Project Creation

When launching the software, if not coming from another Database software like Exocad DentalDB having defined a project already, the scan project needs to be defined.

The software has a Project Manager dialog to collect all the data about the items to be scanned and to prepare a specific Step-By-Step Wizard.

The project manager will allow to select the kind of project from the ones available. On the left bar of the dialog there are buttons for every available kind of project.

All the projects have a General Information part to input:

• The patient id for this project (Mandatory)
• The doctor id for this project (Optional)
• A specific project name (This will be used to save the project on the disk, if none is provided one will be automatically generated by the patient id)
• A designer name (Optional)
• Notes (Optional)

When a project is defined click the green confirm button on the bottom of the dialog and the software will create a specific Structured Proejct and start the Step-By-Step Wizard.

Fixed Protesis Project

Project Definition enabled by clicking on the Protesis Button.

This is the most complex job because the information needs to be defined tooth by tooth.

Other than the General Information section this project shows 2 additional sections

Project Definition

A tooth graph is available to set the kind of element to be scanned tooth by tooth.

By holding when clicking on a tooth the last selected item will be copied to the selected tooth.
By holding when clicking on a tooth the last set parameters will be copied to all the teeth between the last tooth and the selected one.

Tooth Information

This section, on the botton right, will show the parameters of the current selected tooth. Every tooth will have one Tooth Type and some Others flags. The Tooth Types are:

• None : This tooth is not part of the project, will not be acquired or can be ignored
• Healthy : This tooth is part of the main stone model, can be acquired with the rest of the model
• Stump : This tooth is a removable die that has to be acquired alone or on the Multi-Die support more in detail
• Pontic : This tooth is part of the main stone model but will be below a pontic element
• Implant : This tooth is the position of an implant and so an Implant Marker will be acquired in this position
• Bite : This tooth is part of a occlusal bite

Every tooth type have a specific color in the project definition scheme.

The Other Flags are:

• Gingiva : This element has a gingiva piece that needs to be acquired separately from the stone model
• Pre-Op: The anatomy of this element is part of an additional model that will be acquired separately and then aligned to the reference stone model
• Waxup : Over this tooth position you want to scan a Pre-Modelled Waxup that will be aligned to the rest of the stone model.

Additional Parameters

In the general information section there are some additional parameters:

• Face Scan : The project will have the additional data required from a Real Time Face Scan
• Unsectioned Model : The model is not sectioned so the stumps will be treated as Healthy Teeth and not acquried separately
• Impression : This job is not a model but an impression so a specific scan strategy will be used

Here you can see an example of a defined protesis project for a 3 element bridge with a stone antagonist.

Multi-Die Project

If you want to scan many different dies from different patients in only one project you can use the Multi-Die Project

In this project you just need to set a name for every die instead of a single patient name.

Orthodontic/Scheletric/Impression Project

The Orthodontic, Scheletric and Impression Projects are really simple and work in the same way.

In this projects the user can enable/disble the entire jaws and not single teeth.

When the project definition is confirmed the software will prepare the Project Tree to acquire the data from the scanner.

Project Editing

If the project definition needed to be changed while already in use it is possible to use the Edit Project tool in the File Menù or in the Project Toolbar (See Support Toolbars And Menus).

This tool will bring up again the Project Manager with the current project definition. It is possible to change the project definition and the parameters of every tooth.

When the editing is confirmed the software will adapt the Project Tree. Editing an already scanned, or partially scanned, project can cause data loss.

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