Abstract:
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing/producing a dental restoration for a patient, where the method comprises: - obtaining a 3D scan of at least a restoration site of the patient's mouth, where the manufactured dental restoration is adapted for fitting to the restoration site; - obtaining a computer-aided design (CAD design) of the dental restoration; - milling the restoration from a material, where the restoration is milled both on an inside surface configured for fitting to the shape of the restoration site of the patient's mouth and on an outside surface, where the milling is according to the obtained CAD design; - transferring the milled restoration to a retention means providing a fixed known position of the restoration relative to a post-processing machinery, where the restoration is retained on the inside surface, such that the outside surface of the restoration is approachable/free/accessible; and - performing post-processing of the outside surface of the restoration.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of generating a virtual model of a set of teeth for manufacturing a physical model of the set of teeth, the method comprising: - providing a virtual model of the set of teeth (402), the model comprising a gingival part (401) and a tooth configured to be part of a removable component (405) in the model; - generating a cavity (407) in said gingival part, said cavity comprising a cavity wall, into which cavity said removable component fits such that an interface between the removable component (405) and the wall of the cavity (407) is defined, where the removable component (405) and the cavity (407) are configured to provide a gap at said interface; and - providing means (409) for supporting and positioning the removable component (405) in the cavity (407), where the means for supporting and postitioning are generated on one of said removable component and said cavity wall such that the means (409) for supporting and positioning extends across said gap between said removable component (405) and said cavity wall; - wherein the area of contact between the removable component (405) and the cavity wall at said interface is controlled by the shape of the adjoining surfaces of the means (409) for supporting and positioning and the other of the removable component (405) and the cavity wall.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of arranging three-dimensional virtual designs configured to be manufactured as physical designs on a production batch, the method comprising: - providing the virtual designs, where each virtual design is based on a three- dimensional representation of an object, and where at least a number of the virtual designs belongs to a group, where the virtual designs in a respective group satisfy at least one common criterion; - arranging the virtual designs relative to the production batch
Abstract:
Disclosed is a system comprising a handheld device (100) and at least one display (101), where the handheld device (100) is adapted for performing at least one action in a physical 3D environment. The actions include measuring, modifying, manipulating, recording, touching, sensing, scanning, moving, transforming, cutting, welding, chemically treating, cleaning. The display (101) is adapted for visually representing the physical 3D environment, and where the handheld device (100) is adapted for remotely controlling the view with which the 3D environment is represented on the display (101).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and a scanner system for scanning interior surfaces, where the method comprises: - providing a probe shaped scanner having an axis, where the probe shaped scanner comprises: • at least one light source configured to create and project structured light, and • at least one camera configured to record 2D images; - entering said probe shaped scanner into a cavity of an object, where said cavity is bounded by an interior surface of the object; - creating and projecting structured light from said light source of the probe producing a pattern on the interior surface of the object; - recording a series of 2D images of the reflection of the pattern from the interior surface using said camera; - combining said series of 2D images to obtain 3D real world coordinates of the interior surface; and - providing data and processing said data such that surface information for areas of the surface, where image scanning is not complete, is created. The scanner system may comprise a probe shaped scanner, a data conversion device and a data processing device, optionally all integrated in one device. (fig.15 should be published)
Abstract:
According to an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of generating a virtual model of a set of teeth for manufacturing a physical model of the set of teeth is disclosed. The model comprises one or more teeth preparations and the method includes generating a virtual model of the set of teeth, where the virtual model is based on a virtual representation of the set of teeth; providing that each of the teeth preparation is configured to be arranged as a removable component in the model, where each removable component is adapted to fit into a corresponding cavity in a gingival part of the model; providing means for supporting and positioning each of the removable components in its corresponding cavity in the model; and configuring the means for supporting and positioning such that an area of contact between each removable component and its corresponding cavity is smaller than an area in which there is no contact between the removable component and the cavity.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and a scanner system for scanning interior surfaces, where the method comprises: - providing a probe shaped scanner having an axis, where the probe shaped scanner comprises: • at least one light source configured to create and project structured light, and • at least one camera configured to record 2D images; - entering said probe shaped scanner into a cavity of an object, where said cavity is bounded by an interior surface of the object; - creating and projecting structured light from said light source of the probe producing a pattern on the interior surface of the object; - recording a series of 2D images of the reflection of the pattern from the interior surface using said camera; - combining said series of 2D images to obtain 3D real world coordinates of the interior surface; and - providing data and processing said data such that surface information for areas of the surface, where image scanning is not complete, is created. The scanner system may comprise a probe shaped scanner, a data conversion device and a data processing device, optionally all integrated in one device. (fig.15 should be published)
Abstract:
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of arranging three-dimensional virtual designs configured to be manufactured as physical designs on a production batch, the method comprising: - providing the virtual designs, where each virtual design is based on a three- dimensional representation of an object, and where at least a number of the virtual designs belongs to a group, where the virtual designs in a respective group satisfy at least one common criterion; - arranging the virtual designs relative to the production batch