User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–36 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Grouping and
Ungrouping
Objects
Youȱcanȱmanipulateȱtwoȱorȱmoreȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray,ȱatȱtheȱsameȱtime.
• Selectingȱmultipleȱobjects
Manipulatingȱdoneȱtoȱoneȱobjectȱaffectsȱallȱselectedȱobjects.ȱForȱ
example,ȱturningȱoneȱobjectȱonȱitsȱaxisȱcausesȱallȱselectedȱobjectsȱtoȱturnȱ
onȱtheirȱrespectiveȱaxes.
• Convertingȱtheȱobjectsȱtoȱanȱassembly
Separateȱobjectsȱbecomeȱpartsȱofȱoneȱunit.ȱForȱexample,ȱturningȱtheȱ
assemblyȱonȱitsȱaxisȱcausesȱallȱitsȱcomponentȱpartsȱtoȱturnȱasȱoneȱunit.
To convert objects to an assembly:
1. Selectȱtheȱobjectsȱ(seeȱ“SelectingȱObjects”ȱonȱpage 18)
2. FromȱtheȱObjectȱmenu,ȱselectȱ
Group to Assembly.
Inȱtheȱmodelȱtree,ȱtheȱobjectsȱnowȱappearȱasȱchildrenȱofȱaȱparentȱ
(assembly).ȱ
Figure 5-46: Assembly in the model tree
Afterȱcreatingȱanȱassembly,ȱyouȱcanȱsaveȱitȱasȱanȱobjdfȱfile,ȱforȱreȬuse.ȱ
(Savingȱtheȱassemblyȱisȱnotȱnecessaryȱforȱmanipulatingȱandȱprintingȱit.)
To save an assembly:
1. Selectȱtheȱassemblyȱ(eitherȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱorȱinȱtheȱmodelȱtree).
2. FromȱtheȱObjetȱStudioȱCommandsȱmenuȱ
, selectȱSave As.
3. Inȱthe
SaveȱAsȱdialogȱbox,ȱselectȱtheȱobjdfȱformat,ȱchooseȱaȱlocation,ȱ
nameȱtheȱfile,ȱandȱclickȱ
Save.
To separate assemblies into individual objects (stl files):
1. Selectȱtheȱassemblyȱ(eitherȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtrayȱorȱinȱtheȱmodelȱtree).
2. FromȱtheȱObjectȱmenu,ȱselectȱ
Ungroup.
Inȱtheȱmodelȱtree,ȱtheȱelementsȱareȱnotȱpartsȱofȱanȱassembly.
Figure 5-47: Separate objects in the model tree