Welcome To Connex™ Printing - Stratasys Objet260 User Manual

Objet260 User Guide
Welcome to Connex™ Printing
The advanced capabilities of Connex printing systems are made possible by
technology specially developed by Stratasys for producing 3D prints
simultaneously with different model materials. Printing 3D prints with
combinations of basic materials (digital materials) enables you to choose from
a wide range of mechanical properties—from flexible to rigid—and colors.
With Connex printers, you can achieve the following results for 3D prints:
• You can prepare 3D prints for production using two or three designated
• You can print parts of the same 3D print—simultaneously—with different
• You can print objects that have a "coating" made from a different material
Because Connex printers can be loaded with different materials, you can
streamline and economize the process of producing 3D prints:
• Producing 3D prints made from different materials on the same build tray
• You can quickly alternate printing jobs using the model materials loaded (or
Print jobs can be set up and sent to the printer with either of these applications:
• Objet Studio
• GrabCAD Print (Connex3 printers only)
These applications are described in the following chapters.
Objet Studio enables you to split 3D prints into component parts ("shells") so
you can isolate, manipulate and print parts of a model. Then, you can assign
model materials and other characteristics to the shells. However, you have
ultimate control when separating parts into shells by preparing stl files with
your CAD software.
Files saved as VRML can be opened in Objet Studio. When you prepare them
for printing on Connex3 printers, parts are assigned appropriate material
combinations to produce the desired colors in the 3D print.
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model materials and then print them at the same time. This enables you to
assign specific mechanical and color properties to 3D prints.
materials (or material combinations
than the main part of the object.
("mixed tray"), in the same print job, eliminates the time-consuming need
and expense of loading another material, flushing the system, and sending
a separate job to be printed.
material combinations)—again, without the need and expense of replacing
materials.
3 Introducing the 3D Printer
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