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Build Setup The 3D Systems application that
creates build files you can run on an
SLS® system using the Sinter application.
Build Setup is installed when you install your
LS software . (You can optionally install it on a
separate computer, create a build packet ,
then transfer the .bpz file to the SLS® system
computer for building.)
Build stage The second of
three SLS® system build
stages. Defines the
build profile for the
layers during an actual
build .
Build Viewer When running a build in Sinter ,
displays a top view of the layer that
SLS® system is currently scanning. For more
information, see “ Viewing a Build While In
Progress ” in your Sinter Help.
build volume The maximum X-Y-Z space a build
can occupy inside the part cylinder . The build
volume is slightly less than the part cake
volume. This prevents the laser beam from
contacting the part cylinder walls and leaves
room for unsintered layer s at the top and
bottom of the part cake . Unsintered layer s
form a base for part s in a build and thermally
insulate the top and bottom of the part cake .
C
CC box C hamber C ontroller electrical/
electronics cabinet on the upper left side of
the
SLS® system MSM . The CC box controls
motion, sensors, and atmosphere in the PCM .
certified service personnel
Anyone who has
completed the
3D Systems’ field service
training and is certified to perform corrective
service tasks on the
SLS® system .
Chiller cools, filters, and recirculates coolant in
the SLS® system IPM .
CO2 laser The power
source for the SLS . The
beam is invisible and
can cause serious burns.
cooldown The ramp-down of part cake
temperature after a build . The rampdown can
be controlled or uncontrolled. In a controlled
cooldown, the
RCM heaters remain under
active control for a specific time, or until the
part cake reaches a final temperature. In an
uncontrolled cooldown, all RCM heaters are
off and the part cake cools by convection.
You can do a controlled cooldown in the
SLS® system .
See also
Warmup stage
and
Cooldown stage
See also operator .
See also laser