User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
5–46 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)
Production
Estimates
ObjetȱStudioȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱcalculateȱtheȱtimeȱandȱmaterialȱresourcesȱ
neededȱforȱproducingȱtraysȱbeforeȱsendingȱthemȱtoȱtheȱprinter.ȱTheȱtimeȱitȱ
takesȱObjetȱStudioȱtoȱperformȱthisȱcalculationȱdependsȱonȱtheȱnumberȱofȱ
objectsȱonȱtheȱtrayȱandȱtheirȱcomplexity.ȱCalculatingȱtheȱproductionȱ
estimateȱforȱaȱfullȱtray
ȱcouldȱtakeȱupȱtoȱ15ȱminutes,ȱdependingȱonȱyourȱ
computer’sȱspecifications.ȱ
To calculate the time and materials needed for producing the current
tray:
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OnȱtheȱTrayȱSettingsȱribbon,ȱinȱtheȱBuildȱProcessȱgroup,ȱclickȱ .
Whileȱtheȱestimateȱisȱbeingȱcalculated,ȱaȱprogressȱbarȱisȱdisplayed—onȱ
theȱrightȱsideȱofȱtheȱstatusȱbarȱ(atȱtheȱbottomȱofȱtheȱscreen).ȱ
Figure 5-67: Estimate progress bar
WhenȱObjetȱStudioȱfinishesȱcalculatingȱtheȱproductionȱresources,ȱtheȱ
resultsȱareȱdisplayedȱinȱaȱdialogȱbox.
Figure 5-68: Production resource calculations for different printing modes
AsȱshownȱinȱtheȱProductionȱEstimatesȱdialogȱbox,ȱtheȱresourcesȱneededȱforȱ
producingȱtheȱmodelsȱonȱtheȱtrayȱdependȱonȱtheȱprintingȱmodeȱusedȱbyȱtheȱ
printerȱwhenȱproducingȱtheȱjob.ȱYouȱmightȱwantȱtoȱconsiderȱtheseȱ
estimatesȱwhenȱdecidingȱonȱtheȱprintingȱmodeȱ(seeȱbelow),ȱandȱwhetherȱorȱ
notȱto
ȱallowȱusingȱsubstituteȱmodelȱmaterialsȱwhenȱprintingȱtheȱjob.ȱ
Note: You select the printing mode and material substitute options after
you send the build tray to the printer (see “Printing the Tray File” on
page 48).
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