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1. Description This command sets the path to the exter nal support software Magics Envision tec Data Plugin Options Icon Menu Tools Data Plugin Options Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog box to edit the settings of the filter plugins 14 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 Data Plugin Ordering Icon Menu Tools Data Plugin Ordering Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog box to change the priority order of the render ing plugins Renderer Plugin Options Icon 1 Menu Tools Renderer Plugin Options Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog box to change the priority order of the render ing plugins Plugin Registration Icon Menu Tools Plugin Registration Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog box to search for plugins in a given directory and register them Memory management Icon cae Menu Tools Memory management Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog to switch between using RAM or Swap File for data storage Select Path to Machine Parameter Icon a Menu Tools Select Path to machine Parame ter Hotkey Description This command allows to set the path to the machine parameter files Select Path to Material Parameter Icon a Menu Tools Select Path to Material Parame ter Hotk2. Computer Aided Modeling Devices ENVISIONTEC PERFACTORY Rapid Prototyping System gt gt 2 Getting started with PERFACTORY Software Suite and MAGICS Envisiontec Envisiontec GmbH ElbestraRe 10 D 45768 Marl Germany Phone 49 2365 915460 Email support envisiontec de 2 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 This short instruction manual allows the new owner to quickly put the PERFACTORY Software Suite and the Magics Envisiontec Software into operation and explains the data preparationn and the build job generation The contents of this documentation is meant to provide people such as industrial designers technical draftsmen dental laboratory technicians architects and model makers people involved in the making of and working with models with speedy information about using the PERFACTORY Software Suite Please carefully read this short instruction manual Keep this short instruction manual alongside your workstation for all eventualities Envisiontec offers a one year limited warranty from date of Purchase unless longer warranty periods are required by Law in the country of installation Envisiontec warranties that the PERFACTORY System sold and all accessories with it are free from defects Envisiontec s reponsibility is limited to repairs or replacement of defective parts at our discretion Envisiontec makes no warranties which extend
3. Ctrl F Print Ctrl F Page Setup Printer settings EPS Export Last opened files Last opened scenes Last opened directories Ext trite Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec 6 Selection of a specific Renderer Mode This windows allows you to select a rendering method which shows the data with diffenent level of detail You can set the current renderer as default render by pressing the Use as Standard button NOTE The higher the level of detail the higher the used amount of RAM memory 7 Toolbar for changing and modifying display properties Changing point of view reset to standard view switching between parallel and perspective projection switch on off of displaying the building platform are some of the functions which are available at this toolbar 8 Memory management You can select between two memory managements The first is called RAM and holds all data in the main memory The second Swap uses swap files NOTE Select the Swap option if you process large data files or if you do not have enough RAM memory 2 4 2 PERFACTORY RP Menu bar The next chapter describes briefly the functions of the menu bar This menu contains all functions to open save print and build a scene New Platform Icon Gal Menu Hotkey File New Platform Ctrl N Description This command creates a new platform s
4. Perfactory Build Job Preparing Parameter for data processing Slice thickness Support widening Building parameter Selected type of machine 4 5 Off Perfactory_D_Standard_SXGA Base plates Burn in Selected type of material ERM made L Material_Standard_eShell_50um Selected Machine Save job file Name of selected machine Machine Status Unknown Build job ERM mode Parameter for data processing In this step you can set the layer thickness for the slicing process and the widening thickness for the supports Further it is possible to enable disable some automatic repair options It is NOT recommended to disable the repair options 21 Building parameter In this step you can select your type of machine and material The default values are the values you have selected while you opened your file project You can also set some user values for parameters like exposure time or number of burn in layers If you have selected the Buildfilter STL ERM then this dialog contains a selection box that offers three types of ERM modes The ERM Off mode for genrating standard jobs the ERM Std mode for generating jobs with ERM enabled and the ERM Plus mode for generating jobs with ERM enabled and additional dimensional accuracy aj Select machine Save job file In this final step you select your machine in the network You can use the IP the name or simply
5. Direct access toolbar 3 Explorer Window 4 Information Window 5 Rendering Area 6 Selection of a specific Renderer Mode 7 Toolbar for changing modifying display properties 8 Memory management 1 Menu The menu bar gives acces to functions for loading processing and saving parts You find also entries for generate a build job prepare the used PERFACTORY machine and build your job 2 Direct access toolbar The toolbar allows a direct access to functions of the different plug ins without navigation through the menu 3 Explorer Window This window shows the names and different informations of all loaded objects If you select a name the corresponding object will be marked at the rendering area and you can use data processing operations If the Shift or the Ctrl key is pressed during a selection more than one object can be selected 4 Information Window This window contains information of the current selection like number of points or triangles 5 Rendering Area This window shows the rendered object geometry M Curent Renderer Triangles smoothed _Use as standard ie Perfactory RP jf Empty View Edit Fiter View Tools Window 7 Bl New platform Strath Cj Open Chri o P Open amp Add Ctri H a Open at last support storage Ctrl L amp Save a5 Ctrl s Close Ctrl Wy Estimation of volume building time Build Ctri 6 tit Perfactory settings
6. This command restores the last state Clear Undo List Icon Menu Edit Clear Undo List Hotkey Description This command clears the undo list Copy Icon iy Menu Edit Copy Hotkey Ctrl C Description This command makes a copy of the selected parts to the clipboard Paste Icon Menu Edit Paste Hotkey Ctrl V Description This command pastes the parts from the clipboard to the scene Delete peleeuen Icon Menu Edit Delete Selection Hotkey Ctrl D Description This command deletes the currently selected part s Select All Icon Menu Edit Select all Hotkey Ctrl A Description This command selects every loaded part 11 Ten Hi Rawan ar E Mie Filter View Tools Win Automatic Placement Object merging Sliced Data Slicing Select all supports Icon Menu Edit Select all supports Hotkey Ctrl U Description This command selects all loaded support parts Select all models Icon Menu Edit Select all models Hotkey Ctrl M Description This command selects all loaded model parts Select all buildable parts Menu Edit Select buildable parts Hotkey Description This command selects all parts that com pletely placed inside the build platform Select all non buildable parts j Icon Hin Menu Edit Select non buildable parts Hotkey Description This command selects all parts that no
