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After you have acquired all the objects from the scanner, and after you are sure that they are all in the correct position, you need to convert the ''acquisitions'' in ''meshes''.
 
  
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You need the meshes because the acquisitions are a type of data specific for the scan software, the mesh format instead is a good way to share information with other softwares.
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After acquiring and aligning the objects, convert the ''acquisitions'' into ''meshes''.
  
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Using the [[Wiz_Introduction|Step-By-Step Wizard]] the software will automatically generate all the needed meshes after the  [[Wiz_ProjectCheck|Project Check]] step.
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This conversion is necessary because the acquisitions are a type of data specific to the scan software, while the mesh format allows to share information with other software.
  
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If you work in a structured project outside the wizard you jast have to:
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# Select from the project tree all the objects you want to convert in '''meshes'''
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Using the [[Wiz_Introduction|Step-By-Step Wizard]], the software will automatically generate all the needed meshes after the [[Wiz_ProjectCheck|Project Check]] step.
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# Click the Mesh Generation button in the [[Main_Toolbar|Main Toolbar]]
 
  
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The software will then convert all the selected objects using each own object strategy to do the conversion.
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== What to generate ==
 
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Not all the acquired data need to be converted. In the object, there are two different type of acquired data:
 
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* Acquisition done only to have a position reference to align all the other elements (E.g. Full arch acquisition of a sectioned jaw, Articulation acquisition of a 2 jaws project, ...)
 
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* Acquisition done with detail of only one of the element of the project later aligned to a position reference acquisition (E.g. Every die acquisition, Waxup acquisition, Gingiva acquisition, ...)
 
  
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Only the second category of acquisition need to be converted. The acquisitions done only to have a position reference has to remain unconverted. In this way is possible to rescan other objects of the project and align them without the need to scan and realign everything.
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# Select from the project tree all the objects to be converted into '''meshes'''
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# Click on the Mesh Generation button in the [[Main_Toolbar|Main Toolbar]]
  
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The software will then convert all the selected objects using the strategy relative ton each item.
  
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Now that you know how to convert Acquisitions into Meshes you can return to the [[Main_Page|Main Page]] or continue to the [[Man_MeshEditing|Mesh Editing]] page
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Not all the acquired data needs to be converted. In a project, there are two different types of acquired data:
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* Acquisitions that only function as a position reference to align all the other elements (E.g. full arch acquisition of a sectioned jaw, articulation acquisition of a 2 jaws project, etc.)
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* Specific acquisitions that will be aligned to a reference (E.g. every die acquisition, waxup acquisition, gingiva acquisition, etc.)
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Only the second category of acquisitions needs to be converted. The acquisitions that only function as a position reference are best kept unconverted in case other objects need to be scanned and aligned to the same reference.
 
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Latest revision as of 13:56, 6 October 2015


Mesh Generation

After acquiring and aligning the objects, convert the acquisitions into meshes.

This conversion is necessary because the acquisitions are a type of data specific to the scan software, while the mesh format allows to share information with other software.

Using the Step-By-Step Wizard, the software will automatically generate all the needed meshes after the Project Check step.

When working with a structured project outside the wizard:

  1. Select from the project tree all the objects to be converted into meshes
  2. Click on the Mesh Generation button in the Main Toolbar

The software will then convert all the selected objects using the strategy relative ton each item.

Dental 2 5 meshGeneration.gif

What to generate

Not all the acquired data needs to be converted. In a project, there are two different types of acquired data:

  • Acquisitions that only function as a position reference to align all the other elements (E.g. full arch acquisition of a sectioned jaw, articulation acquisition of a 2 jaws project, etc.)
  • Specific acquisitions that will be aligned to a reference (E.g. every die acquisition, waxup acquisition, gingiva acquisition, etc.)

Only the second category of acquisitions needs to be converted. The acquisitions that only function as a position reference are best kept unconverted in case other objects need to be scanned and aligned to the same reference.

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