Processing Your Stl File For Printing; Opening Your Stl File With Hp Designjet 3D Software Solution; Selecting Layer Resolution; Selecting Model Interior Fill Style - HP Designjet 3D Service Manual

Processing your STL file for printing

Opening your STL file with HP Designjet 3D Software Solution:

1. Create an STL file using your CAD software. Refer to your CAD software
2. Open the HP Designjet 3D Software Solution.
3. From the File menu select Open STL...
4. Navigate to and select the STL file that you have created.

Selecting layer resolution:

Layer resolution can be changed on the HP Designjet Color 3D printer.
Changing layer resolution will affect surface finish and build times. Selecting
a smaller layer resolution creates a smoother surface finish, but takes longer
to build. Layer resolution also affects the minimum wall thickness. Minimum
wall thickness applies to the horizontal (XY) plane of your part. If a feature
in an STL is smaller than the limit, the modeler will increase the size of the
feature to the minimum wall thickness.
Printer type
HP Designjet 3D
HP Designjet Color 3D .010 inch (.254 mm)

Selecting model interior fill style:

This establishes the type of fill used for the interior areas of the part. There
are three types of model interior that you can choose from.
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help section for more information about converting your CAD drawings
into STL files.
Available layer resolutions Min. wall thickness
.010 inch (.254 mm)
.013 inch (.3302 mm)
Solid - Used when a stronger, more durable part is desired. Build
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times will be longer and more material will be used.
Sparse High Density - This is the default model interior style and
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is highly recommended. Build times will be shorter, less material will
be used and the possibility of part curl for geometries with large
mass will be greatly reduced.
• Sparse Low Density - The interior will be "honeycombed" or
"hatched". This style allows for the shortest build times and lowest
material usage but will decrease the strength of the part.
.036 inch (.914 mm)
.036 inch (.914 mm)
.047 inch (1.194 mm)