7. or select the menu entry Build i Perfactory RP Scene of 2 Parts ConeO1 Insert File Edit Filter View Tools Wy Fair emt If there are more than one build filter installed there ne will appear a selection dialog Please select the D wane buildfilter that fits to your machine If you have a eevee eee ota ieee an machine with ERM module please choose Buildjob en STL ERM If your machine doesn t have an ERM nA module please choose Buildjob STL STD fe Perfactory settings Ctrl F NOTE Use the ERM Buildfilter only to generate jobfiles for Perfactory machines with ERM module Adialog box appears This dialog box contains four sections Every section represents an essential step to Perfactory Build Job Preparing x the build job pce If a button is flashing red then there are some al acai settings needed before building is possible To do the Building parameter settings click on the left aligned buttons ua n das Te Base plates 4 Please check your settings in the overview before you REN Bumin 5 start the job file generation by pressing the Build GE n Li tes ERM mode Off button Material Standard_eShell_5 um Selected Machine Save job file Name of selected machine Machine Status 2 Unknown Build job Save to file Messages Num copies 1 Spacing 1 00 mm 24 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005
8. searching for it and determine whether you want to save your job to a file too It is also possible only to save the job to a file Check the Save only to file checkbox If you want to build your job on the selected machine please check the status of the machine If the status is unknown 2 check the machine status Simply press the button Check machine status NOTE Please check your settings in the overview before you start the job file generation by pressing the Build button NOTE For a more detailed explanation see the tutorial From a stl file to a build job 2 Searching the whole network can last some minutes so please be patient 25 X X XsX x Collision avoidance Translate Fiotate Scale Inch mm Freehand Transtormations 30 Transformation sey Positioning Collision avoidance 30 Transhormation 2 5 6 How to reorientate a part Requirements At least one open stl data file First press the Icon from the Interactor toolbar for Re Alignment iz The triangles of the model will be rendered on the surface Select that triangle that you want align to the building plate with a left mouse click To perform this operation simply go back to the standard mode by pressing the arrow icon on the Interactor toolbar 2 5 7 How to perform geometry transformations like moving rotating or scaling Requirements At least one open
9. the 3D model To avoid this enter a small offset which is added to the first resp last slice height 2 5 13 How to widen support data To widen one or more layered support structures first selected them all To pick different width for different support structures select them separatly To widen a selection click on the button at the Toolbar ii or click on the menu Filter select the menu entry Sliced Data and choose the option Widening A dialog box appears where you can enter the thickness of the support contours Avoid pointed Corners Widening a pointed corner will move the peak a long way off the original peak The smaller the angle between the edges of the pointed corner is the larger is the distance between the peaks To avoid this enter an angle which lops the widened corner if the angle between the edges is smaller than the entered angle 31 If you click at the advanced button you you get some more options You can change several options which affect the widening result Widening of Support Construction Remove collinear Points Select this option for a correct widening operation Remove identical sequenced Points Select this option for a correct widening operation Remove tight sequenced Points lt To reduce the number of points of high detailed contour lines select this option lt l lt 1 Remove short Line Segments xl Hemove Self Intersections To r
10. 2 Perfactory RP Scene of 5 Parts 02u A Sliced Data Slicing Automatic part placement A dialog box appears with a list containing the selected files Now you can un select the files you wish to save Use the button Save selection separately to save every file with his own settings path etc Use the button Save selection at once to save all parts with the same settings at one path Supported file formats are stl for 3D data and cli for layered data Press and hold the Ctrl key to select and unselect multiple files simply by making a mouse click on the filename You can do similiar with the shift key and the selection rectangle that you get if you press and hold the left mouse button 2 5 4 How to perform an Automatic placement Requirements At least two open data files First press the Icon for Automatic Placement El or select the menu entry Automatic placement A dialog box appears which offers three placement possibilities and four options The three placement possibilities are e Retain placement e Part contours e Bounding Box Retain placement means that the current place ment will not change This option is useful if you want only level the parts to the building plate Part contours means that the parts will placed according there contours This is the most compact placement method This placement works only with stl data files
11. Bounding Box means that the parts will placed according there bounding rectangles boxes This placement method is not very tight but fast and allows in some cases more copies of the scene on the building plate 22 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 Additional Options For placement post processing there can be used either Remove unplaceable parts or Align unplaceable parts The option Remove unplaceable parts removes every parts from the build platform that cannot be placed automatically Alternatively the option Align unplaceable parts aligns the unplaceable parts side by side outside the build platform Further you can set a Spacing That means every part will keep this spacing distance to other parts The last option is Levelling This option levels the parts to the building plate Every levelled part is placed exactly to the building plate It is recommended to enable this option Make your settings and press the OK button Now the placement process will be performed NOTE The Align unplaceable parts option is useful for manually optimizing the placement results because it allows easily to view select and move the unplaced parts 23 2 5 5 How to create a Build job Requirements Atleast one open stl data file placed and levelled on the building platform First press the Icon for Build o
