Objet260 User Guide
5 Using Objet Studio
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Production
Estimates
Objet Studio enables you to calculate the time and material resources needed
for producing trays before sending them to the printer. The time it takes
Objet Studio to perform this calculation depends on the number of objects on
the tray and their complexity. Calculating the production estimate for a full
tray could take up to 15 minutes, depending on your computer’s
specifications.
To calculate the time and materials needed for producing the current tray:
➢
On the
Tray Settings
ribbon, in the
Build Process
group, click
.
While the estimate is being calculated, a progress bar is displayed—on the
right side of the status bar (at the bottom of the screen).
Figure 5-71
Estimate
progress bar
When Objet Studio finishes calculating the production resources, the
results are displayed in a dialog box.
Figure 5-72 Production resource calculations for different printing modes
As shown in the
Production Estimates
dialog box, the resources needed for
producing the models on the tray depend on the printing mode used by the
printer when producing the job. You might want to consider these estimates
when deciding on the printing mode (see below), and whether or not to allow
using substitute model materials when printing the job.
Note:
You select the printing mode and material substitute options after you
send the build tray to the printer (see "Printing the Tray" on page 5-58).
