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I thought I'd give some info on it.
scanner
comes with 2 plates for model holding. one is similar to 2G, and one is for use with putty. full articulators fit, using putty plate. of course, it has default kavo plate interface. scan speed is good, much faster than 3shape D850. but the occlusion scan is slow for some reason. it turns extremely slowly while scanning a very wide range. has colour scanning, but we couldn't even see what it was like at first because we received a faulty unit that couldn't colour scan. it also had major connection issues, during startup and scanning. the demo unit we saw also had connection issues during startup, and our replacement unit also wouldn't connect at first, though it's been fine since. We had to get a replacement unit, because it wouldn't scan in colour, wouldn't connect half the time and one out of every few scans would fail due to some data transfer error. The die scan was also very bad and crown margins weren't fitting. The replacement unit is scanning in colour, though the colour isn't very accurate. It's our first colour scanner, so have no point of reference on whether that's the norm. It's working ok except for the die scan. I've included a scan comparison between dof, 3shape d850 and ls3. this is from the new unit. it's overall poor, with some badly blurry areas. not surprisingly, the crowns/margins aren't fitting well.
they're looking into it, but after 3 weeks we still don't have a working scanner. it's been particularly annoying when we couldn't even use our other scanner while they were trying to fix it for hours at a time.
the scan software. you can't import individual scans to a job. which is odd, because you can import a full job of scans. you can't really trim the scans, and there is no manual matching function. when die matching fails, you have to match it in design software. occlusal matching is pretty reliable but can take a while. it saves the bite scan so you can still match it in design software if it fails. you can export the scans as .stl or .ply for colour. it won't export the bite scan.
it doesn't go through dentalDB, and uses procera. no option for gingiva scan. no screw retained manual positioning option. no option to add hole/attachment either. the bar design is the regular procera one. the exocad is quite modified. They refuse to give me a list, so I can't say exactly which modules are included. model builder, virtual articulator, trusmile are definitely included. so is abutment module, but you can only do Nobel implants. Has the basic tooth libraries. it's basically valletta, but not with all features, like gingiva design. features will be available as they're added by Nobel, and will be slightly different from base version. the scene files are proprietary and encrypted. you can't export meshes to stl. final restoration can be exported to stl.
it's also limited to one install at a time. you can't just change dongle to another pc, you have to log in to web portal, unregister it, and the go through registration process on the new pc.
well, that's the rundown so far. we've had a lot of bad luck lately with things arriving broken. it's been a frustrating few months, to sat the least.
feel free to ask any questions.
scanner
comes with 2 plates for model holding. one is similar to 2G, and one is for use with putty. full articulators fit, using putty plate. of course, it has default kavo plate interface. scan speed is good, much faster than 3shape D850. but the occlusion scan is slow for some reason. it turns extremely slowly while scanning a very wide range. has colour scanning, but we couldn't even see what it was like at first because we received a faulty unit that couldn't colour scan. it also had major connection issues, during startup and scanning. the demo unit we saw also had connection issues during startup, and our replacement unit also wouldn't connect at first, though it's been fine since. We had to get a replacement unit, because it wouldn't scan in colour, wouldn't connect half the time and one out of every few scans would fail due to some data transfer error. The die scan was also very bad and crown margins weren't fitting. The replacement unit is scanning in colour, though the colour isn't very accurate. It's our first colour scanner, so have no point of reference on whether that's the norm. It's working ok except for the die scan. I've included a scan comparison between dof, 3shape d850 and ls3. this is from the new unit. it's overall poor, with some badly blurry areas. not surprisingly, the crowns/margins aren't fitting well.
they're looking into it, but after 3 weeks we still don't have a working scanner. it's been particularly annoying when we couldn't even use our other scanner while they were trying to fix it for hours at a time.
the scan software. you can't import individual scans to a job. which is odd, because you can import a full job of scans. you can't really trim the scans, and there is no manual matching function. when die matching fails, you have to match it in design software. occlusal matching is pretty reliable but can take a while. it saves the bite scan so you can still match it in design software if it fails. you can export the scans as .stl or .ply for colour. it won't export the bite scan.
it doesn't go through dentalDB, and uses procera. no option for gingiva scan. no screw retained manual positioning option. no option to add hole/attachment either. the bar design is the regular procera one. the exocad is quite modified. They refuse to give me a list, so I can't say exactly which modules are included. model builder, virtual articulator, trusmile are definitely included. so is abutment module, but you can only do Nobel implants. Has the basic tooth libraries. it's basically valletta, but not with all features, like gingiva design. features will be available as they're added by Nobel, and will be slightly different from base version. the scene files are proprietary and encrypted. you can't export meshes to stl. final restoration can be exported to stl.
it's also limited to one install at a time. you can't just change dongle to another pc, you have to log in to web portal, unregister it, and the go through registration process on the new pc.
well, that's the rundown so far. we've had a lot of bad luck lately with things arriving broken. it's been a frustrating few months, to sat the least.
feel free to ask any questions.