📖 [Design] Modes

Medit Design modes are not subject to a specific sequence.

Icon	Tool	Description
	Overview Mode	Import, examine and delete data. ℹ️ Note Click on the icon of any other mode you are working in to exit and return to Overview Mode.
	Alignment Mode	Align target and reference data.
	Deviation Display Mode	See the deviation result on the 3D data.
	Roughness Measurement Mode	See surface roughness of the data through a color map.
	Curvature Display Mode	See the curvature of data through a color map.
	Transformation Mode	Transform 3D scan data by rotating, translating, scaling or using a transformation matrix.
	Measurement Mode	Measure the distance, angle, length and area on the 3D data or its section lines.
	Edit Mode	Edit and trim data using the wide array of functions provided.
	Complete	Overwrite or export files to save the changes and close the program. ℹ️ Note Read more about saving 3D data in the “Data Management” chapter.

Overview Mode

Import and delete data in Overview Mode.

Toolbox

Icon	Tool	Description
	Import Medit Link Files	Import files from Medit Link.
	Import Local Files	Import local 3D files saved on your computer in .OBJ, .PLY, .STL or .meditMesh formats.
	Delete Data	Select data to delete.

How to Import 3D Data from Medit Link

1. Click “Import Medit Link Files."
2. Choose the 3D data files from your existing Medit Link cases. You can choose the files that belong to different cases and compare them together or as separate sets.

• You can choose multiple files to use in Medit Design.
• You can import additional files at any time while working with data by returning to the Overview Mode and pressing the “Import Medit Link Files” button.

How to Import 3D Files Directly from your Computer

1. Click “Import Local Files”
2. Choose a file from File Explorer in .OBJ, .PLY, .STL or . meditMesh format.
3. You can also import local files by dragging and dropping them into the window.

Alignment Mode

Align target and reference data in Alignment Mode.

First, define the target and reference data.

1. Select 3D data that you want to set as the reference and click the “Assign as Reference”

   

   button or drag it with your mouse. Alternatively, right click using your mouse to choose a data assignment option.

2. Next, assign the target data.
3. Click “Confirm”

If you want to align the target data separately to the reference, choose “Align Target Data Separately.” If you select “Align Target Data in Group,” the target data will be aligned as a group.

Select "Align Target Data Separately" if you want to align the target data separately from the reference data. Select "Align Target Data in Group" to align the target data as a group.

Aligning data one by one

Align data as a group

Toolbox

Icon	Tool	Description
	Reassign Data	Reassign the target and reference data for alignment.
	Automatic Alignment	Align the data automatically without any user defined points.
	Manual Alignment	Align the data manually using user defined points.
	Align with Selected Area	Align the reference and target data only within a selected area.
	Smart Teeth Selection	Click to automatically select all teeth of the arch, leaving out gingiva parts. ℹ️ Note This function is only available for the scan data gathered in Medit Scan for Clinics with the “Use GPY” option on.
	Smart Single Tooth Selection	Click to automatically select the area of a single tooth, leaving out gingiva parts. Click and drag the mouse on the tooth.
	Polyline Selection	Select all entities within a polyline shape drawn on the screen.
	Brush Selection	Select all entities on a freehand drawn path on the screen. Only the front face will be selected. The brush comes in three different sizes.
	Selection / Deselection	Select or deselect the area using various tools.
	Clear All Selection	Clear all selected areas.
	Detach Data	Detach the aligned data and bring it to the original position.

Medit Design provides three alignment options to choose from:

1. Automatic Alignment
2. Manual Alignment
3. Alignment with a Selected Area

Click “Manual Alignment” to align the data manually and set the matching points up to three on both target and reference data. The points can be by clicking “Delete Alignment Points”.

The “Align with Selected Area” tool allows you to select the specific part of the data you would like to align. Use the selection tools to mark the area on both target and reference data.

If you would like to select one or several teeth easily, try using the “Smart Single Tooth Selection” tool.

If the data you are working on was acquired via scanning in Medit Scan for Clinics, “Smart Teeth Selection” is a tool that allows to select all arch teeth, leaving out the soft tissue data.

Click on “Apply” to finish the selection and align the selected data with the chosen area.

Swap target and reference data by using the “Reassign Target and Reference Data” button at the bottom of the window. You can come back to this option while working in any mode.

