Part Build Location - Stratasys F170 User Manual

PART BUILD LOCATION

The Part Placement setting determines whether or not you can select a job's placement on a substrate prior to
starting the build (see
To configure this setting, press anywhere within the Part Placement row; the Part Placement page will be
displayed. Use the radio buttons within this page to turn the setting On and Off as needed.
Figure 5-20:
By default this setting is set to On, meaning you will be able to select a job's location on the substrate prior to
starting the build (see
will be displayed asking you to select the part's build location (see
representing your printer's platen as well as a blue bounding box graphic (the imaginary box surrounding the
part). You can select the part's build location by dragging and dropping the bounding box on the touchscreen;
the bounding box cannot be placed outside the limits of the platen. Pressing the Print button will confirm your
selected placement and start a build.
"Ghost box" graphics are also displayed; a "ghost box" represents the location where a part was built previously.
Pressing the Clear History button will clear the display, removing all "ghost box" items.
When this setting is set to Off the Part Placement dialog will not be displayed prior to the start of a build. Single
part jobs will be built in the center of a substrate while packs will be built according their selected placement
within GrabCAD Print.
"Part Placement" on page
Configure Part Placement
"Selecting a Job to Build" on page
81).
122). At the start of a build the Part Placement dialog
Figure
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5-21). The dialog will contain a graphic