Selecting A Job To Build - Stratasys Fortus 450mc User Manual

Selecting a Job to Build

1. Select the Queue button within the Navigation Bar. The Queue page will open,
and the Job Queue tab will be selected by default (see
2. Within the Job Queue, select the job you wish to build by touching its entry in the
list; the job's row will turn blue. After selecting a job the Build State button will
turn green.
• If you wish to select a job from the Sample Queue, toggle to the Sample Queue by
touching its header within the Queue page and then selecting the job you wish to
build by touching its entry in the list.
3. Return to the Build page by selecting the Build button from the Navigation Bar.
The details of the job you selected will be displayed within the Print Job Selection
Panel. (See "Viewing Print Job Information" on page
4. Compare the materials/tips requirements of the selected job to the printer's
current configuration. Ensure that loaded materials match the material
requirements of the selected job, and installed tips match the tips required by the
selected job.
If the model and/or support materials loaded in the printer do not match the
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materials required to complete the build you will receive a warning (see
Preventing a Build from Starting" on page
necessary (see
information and
changing materials/tips).
5. Ensure that the active model and support canister bays have filament loaded to
the head (steady green canister status LED and Material Status Icon is blue with a
white highlighted border). (See
page 113 for details.) Also ensure that the printer contains enough model and
support material to complete the build (see
page 56).
If there is not enough material loaded in the printer to complete the build, you will
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receive a warning (see
needed, install an additional model and/or support canister to ensure that you have
sufficient materials to complete the build (see
and that the auto changeover feature can be utilized to ensure that the build will not
pause (see
6. Press the Build (play) button within the Build page to start the build. Depending
on your printer's part placement setting configuration a dialog may be displayed
(see "Printer Settings" on page
If the Enable Part Placement setting is set to Off (default setting), a dialog will not be
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displayed and the job will automatically be built in the center of the build sheet.
• If you set the Enable Part Placement setting to On, a dialog will be displayed allowing
you to select the job's build location. The dialog contains a graphic representing your
printer's platen as well as a blue bounding box graphic (the imaginary box
surrounding the part). Select the job's build location by dragging and dropping the
bounding box on the touchscreen. When finished, press the checkmark button to
confirm your selected placement and start the build.
"Tip Compatibility & Selection" on page 37
"Changing Tips or Material Type" on page 125
"Loading Material to the Liquefier Tips" on
"Errors Preventing a Build from Starting" on page
"Canister Auto Changeover" on page
86).
Figure 4-19 on page
53.)
239). Change material type/tips if
"Materials Status Display" on
"Canister Installation" on page
123).
164
61).
"Errors
for materials compatibility
for instructions on
239). If
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