Printing Modes
Objet1000 Plus printers can build models using three possible printing modes.
HQ (High Quality) Mode—
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Models are printed in 16-micron layers, resulting in smooth surfaces, suitable for producing fine-detailed and delicate items. |
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Almost twice as much time is required to print most trays, compared to the High Speed setting. |
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This setting is only available when model material can be used in four print heads, in single-material printing. |
Single-material printing: All print heads print models without regard to the source of the model material. This happens in the following situations:
- All print heads are supplied with one model material.
- Each pair of print heads is supplied with a different model material, but models are printed as if they were the same material. The result is an arbitrary mixture of materials in the printed model.
HS (High Speed) Mode—
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Models are produced in 34-micron layers, suitable for producing larger models. |
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Much less time is required to print most trays, compared to the High Quality setting. |
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This setting is only available when model material can be used in four print heads, in single-material printing. |
Digital Material Mode—
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Used when producing trays designed to be fabricated from two model materials. |
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Used when producing a tray containing two or more models, each designed to be made from a different (single) model material. |
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Used when producing models from only one of the model materials loaded in the printer by printing with only two of the print heads. |
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Models are produced in 34-micron layers, but the printing is near-high quality. |
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Printing time is similar to printing time in High Quality mode. |
Although printing time is longer than with High Speed mode, Digital Material mode can make material replacement unnecessary—saving both time and the cost of wasted model material.
Digital Material Mode is selected automatically when more than one model material is assigned to objects on the tray.
You can see estimates of time and material resources needed for printing trays using the different printing modes (see Production Estimates). You also see these production estimates when you send the tray to the printer. At that time, you can select the printing mode, including an option that enables Objet Studio to print the tray by the most efficient method (see Printing-Mode Selection).
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