12. RFACTORY Direct is a printer like interface utility To display the progress and informations of building processes at a PERFACTORY machine click on the menu PERFACTORY and select the option Select Machine Enter the IP address or the name of the PERFACTORY machine at the appearing dialog box To search the network for all machines which are online and to select one of these press the button Search Network After a successful connection to the selected PERFACTORY machine you can see the current machine status and the name status owner number of layers and time period for all build jobs To transfer a build job to the current machine click on the menu Job and select the option Add Job or click at the button Add Job A File open dialog will appear Browse and select all jobfiles that should be transferred to the Perfactory machine and press Open All selected jobfiles will be transferred to the machine now 33 While transferring a status dialog appears This dialog Transfer Jobfile to machine O EEL x informs you about the progress of transferring and ZWE TT E verifying the the jobfile s Verifying especially for large jobfiles may last some minutes Job Verifing F Multilens_ 41 42 33 14 R11_ERMstd_ s Wh i le verifyi ng the progressba Aa contin uesly W Job Waiting F Standard_ 120 00 x 96 00 _R05_ERMstd_ j re p eati n g After successful transferring the dialo
13. a message Box appears and asking for overwriting this settings If you select OK the original files may be overwritten This option is not recommended because of the data loss Please use another parameter name see Step 6 41 After successful processing appears a dialog box l and informs you about this result ParameterEditor Ji This warning appears while processing the parameter files step 1 2 means machine parameter and step 2 2 means material parameter if the software can t process some expected content The resulting parameter files may be successful processed but invalid ParameterEditor NOTE If one of these error messages appear please contact Envisiontec email support envisiontec de 42 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 43 44 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005
14. argely on its geometry In order to select certain supports you need experience coupled with detailed knowledge of the building process on the PERFACTORY machine The following gives you a short overview on what to take into account Support structures in the PERFACTORY machine are necessary to be able to pull off solidified layer sections from the basement surface that are not connected to the building platform main body 4 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 Model A Model B Support of model A Support of model B Model Placement ji Build Job Generation PERFACTORY RP Perfactory System Since those layer sections are not sufficiently connected to previously solidified layers they cannot be pulled off the basement surface together with the main body of the model For this reason support structures must have a certain minimum density and thickness This in turn depends on the area of the cured section to be pulled off The accessibility of the support structures must be taken into account as they need to be removed later on The number of necessary supports depends largely on the orientation of the 3D model Consider this when selecting a suitable orientation for the 3D model Use the stitch operation to repair automatically bad edges created by the support generator This will reduce the amount of memory and increase the slicing speed for data pr
15. beyond the descriptions contained in this Guide The User assumes all risks and liability for results obtained by the user or implementation of the instructions described herein weather used singly or in combination with other designs or products derived or resulting from the software licensed to the user by Envisiontec hereunder will not infringe the claims of domestic or foreign patents Except for the negligence of Envisiontec its agents representatives or employees user shall protect indemnify and save harmless Envisiontec of and from any loss cost damage or expense arising from any claim that is in any way associated with the operation of the PERFACTORY system as described in this guide Envisiontec shall not be liable for any special or consequential damages Data presented in examples do not necessarily reflect the actual test results and should not be used as operating criteria 1 Envisiontec does not accept any further warranty claims or modified warranty limitations 2 2 Introduction Model A MAGICS Envisiontec Auto Repair Model Support Orientation Generation Stitch Model A Support Model A Build Direction Building Platform Envisiontec provides you two software packages to prepare the data for the PERFACTORY system e MAGICS Envisiontec e PERFACTORY Software Suite Use MAGICS Envisiontec for model preparation and support generation for every single model you want to bu
16. con ia Menu File Perfactory Settings Hotkey Ctrl F Description This command opens a dialog box to change the current material and machine settings Print Icon Menu File Print Hotkey Ctrl P Description This command opens a dialog box to print the current content of the rendering view Page setup Icon gt Menu File Page setup Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog box that show a printing Preview Printer settings Icon Menu File Printer settings Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog box to select and setup your printer EPS Export Icon E Menu File EPS Export Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog box to export a screenshot from the content of the rendering view as 2D EPS Image Exit Icon Menu File Exit Hotkey Ctrl E Description This command closes the Perfactory RP software Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version o1 2005 Ec jit d Filter r view Tools Undo 1 Clear Unda list fs copy Paste Delete selection Select all parts Select all supports Select all models Select buildable parts gt Window T a trl z Ctrl C Chri Ctrl D Ctrl 4 Ctrl U Ctrl M ae non va pa Menu Edit This menu contains some basic edit functions Undo n Icon Menu Edit Undo Hotkey Ctrl Z Description
17. data file First press the Icon from the Interactor toolbar for Geometry transformation gt or press the middle mouse button There are different possibilities to perform geometry transformations All of this possibilities are controlled by a tabbed window at the bottom left corner NOTE After doing the transformation click on the arrow icon T in the Interactor toolbar or press the middle mouse button to go back to the standard mode If you don t do this the transformations won t be finalised NOTE The geometry transformation mode can easily accessed and leaved by using the middle mouse button The option collision avoidance prevents you from positioning the part outside the building platform NOTE If collision avoidance is enabled parts which are not placed inside the building platform can t be moved The tab Freehand Transformation offers you two ways to transform the part with your mouse 3D transformation The first option is the 3D transformation It draws transformation markers within your selected parts 26 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 aK ph XWER The big arrows are for translation moving Point and click on such an arrow Hold the mouse button pressed and move the mouse in against the direction of the arrow The part should move in corresponding direction The rotation works the same wa
