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Dies that fit — die fit for 3Shape and exocad

With test specimens for your printer and your material we determine which gap between die and model you have to enter in the CAD software: dies seat fully, do not rock and can be pulled without tools. On request you receive the values as a ready-made file to import.

Order the die fitTest specimensInstructions 3ShapeInstructions exocad

Determine — and on request as a ready-made file.

Package “Fit + material”

€110.00 net

€130.90 gross (incl. 19 % German VAT)

per printer + material

Test specimens for exposure, scale and die fit to print yourself, their analyses and finally a fit set with all values for 3Shape and exocad — as a settings sheet (PDF), stored on your account.

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Ready-made file to import

€130.00 net

€154.70 gross (incl. 19 % German VAT)

in addition, per printer + material

We set the values up as a material of its own: for 3Shape as .dme (model material “DCAD-X <printer> <material>”, locked against adjustment), for exocad as a printer preset for the Model Creator.

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The fit set always applies to exactly one printer, one material, one layer thickness and one exposure. New printer, new material or changed exposure = new determination. Gross with German VAT; for customers in other EU countries with a VAT ID the reverse charge applies and the invoice states it. After payment we get in touch and clarify printer, material and CAD version.

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Test specimens — step by step

After payment you find the test specimens for individual download in your customer area under DCAD-X QM. Work through them in this order: only when exposure and scale are right does the die fit say anything about the fit.

  • Print everything with exactly the settings you print your models with: same printer, same resin, same layer thickness and exposure, same cleaning and post-curing. Note these details — they belong in the questionnaire of every analysis.
  • Stir the resin well before printing, vat and platform clean.
  • The file soll.json contains all nominal dimensions. You do not need to open it; keep it with the results.
  1. 1

    Exposure

    B1_belichtung.stl

    Print: flat on the platform, like a model

    Then: Clean, post-cure. Read off with a magnifier which slot is the narrowest still open and which holes go through. Then scan and check online as “part” against B1_belichtung.stl.

    Shows whether the printer over- or under-exposes: pins too thick and holes too tight means over-exposure.

  2. 2

    Scale and warp — dental arch

    C1_bogen.stlC2_bogen_strebe.stl

    Print: both flat, ideally in the same print job

    Then: Clean, post-cure, scan both and check each as “part” against its STL.

    The spheres show whether the arch opens or closes. C2 with cross-bar shows whether a bar helps on the real model.

  3. 3

    Scale per axis — staircase

    C3_treppe.stl

    Print: flat

    Then: Clean, post-cure, scan and check as “part” against C3_treppe.stl.

    Distances of 10, 20 and 30 mm in X, Y and height: gives the scale per print axis.

  4. 4

    Die fit — gap

    D1_block.stlD1_stuempfe.stl

    Print: block flat, dies standing

    Then: Clean, post-cure. Place each die in the socket with its number; the chamfered corner shows the direction. Good is: seats with the shoulder all round (magnifier: no gap), does not rock, can be pulled without tools. Note the best number.

    Sockets 1 to 7 have 0.00 to 0.12 mm gap per side: the best number gives “Die to Model Spacing” in 3Shape or the gap in the exocad Model Creator.

  5. 5

    Die fit — friction bars

    D2_block.stlD2_stuempfe.stl

    Print: block flat, dies standing

    Then: Insert and check as with D1, note the best number.

    Gap 0.10 mm with 8 friction bars, overlap from −0.03 to +0.08 mm: the best number gives “Friction bar overlap” in 3Shape.

  6. 6

    Report the result

    Then: Send us the best numbers from D1 and D2 and your observations from B1 as a reply to the order confirmation. We check them against your analyses and create the fit set.

  7. 7

    Cross-check

    Then: Design a real sectioned model with the new values, print it on the same printer with the same material and insert the dies. Optionally check the model online as “dental model”.

