Objet Eden500V, User Manual

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Using Objet Studio
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DOC-00500 Rev. F
To select an object’s plane and re-align it with one of six basic directions:
•
From the Plane Alignment toolbar:
1. Click the Select Plane icon .
2. Click a plane on an object displayed on the build tray.
3. Click the appropriate align icon—
•
From the Tools menu:
1. Select
Plane Alignment > Select Plane
.
2. Click a plane on an object displayed on the build tray.
3. Select
Plane Alignment > Align Bottom/Top/Front/Back/Left/Right
(as
appropriate).
Note: When you are finished re-aligning the plane of objects on the build
tray, release the
Select Plane icon or clear Select Plane from the
Tools > Plane Alignment menu.
To flip an object 180 degrees on any axis:
1. Select the object.
2. From the Object menu, select
Flip > Flip X / Flip Y / Flip Z
.
To make precise changes to the object’s orientation on any axis:
1. Select the object.
2. Display the Transform tab or the R. Trans. tab of the Entity Properties
dialog box (see figure 5 ‐ 16 on page 13 and figure 5 ‐ 17 on page 13).
or—
From the Object menu, select
Relative Transform
(see figure 5 ‐ 18 on
page 14).
3. Change the Rotate values for the desired axis.
Freezing an
Object’s
Orientation
If you manipulate an object on the build tray, you can freeze its orientation
so that it does not change when you perform Automatic Placement (see
“Automatic Positioning” on page 8).
To freeze an object’s orientation:
1. Select a model on the build tray.
2. In the Options tab of the Entity Properties dialog box, click Advanced .
Align Bottom
Align Top
Align Front
Align Back
Align Left
Align Right