18. e a left mouse click on the table Entry Exposure in the Row of the Burnin Values Now the value can be modified be entering a valid number To commit the new value press Return or make a click to another field The value will be checked and if it is OK it will appear in blue else the old value reappears and it is marked in pink NOTE Currently there are no range checks available Please enter only appropriate values else the machine will not accept the jobfile or the job will not build correctly To apply the modifications to the jobfile the you have to save it Saving it by overwriting the opened file is easy simply press the Save option in the File menu or the corresponding toolbar button w To save it to a new file select the Save as option in the File menu A Save as dialog will appear Now enter a filename or select the file that should be overwritten and press Save While saving a progress bar with status information is shown Cancelling this process will abort saving of the jobfile and its modifications Version o1 2005 Perfactory Job Modificator E E Imaging Preview Internet Explorer W Microsoft Paint Notepad ie Windows Media Player AS WordPad Perfactory JobModificator After successful saving a messagebox like the left one will be shown Now the jobfile is successfully modified and can be send to the machin
19. e rotation angle and select a rotation axis By pressing the left or the right button the part will rotate around the selected axis by the given angle in clockwise counter clockwise direction Scale Enter the scaling factor and select your scaling directions By pressing the left right button the part will be scaled up down compressed stretched 27 28 inch mm mm inch conversion This tool allows you to convert the units from a part E g if a part build in inches was loaded in mm it would be very small 1 25 4 of the original size To recalculate the original size press the inch gt mm Button and every unit will be multiplied with 25 4 Explanation The stl Data format works only with numbers without units e g 1 instead of 1mm so the parts can be in inches or in mm The software works internally with mm If you load a part with a length of 1 inch it will handled as part with 1 mm To get the correct measurements simply convert your units from inch to mm every unit will be multiplied wit the conversion factor 25 4 and the converted part has the length 25 4 mm and will be handled as part with 25 4 mm length which is the same as 1 inch After the transformation don t forget to click on the arrow icon l in the Interactor toolbar to go back to the standard mode If you don t do this the transformations won t be finalised 2 5 8 How to convert a model from inch to mm mm to inch Have a l
20. e thickness every value can be edited simply by selecting it with a left mouse click The changed values will be checked and commited when you leave the field There are some color codes for easier identifying the type of values Red values are for Burnin Layer Black values are for Standard Layer Blue values are for modified and succesfull commited values Pink values are for non successfull commited values NOTE All changes made to this table will be only applied to the jobfile if you save it to disk 2 7 4 The Image Mask Viewer The mask viewer shows all bitmap mask files of the jobfile It can be used to check whether the bitmaps are without errors like flashing filled holes etc This viewer offers the following tools Version 01 2005 i Maitilana a Resolution pixel 1280 x 1024 6 Pigkictm alee nm 76 49 x g Ti Harerini settings 6 Eaterial Lyp m y Axis mm 60 27 40 00 60 27 geheis ome 12 38 0 00 18 35J 1 Bieg S0 lt 18e0 Ug 52Se 0003 rep red 3 541 2 BihgyaS 1855 l q 3232 lt D E E a pra iz Ati war Fassung rep 3_ ji amt 4 1 Pore ule Binge S0 i8ct Wg 5iSc 000I repered 3 s acl Suppore Me Uir S 1ek Wg 52Se O00a repfed_ ie aael Hupport e 3 Fassung rep 5_8 8th Jan m a F BIER k e Standard job ERM Plus job Perfactory Job Mod Bile Edit 1 The Layer selection where y
21. e using the Perfactory Direct software 2 7 7 How to link the jobfile extension to the Job Modificator 1 Doubleclick on a jobfile The Open with dialog will apear asking for the application that should be used to open this file 2 Now press the Other button to browse for the Job Modificator Application in the installation directory of the Perfactory Software Suite The default path for the folder that contains the Perfactory Job Modificator is C Program _ Files envisiontec perfactory software suite perfactory job modificator 3 Select the Perfactory Job Modificator exe and Press OK Back into the Open with dialog check the Always use this program to open these file checkbox and press OK again 4 Now the jobfiles are linked to the Job Modificator and can be opened with a doubleclick using the left mousebutton 39 2 8 Parameter Editor 2 8 1 General Instructions e Please make sure that the Envisiontec Perfactory Software Suite is installed and configured correctly e Please make a backup of your old machine and material parameter files To find this files open the directory where you installed your Perfactory software e g c program files Envisiontec and choose the PerfactoryRP folder In this folder you will find the two folders materials and machines Make a copy of both folders 2 8 2 How to modify a parameter file 1 Execute the Per
22. ect and modify the entries Select an entry of the listbox The range values of this entry appear in the two edit fields for X and Y see below Edit single intem Change this values by entering your values To confirm them simply press the Apply button The values of the selected range are modified now Do that operation for every platform range you wish to modify Edit the filename This option allows you to modify the name for the new set of machine and material parameter The default value is the old name with an appended modified text Feel free to change this to a more informative name of your choice Please beware of using used filenames have a look at the offered machines in the select machine field and compare with the result name Your original data may be overwritten For fine adapting adapted parameters it is recommended to replace the existing one by using the same name to avoid a big number of user defined machines and performance problems It is strongly not recommended to overwrite the original machine settings like Perfactory D_ Standard SXGA etc else these default values will be overwritten Process the parameter and save the modificated files Press the Save result button to process and save the data Press the Close button to leave this software without any changes to the parameter files If you use an used name for the modificated file
