Terms Used In This Guide - Stratasys Objet30 User Manual

Terms Used in This Guide

build tray
cleaning fluid
client/user workstation
Objet™ printer
Printer computer
Printer interface
Printer software
host/server workstation
Job Manager™
Model material
Objet Studio™
OBJTF (Objet Tray Format)
OBJZF (Objet Z Format)
resin
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In Objet Studio: The surface displayed on the screen that
represents the actual build tray in the printer.
In the printer: The surface upon which models are produced.
Cleanser for flushing model feed tubes and the printing
block, used to completely remove model material from the
system before loading another type of material in the printer.
The cleaning fluid is supplied in model‐material cartridges.
The workstation on which Objet software is installed, used
for preparing build trays for production on Objet printers.
(There is no limit to the number of client workstations in the
local network.)
The Objet 3D printer referred to in this guide.
The computer inside the Objet printer that operates it. (This is
sometimes referred to as the "embedded" computer.)
The GUI (graphical user interface) used for controlling the
Objet printer.
Software running on the computer inside the Objet printer,
that controls all printer operations.
The workstation that interfaces directly with the Objet printer
and is typically positioned next to it.
The part of Objet Studio software that manages production
jobs before they are sent to the Objet printer.
Material used for building models.
The software with which users prepare jobs for producing
models.
The extension of a file that contains all of the information
needed for a model‐printing job on Objet 3D printers. An objtf
file is used to send a print job to an Objet 3D printer.
The extension of a compressed "wrapper" file containing all
of the files used in an Objet Studio build tray. Using objzf files,
a printing job can be saved as a single file, for convenient
storage and transfer.
The base substance from which photopolymer printing
materials are made for use in Objet printers. In Objet Studio
and printer‐application screens, "resin" refers to cartridges of
model and support materials.
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