Info fields, commands, and parameters appearing in the context view of polymer-powderbed-sintering machine workspaces not using PBF toolpathing
| Field, command, or parameter | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | Number of parts present, number of parts selected | |
| Volume | The solid volume of all parts in the buildroom | |
| Build height | Highest point until which the buildroom is filled with part volume | |
| Area | Surface area of all parts, including surface of fully enclosed cavities | |
| Keep parts above platform | Enforces a set distance between the lowest point of a part and the build platform | |
| Layers | Calculated number of layers from the build platform to the highest point of any part present | Sinterit |
| Field, command, or parameter | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Buildroom | Fraction of part volume to total (empty) buildroom volume | Counts all parts, even those that are partly or fully outside the buildroom |
| Part height | Fraction of part volume to total (empty) buildroom volume up to the highest point of any part present | Ignores parts partly or fully outside the buildroom |
| Field, command, or parameter | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Select from the known materials. You may first need to import some. | Prodways |
| Material info | Short description of the material | |
| Buildstyle | Select the buildstyle for the selected part or parts as available from the material definition | |
| Apply style | Confirm the buildstyle selection for the selected part or parts | |
| Style info | Short description of the selected style |
| Field, command, or parameter | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Slice | Slices the buildroom and produces the buildfile for the printer | Sinterit |
| Automatic placement | Shortcut to a light-edition Scanline packer | Sinterit |
| Field, command, or parameter | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Material | Slices the buildroom and produces the buildfile for the printer | Sinterit |
| Layer thickness | Shortcut to a light-edition Scanline packer | Sinterit |
| Laser power ratio | (See Lisa documentation) | Sinterit |
| Print surface offset °C | (See Lisa documentation) | Sinterit |
| Field, command, or parameter | Explanation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Load model file | Opens an Open file dialog to load a part onto the platform | |
| Orient part | Shortcut to Orient part | |
| Automatic placement | Shortcut to Scanline packer | Mimaki |
| Check removability | Shortcut to Check removability command | |
| Edit support | Shortcut to support editor | |
| Remove support | Removes any support attachments | |
| Lattice Assistant | Shortcut to Lattice Assistant | |
| Add perforation | Shortcut to Add perforation command | |
| Export job, Export build data | Generates toolpaths and exports buildfile | |
| Buildstyle | (See material and machine documentation from envisionTEC) | envisionTEC |
| Split job | envisionTEC | |
| Open in Envision One RP | Sends project to Envision One RP software if installed | envisionTEC |
| Production mode | (See material and machine documentation from envisionTEC) | Mimaki |
| Color mode (per part) | (See material and machine documentation from envisionTEC) | Mimaki |
| Layer size | Change the layer thickness (in millimeters) here | Progress |
| Collision detection | Shortcut to collision detection | Mimaki |
| Texture and Color | Shortcut to Texture & Color editor | Mimaki |
| Import new material definitions | Load material definition in proprietary XML format | Prodways |
| Import project | Import a Prodways project in 3MF format (exported with Netfabb) | |
| Export project | Export a Prodways project in 3MF format (for import into Netfabb) | |
| Export project as | Export a Prodways project in 3MF format (for import into Netfabb) |