To the customer area (files after payment)

3Shape Dental System — import the .dme

You receive: The file “DCAD-X <printer> <material>.dme” and the settings sheet (PDF). The .dme contains a model material of its own with the determined values of the group “Die” (including Die to Model Spacing, Friction bar overlap).

Before

  1. 1Close Dental System — on this computer and on all workstations that use the same database.
  2. 2Put the .dme in a folder you will find again, e.g. C:\DCAD-X\Passung\. This file is also your backup.

Import

  1. 3Open the Dental System Control Panel (Start menu → 3Shape → Dental System Control Panel).
  2. 4At the top choose Tools → Import/Export.
  3. 5Click “Import materials” — Windows Explorer opens.
  4. 6Select the file “DCAD-X <printer> <material>.dme” and click “Open”.
  5. 7Tick the material “DCAD-X <printer> <material>”, click “Import” and confirm the prompt. This can take a few minutes — do not cancel, do not switch off the computer.
  6. 8Check: under “Materials” the manufacturer “DCAD-X” now appears with the new model material.
  7. 9Close the Control Panel and restart Dental System.

Use

  1. 10In the Order Form for the model order (Model Builder) choose “DCAD-X <printer> <material>” as model material. Existing orders keep their old material.
  2. 11Cross-check: design a sectioned model with the new material, print it on exactly this printer with exactly this material and insert the dies. Optionally check the model online as dental model.

Back up

  1. 12Keep the .dme with the settings sheet — in the folder from above and as a copy on a drive that is backed up.
  2. 13Material missing after a reinstall or 3Shape update? Simply import it again (steps under “Import”).

Import fails? The file is created for a specific Dental System version. Send us your version (Control Panel → Help → About) and we create it anew to match. Until then the values from the settings sheet can be entered by hand into a model material of your own.

exocad DentalCAD — printer preset in the Model Creator

You receive: The settings sheet (PDF) with the values for the Model Creator and, with the ready-made file, the printer preset “DCAD-X <printer> <material>”. The decisive values are in the step Model Design, tab DIES (model without plate): the lateral gap between die and model base (x/y), cone angle, bottom seating width and pin height.

Way A — import the preset file

  1. 1Take a model order to “Model Design”, tab SETTINGS, click the three dots … next to “Select printer preset” → “Open preset folder”. Explorer shows the preset folder (usually DentalCADApp\library\production\…). Close DentalCAD.
  2. 2Copy the preset “DCAD-X <printer> <material>” into this folder; delete an older preset of the same name first.
  3. 3Start DentalCAD — in the SETTINGS tab, “Select printer preset” now lists “DCAD-X <printer> <material>”.

Way B — enter the values yourself and save as preset

  1. 4Take a model order in the Model Creator to “Model Design” (model without plate).
  2. 5Tab SETTINGS: choose the preset you print with on this printer today, and the material preset.
  3. 6Tab DIES: enter the values from the settings sheet as reference value (white row) — do not set individual teeth via the arrow, that applies only to this case.
  4. 7Click “Create model” and look at the result.
  5. 8Tab SETTINGS → three dots … → “Save custom printer preset as…”, name “DCAD-X <printer> <material>”, save.

Use

  1. 9For every model for this printer and this material choose “DCAD-X <printer> <material>” under “Select printer preset” — the values are preset.
  2. 10Changed something by accident? Three dots … → “Reset printer preset to saved default values”. “Save custom printer preset” (without “as…”) overwrites the preset — use deliberately only.
  3. 11Cross-check as with 3Shape: print a sectioned model, insert the dies.

Back up

  1. 12Three dots … → “Open preset folder”, copy the preset and store it with the settings sheet in a backed-up place.
  2. 13After a reinstall or update check whether the preset is still in the list; otherwise put the copy back as in way A.
  3. 14Several workstations: import the same copy on each computer (way A).

exocad via a reseller with its own program name? There the reseller often manages the presets. Give them the settings sheet; they enter the values in the printer preset.

Menu items are named as 3Shape and exocad call them in their help (English). Depending on the version an item may be named slightly differently.

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