User's Manual

Using Objet Studio

5–52 DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1)

Choosing the

Support

Strength

Whenȱproducingȱmodels,ȱsupportȱmaterialȱfillsȱsomeȱhollowȱandȱemptyȱ

sectionsȱ(seeȱ“ModelȱOrientation”ȱonȱpage 26).ȱObjetȱStudioȱallowsȱyouȱtoȱ

adjustȱtheȱstrengthȱofȱtheȱstructureȱformedȱwithȱtheȱsupportȱmaterial.ȱThisȱ

adjustmentȱisȱusefulȱwhenȱproducingȱeitherȱlarge/massiveȱmodelsȱorȱsmall/

delicateȱmodels.ȱForȱmostȱpurposes,ȱtheȱdefaultȱsettingȱ

providesȱadequateȱ

supportȱstrength.

To change the strength of the support structure used when printing a

model:

1. Selectȱaȱmodelȱonȱtheȱtray.

2. OnȱtheȱModelȱSettingsȱribbon,ȱinȱtheȱOptionsȱgroup,ȱclickȱ

or—

• OnȱtheȱModelȱToolbar,ȱclickȱ .

or—

• FromȱtheȱrightȬclickȱcontextȱmenu,ȱselectȱAdvanced Properties.

TheȱAdvancedȱPropertiesȱdialogȱboxȱopens.

Figure 5-74: Advanced Properties dialog box

3. InȱtheȱGridȱStyleȱsection,ȱchooseȱtheȱsupportȱstrengthȱsuitableȱforȱtheȱ

selectedȱmodel.ȱYouȱcanȱselectȱaȱdifferentȱsupportȱs trengthȱforȱeachȱ

modelȱonȱtheȱtray.

• Standard—forȱmodelsȱneedingȱaverageȱsupportȱ(mostȱmodels).

• Heavy—forȱlargeȱmodelsȱneedingȱmuchȱsupport.

• Lite—forȱdelicate ȱmodelsȱneedingȱlittleȱsupport.ȱ(Thisȱsettingȱmakesȱ

itȱeasyȱtoȱremoveȱtheȱsupportȱmaterial.)

Note: If an object is split into shells, the Advanced Properties enabled vary

with the object selection. If a single element is selected only Hollow

is enabled. If a group of elements is selected only Grid Style is

enabled.

4. Clickȱ

Apply.