Terms Used In This Guide - Stratasys Objet30 User Manual

Objet30 User Guide

Terms Used in This Guide

Build tray In the print preparation application: 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.
Cleaning fluid Cleanser for flushing material feed tubes and the printing block, used to
completely remove Model and Support material from the system before
loading another type of material in the printer and before long-term
shutdown. The cleaning fluid is supplied in material cartridges.
Client/user The workstation on which software is installed for preparing build trays
workstation
for production on PolyJet printers. (There is no limit to the number of
client workstations.)
GrabCAD Print A software application for preparing print jobs on a variety of 3D printers,
including Objet30 printers.
host/server The workstation that interfaces directly with the Objet30 printer and is
workstation
typically positioned next to it.
Job Manager The part of Objet Studio software that manages production jobs before
they are sent to the PolyJet printer.
Model material
Material used for building models.
Objet Studio
A software application that prepares files for printing on Stratasys
PolyJet printers.
OBJDF
The extension of a file that contains information about the geometry of
an object and the materials required to print it. objdf files are created in
Objet Studio.
OBJTF
The extension of a file that contains all of the information needed for a
model-printing job on PolyJet 3D printers. An objtf file is used by Objet
Studio to send a print job to a PolyJet 3D printer.
OBJZF
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.
Objet™ printer The Stratasys 3D printer referred to in this guide.
Printer
The computer inside the Objet30 printer that operates it.
computer
Printer
The GUI (graphical user interface) used for controlling Objet30 printers.
interface
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