Set the export option

1. Start the Medit Link application.

2. Click Settings on the left menu.

3. In the Settings window, click Set Export Option. 

4. Set your export option. 

(1) CAD program for which you want to use your exported data in.

: The options for CAD program are exocad, 3shape, Maestro, Kuzler, and DWOS. When selecting one of these programs, the file will be converted according to the 3D axis used in that particular program. (It does not mean that the program has been integrated.)

(2) Export File to

: Choose a storage location for exported files.

(3) Preferred Mesh Format

: Choose your preferred mesh format: OBJ(color data), STL (grayscale), PLY

: You can choose multiple options here. If you choose multiple formats, the program will export all the corresponding file types to the designated storage location.

(4) Combine Individual Mesh

: You can select whether to combine scanbodies with jaw data or export them individually.

(5) Always ask you each time you export

: Every time you export, you will be asked whether to use the current settings for this export. You can always change your preference under the Settings.

5. The changes you made will be effective immediately without the need to restart the application.

How to export scan data

You can export scan files in various formats(OBJ, PLY, STL) by using the Export feature.

1. Go to Case Box.

2. Select the case with the scan files that you wish to export.

3. Click the Export button.

4. The scan files will be exported in the format that you have chosen in the Settings menu. To find out how to change the format and storage location, refer to the article "Setting mesh format preference".

• If you enable the feature Settings > Set Export Option > Always ask you each time you export, the following dialog window will pop up every time you export, allowing you to set the export option.

(1) CAD program for which you want to use your exported data in

: The options for CAD program are exocad, 3shape, Maestro, Kuzler, and DWOS. When selecting one of these programs, the file will be converted according to the 3D axis used in that particular program. (It does not mean that the program has been integrated.)

(2) Export File to

: Choose a storage location for exported files.

(3) Preferred Mesh Format

: Choose your preferred mesh format: OBJ (color data), STL (grayscale), PLY

: You can choose multiple options here. If you choose multiple formats, the program will export all the corresponding file types to the designated storage location.

(4) Combine Individual Mesh

: You can select whether to combine scanbodies with jaw data or export them individually.

(5) Always ask you each time you export

: Every time you export, you will be asked whether to use the current settings for this export. You can always change your preference under Settings.

Upload exported scans to the Doctor's Portal

1. Sign in to the Doctor's Portal and go through the usual steps for submitting a case.

2. At the point where it asks you to upload impressions or scans, choose "Medit" as your scanner and upload the scans from the file you created for your exported scans. You can either drag and drop your saved STL files into the drop zones or click the file selection links to upload.

Note: We need articulated scans of both arches—even if you’re only treating one arch.

We only require the upper and lower arch scans because the positional data from the occlusal scan is embedded in the upper and lower files themselves. We know that some scanners generate three files, but since all the pertinent positional data is included in just the two, we don't need the third.