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Using Objet Studio
Surface Finish
Coating
Objects
5–24
Models can be printed with a matte or glossy surface finish. To create a
matte finish, the printer surrounds models with a thin layer of support
material.
To set the model finish:
1. Select the model.
2. Select
or
Matte
Glossy
•
Model Settings ribbon, Options group
•
Model Toolbar
•
right‐click context menu (when selecting the model)
You can configure Objet Studio to distinguish between objects' surface
finish on the build tray by color. To configure how Objet Studio displays
objects, see "Setting Object Colors" on page 43.
You can print composite models where the surface layer is a different
material than the inside. This can be useful to achieve unique mechanical
and textural characteristics. This technique is called "coating."
To coat an object with a different model material:
1. Select an object on the build tray.
2. On the Model Toolbar or the Model Settings ribbon, click
The Coat with dialog box opens.
3. Select
and, from the drop‐down list, select the coating
Coat With
material.
Figure 5-30: Coating material selected
4. In the Thickness field, enter a coating thickness between 0.3 and 3
millimeters.
Note: The coating thickness does not affect the external dimensions of the
object, which remain unchanged. The coating layer replaces part of
the main model material.
5. Click
.
Apply
Note: When you de-select objects, they are displayed, by default, with
colors representing the model-material. Even after adding a coating
to an object, its color remains that of the main material, not the color
of the coating material.
in one of the following places:
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