User's Manual

DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1) 5–51
Stratasys P750K User Guide
Applying Additional Objet Studio Features
Dividing
Objects
YouȱcanȱuseȱtheȱSplitȱObjectȱfeatureȱtoȱproduceȱobjectsȱlargerȱthanȱtheȱtrayȱ
areaȱbyȱdividingȱtheȱmodelȱintoȱseparateȱparts.ȱWithȱthisȱfeature,ȱyouȱ
produceȱonlyȱaȱspecificȱsectionȱofȱaȱmodel.
To split an object:
1. Selectȱtheȱobject.
2. FromȱtheȱObjectȱmenu,ȱselectȱ
Split.
3. InȱtheȱSplitȱObjectȱdialogȱbox,ȱenterȱtheȱvaluesȱtoȱdetermineȱhowȱObjetȱ
Studioȱwillȱdivideȱtheȱobject.ȱYouȱcanȱdivideȱanȱobjectȱalongȱanyȱofȱitsȱ
axes,ȱbyȱenteringȱeitherȱexactȱmeasurementsȱorȱtheȱnumberȱofȱparts.
Figure 5-73: Split Object dialog box
4. InȱSaveȱtoȱFolder,ȱenterȱtheȱfolderȱname.
5. Clickȱ
OK.
Theȱcompositeȱpartsȱareȱsavedȱasȱnewȱstlȱfilesȱwithȱ“Partȱ1,”ȱ“Partȱ2,”ȱ
etc.,ȱaddedȱtoȱtheȱoriginalȱfileȱname.
Note: Before printing the newly created stl files, it is recommended that you
check them for defects in an STL-repair application, such as
Magics™, by Materialise
®
.