Case 8 Temporary Shell

Temporary Shell

There are several ways I have played with this process in the past. I think that this is the best one I have arrived at so far. I am happy to present some of the alternatives if we have time.

This is a relatively easy concept, however the number of steps needed to perform this manually with Blender would be extremely time consuming. This is where the power of the Python API really shines. It empowers users to accomplish their ideas with less effort.

Start with your waxup file

• Or you can open the provided "waxup_case8.blend"

Assign Teeth to a Bridge and Join Together

• Select all of your crown units in the 3DView by 'Shift + RightClick'
• Press "Plan Selected Units as Bridge."
• Use the function "Make Bridge Shell" to apply boolean modifiers to join all of the teeth. Ensure that the teeth overlap enough at the contacts to join.
• "waxup_case8_1.blend" has this step completed

Subtract Cast Method 1:

• Try Boolean with master cast directly

Subtract Cast Method 2:

• Use the function "Prep from Shell" from the Crown functions
• 'Join Intaglios to Shell' to make the bridge solid
• Then boolean with master cast by adding a Boolean Modifier, Target the Master Cast and.

Alternative

• When you add the Boolean Modifier to the bridge, isntead make it a Union, which will create a very nice model to 3d print of your waxup