Production Estimates
Objet Studio enables you to calculate the time and material resources needed for producing trays before sending them to the printer. The time it takes Objet Studio to perform this calculation depends on the number of objects on the tray and their complexity. Calculating the production estimate for a full tray could take up to 15 minutes, depending on your computer’s specifications.
To calculate the time and materials needed for producing the current tray:
| ➢ | On the Tray Settings ribbon, in the Build Process group, click  . |
While the estimate is being calculated, a progress bar is displayed—on the right side of the status bar (at the bottom of the screen).
Estimate progress bar
When Objet Studio finishes calculating the production resources, the results are displayed in a dialog box.
Production resource calculations for different printing modes
As shown in the Production Estimates dialog box, the resources needed for producing the models on the tray depend on the printing mode used by the printer when producing the job. You might want to consider these estimates when deciding on the printing mode (see below), and whether or not to allow using substitute model materials when printing the job.
Note: You select the printing mode and material substitute options after you send the build tray to the printer (see Printing the Tray).
If the maximum combined weight of models on the build tray exceeds 135 kg, a warning message appears. If so, you can remove or resize one or more models before sending the tray to the printer.
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