The name under the base
Engraved 0.5 mm under the base, so the side the sheet is formed over stays clean.
Thermoforming model
Thermoforming models, as low as they go
The arch to thermoform a sheet over, printed as low as it goes. The base follows the gum line and tilts with the teeth, so the collars front and back sit close to it, and the walls lean out so the sheet comes off.
- draft by default, adjustable
- 5°
- the thinnest base you can set
- 0.5mm
- the most the base tilts to follow the teeth
- 20°
- an arch, counted at Finish
- 5credits
How it works, step by step
The same five steps as a dental model, with a thermoforming model's own settings at Generate. A case whose order names a thermoforming model opens on them.
Step 1 of 4
Load
Order a thermoforming model on the case, drop the scans, and choose Generate the model.
- The case opens on the thermoforming settings when its order names one.
- The automatic run cleans, orients, builds and names the model.
Step 2 of 4
The zone to keep
The teeth are found along the gum line, shown green on the scan, with the gum kept under the line the base follows.
- Trim under the gum line: less makes a lower model.
- Paint by hand to add or take away.
Step 3 of 4
Base and draft
The base follows the gum line and tilts with the teeth, up to 20°, so the collars front and back sit close to it.
- Walls leaning out at the draft you set, 5° by default, so the formed sheet lets go.
- A base as thin as you set it, from 0.5 mm.
- Cut the back flat behind the last teeth, or through them, if you want.
Step 4 of 4
Finish
The patient's name is engraved under the base, out of the sheet's way.
- An STL per arch, and the pair in their bite as one file.
- Credits are counted here, once.
What it can do
With a dental model
A thermoforming upper and a dental model lower in one case, each built as its order line asks.
Your own defaults
Base thickness, draft and trim in the Generate panel, with your workspace's defaults in Design Settings.
What you gain
Collars close to the base
The base follows the gum line and tilts with the teeth instead of lying flat under the lowest point.
A sheet that lets go
The walls lean out at the draft you set, smoothed where they would cross themselves.
A clean formed side
The name goes under the base, never on a wall the sheet is pressed against.
Ordered from your software
Through the integration API, a thermoforming model designs itself as soon as its scans arrive.
Against installed desktop CAD
How the two are set up, line by line. No particular product: installed dental CAD in general.
| What | Installed desktop CAD | NexorCAD |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Installed on each workstation | In a recent browser, on any computer the test page accepts |
| Updates | Installed computer by computer | Everyone works on the current version |
| Your files | On the workstation that made them | In your workspace, hosted in Québec, exportable at any time |
| Paying | A licence per workstation | A monthly plan; you pay for what you export |
Questions
Why a separate thermoforming model?
It is built to have a sheet pressed over it: as low as it goes, its base along the gum line, its walls leaning out so the sheet comes off. A dental model is built to be handled and articulated.
Can I cut the back flat?
Yes, behind the last teeth or through them, leaning out like the walls. It is off by default.
Can a case have a thermoforming upper and a dental lower?
Yes. Each arch is built as its order line asks, in one case, from one pair of scans.
What does a thermoforming model cost?
5 credits an arch, like a dental model, counted once at Finish.
Try it on your own cases
14 days and 75 credits free on your own scans: three splints. The sample case uses none.
No credit card. Creating the account takes about two minutes.