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EXOCAD INTRODUCES DENTALCAD 3.1 RIJEKA SOFTWARE WITH

45 NEW FEATURES FOR A SIMPLIFIED DESIGN JOURNEY

New release saves design time and offers more intuitive workflows from CAD to CAM

exocad, an Align Technology, Inc. company and a leading dental
CAD/CAM software provider, has announced the release of
DentalCAD 3.1 Rijeka, the next generation of its powerful CAD soft-
ware for labs and full-service clinics. With more than 45 new and
over 85 enhanced features, the new release marks another milestone
in exocad’s continuous optimization of workflows for increased
productivity.

Easier collaboration between labs and dentists
In exocad’s Smile Creator add-on module, many new features await,
including more visualization options, such as improved color adjust-
ment for more realistic preview images, and a new slider-based before-
and-after view. The new “Smile Design” PDF report provides compre- In exocad’s Smile Creator add-on module, many new features await, including
hensive documentation of the esthetic planning process to improve more visualization options, such as improved color adjustment for more realistic
communication between dentists and labs. Additionally, the new preview images, and a new slider-based before-and-after view.
“Smile Window” offers instant in-face visualization throughout the
CAD workflow. Users see the result of the design within the patient
photo in real time.
Get more out of designs
DentalCAD 3.1 Rijeka offers users more efficiency, enabling them to
reuse custom tooth setups for multiple indications along the patient
case journey. The same shape and setup can be easily used for a mock-
up model, a clip-on smile, a temporary restoration, and the final work.
Minimize design time, maximize results
With this new release, exocad speeds up the design of both single-unit
restorations and complex, upper and lower restorations. Articulator
movements can now be recalculated and visualized on the fly.
DentalCAD 3.1 Rijeka also expands the functionality of Instant
Anatomic Morphing, allowing faster design of single-unit restorations
with fewer clicks. When a pre-op scan is available, users benefit from In conjunction with DentalCAD 3.1 Rijeka, exocad launches the new my.exocad por-
tal and introduces end user registration.
an even more highly automated generation of crowns: The previous
anatomy copies automatically, making it faster and easier to preserve
function and anatomical shape for the patient. In the Full Denture Other major highlights of the DentalCAD 3.1 Rijeka release include:
Module, posterior setups can now be customized as well, providing • Improved case documentation with new built-in screenshot manage-
more control over denture setups. Users can easily expand libraries by ment tools for collecting, editing, and tagging screenshots
saving individual presets, now also in single-arch dentures. • Anatomic free-forming features improve ease of use: The affected
The Model Creator module introduces new “Quick Models” for parts of the design are now visually highlighted, and the user has an
highly automated model creation, to further save time and minimize overview at a glance of the adaptation parameters to be applied
the need for user interaction during model design. • The new stock abutment design workflow enables the design of
Integrate more smoothly with equipment in the lab implant-based restorations based on stock abutment libraries
exocad’s Virtual Articulator module provides an accurate simulation In conjunction with this latest release, exocad launches the new
of more real, physical articulators than any other CAD software*, and my.exocad portal and introduces end user registration, which will be
in this release, exocad has added even more devices, including the pop- required to use DentalCAD 3.1 Rijeka.
ular Ivoclar and SAM articulators. The release is now available in the EU and other select markets. exo-
The newly modernized exocam, exocad’s integrated CAM solution cad names its releases after current EU “European Capitals of Culture”
for milling machines, sets new standards for ease of use. For 3D print- and selected the Croatian city of Rijeka for this year’s release.
ing, exoprint now integrates with many additional devices, enabling
direct production workflow integration from exocad with more than Additional information is available at
40 3D printers, including those of the most popular manufacturers. exocad.com/our-products/dentalcad-rijeka

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