Mode > Edit

 Edit Mode

Edit Mode provides various tools to view and edit data.

• The selected 3D data can be edited using various tools located at the bottom of the window.
• Use the data tree to choose data to show and adjust its transparency.
• Right-click on the data to export it as an attachment to Medit Link.

 

❏ Editing Tools

Reverse Data

• Reverse data surface inside-out

Trimming Tool

• Use the various selection tools to select and remove unnecessary data.

Bridge

• Connect parts of the mesh data by creating a mesh bridge.

Fill Holes

• Used to fill empty spaces on the 3D mesh data.

Sculpting

• Used to sculpt the data: add, remove, smooth, or morph it.

Offset

• Used to set the offset distance from the existing data to create a new mesh.

Thicken

• Used to increase the thickness and direction of the selected mesh.

Boolean

• Used to perform the boolean operations: Union, Cut, and Intersection.

Duplicate

• Used to create a new mesh by duplicating the selected area.

Blockout Undercut

• Fill and remove the unwanted undercuts. Adjust the undercut's angle and set the insertion direction.

Smooth Surface

• Use the selection tools to select the surface you want to smooth. Adjust the level of smoothness.

Mirroring

• Create a symmetric copy of the data.

Combine

• Combine two meshes into one without transforming the originals.

Mesh Resolution

• Change the mesh resolution by controlling the number of triangles that constitute the mesh.

 

❏ Selection Tools

Smart teeth selection

• Used to automatically select all arch teeth leaving out gingival areas.
• This function is only available for the scan data acquired using "Medit Scan for Clinics" with the GPU option on.

Smart single tooth selection

• Used to automatically select a particular single tooth leaving out gingival areas.
• Click, hold and drag the mouse on a tooth.

Flood fill selection

• Used to select the connected area based on the mouse movements.

Polyline selection

• Used to select all objects within a drawn polyline shape.

Brush selection

• Used to select all objects on a freehand-drawn path. Only the front face will be selected.
• The brush comes in three different sizes.

 

❏ Post-Area Selection Tools

Autofill selected area

• When enabled, the selected area is automatically filled in.

Shrink selected area

• Used to reduce the selected area each time you click the button.

Expand selected area

• Used to expand the selected area each time you click the button.

Invert selected area

• Used to invert the selection.

 

❏ Deselection Tools

Selection/deselection

• When on, the selection tools function for deselecting objects.

Clear all selection

• Used to dismiss all selected areas.

Delete selected area

• Used to delete the data from the selected area.

 

❏ Sculpting Toolbox

Add: Use the mouse to add on parts of the data. (Hotkey: 1)

Remove: Use the mouse to remove parts of the data. (Hotkey: 2)

Smooth: Use the mouse to smooth parts of the data. (Hotkey: 3)

Morph: Use the mouse to morph parts of the data. (Hotkey: 4)

 

💡Press "Tab" to switch to the right side tool. 

💡Press "Shift + Tab" to switch to the left side tool.

 

Strength

• Adjust the strength of each of the tools. (Hotkey: Alt + Mouse Wheel)

Brush Size

• Adjust the brush size for each of the tools. (Hotkey: Ctrl + Mouse Wheel)