User's Manual

Using Objet Studio
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Exporting and
Importing
Objet Build
Trays
WhenȱyouȱsaveȱbuildȱtraysȱinȱObjetȱStudio,ȱtheyȱareȱsavedȱasȱobjtfȱfiles.ȱ
TheseȱfilesȱcontainȱinstructionsȱtoȱObjetȱStudioȱandȱtoȱStratasysȱprintersȱforȱ
displayingȱandȱproducingȱtheȱstlȱfilesȱusedȱonȱtheȱtray.ȱToȱconvenientlyȱ
saveȱallȱofȱtheȱfilesȱasȱtheyȱareȱpositionedȱonȱtheȱbuildȱtray,
ȱforȱstoringȱtheȱ
job,ȱorȱforȱtransferringȱitȱtoȱanotherȱlocation,ȱObjetȱStudioȱcompressesȱthemȱ
intoȱoneȱobjzfȱfile.ȱToȱlaterȱuseȱtheȱobjzfȱfile,ȱtheȱfileȱmustȱfirstȱbeȱexpandedȱ
inȱObjetȱStudioȱandȱitsȱcomponentȱfilesȱsaved.
Note: If you export an objzf file containing a stl file originally saved as read-
only, you cannot open (import) this objzf file to the folder where the
read-only stl file is saved.
To create an objzf file:
1. FromȱtheȱObjetȱStudioȱCommandsȱmenuȱ ,ȱselectȱExport Packed Job.
TheȱSaveȱAsȱdialogȱboxȱopens.
2. Selectȱtheȱappropriateȱfolderȱandȱchangeȱtheȱfileȱnameȱ(ifȱnecessary).
3. Clickȱ
Save.
To open an objzf file:
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DoubleȬclickȱonȱtheȱobjtfȱfile.
or—
1. FromȱtheȱObjetȱStudioȱCommandsȱmenuȱ ,ȱselectȱ
Import Packed Job.
2. InȱtheȱOpenȱdialogȱbox,ȱdisplayȱtheȱappropriateȱfolderȱandȱselectȱtheȱ
file.
3. InȱtheȱBrowseȱforȱFolderȱdialogȱbox,ȱdisplayȱtheȱfolderȱinȱwhichȱyouȱ
wantȱObjetȱStudioȱtoȱexpandȱtheȱcompressedȱfile,ȱandȱclickȱ
OK.
Theȱobjtfȱfileȱandȱassociatedȱstlȱfilesȱareȱexpandedȱandȱplacedȱinȱtheȱ
selectedȱfolder,ȱandȱtheȱtrayȱisȱdisplayedȱinȱObjetȱStudio.
Note: You can also export a print job as an objzf file from the Job Manager
screen—see “Exporting Jobs (objzf)” on page 80.