȱfiguresȱbelow.
Figure 5-32: Tray before objects are properly arranged
Figure 5-33: Tray arrangement after applying Automatic Placement
Manual
Positioning
Youȱcanȱchangeȱtheȱpositionȱofȱobjectsȱonȱthe ȱbuildȱtray—evenȱifȱtheyȱwereȱ
insertedȱwithȱtheȱOrientȱAutomaticallyȱoption.ȱConsiderationsȱforȱ
positioningȱobjectsȱareȱpresentedȱinȱ“ModelȱOrientation,”ȱbelow.ȱToolsȱforȱ
changingȱtheȱpositionȱofȱobjectsȱareȱpresentedȱinȱ“ManipulatingȱObjectsȱonȱ
theȱBuildȱTray”ȱonȱpage 27.
Model Orientation
Theȱorientationȱofȱmodelsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱaffectsȱhowȱquicklyȱandȱ
efficientlyȱtheyȱwillȱbeȱproducedȱbyȱtheȱ3Dȱprinter,ȱwhereȱandȱhowȱmuchȱ
supportȱmaterialȱisȱused,ȱandȱwhetherȱorȱnotȱmodelȱpartsȱwillȱhaveȱaȱglossyȱ
finish.ȱTherefore,ȱyouȱshouldȱconsiderȱaȱvarietyȱofȱfactorsȱwhenȱdecidingȱ
how
ȱtoȱplaceȱmodelsȱonȱtheȱtray,ȱusingȱtheȱfollowingȱpositioningȱrules.ȱ
X-Y-Z Rule
Thisȱruleȱconsidersȱaȱmodelȇsȱouterȱdimensions.
¾ Sinceȱtheȱprintȱheadsȱmoveȱbackȱandȱforth ȱalongȱtheȱXȬaxis,ȱtheȱprintingȱ
timeȱalongȱthisȱaxisȱisȱrelativelyȱshort,ȱcomparedȱtoȱprintingȱtimeȱalongȱ
theȱYȬaxisȱandȱZȬaxis.ȱFromȱthisȱpointȱofȱview,ȱitȱisȱadvisableȱtoȱplaceȱtheȱ
objectȇsȱlargestȱdimensionȱalongȱtheȱXȬaxis.
¾ Anyȱsurfacesȱthatȱcomeȱintoȱcontactȱwithȱsupportȱmaterialsȱbecomeȱ
matte.
¾ Sinceȱmodelsȱareȱbuiltȱup,ȱonȱtheȱZȬaxis,ȱinȱ16Ȭȱorȱ30Ȭmicronȱlayersȱ
(accordingȱtoȱtheȱprintingȱmode),ȱitȱisȱveryȱtimeȬconsumingȱtoȱprintȱaȱ
tallȱobject.ȱFromȱthisȱpointȱofȱview,ȱitȱisȱadvisableȱtoȱplaceȱtheȱobjectȇsȱ
smallestȱdimensionȱalongȱtheȱZȬaxis.
¾ Sinceȱtheȱprintȱheadsȱmeasureȱaboutȱ2ȱinchesȱ(5ȱcentimeters)ȱonȱtheȱ
YȬaxis,ȱmodelsȱmeasuringȱlessȱthanȱthisȱ(onȱtheȱYȬaxis)ȱareȱprintedȱinȱ
oneȱpass.ȱFromȱthisȱpointȱofȱview,ȱitȱisȱadvisableȱtoȱplaceȱtheȱobjectȇsȱ
intermediateȱdimensionȱalongȱtheȱYȬaxis.
¾ For best results, arrange the tray with Automatic Placement, on the Tray
Settings ribbon, even if you inserted the objects with the Orient
Automatically option.
¾ The physical characteristics of each type of Model material you use can
affect the positioning of objects on the tray. Therefore, select materials
before running Automatic Placement.