23. educe the number of points of high detailed contour linesselect this option L Shift Endpoints The widening operation will move the points only perpendicular to the contour line In some cases this will produce small gaps between the widening support structures Select this option to close this gaps Remove Self Intersections Self intersections are a result of overlapped surfaces of a single 3D model and causes errors during the conversion to bitmap masks This option is not necessary if the option Auto Orientation was selected during the slicing operation 32 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 2 6 PERFACTORY Direct Tope tne trftormation 5 had 12 27 Connection tou TEST _STANDARDY evtabbaled w Ch k T r Get current pist infa 1227 1 jehi n qasir iie 12 27 Bukky prosas in progress w hek lear Syaeareadyi z iSelect Machine ATE E BESIR REET AET OE ECET GI O f Ched 12 27 Connection bo TEST_STANDARD established we Check L227 Get omet joblet di Inte L227 1 job in que J info LEIT Budding process in progress wo Check 12 27 Syshem ready e Shorted _ 120 00055 00 _ eShel 1 00_y 1400_ 277 _ 27 10L04_12 45 leb a Standard 120000 _ e5hel sro ve 1288 ODL LLAT ie Standard 120 0300 _eShel s75 e0 AIT O0 LH 15 28 job Standard i 2 ke LR s a a U i 2 6 1 PERFACTORY Direct overview The module PE
24. ee chapter 2 5 1 Open Icon es Menu File Open Hotkey Ctrl O Description This command opens a dialogbox to load a data file see chapter 2 5 2 Version o1 2005 Open amp Add Icon cy Menu File Open amp Add Hotkey Ctrl H Description This command opens a dialog box to load a data file which will be added to the cur rent scene see chapter 2 5 2 Open at last support storage Icon i Menu File Open at last support storage Hotkey Ctrl L Description This command opens a dialog box to load a data file The path where the last sup port files were saved will be used as default path see chapter 2 5 2 Save as Icon g Menu File Save as Hotkey Ctrl S Description This command opens a dialog box to save your data see chapter 2 5 3 Close Icon r Menu File Close Hotkey Ctrl W Description This command closes the current scene Estimation of volume building time Icon E Menu File Estimation of volume building time Hotkey Description This command opens a dialog box to cal culate the volume the estimated build ing time and costs of the selected parts Build Icon Te Menu File Build Hotkey Ctrl B Description This command opens a dialog box to pre process your data for job file generation and starts the building process see chapter 2 5 5 10 Perfactory Settings I
25. eparing Save the generated support into the stl format Do that for every single model you want to build 2 2 2 PERFACTORY Software Suite The different modules of the PERFACTORY Software Suite will help you to administrate the different modules to prepare a build job and send it toa PERFACTORY machine The PERFACTORY StartCenter allows you to launch the different modules of the Suite Use the module PERFACTORY RP to group the repaired and re orientated models and their corresponding supports on a virtual building platform After placing you can create a buildjob from the current scene for the PERFACTORY machine and send it to that machine Use the module PERFACTORY Direct to control the building process at an arbitrary PERFACTORY machine Use the module PERFACTORY Job Modifier to modify the building parameters of an existing build job file This module is for advanced user only Use the module PERFACTORY Parameter Editor o improve building accuracy and reduce material shrinkage effects by adapting the build platform This module is for advanced user only 2 3 PERFACTORY StartCenter 2 3 1 Introduction After installing the PERFACTORY Software Suite an icon is placed at the desktop KA A double click at this icon will start the PERFACTORY StartCenter With this program you have a direct access to the different software modules of the PERFACTORY Software Suite Pe
26. everal files at once press either the Shift key or the Ctrl key while selecting your files Version 01 2005 Load STL Data from File Machine and Material Selection Perfactory_D_Standard_SXGA 120 0 x 96 00 r2 Perfactory RP Boxs50x35x50 stl Kl New platform Strg h Chrl 0 Tonnes add Ctrl H a nen a lack s r rnn rF chorane elt re Perfactory RP Boxs50H352450 stl Strg h Chrl O Ctrl H trl L Clase K kel lu After you have selected your files press the Open Button A dialog box appears showing the type of the selected file and offering some options to manipulate the loading process Press OK and the loading process starts After loading the parts a dialog box appears asking for the type of machine and material you wish to use Make your selection for your configuration and press the OK Button Now the opened scene will be visible in the main view If you press Cancel instead of OK the scene will be opened too but you can t create a build job To add further 3D models and their supports to an existing scene press the Icon for Open amp Add or select the menu entry Open amp Add instead o Open 2 5 3 How to save a scene to a file Requirements At least one open data file First press the Icon for Save as menu entry Save as S or select the 4 21 E O2cs03530 L stl GP 033035298 sti O2u2 761 804 stl 7
27. ey Description This command allows you to set the path to the material parameter files 15 Language 16 Window B Ii Overlap Horizontal Layout Vertical Layout Deutsch English 1 JL Empty view Menu Tools Language Deutsch Icon Menu Tools Language Deutsch Hotkey Description This command switches to the German language set English Icon Re Menu Tools Language English Hotkey Description This command switches to the English language set NOTE After changing the language set you have to restart the software Menu Window This menu offers some kinds of window positioning and an overview of the opened scenes Overlap Icon Menu Window Overlap Hotkey Description This command arranges the open render ing views that the foreground window overlaps the other Horizontal Layout Icon Menu Window Horizontal Layout Hotkey Description This command arranges the open Vertical Layout Icon H Menu Window Vertical Layout Hotkey Description This command arranges the open render ing views by positioning vertical Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 Li About Perfactory Icon Menu Window 1 n Hotkey Description These are the open scenes Selecting a scene with a mouse click will bring t
28. factory ParameterEditor software fj ParameterEditor Perfactom_D_Mini_SXBA A dialog similiar to the left picture appears 51 20 40 96 2 Select the path to your machine and material parameter files This software uses the PerfactoryRP path settings as default settings If you have configured it correctly the displayed path should be correct If you want select another path you can do this by pressing the Browse button Two dialogboxes to select a folder will appear Use the first one to choose the path to the machine parameter files and the second one to choose the material parameter files Please keep in mind that changing this paths will affect the path settings of PerfactoryRP too 3 Select the machine whose parameter files you want aMn to modify e Choose your machine from the offered ones After E RTRB h HNH HH selecting a machine the corresponding platform ranges will be shown in the listbox below 41 422 33 14 g4 22 s 43 38 fener x 62 79 40 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 41 42 n 35 14 g4 22 u 43 56 fo 49 s 62 79 D_Multilens_5SxXGA__ modified Press the Copy gt button This button copies all valid ranges to the Adapted platform ranges listbox If you choose another type of machine you have to press the Copy gt button again Sel
