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Howdy folks,
Was wondering if anybody knows of models for fine-tuning our printed model-analog fit-up- something like a block containing the common analog holes for a given system, with a range of sizes for each hole reflecting the different model-analog gaps you might opt for during design.
Our lab is big and it takes a while for feedback to work its way between departments, every time something about our printing changes enough to mess with the analog fit, there's a trial-and-error back-and-forth between designers, printing techs, and the implant-handling techs down the line. It can take days to organically arrive back at a point where everybody's happy.
So! I'm looking for a single part/suite of parts that I can print on request that'll let the implant folks immediately determine their preferred settings for a given printer and/or resin combo + configuration, one print job, vs. the status quo of printing a bunch of poorly-fitting production models that sluggishly return to a good fit over the course of a week. I can generally 3D model whatever I might need, but I know very little about implant systems or about the design process, so I wouldn't know what's of use to people or the sorts of analog-model gaps that represent a good starting point. Or where to get the geometries of the analog holes in question, for that matter, but I think Design can set that up for me on our end.
Was wondering if anybody knows of models for fine-tuning our printed model-analog fit-up- something like a block containing the common analog holes for a given system, with a range of sizes for each hole reflecting the different model-analog gaps you might opt for during design.
Our lab is big and it takes a while for feedback to work its way between departments, every time something about our printing changes enough to mess with the analog fit, there's a trial-and-error back-and-forth between designers, printing techs, and the implant-handling techs down the line. It can take days to organically arrive back at a point where everybody's happy.
So! I'm looking for a single part/suite of parts that I can print on request that'll let the implant folks immediately determine their preferred settings for a given printer and/or resin combo + configuration, one print job, vs. the status quo of printing a bunch of poorly-fitting production models that sluggishly return to a good fit over the course of a week. I can generally 3D model whatever I might need, but I know very little about implant systems or about the design process, so I wouldn't know what's of use to people or the sorts of analog-model gaps that represent a good starting point. Or where to get the geometries of the analog holes in question, for that matter, but I think Design can set that up for me on our end.
