User's Manual

DOC08010 Rev. A (DRAFT 1) 5–53
Stratasys P750K User Guide
“Hollow”—
Filling Models
with Support
Material
Manyȱobjectsȱplacedȱonȱtheȱtrayȱfromȱstlȱfilesȱareȱ“solid.”ȱThisȱmeansȱthat,ȱ
whenȱprinted,ȱtheȱmodelȱwillȱbeȱcompletelyȱfilledȱwithȱmodelȱmaterial.ȱ
Often,ȱespeciallyȱwithȱlargeȱobjects,ȱthisȱisȱunnecessary.ȱInstead,ȱtheȱmodelȱ
canȱbeȱfilledȱwithȱsupportȱmaterial,ȱwhichȱisȱlessȱcostly.ȱItȱisȱalsoȱadvisableȱ
to
ȱfillȱmodelsȱwithȱsupportȱmaterialȱwhenȱpreparingȱthemȱforȱinvestmentȱ
casting,ȱsinceȱthisȱmaterialȱburnsȱoffȱmoreȱquicklyȱduringȱtheȱprocessȱofȱ
makingȱtheȱcast.
ObjetȱStudioȱenablesȱyouȱtoȱprintȱobjectsȱonȱtheȱtrayȱwithȱanȱouterȱshellȱofȱ
modelȱmaterialȱandȱaȱcenterȱfilledȱwithȱsupportȱmaterial.ȱWhenȱusing
ȱthisȱ
feature,ȱcalledȱ“Hollow,”ȱtheȱthicknessȱofȱtheȱshellȱshouldȱbeȱnoȱlessȱthanȱ
0.5ȱmillimeters.
To use the Hollow feature:
1. Selectȱaȱmodelȱonȱtheȱtray.
or—
• OnȱtheȱModelȱToolbar,ȱclickȱ .
or—
• FromȱtheȱrightȬclickȱcontextȱmenu,ȱselectȱAdvanced Properties.
TheȱAdvancedȱPropertiesȱdialogȱboxȱopens.
2. Selectȱ
Hollow.
Figure 5-75: Advanced Properties dialog box
3. Setȱtheȱshellȱthickness,ȱinȱmillimeters.
4. Clickȱ
Apply.
Note: There is no change in the display of objects in Objet Studio when
Hollow is selected.
To inspect, change or cancel the Hollow setting:
1. Selectȱaȱmodelȱonȱtheȱtray.
2. AccessȱtheȱAdvancedȱPropertiesȱdialogȱbox,ȱasȱabove.
3. IfȱyouȱchangeȱorȱcancelȱtheȱHollowȱsetting,ȱclickȱ
Apply.