29. g disappears automatically To Remove a specific job highlight the job name than click on the icon Remove job 114642200518584 wis sae l You can only remove jobs where you are the owner 11 02 2005 J 18 22 wegi j for SS You can also Remove all jobs by selecting this option under Job menu te 34 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 2 7 PERFACTORY Job Modificator NOTE The Remove all jobs function removes all jobs from the machine except that one that is building This function doesn t care about the owner status Unbenannt Perfactory Job Modificator envisionreEc www envisiontec de 2 7 PERFACTORY Job Modificator The module Perfactory Job Modificator is a tool that enables you to open Perfactory Jobfiles to view and modify the building parameters and to view the contained bitmap images The Chapter 2 7 2 2 7 5 of this manual gives you an overview about this programm In Chapter 2 7 6 you will find a step by step guide to modify a jobfile Chapter 2 7 7 contains a short explanation how to link the jobfile format to this application 2 7 2 Introduction PERFACTORY Job Modificator To start the Job Modificator use the Perfactory Start Center or make a double click with the left mousebutton on the jobfile that should be opened please refer 2 7 7 T
30. he window in the foreground Menu This menu is for help and information purpose About Perfactory Icon i Menu About Perfactory Hotkey Description This command opens the About dialog box with some credits and copyright information 2 4 3 PERFACTORY RP Interactor toolbar Use this toolbar to align and position your parts and to navigate through the layers of a sliced part NOTE This toolbar exists only as a button bar Standard display mode Icon Te Description This command executes finalises the other commands of this toolbar Use every non Interactor function in this mode with this tool only Re alignment Icon i Description With this tool you can align a triangle of a model to the building plate After you have selected a triangle with left click leave this tool by using the arrow icon I Then the alignment will be executed see also chapter 2 5 6 17 Geometry transformations Icon Description With this tool you can move rotate and scale your part After you have made your transformations leave this tool by using the arrow icon g Then the Transfor mation will be confirmed see also chap ter 2 5 7 Layer Selection Icon Tas Description With this tool you can navigate through every single layer of sliced data This tool is only enabled if you have one single sliced part selected Leave this tool with the arrow icon Te see also cha
31. he buttons on the left view are for switching between the Views There are three views available e Configuration Editor The configuration editor shows the building parameter in a table This editor allows to view check and modify this values e Image Masks The image mask viewer allows to view and check the bitmap images that are stored in a jobfile e Data Processing Info The Data Processing Info View shows the Jobfile generation log info file 35 ERM_Plus job Perfactory Job Modificator File Edit view 7 Da S so Vv Job viewer Perfactory Jobhile Configuration Editor Confiquration Edit Thickness Exposure Offset T e c 2 1 9 20 pm S000 ms 6500 10 1584 20 pm 3000 me 4500 Image Masks Data Processing Info s Exposure Offsee s Exposure Offsel ETIIT ss 7500 ms 6500 S000 m 4500 S000 ms 4500 ee itd _ Thickness Exposure Z um F500 me E 20 um S000 me i LRMplus Multdens 78 49 x 62 79 R1t 650 9450 01 02 04 00 45 job Perfactory Job Modticator Gb ki Yew DODOS t amp amp z2 o 3 6 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec 2 7 3 The Configuration Editor The configuration editor shows the building parameter for the jobfile in a table This table shows the values sorted by Layer Layer with identical parameter values are merged together Except the Layer number and th
32. ild Please read the MAGICS manual for a detailed description of all functions Use PERFACTORY RP to place the prepared models and its supports on the building platform and to generate build jobs for the PERFACTORY system 2 2 1 Magics Envisiontec Use Magics Envisiontec for data preparing and support generation Since CAD systems don t always export clean STL files correction may be needed before generation support e Use the Unify operation to remove all self intersections automatically This avoids that support structure intersects other model surfaces than the area to be supported Use the Auto repair operation to repair flipped triangles bad edges gaps Check now if the model orientation is suitable for the building process If not reorient the model Save the repaired and reoriented model and start the support generation if necessary Different parameter settings are available to automatically generate support structures They were optimized for various model geometries low volume models high volume models and die cast models You may edit the support structures generated by the support module by deleting those supports that you deem unnecessary based on your experience For details on how to edit support structures generated by the support module Magics Envisiontec please refer to the corresponding section in the user manual for this program The support structures necessary for a 3D model depends l
33. ilter Sliced Data Widening Hotkey Description This command widens support data e g a line to a thin 2D bar This kind of sup ports are required for building on a Per factory system see also chapter 2 5 13 13 nee CE View Tools Window Administration Bar lt Interactor Bar Interactor Detail Bar Model Info Bar Ji Tools Window Launch Support Program es Switch to Support Program Locate Support Program Data Plugin Options E th Data Plugin Ordering Renderer Plugin Options Plugin Registration Memory management En gt bel he Language Select Path to Machine Parameters Select Path to Material Parameters Menu View This menu contains an overview of all available toolbars You can enable disable a toolbar by clicking at the corresponding entry in this menu Menu Tools This menu contains access to tools like Magics Envisiontec and settings for language paths and plugins Launch Support Program Icon E Menu Tools Launch Support Program Hotkey Description This command launches the external software for Support generation Magics Envisiontec Switch to Support Program Icon iy Menu Tools Switch to Support Program Hotkey Description This command switches to the external support software Magics Envisiontec Locate Support Program Icon Menu Tools Locate Support Program Hotkey
34. ion e To close holes use the option Auto Close Holes caused by unconnected triangles at the geometry of the 3D model e To avoid self intersections of contour lines use the option Auto Repair Self intersections are a result of overlapped surfaces of a single 3D model and causes errors during the conversion to bitmap masks e To verify and correct the type of a contour use the option Auto Orientate There are two possibletypes So called inside contours and outside contours Inside contours can be described as holes Outside contours are filled with material inside Wrong contour types also causes errors during the conversion to bitmap masks 30 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 Ea Automatic Placement EY Object merging Sliced Data ES Slicing Widening of Support Construction ra Ay ie Widening thickness resulting Peak Create a single Layer Use this option to verify the contour lines of a layer at a specified height NOTE Use this option if you want to analyse a cross section of a specific high If you use this option set the inclusion properties to No inclusion Additional Options Sometimes there is the case that the base of a 3D model seems to be flat parallel to the building platform but is not in fact flat or is slightly distorted The first layer will then not have the expected shape which should be the shape of the base of
