SLA product line support SLA 190/250 - standard .v/.r/.l/.prm files for Buildstation DOS 3.8.4 or greater; SLA 350/500/3500/5000/7000 - standard .bff files for Windows NT Buildstation 5.0 Input file support .stl, .slc Configuration Buildstation 5.0 SLA Controller Software is included for the SLA 350/500/3500/5000/7000 systems. For the SLA 190 and 250 systems, Buildstation 3.8.4 is compatible with 3D Lightyear. Hardware and software platform support Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 Operating System, Pentium II (Xeon preferred) 450 MHz Processor, 256 MB RAM, minimum 4 GB Hard Disk, OpenGL 3D Graphics Accelerator Display Adaptor with a minimum 8 MB Video RAM, PCI bus (AGP preferred) Integrated user module All program functions are executed in a single user environment Licensing Unlimited licenses granted per customer site location; including QuickCast and automatic support generation Year 2000 compliance Y2K compliant when run on a Y2K compliant computer and operating system File analysis and repair (.stl) Automatic .stl file verification, repair, output to filename, message output file Prepare buildfiles function Build preparation tasks (slicing and converging) are processed in background and results are output to build and message files Printing function Setup, preview, output the view to any Windows supported printer. Can include part name, dimensional and volumetric data about part. Indexed on-line help Searchable on-line help facility for most features or function Multi-level undo Reverse a previous user action, multiple levels Drag and drop part translation Mouse selected movement of parts Platform setup wizard Automatic, step-by-step platform setup routine for defining platform configuration Improved line-width compensation Small features retained following line-width compensation Automatic part placement (.stl) Automatic part placement on the build platform, nested for maximum compaction and SmartSweep productivity. Improved supports generation More robust generation of supports, particularly gusset-type support. SLA system configuration Add/delete machine; edit machine properties, set as default Build platform support New platform (default machine configuration), Open, Save, Save As Component viewing trackball features Virtual trackball (mouse controlled) features: Pan (2D), Rotate (3D), Zoom Predefined component views Views: Top, bottom, left, right, front, back, isometric (front), perspective Window zooming Unlimited window zooming, stepped trace-back to each previous zoom level Lighting and coloring Lighting intensity (directional and ambient) and positioning tool, change color (objects) Component editing and transformations Translate, rotate (limited .stl rotation), copy, delete, mirror, scale, snap to, select all, combine .stl files Build and re-coat styles Automatically applied re-coat setting associated to components and supports, including advanced options QuickCast vents and drains Automatic identification and display of valid vents/drain surfaces, user selectable, diameter, create on selected surface, automatic translation Automatic supports generation editing (.stl) All or selected components, interactive supports creation and editing (custom draw), support for parameter manipulation Component information features Select and display component, triangle and layer information Unit conversion Convert inch to mm and mm to inch Automatic upfacing/downfacing rotation Select a triangle and rotate part to make the selected triangle either an upfacing or downfacing surface Download Datasheet: Page 1 (.pdf 171K) Page 2 (.pdf 95K)