Splitting Objects Into Components - Stratasys Connex500/350 User Manual

Splitting
Objects into
Components
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You can convert a complex object to an assembly of component parts. To do
so, you split the stl file that represents the object into a group of separate stl
files, each one representing a component. (This is referred to in the Objet
Studio interface as separating the object into shells.) You can then assign a
model material to each stl file, and you can save the newly‐created
assembly as an objdf file.
To split an object into an assembly of component parts:
1. If the object is not displayed, place it on the build tray by inserting its stl
file (see "Placing Objects on the Build Tray" on page 10).
The object appears—on the build tray and in the model tree pane—as a
single part. It is assigned, by default, the "primary" model material. (If
Objet Studio is configured with a secondary material, you can assign
it—or a digital material—to the entire object. This is explained in
"Model‐Material Settings" on page 20.)
Figure 5-21: Object placed on the build tray from a single stl file
Note: There is no need to resize or arrange the object on the build tray at
this time.
2. With the object selected:
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From the Object menu, select
or—
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On the ribbon, click
A dialog box opens in which you can specify where to save the
component stl files. (By default, Objet Studio offers to save the new files
in a folder in the same location as the original stl file.)
Figure 5-22: Folder selection for saving stl files after splitting into shells
3. Click .
OK
Objet Studio splits the object into an assembly of component parts, each
a separate stl file ("shell").
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