35. ng 2 o How to merge some files to one Requirements At least two open data file Select the parts you want to merge and click on the button at the toolbar 2 or click on the menu Filter and choose the option Object merging to start the operation All selected parts will be merged to one This function is useful if you want to process some files over the complete process in the same manner 2 5 11 How to pre process data for slicing Requirements At least one open stl data file First click on the button at the toolbar laih or click on the menu Filter select the menu entry Slicing and choose the option Data pre processing to start the operation You have to do this step before you are able to start the slicing process because Data pre processing estimates additional geometric informations to speed up the slicing operation If you want to avoid this step you can do that estimation automatically during loading the STL file Click at the Advanced button at the dialog Load STL file and activate the check box Estimate Geometry Informations 2 5 12 How to perform Uniform slicing Requirements At least one open stl data file with estimated geometry information If the geometry information is unknown use Data Pre processing see 2 5 11 How to pre process data for slicing to estimate them To slice all selected parts click on the button 125 at the toolbar o
36. ook at 2 5 7 How to perform geometry transformations like moving rotating or scaling 2 5 9 How to perform layer selections on layered data Requirements At least one sopen and elected layered slc cli data file First press the Icon for Layer Selection i On the bottom left corner appears a toolbar window and the rendering view is only showing one layer Now you can view every single layer only by entering the number The easiest way is a click at the combobox button see picture and move the slider With this slider you can navigate through all layers You can use three display options b n DE awel Enabling this button will show all layers from the current to the top Enabling this button will show an transparent plane indicating the plane of the current layer Enabling this button will show all layers from the current to the bottom After using this Tool go back to the standard mode by pressing the arrow icon l on the Interactor toolbar Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 Filter view Tools Window Fal Automatic Placement Object merging Sliced Data Slicing Filter View Tools Window 7 Automatic Placement Object merging Sliced Data i Uniform Slicing rT Lr Et Filter View Tools Window 7 E Automatic Placement Object merging Sliced Data d Slicing Data pre processi
37. ort guide please refer ami The standard way is to start the Perfactory Job Modificator e g through the Perfactory Start Center and then to open the file using the menu option File gt Open or the corresponding toolbar button G A FileOpen dialog appears Now select the jobfile you want to modifiy and press Open 37 ERM_Plus job Perfactory Job Modificator Edit _ S ea ely 1 920 um 8000 ms 6500 1000 1000 1 10 1584 20 jim 3000 ms 4500 1500 1500 1000 Thickness Exposure Offset T VSep T WPos T TPreExp 5000 ee 3000 m 4500 TT 6500 3000 ms 4500 ERM_Std job Perfactory File Edit 38 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec While opening the file will be analyzed The analyzing status is shown through a progress bar and some text Cancelling this process will abort the jobfile configuration processing After opening the file the Configuration Editor View should be visible If not so select it by pressing the Configuration Editor button see left view The table contains for every layer one entry All entrys with identical values will be merged together so normally you will have two entries One for the BurninLayer with long exposure and waiting times that is drawn with a red color and one for the standard layer with shorter times To e g modify the value for the Exposure time of the burn in Layer mak
38. ou can enter the number of the layer that should be shown directly or increase decrease the current number with the gt and lt buttons The popup menu contains a slider bar that allows a fast and easy checking simply by moving the bar You can scroll through the layers with the mouse wheel too 2 The Scaling factor scales the image using the entered scaling factor It can be used to zoom in to see details of the masks 3 The Flip Image option flips the image so that it is shown identical to the parts on the machine build platform instead of the mirror inverted view the projection system use 4 The Fit Image to screen option scales the Image to fit the current view This option diable the scaling factor feature 2 7 5 The Data Processing Info Viewer The Data Processing Info is similiar to a log file It contains some general information like creation date used build filter used parts machine and scene settings etc and a report log with errors warnings that occured while jobfile generation These informations are not editable 2 7 6 Short Guide How to modify a jobfile The first step is to open the jobfile you want to modify There are two ways to do this The easiest one is to doubleclick on the jobfile this will automatically load the jobfile Before you can use this method you have to link the job file extension to the Perfactory Job Modificator For a sh
39. pter 2 5 8 NOTE To leave the interaction mode you have to press the button TY for the standard display mode NOTE The Geometry transformation mode can be fast and easy entered and leaved with a click on the middle mouse button too 2 4 4 PERFACTORY RP The View bar Use this toolbar to change viewing selecting mode All functions don t change the data of a part View along x y z axis Icon of U Description These buttons allow you to align the camera view to the x y or z plane Switch on off coordinate axis Icon Description This button shows hides the coordinates axis Show Hide building platform Icon U Description This button shows hides the building platform 1 8 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 Link model and support data Icon a Description This button locks all selected models to their supports If this function is enabled and you select a model all corresponding supports will be selected too Ortho Perspective projection Icon Description This button switches the view between the perspective and the orthogonal pro jection Standard view Icon e Description This button resets the view to the stand ard view 90 Rotation Icon 1 Description This button rotates the view around the axis defined with one gt of D following toolbar buttons Jaf I ee Fix rotation
