3D Systems sPro, User Manual

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scaling In SLS , adjusting for
part shrinkage during a
build . (Scaling does not
change the desired final
part dimensions.)
scan line The path where the laser sinter s a line
of powder across the part bed .
scanner The components in the IPM that work
together to deflect the laser beam onto the
target.
scanner correction table A table of values the
scanner uses to compensate for laser beam
targeting error. The scanner correction table
enables the
scanner to accurately target the
laser beam anywhere on the part bed . Each
SLS® system has a unique scanner correction
table.
scanner parameters The parameters that
control the laser beam .
scanner timeout The length of time the
LS software gives the scanner to complete
one scan of a part layer .
scanning The process by which the laser beam is
deflected onto the part plane in order to
sinter a part .
scanning mirrors Mirrors, moved by the
galvanometer s, that direct the CO2 laser
beam during selective laser sintering ( SLS ).
scrapers Blades that clean the powder from the
roller as it travels across the part bed .
selective laser sintering
See SLS .
setpoint A value for a particular parameter
established by a configuration file or by the
user and which the SLS® system attempts to
achieve. For example, a feed heater setpoint
is the temperature that the system attempts
to achieve for the feed heater. The actual
temperature may fluctuate around the
setpoint value as the
SLS® system attempts to
stabilize the temperature at the setpoint.
Sinter 3D Systems’ licensed
application software
that creates a set of 3-D
part s starting with a
build packet file created in 3D Systems’ Build
Setup application.
sintering Physical process in which particulates
form a solid mass through the application of
external energy.
sinter
See sintering .
See also resizing ;
scale parameter
See also
LS software