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SLS p r o c e s s 2 6 7 G L O S S A R Y
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V
Virgin bin (On IRS top right
rear corner) receives
virgin powder when the
IRS unloads an IPC , and
stores it for blending with used powder . The
IRS transfers virgin powder from the Virgin
bin to the Blender bin one batch at a time.
The Percent Virgin process parameter
determines how much virgin powder is
withdrawn from the Virgin bin each
batch .
virgin powder New powder that has never been
used in a build . Virgin powder is shipped and
stored in an IPC . The IRS unloads virgin
powder from the IPC and stores it in the
Virgin bin until it is ready to blend it with
used powder in Blender bin .
W
Warmup stage The first of
three build stage s. The
warmup stage defines
the first portion of the
build profile which
applies to unscanned layer s added before the
Build stage .
warning A type of Sinter application message
(color code yellow). You must acknowledge a
warning. An warning can turn into an
alarm if
the condition that caused it is not corrected.
For more information, see the
Messages and
the Message List Window topic in Sinter Help.
See also message , advisory , and alarm .
X
X-axis The left-right fill scanning direction on the
SLS® system part bed .
Y
Y-axis The front-to-back fill scanning direction
on the SLS® system part bed .
Z
Z height The part piston position during a build .
The values of profile d part parameter and
build parameter change at specified Z
heights. The Z heights in part profile s can be
part-relative or build-relative. The Z heights
in
build profile s are relative to stage heights.
See also Used bin
and Blender bin
See also
Build stage and
Cooldown stage