To Set Additive Manufacturing Options
This topic provides information about accessing the Additive Manufacturing options page, and setting options:
Accessing the Additive Manufacturing options
Use this procedure to access the options listed in this topic.
1. Click
File >
Options. The
Creo Parametric Options dialog box opens.
2. Click Additive Manufacturing. The additive manufacturing settings page opens.
Adding and removing 3D printers
1. To add a new 3D printer, under 3D Printer Setup, click 3D Printers Settings. The 3D Printers dialog box opens.
2. Click
. The
Add Printer dialog box opens.
3. Select which printer manufacturer you are going to install and click Next.
4. Select whether you want to install the 3D printer Manually or Automatically and click Next.
|  When you add a Stratasys printer and connect to it automatically, you first need to install GrabCAD Print, which provides needed DLLs. Download the GrabCAD Print application at https://grabcad.com/print/register. |
5. Provide additional information depending whether you selected automatic or manual installation for the 3D printer:
◦ Automatically
Provide the network IP and click Next.
◦ Manually
Provide the following details and click Finish:
▪ Printer Name—Provide a name for the printer.
▪ Model—Select the 3D printer model from the list.
▪ Technology—Select the 3D printer technology from the list.
▪ Tray Dimensions—Provide the tray dimensions for X, Y, and Z.
▪ URL–Provide the full address of the 3D printer, including the IP of the computer or server that is running the printing service, the port number, and the printer service name, in the following format:
http://<computer IP>:<Port number>/<Service name>
For example, in the URL
http://132.253.189.138:57001/PrinterService
▪ The IP address of the computer that is running the 3D printer service is 132.253.189.138
▪ The port number is 57001
▪ The service name is PrinterService
▪ Info—Provide a link to the manufacturer’s website.
6. To set a 3D printer as the default printer, select the printer and click
. The indicator is located next to the printer.
7. To remove a 3D printer, select its name and click
8. Click OK. The 3D Printers window closes.
Setting up printability validation parameters
1. Under Printability Validation, define the Minimum allowed gap and Tolerance, and select the highlight color. The printability issue will be highlighted in this color in the graphics window.
2. Define the Minimum wall thickness and Tolerance, and select the highlight color.
Setting up STL export parameters
1. To define the STL file format to use when you export your model to an STL file, select Binary or ASCII.
2. To allow negative values, select Allow negative values.
3. To define the default chord height, select User defined minimum possible chord height and type the chord height value.
4. To define the default angle control, select User defined minimum possible angle and type the angle value.
5. To define the default step size, select Step size and type the step size value.
6. To use specific adaptive chord height for first level components of the tray during tesselation, select Use proportional chord heights.
7. To use specific adaptive step size for first level components of the tray during tesselation, select Use proportional step sizes.
8. Click OK. The Additive Manufacturing settings page closes.
Setting the path to the Materialise Support Generation (Materialise SG+) parameters
• To set the path to the Materialise SG+ Parameters for support structures, under Miscellaneous, next to Path to directory that contains Materialise’s SG+ parameters, click Browse, and then browse to the directory in which to keep the parameters.