40. r click on the menu Filter select the menu entry Slicing and choose the option Uniform Slicing 7 29 _ _ _ Adialog box will appear At Create a sliced Model enter the number of layers or the layer thickness you want to use for the slicing operation Uniform Slicing NOTE Please keep in mind that the slice thickness has to fit to the type of used machine and material If you click at the advanced button you can select between different slice and repair options Uniform Slicing Inclusion Options To determine the properties of the sliced model choose one of the inclusion options e Ifyou want to slice without any affect to the result choose the option No Inclusion If you want that the sliced model lies completely inside of the original model choose option Inlying Take this option if you want to apply a surface varnish or paint after the building process Ifyou have no post processing operations after the building process you get the best accuracy of the generated model if you choose the option Centric If you want that the sliced model lies completely outside of the original model choose option Outlying Take this option if you want to sand the surface after the building process Healing Options The slicing operation will create defective layer contours if the geometry of a 3D model is corrupted Use the healing options to repair those errors during the slicing operat
41. rfactory StartCenter 2 3 2 Direct access to PERFACTORY modules After launching PERFACTORY StartCenter a dialog box appears Four different modules of the PERFACTORY Software Suite are available 1 PERFACTORY RP 2 PERFACTORY Direct 3 PERFACTORY Job Modifier Advanced button 4 PERFACTORY Job Creator To see the last two modules press the advanced button at the lower right side of the dialog box 2 3 3 Description of the four modules Placing the 3D models at the building platform slicing them into layered objects and generating of build jobs are some of the functions for data processing usable with the module PERFACTORY RP The module PERFACTORY Direct is a printer like interface utility for the PERFACTORY machine The module displays the progress of and information about a building process The two modules PERFACTORY Job Modifier and PERFACTORY Parameter Editor are used to view check and modifiy jobfiles resp the Parameter Editor to adapt the platform ranges for your PERFACTORY System 2 3 4 The minimize option Select the option to minimize the window of the StartCenter to the task bar Select the option to minimize the StartCenter to the systray This will be done if the checkbox is enabled and if you have pressed one of the four buttons or the minimize button BENE _ ___ 2 3 5 Close PERFACTORY StartCenter By To close PERFACTORY Sta
42. rtCenter click with the right mouse button at the task bar icon and select Exit StartCenter A click at the button will close the window too PY Perfactory RP e Perfactory Direct n Perfactory Job Modificator Perfactory Job Creator 6 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 2 4 PERFACTORY RP Overview 2 Perfactory RP ConeO1 stl File Edt Fiter View Tools window HISSA WR amp t k OAT amp oe oOo Cone01 stl 9 S 3 ra a p x Current Selection i 2 1 Obiect 4 gt lt 146 Points Sa A 288 Triangles Jat 2 2 Bounding Box mm 42 78 151 16 025 94 176 BER 59 118 14 469 73 588 EE 6 62 184 33 371 28 813 M Current Renderer Triangles smoothed 6 z _Use as standard Standard display mode Pass interaction result TT C Karam 4 l Castle sil STL Current Selection B 1 Object 2 1 130 Points A 2256 Triangles Bounding Box mm 165 905 165 392 331 297 163 385 479 950 643 334 6 259 846 125 537 134 309 a vaze 2 4 1 Introduction Use the module PERFACTORY RP for data processing and for creation of build jobs for the PERFACTORY system The functionality of the user interface can be described as follows The user interface of the PERFACTORY RP module are divided into eight different areas 1 Menu 2
43. t completely placed inside the build plat form Menu Filter This menu contains all filters for data processing Automatic Placement Icon Menu Filter Automatic Placement Hotkey Description This command starts a filter to make an automatic placement nesting and level ling of all selected parts on the building platform see also chapter 2 5 4 12 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec Version 01 2005 Object Merging Icon F3 Menu Filter Object Merging Hotkey Description This command is enabled if more then one file is loaded It will merge these files to one see also chapter 2 5 10 ___ Menu Filter Slicing Slicing Daka pre processing Ez Uniform Slicing Data pre processing Icon la Menu Filter Slicing Data pre processing Hotkey Description This command pre processes the data see also chapter 2 5 11 Uniform slicing Icon Ep Menu Filter Slicing Uniform slicing Hotkey Description This command slice the stl data to lay ered data which is required for building see also chapter 2 5 12 Menu Filter Sliced Data Sliced Data Pa Repair Repair Slicing j Widening fei Ed Menu Filter Sliced Data Repair Hotkey Description This command starts a filter to repair damaged invalid layer data Widening Icon Menu F
44. to axis Icon Description This buttons defines the axis for the rota tion of the view see previos explana tion To leave this rotation mode simply press the oe selected button again 19 7 Open Ctrl C j P H Open amp Add Ctrl H al TY Onen ab lack z nnn choradne Frl Machine and Material Selection Perfactory_D_Standard_SXGA 120 00 96 00 7 Material Standard_RO4_50um F Pertactory RP Boxs50x35x50 stl Ei Mew platform Strg h trl C Open amp Add Ctrl H Tat Nnen ab lack canner nar Fell lewis SSS parti stl i part1 2 stl All Files 7 20 Getting started with Perfactory Software Suite and Magics Envisiontec 2 5 1 How to create a new platform First press the Icon for New platform gi or select the menu entry New Platform Now a dialog box titled with Machine and Material Selection appears It offers you two dropdown lists to change the type of the machine and material for this project After you have made your selection simply click on the OK Button and the new platform will be created If you press Cancel the platform will be created too but you can t create a build job 2 5 2 How to open a file First press the Icon for Open E or select the menu entry Open Now a File open dialog box appears Supported file formats are stl cli and slc files If you want to select s
45. y But instead of the arrows use the green circles Finally you can scale the part Instead off the arrows or the circles select the crossed arrows XY Positioning The second way is the XY Positioning It draws a flat plane over your selected parts This plane is a transformation marker for easy x y Transformation along the building plate This way is useful for fast avy Positioning and easy positioning If collision avoidance is enabled and the part is not placed inside the building platform the plane will be colored red _ _ Point and click on this plane and hold the mouse button pressed Now you can freely move the part on the building plate Translation Rotation Scale The tabs Translation Rotation Scale allows you to ERTEN EETA DN transform the parts by entering parameter values Freehand Transformations Freehand Transformations Freehand Transformations inch mm inch mm inch mm Translate Rotate Scale Translate Rotate Scale Translate Rotate Scale Translation Axis Asis Angle Axis Factor Br B r B W Enter the values you want to translate e g o mm in x uy LH lez reya tLe a ate Ek direction 5 mm in y direction and o mm in z direction J RA a Eka e buk J Kurik Ca f Pressing the left Button will translate the part 5 mm in y direction Pressing the right button will translate the part 5mm in y direction Rotation Enter th
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