Choosing The Support Strength - Stratasys Objet500 User Manual

Objet500 User Guide
Choosing the
When producing models, support material fills some hollow and empty
Support
sections (see "Manual Positioning" on page 5-33). Objet Studio allows you to
Strength
adjust the strength of the structure formed with the support material. This
adjustment is useful when producing either large/massive models or
small/delicate models. For most purposes, the default setting provides
adequate support strength.
T o change the strength of the support structure used when printing a model:
1. Select a model on the tray.
2. On the Model Settings ribbon, in the Options group, click
Note: If an object is split into shells, the Advanced Properties enabled vary
with the object selection. If a single element is selected only Hollow is
enabled. If a group of elements is selected only Grid Style is enabled.
3. In the Grid Style section, choose the support strength suitable for the
4. Click Apply.
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❒ On the Model Toolbar, click
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❒ From the right-click context menu, select Advanced Properties.
The Advanced Properties dialog box opens.
Figure 5-78 Advanced Properties dialog box
selected model. You can select a different support strength for each model
on the tray.
❒ Standard—for models needing average support (most models).
❒ Heavy—for large models needing much support.
❒ Lite—for models printed using SUP706 Support material and for
delicate models needing little support. (This setting makes it easy to
remove the support material.)
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