Deviation Display Mode

Deviation Display Mode displays the deviation results between the aligned target and reference data using the Color Map.

Toolbox

Icon	Tool	Description
	Reassign Target and Reference Data	Change the target and reference data assignment.
	Deviation Settings	Set options for calculating deviation.
	Color Map On/Off	Turn on or off the color map.
	Delete Measurement Results	Delete deviation measurement results by clicking on each of them on 3D data.
	Create Sections	Create section lines.

Deviation Settings

Click “Deviation Settings” to customize your settings.

Click on the data to receive the exact measurements.

Roughness Measurement Mode

Roughness Measurement Mode displays the surface roughness of 3D data using the Color Map.

The map shows the roughness of target data and is colored according to the roughness value of a specific surface.

You can customize the maximum roughness value and the acceptable tolerance by clicking on the numbers in bold on the index.

Use the “Color Map On/Off” tool to check the original texture and color of the 3D data.

Toolbox

Icon	Tool	Description
	Color Map On/Off	Turn on or off the color map.

Curvature Display Mode

Curvature Display Mode helps you analyze the data's curvature using colors. Red represents the embossed curve and the blue represents the engraved curve.

Control the slider located on Color Bar's right side to adjust the resolution or click on the numbers that are in bold to edit the tolerance level.

Transformation Mode

Transformation Mode provides various transformation tools so you can rotate, translate and scale your 3D data with ease.

Translate and Rotate

1. Translate or rotate data by entering the distance or angle value for the axes.

   Use the up and down keys on the keyboard or mouse wheel to change the values as well.

2. Click “Apply” to apply the changes to all modes in the program.

Scale

1. Scale data by entering values for the axes.
2. Check the “Uniform” box to use the same value to scale data across all axes simultaneously.
3. Click “Apply” to apply the changes to all modes in the program.

Transformation Matrix

The transformation matrix transforms the data by setting the value for each element.

Click “Apply” to apply the changes to the data across all modes in the program.

3D Manipulator

Use the manipulator in 3D Manipulator to scale, translate or rotate the model.

Check “Uniform Scaling” to use the model by the same values in all directions.

Measurement Mode

Measure distance, angle, length and area of the 3D data.

You can measure the data in its aligned or detached state. Data can be detached in the Alignment Mode by using the “Detach Data” feature.

Aligned Data

Detached Data

Toolbox: Measurement Tools

Sections

Icon	Tool	Description
	Create Sections	Create section lines.
	View Perpendicularly to Section Line	Orient the view perpendicularly to the section line.

Measuring Distance

Icon	Tool	Description
	Measure Distance by One Point	Measure the shortest distance to the adjacent 3D data or line.
	Measure Distance by Two Points	Measure the distance between two points.
	Measure Distance by Three Points	Measure the distance between a point and a line defined by another two points.

Measuring Angle

Icon	Tool	Description
	Measure Angle by Three Points	Measure the angle between the lines made with three points.
	Measure Angle by Four Points	Measure the angle between the lines made with four points.
	Measure Length by One Point	Measure the length of the section line by one point.
	Measure Length by Two Points	Measure the length of the section line by two points.

Measuring Area

Icon	Tool	Description
	Calculate Area by One Point	Calculate the area of the section line by one point.
	Calculate Area by Two Points	Calculate the area of the section line by two points.
	Calculate Area by Selection	Calculate the selected area.
	Delete Measurement Results	Delete measurement results and sections by clicking on each of them.

How to Use Measurement Mode

1. Click “Create Sections” to draw a line at the desired area to create a section. You can add multiple lines. The section’s visibility can be controlled in the Data Tree.

   

2. Use the tools at the bottom of the window to measure the distance, angle, length, and area of the data.

3. “View Perpendicularly to Section Line" to change the view. Click on any of the section lines to change the data view perpendicularly to them.

   

4. Measure Distance: You can measure the distance by using one, two, or three points.

   

5. Measure Angle: You can measure the angle by using three or four points.

   

6. Measure Length: You can measure the length by using one or two points.

   

7. Measure Section Area: You can measure the section area by using one or two points.

   

The “Measure Area” tool allows you to measure the area by selecting the desired portion of the data.

1. Select the area of the 3D data to calculate.

   

2. Click “Apply” to measure the selected area.